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Leland Hayward (September 13, 1902 – March 18, 1971) was a Hollywood and Broadway agent and theatrical producer. He produced the original Broadway stage productions of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's South Pacific and The Sound of Music . Life and career. Leland Hayward (left) with Jimmy Stewart in 1955.
Leland Hayward was a producer and production manager who worked on Mister Roberts, The Sound of Music and A Shot in the Dark. He was married four times and had four children, including actress Brooke Hayward and former model Pamela Harriman.
Leland Hayward was a producer and production manager who worked on Broadway and Hollywood, known for Mister Roberts, The Sound of Music and A Shot in the Dark. He was married four times and had two children who committed suicide.
Leland Hayward was a powerful and influential figure in Hollywood, first as a talent agent for many of the top stars of the 1930's and 1940's, such as Greta Garbo, Fred Astaire, Cary Grant, and Henry Fonda, and then as a stage and film producer of Broadway and Hollywood shows. He was also a producer of the original Broadway productions of 'South Pacific' and 'The Sound of Music' and 'Anne of a Thousand Days'.
19 de mar. de 1971 · YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N. Y., March 18—Leland Hayward, a multi‐talented entrepreneur of the theater world, died at his home here tonight after a long illness. He was 68 years old. Mr. Hayward's...
The Leland Hayward Papers reflect the activities of Hayward’s business office during his active years as a theatrical, motion picture and television producer. The majority of the collection relates to the various works Hayward produced in those three media.
Leland Hayward was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska on September 13, 1902. His father, Colonel William Hayward, was a well-known lawyer who would eventually become his son’s personal attorney. His parents divorced several years later, both remarrying. Hayward studied at Princeton University, but dropped out after his first year.
