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Sterling (Walter) Hayden ( - )
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Son of George W. Walter and Minnie Frances (Simonson) Hayden
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Biography
Sterling (Walter) Hayden is Notable.
"You don't need talent to star in a motion picture.
All you need is some intelligence AND the ability to work freely in front of the lens. Why do I always freeze? I went through the war. I jumped out of bombers.
Madeleine carroll Hayden often professed distaste for film acting, saying he did it mainly to pay for his ships and voyages. After graduation from OCS, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and was transferred to service as an undercover agent with Major General William J. Army Special Forces Green Berets. He was apparently active in supporting an effort by the Communist-controlled motion picture painters union to absorb other film industry unions.I played kick-the-can with E-boats when all we had was a lousy foot dragger with six machine guns and a top speed of six knots. Yet whenever I get a closeup in a nice warm studio, I curl up and die."--Sterling Hayden.[1]
Sterling Hayden was "an American actor, author, and sailor. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in westerns and film noir throughout the s, in films such as John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (), Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing ().
He became noted for supporting roles in the s, perhaps most memorably as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ()."[2]
"Hayden's success continued into the New Hollywood era, with roles such as Irish-American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (), alcoholic novelist Roger Wade in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (), and elderly peasant Leo Dalcò in Bernardo Bertolucci's ().
Christian hayden: He shrunk about an inch or so. He returned to the US and tried to buy a half-interest in a schooner but could not raise the money. They had two sons, Andrew and David, and were married until his death in Hayden, who also participated in the Naples—Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, , and a captain on February 14,
With a distinctive "rapid-fire baritone" voice and standing at 6 feet 5 inches, he had a commanding screen presence in both leading and supporting roles."[3]
At birth, Hayden was named Sterling Relyea Walter. He was born 26 March in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, the son of George and Frances Walter. [4][5] After the death of his father, in , he was adopted by James Hayden and renamed Sterling Walter Hayden.
Hayden dropped out of school at age 16 and became a mate on a schooner. He also worked as a fisherman and a fireman on a steam ship.
He was discovered by a talent scout at Paramount and offered a contract in The studio dubbed him "The Most Beautiful Man in the Movies," and "The Beautiful Blond Viking God."
He was married three times:
He married his first wife and co-star, Madeleine Carroll 14 February in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Catherine devine mcconnell biography sample Hayden also began appearing on TV shows such as Celebrity Playhouse. He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean according to his citation, "Lt. He completed two overseas deployments working with Partisans in Italy and Yugoslavia. May 23, aged 70 Sausalito, California , U.He was 25 and she was 35 when they married. He gave the names of his parents as George Walter Hayden and Frances Simpson. She gave the names of her parents as John Carroll and Halve de Roziere Tuaillon.[6] They were divorced in
He married Betty Ann Denoon 25 April in Santa Barbara, California.
"Sterling Hayden Married Again. Santa Barbara, Calif., Apr 26 (AP)--Actor Sterling Hayden and his second wife, non-professional Betty Ann de Noon, of Pasadena, were honeymooning today aboard his sailing vessel int he Pacific. They were married yesterday in an informal ceremony at Montecito Presbyterian Church by Reverend Paul Gammons.
Hayden formerly was the husband of actress Madeleine Carroll. His bride was once married to Walter Gerlach, Pasadena businessman."[7] They were the parents of four children: Christian, Dana, Gretchen and Matthew. They were divorced. After their divorce there was a bitter custody battle over their children, which was resolved when Hayden was granted custody.
Hayden then took his children sailing in Pacific in spite of a court order. The couple married and divorced three times.
He married Catherine Devine McConnell 9 March in Sausalito, California. "Actor Hayden Marries. Actor Sterling Hayden and his bride, the former Mrs. Catherine McConnell of New York, drink a toast after their wedding in Sausalito, California yesterday.
The wedding, on the bride's 29th birthday, was her second and third for the year-old actor. They plan to live in Belvedere on the north side of San Francisco Bay." [8][9]They were the parents of two children, Andrew and David.
Betty ann de noon After serving as sailor and fireman on larger vessels and sailing around the world several times, he was awarded his first command at age 22, skippering the square rigger Florence C. He also worked as a fisherman and a fireman on a steam ship. Hayden, who also participated in the Naples—Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, , and a captain on February 14, Tito awarded him the Order of Merit.Service in World War II
After two film roles, he left Hollywood to fight in World War II. He enlisted in the Army and was sent to Scotland for training, but broke his ankle and was discharged.
He returned to the US and tried to buy a half-interest in a schooner but could not raise the money.
He joined the United States Marine Corps as a private, under the name John Hamilton, an alias he never used otherwise. While at Parris Island, he was recommended for Officer Candidate School (OCS).
After graduation from OCS, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and was transferred to service as an undercover agent with Major General William J.
"Wild Bill" Donovan's Office of the Coordinator of Information. He remained there after it became the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
The OSS was the forerunner of the modern-day CIA and the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets). He completed two overseas deployments working with Partisans in Italy and Yugoslavia.
As OSS agent John Hamilton, his World War II service included motorboating with supplies from Italy to Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into fascist Croatia.
Hayden, who also participated in the Naples–Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, , and a captain on February 14,
He received the Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean (according to his citation, "Lt. Hamilton displayed great courage in making hazardous sea voyages in enemy-infested waters and reconnaissance through enemy-held areas"), a Bronze Arrowhead device for parachuting behind enemy lines, and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito.
He left active duty on December 24, Tito awarded him the Order of Merit. He was also awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Arrowhead for parachuting into fascist Croatia, Yugoslavia.
The next time you watch Sterling Hayden in his stellar role as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ()" you may relish in the knowledge that he was a real life war hero.
This dark comedy film satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Catherine devine mcconnell biography The studio suspended him when he turned down a role in The Sainted Sisters. Robinson 7, miles from Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Tahiti. Quick facts for kids. Please don't go away!- Dr. Strangelove - Ripper's Motivations
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House Un-American Activities Committee Testimony:
Hayden’s brief fling with the Communist Party got him on the radar with the FBI and Hoover. After the Communist unions in Hollywood tried to take over the remaining ones, the Red Scare took place in Hollywood and Washington.
He was called to testify and the FBI threatened him with losing his children and even jail time if he didn’t cooperate. Hayden “named names” and later would regret having cooperated.
In his autobiography, he wrote: “I don’t think you have the foggiest notion of the contempt I have had for myself since the day I did that thing.”
Death
Hayden died of prostate cancer in at Sausalito at the age of [10] His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered at sea.[11]
Sources
- ↑Sterling Hayden Biography on IMDb.
- ↑Sterling Hayden on Wikipedia.
- ↑Sterling Hayden on Wikipedia.
- ↑ New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, ://NSDZ
- ↑ The record of his marriage to Madeleine Carroll in provides his birth date and place of birth as about and Montclair, New Jersey.
Sterling Hayden in the New Hampshire marriage and divorce Records.
- ↑ Sterling Hayden in the Hew Hampshire Marriage Records Index; marriage date 14 Feb ; married place: Peterborough, New Hampshire. FHL Film Number
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, Saturday, Apr 26, , Las Vegas, NV, Page: 6.
- ↑ Evening Star, Thursday, Mar 10, , Washington (DC), DC, Page: 2.
- ↑ Previously, Catherine had been married to Princeton graduate and investor Neil McConnell. Their marriage ended in divorce in after seven years. Catherine had attended the Westover School and Finch Junior College.
- ↑ "California Death Index, ," database, FamilySearch (://VPMS-9YX : 26 November ), Sterling Hayden, 23 May ; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ↑Find a Grave Memorial for Sterling Hayden.
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