William Leland HAYWARD, III

1941 - 2008  (66 years)

• Name	William Leland HAYWARD
  Suffix	III
  Birth	27 Mar 1941	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Leland "Bill" HAYWARD III
  Death	20 Mar 2008	Castaic, Los Angeles County, CA
  	Cause: Suicide
  Notes	(1) www.findagrave.com: William Leland "Bill" Hayward, III Birth: Mar. 27, 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Death: Mar. 9, 2008, Castaic, Los Angeles County, California, USA William L. Hayward, a lawyer and producer whose best-known films include "Haywire," a television movie based on a memoir by his sister Brooke about their charmed, tragic Hollywood family, was found dead on March 9, 2008 at his home in Castaic, Calif. He was 66. The cause was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office said. "Haywire," first broadcast on CBS in 1980, told the story of Brooke and William Hayward's parents, the agent and producer Leland Hayward and the actress Margaret Sullavan. The film, produced by William Hayward and Anna Cottle, starred Jason Robards as Leland Hayward and Lee Remick as Ms. Sullavan. It was based on Brooke Hayward's nonfiction book of the same title, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1977. Together with Peter Fonda and Bert Schneider, William Hayward also produced the feature film "Easy Rider" (1969), which starred Mr. Fonda and Dennis Hopper. Mr. Hayward's other producing credits include "The Hired Hand" (1971), "High-Ballin' " (1978) and "Wanda Nevada" (1979), all starring Mr. Fonda. William Leland Hayward III, known as Bill, was born on March 27, 1941, in Los Angeles and reared there and in Connecticut. He had two older sisters, Brooke and Bridget. He earned a law degree from the University of West Los Angeles in 1989. Mr. Hayward was married and divorced three times. In addition to Brooke Hayward, he is survived by two children, Leland and Bridget, and a grandchild. As recounted in the book and film versions of "Haywire," Mr. Hayward's mother died in 1960 of an overdose of sleeping pills; his sister Bridget died later the same year, also of an overdose of sleeping pills. Leland Hayward died in 1971. Family links: Parents: William Leland Hayward (1902 - 1971), Margaret Sullavan (1909 - 1960) Burial: Unknown Created by: Daryl Mallett & Barbara Biggs Record added: Nov 30, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 44983803
  Person ID	I27325	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Leland HAYWARD, II,   b. 13 Sep 1902, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE d. 18 Mar 1971, "Haywire," Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, NY (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Brooke SULLAVAN,   b. 16 May 1909, Norfolk, VA d. 1 Jan 1960, New Haven, New Haven County, CT (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1936
  Divorce	1947
  Family ID	F2170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart