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Name
  
Brooke Hayward

Alma mater
  
Role
  
Film actress


Occupation
  
Actress, writer

Books
  
Haywire

Years active
  
1961–1993

Movies
  
Six Degrees of Separation

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Born
  
July 5, 1937 (age 86) (
1937-07-05
)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Parents
  
Margaret Sullavan, Leland Hayward

Children
  
Marin Hopper, William Thomas, Jeffrey Thomas

Spouse
  
Peter Duchin (m. 1985–2008), Dennis Hopper (m. 1961–1969), Michael M. Thomas (m. 1956–1960)

Similar People
  
Profiles


Other names
  
Brooke Hayward Duchin


Brooke Hayward (born July 5, 1937) is an American stage, film and television actress.

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Early life and family

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Born in Los Angeles, Hayward is the eldest of three children born to agent turned film, television, and stage producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan. Brooke Hayward is a great-granddaughter of Monroe Hayward, former U. S. Senator from Nebraska, and the granddaughter of Colonel William Hayward, who led the United States' 369th Infantry Regiment, aka the "Harlem Hellfighters", the first regiment composed entirely of African-American soldiers during the First World War. She is also a descendant of Mayflower passenger William White, and pilgrim Robert Coe. Hayward had a younger sister Bridget (born in 1939) and a brother William "Bill" (born in 1941).

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When Hayward was 7 years old, the family moved to a farm in Brookfield, Connecticut. Hayward's parents divorced in April 1948. The following year, Hayward's father married Nancy "Slim" Hawks (later known as Slim Keith). After his divorce from Slim Hawks, Leland Hayward married Pamela Harriman. Her mother married importer and producer Kenneth Wagg in 1950. Margaret Sullavan died of an accidental drug overdose on January 1, 1960. Nine months later, on October 17, 1960, Hayward's younger sister Bridget was found dead of a drug overdose in her New York City apartment. Bridget left what was described as an "incoherent note", the contents of which were never made public. Her death was ruled a suicide. Hayward's brother Bill would also commit suicide by gunshot on March 9, 2008.

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Hayward attended Vassar College and studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.

Career

In May 1961, Hayward made her Broadway debut in the stage production of Mandingo opposite her future husband Dennis Hopper. She made her film debut that same year in Burt Balaban's Mad Dog Coll. She made a memorable performance in the Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" in March 1964. Also, she played a seaship captain's daughter in one Bonanza episode. Over the next 30 years, Hayward appeared in a handful of screen roles.

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In 1977, Hayward wrote Haywire, a childhood memoir that expounded on her family, the mental breakdowns of her mother and sister, and her own personal demons. Her last screen appearance was in a small role in John Guare's 1993 film adaptation of Six Degrees of Separation, with Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, and Will Smith.

Personal life

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Hayward was married to Michael M. Thomas from July 1956 until their July 1960 divorce; they had two sons. Hayward met actor Dennis Hopper while studying at the Actors Studio. They were married in August 1961. They had a daughter, Marin Brooke Hopper, in June 1962 and divorced in 1969.

In 1981, Hayward began living with Peter Duchin. They were married in 1985 and separated in 2008. They divorced in 2011. She divides her time between her loft in Manhattan and her country house in Litchfield County, Connecticut.


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Filmography

Actress
1993
Six Degrees of Separation as
Connie (as Brooke Hayward Duchin)
1973
The Day of the Dolphin as
Women's Club
1971
I Miss Sonia Henie (Short)
1964
The Rogues (TV Series) as
Kate
- Two of a Kind (1964) - Kate
1964
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Paula Harper
- The Masks (1964) - Paula Harper
1964
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Barbara Simms
- The Cadaver (1963) - Barbara Simms
1962
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Laura White
- The Storm (1962) - Laura White
1962
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Margie Graham
- The Hold-Out (1962) - Margie Graham
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series) as
Mary
- The Fix (1961) - Mary
1961
Mad Dog Coll as
Elizabeth
1961
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
- The Devil Makes Sunday (1961)
Writer
1980
Haywire (TV Movie) (memoir - uncredited)
Self
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1988
Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda (TV Special documentary) as
Self
1977
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 29 April 1977 (1977) - Self - Guest
1977
Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 7 April 1977 (1977) - Self - Guest
1977
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actress
- Episode #16.131 (1977) - Self - Actress
1966
Screen Tests #25 (Short documentary) as
Self

References

Brooke Hayward Wikipedia