Lyman Dayton: Mormon Director

Lyman Dayton is a director and producer of family friendly films. He directed The Last Resort (1997), Second Chance (1996), The Dream Machine (1990), The Red Fury (1984), Solo (1984), The Avenging (1982), Rivals (1979), and Baker's Hawk (1976). He produced Against a Crooked Sky (1975), Where the Red Fern Grows (1974), and Seven Alone (1974). He also produced several direct-to-video feature films, including Second Chance (1996). He wrote the screenplay for Where the Red Fern Grows and the TV movie On Our Own (1988). He also directed and cowrote the 2003 remake of Where the Red Fern Grows.

Dayton is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He lives in Santa Clara, Utah.