Haila Stoddard

Haila Stoddard
Stoddard as Pauline in The Secret Storm, 1954.
Born(1913-11-14)November 14, 1913
DiedFebruary 21, 2011(2011-02-21) (aged 97)
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, writer, director
Years active1934–87
Spouses
  • William Gude
    (m. 1931; div. 1935)
  • (m. 1938; div. 1947)
  • Harald Bromley
    (m. 1947; div. 1954)
  • Whitfield Connor
    (m. 1956; died 1988)

Haila Stoddard (November 14, 1913 – February 21, 2011) was an American actress, producer, writer and director.[1]

During her career as an actress, Stoddard appeared in a number of plays, movies, and television series, including sixteen years as Pauline Rysdale in The Secret Storm from 1954 to 1970. Stoddard also worked as a producer, both independently and with her production company, Bonard Productions Incorporated, which Stoddard created with Helen Bonfils in 1960.[2] In addition to adapting plays such as Come Play with Me, and Men, Women, and Less Alarming Creatures, Stoddard also wrote plays, such as A Round With Ring (1969) and Zellerman, Arthur (1979).

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (February 25, 2011). Haila Stoddard, Actress and Producer, Dies at 97. New York Times; accessed April 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary (edited by Alice M. Robinson, Vera Mowry Roberts, and Milly S. Barranger). New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.