Daryn Hinton

Daryn Hinton is an American former child actress who was reared in the Hollywood entertainment industry in the 1950s and 1960s. Hinton had a spiritual conversion and left the Hollywood to pursue her newfound faith. Family and background Born in Santa Monica, California, Hinton was the daughter of Ed Hinton and granddaughter of Edgar Latimer Hinton, both of whom were actors. Her grandfather was also a big developer along with his brothers in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach North Carolina. Her mother was entertainment socialite Marilynn Hinton who was president emeritus of WAIF and president of ANTAN (American National Theater Authorities), alongside John Forsythe. In her autobiography, actress Jane Russell called Marilynn Hinton "Dynamite...and a walking who's who", who knew everyone important and could make anything happen. Hinton's sister, Darcy Hinton Cook, was also an actress whose godparents were actors Steve Cochran and Denise Darcel. Hinton's father, Ed Hinton, was killed on Columbus Day 1958 in a seaplane crash on Santa Catalina Island, California, with his family at the site of the crash. Fess Parker, who played brother Darby Hinton's father, Daniel Boone on the television series of the same name, which aired from 1964 to 1970, became an important father figure to Hinton and her brother, according to Darby Hinton who spoke at the 2010 Fess Parker memorial in Santa Barbara, California.