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Louis Charles Hayward (19 March 1909 – 21 February 1985) was a South African-born English actor. ==Biography== Born in Johannesburg, Louis Hayward lived in South Africa and was educated in France and England, including Latymer Upper School in London.〔''Latymer Upper School; A History of the School and its Foundation'', Nigel Watson〕 He spent some time managing a night club but wanted to act and bought into a stock company. He became a protege of Noël Coward and began appearing in London in plays such as ''Dracula'' and ''Another Language''; he started being cast in some British films of the early 1930s. Hayward came to Broadway in 1935 with a production of Noël Coward's ''Point Valaine'' working with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.〔(Production details ) at IBDB〕 It only ran a short time, after which Hayward moved to Hollywood.〔Louis Hayward Longs for Adventurous Life Kingsley, Grace. ''Los Angeles Times'' (1923-Current File) (Angeles, California ) 6 March 1939, p. 20.〕 He started getting work almost immediately, gaining great attention in the prologue of ''Anthony Adverse'' (1936). He was then cast as the first screen incarnation of Simon Templar in Leslie Charteris' ''The Saint in New York''. In 1938 he starred in ''The Duke of West Point'' for producer Edward Small who signed him to make three films over the next five years, meaning he was unable to reprise his part as the Saint. However Small cast him in a dual role in ''The Man in the Iron Mask'' as well as ''The Son of Monte Cristo'' (1940). He had a small role in ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1941) which was cut out. He became an American citizen in December 1941.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Hayward」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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