- Born
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- Birth nameDonatella Donaldson
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Julie Haydon was born on June 10, 1910 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Age of Innocence (1934), The Scoundrel (1935) and Citizen Saint (1947). She was married to George Jean Nathan. She died on December 24, 1994 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA.
- SpouseGeorge Jean Nathan(1955 - April 8, 1958) (his death)
- Signed by RKO on the strength of her resemblance to established screen star Ann Harding.
- Never given the opportunity to shine on screen -- she was usually relegated to westerns and second-string melodramas -- Haydon did her best work on the stage, in such plays as "The Glass Menagerie" and "The Time of Your Life".
- Met her husband, critic George Jean Nathan, while engaged in performing "Autumn Crocus", opposite Francis Lederer, on stage in California. The couple married in 1955, two years prior to Nathan's death.
- Under-used on screen, she gave a thoughtful performance in Noël Coward's The Scoundrel (1935), as a victim of Coward's titular protagonist, Anthony Mallare.
- Educated at the Gordon School for Girls in Hollywood.
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