Louis Charles Hayward Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
From his birthplace in South Africa, Louis Charles Hayward was brought to England and was educated there and on the Continent. He spent a short time managing a London nightclub, displayed some acting talent and decided on acting, and was quickly tapped by playwright Noel Coward, who became his patron. Matinee-idol-handsome, Hayward developed his ...
[After being diagnosed with lung cancer] I got precisely what I deserved after a four-pack-a-day habit for fifty years.
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Gave up his 100-a-day cigarette habit in 1980.
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He was romantically involved with English playwright Noël Coward, as recorded in Coward's diaries.
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One son, Dana, with third wife, June Hanson. Dana died in January 2007.
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While a Captain in the Marine Corps (of the photographic section), he and his unit filmed the Battle of Tarawa. It was the first time in the history of amphibious warfare that photographers had landed to take a beachhead with the initial assault waves. The battle was one of the bloodiest in Marine history - - three days of fighting cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties. Over 4,500 Japanese were killed. The carnage Captain Hayward saw would lead to depression and a complete physical collapse.
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In 1938, he became the first of many actors to portray the character of Simon Templar, the Saint.
$1.1 Million
