Julie Haydon
Julie Haydon | |
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Haydon in 1936 | |
| Born | Donella Donaldson June 10, 1910 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1994 (aged 84) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1931–1963 |
| Spouse(s) | George Jean Nathan (1955-1958) (his death) |
Julie Haydon (born Donella Donaldson, June 10, 1910 – December 24, 1994) was an American Broadway, film, and television actress who received second billing as the female lead in the Ben Hecht–Charles MacArthur 1935 film vehicle for Noël Coward, The Scoundrel. After her Hollywood career ended in 1937, she turned to the theatre, originating the roles of Kitty Duval in The Time of Your Life (1939) and Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (1945). Later she became an editor of works by her husband and a lecturer on his works and about many celebrities with whom she worked.