Sterling Hayden
Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, and sailor. His best known roles were in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (1954), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956). He also starred as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
Sterling Hayden | |
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 Hayden in 1953 | |
| Born | Sterling Relyea Walter March 26, 1916 |
| Died | May 23, 1986 (aged 70) Sausalito, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Other names | Sterling Walter Hayden John Hamilton |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 1941–82 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine Carroll (1942–46) Betty Ann de Noon (1947–58) Catherine Devine McConnell (1960–86) |
| Children | 6 |
| Relatives | Scott McConnell (stepson) |
Sterling Hayden Media
Hayden in his Marine Corps uniform at Parris Island c. January 1943
Publicity photo of Hayden from The Asphalt Jungle, 1950
Hayden as a member of the Committee for the First Amendment, October 1, 1947
Sterling Hayden in The Killing
Sterling Hayden with Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove
Other websites
- Sterling Hayden on IMDb
- Biography with many photos
- Sterling Hayden at Find a Grave
- Hayden related documents on his OSS service. Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine National Archives and Records Administration (150 MB)
- Literature on Sterling Hayden
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