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In 1955, when Sullavan's two younger children told their mother that they preferred to stay with their father permanently, she suffered a nervous breakdown. Sullavan's eldest daughter, Brooke, later wrote about the breakdown in her 1977 autobiography Haywire; Sullavan had humiliated herself by begging her son to stay with her. He remained ...
37. She Lost Her Children. In 1955, Sullavan's children dealt her a gut-wrenching blow. Tired of going back and forth across the United States, Bridget and Bill both requested that they permanently move in with their indulgent father, and only see Sullavan when they could make the time.
Born in Los Angeles, Hayward is the eldest of three children born to agent turned film, television, and stage producer Leland Hayward and actress Margaret Sullavan. Brooke Hayward is a great-granddaughter of Monroe Hayward, former U.S. Senator-elect from Nebraska, and the granddaughter of Colonel William Hayward, who led the United States ...
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children: Bill Hayward, Bridget Hayward, Brooke Hayward. Born Country: United States. Actresses American Women. Died on: January 1, 1960. place of death: New Haven, Connecticut, United States. U.S. State: Virginia. City: Norfolk, Virginia. Recommended Lists: American Celebrities. Virginia Actresses. Taurus Actresses. American Actresses.
Two of her three children, Bridget and Bill, would spend some time in mental institutions, and commit suicide. Friends noted that the collapse of her family life led to her breakdown. Her condition worsened over time, until she was discovered unconscious from barbiturate poisoning in a hotel room.
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Two of her three children, Bridget and Bill, would spend some time in mental institutions, and commit suicide. Friends noted that the collapse of her family life led to her breakdown. Her condition worsened over time, until she was discovered unconscious from barbiturate poisoning in a hotel room.
Margaret Sullavan died from barbiturate poisoning on January 1, 1960. Her death was officially ruled to be accidental. Her two youngest children, Bridget and Bill, both subsequently committed suicide. Her eldest daughter, Brooke, wrote about her mother's breakdown in her 1977 best-selling autobiography 'Haywire'.
