Richard Hayward (actor)

Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was an Irish film actor,^[1] writer and musician. Born in Southport, he was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. He was a member of the Orange Order, to which he dedicated much time. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties.^[2] His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move. He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.

Selected filmography

• Flame in the Heather (1935) - Fassiefern
• The Voice of Ireland (1936)
• The Early Bird (1936) - Daniel Duff
• The Luck of the Irish (1936) - Sam Mulhern
• Shipmates o' Mine (1936) - Mike Dooley
• Devil's Rock (1938) - Sam Mulhern
• Irish and Proud of It (1938) - Donogh O'Connor
• A Night to Remember (1958) - Victualling Officer (final film role)

Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.^[3]

Selected books

He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:

• In praise of Ulster (1938)
• Where the Shannon flows (1940)
• Corrib Country (1943)
• In the Kingdom of Kerry (1946)
• Leinster and the city of Dublin (1949)
• Belfast through the ages (1952)
• Story of the Irish Harp (1954)
• Munster and the city of Cork (1964)

References

External links

• Richard Hayward on IMDb