Louis Hayward
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 Louis Hayward in Anthony Adverse |
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| Born | Louis Charles Hayward 19 March 1909 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | 21 February 1985 (aged 75) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–1974 |
| Spouse | June Hanson (1953-1985; his death; 1 child) Peggy Morrow Field (1946-1950) (divorced) Ida Lupino (1938-1945) (divorced) |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
Louis Charles Hayward (19 March 1909 – 21 February 1985) was a British actor born in South Africa.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Johannesburg, Hayward began his screen work in British films, notably as Simon Templar in Leslie Charteris' [1] The Saint in New York. In 1939 he played a dual role in The Man in the Iron Mask.
During World War II, Hayward enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and commanded a photographic unit that filmed the Battle of Tarawa in a documentary titled With the Marines at Tarawa (winner of the 1944 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Hayward was awarded the Bronze Star Medal[2] When off-duty in New Zealand he went under the name of "Captain Richards" to avoid the rush of the ladies as recalled by a waiter at a Wellington restaurant, the Green Parrot.[3]
He also played the role of Philip Lombard in the 1945 version of And Then There Were None. Hayward starred in the 1954 syndicated television series The Lone Wolf. Hayward's other television work includes a role as a judge in an episode, "Day of Reckoning" (original air date 22 November 1962), of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour.[citation needed]
Hayward's work in live theatre included Noel Coward's "Converstation Piece," and later, in the early 1960s, the national tour of "Camelot," in which he appeared as King Arthur. His standby for the role was Byrne Piven, better known as the father of actor Jeremy Piven.
He retired from acting during the 1970s.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Louis Hayward married actress/director Ida Lupino November 17, 1938 in a quiet civil ceremony held in the Santa Barbara courthouse. After Louis returned from the war he was drastically different (he was suffering from depression most likely caused by post traumatic stress disorder) and this caused a strain in the marriage. They were divorced in 1945. He then met Peggy Morrow and after dating for a while they married on May 29, 1946. They divorced just 4 years later on March 13, 1950. Louis Hayward had one son, Dana (who died in 2007), with his third wife, June Hanson (who died in 1998). He was posthumously reported to have had a long-standing homosexual relationship with playwright/screenwriter Noël Coward in biographies of the latter.[4][5][6]
[edit] Death
Louis Hayward died in Palm Springs, California from lung cancer, aged 75, blaming his illness on a five-decade habit of smoking three packs of cigarettes daily. At Hayward's request, there was no funeral and no memorial service for him. [7]
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Man Outside (1933)
- A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
- Trouble for Two (1936)
- Anthony Adverse (1936)
- The Woman I Love (1937)
- The Saint in New York (1938)
- The Rage of Paris (1938)
- The Duke of West Point (1938)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
- Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
- My Son, My Son! (1940)
- Ladies in Retirement (1941)
- And Then There Were None (1945)
- Young Widow (1946)
- Repeat Performance (1947)
- Ruthless (1948)
- Black Arrow (1948)
- House by the River (1950)
- Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
- The Saint's Girl Friday (1953)
- The Christmas Kid (1967)
- Chuka (1967)
[edit] Source
- Wise, James E.; Anne Collier Rehill (1999). "LouisHayward". Stars in the Corps: Movie actors in the United States Marines (2nd edition ed.). Naval Institute Press. pp. 27–34. ISBN 9781557509499. http://books.google.com/books?id=l3Z78rt_oHsC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=Louis+Hayward+actor+Marines&source=bl&ots=NANyDGotuQ&sig=Q4PQzwaUQQlCmga_tmMlErYZrE4. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ www.saint.org
- ^ Tarawa documentary won Academy Award - Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans
- ^ Bioletti, Harry The Yanks are Coming: the American invasion of New Zealand 1942-1944 page 69 (1989, Century Hutchison, ISBN 1869410343)
- ^ Morley, Sheridan (2005). Coward (Life & Times). Haus Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-1904341888.
- ^ Various (2007). The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama. Columbia University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0231140324.
- ^ Hoare, Philip Hoare (1995). Noel Coward: A Biography. Simon and Schuster. p. 273. ISBN 0-684-80937-0.
- ^ "Actor Louis Hayward dead at age 75". The Tuscaloosa News: p. 17. 22 February 1985. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=nkkgAAAAIBAJ&pg=5002,5031987. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
[edit] External links
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- Louis Hayward at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved on 2008-02-19
- Louis Hayward at the Internet Broadway Database
- Louis Hayward at Find a Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-19
- 1909 births
- 1985 deaths
- American film actors
- American television actors
- South African emigrants to the United States
- Bisexual actors
- British film actors
- British television actors
- Anglo-African people
- Cancer deaths in California
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- People from Johannesburg
- People from Palm Springs, California
