Jill Haworth

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Jill Haworth
A guest appearance on The Rogues (1965)
Born
Valerie Jill Haworth

(1945-08-15)15 August 1945
Hove, Sussex, England, UK
Died3 January 2011(2011-01-03) (aged 65)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2011

Valerie Jill Haworth[1] (15 August 1945 – 3 January 2011)[2] was an English-American actress. She appeared in films throughout the 1960s, and started making guest appearances on television in 1963. She originated the role of Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret on Broadway in 1966.

Early life

Haworth was born in

Corona Stage School.[3]

Career

Her first film appearance was in the remake of The 39 Steps (1959), directed by Ralph Thomas, when she had a non-speaking part as a schoolgirl. Next she played another schoolgirl in The Brides of Dracula (1960), directed by Terence Fisher.[5]

Haworth at 16 in 1961

Otto Preminger was seeking a new fresh face for the role of Karen Hansen, an ill-fated Jewish-Danish refugee girl in love with Dov Landau (Sal Mineo), for his film Exodus (1960). He travelled to Britain and Germany, with his fiancée Hope Bryce, searching for a girl to cast in the role. After looking at hundreds of girls, Preminger spotted a photo of Haworth in a modelling magazine for the Corona Theatre School.[6]

Haworth went to the three auditions in order to get out of school. She was only 15 years old when she was cast as Karen Hansen in her first acting role in a feature film.[4] Haworth appeared in the 31 July 1960 issue of Parade magazine.[7] She and Mineo appeared on the front cover of the 12 December 1960 issue of LIFE, part of a photo essay by Gjon Mili.[8]

Under contract to Preminger (for five years), she also worked with him in The Cardinal, (1963) as Lalage Menton, and In Harm's Way (1965), as Ensign Annalee Dorne, a Nurse Corps officer who, while engaged to Ensign Jeremiah Torrey (Brandon deWilde), commits suicide after being raped by Captain Paul Eddington, Jr. (Kirk Douglas). Haworth liked working with De Wilde, Patricia Neal, and Douglas, but called John Wayne "the meanest, nastiest man with the worst attitude I ever worked with." Wayne's other costars didn't share her opinion.[9]

Preminger insisted that she live in New York City to become Americanized, but he did not want her to live in Los Angeles for fear she would just be a "starlet a-go-go".[10] She was approached to be the titular character in Lolita (1962) with James Mason, but because Preminger held her contract, he vetoed the idea.[9]

Mineo and Haworth were also considered for the film

Because, Because of a Woman [fr] (as Cécilia; 1963), and Ton ombre est la mienne (as Sylvie "Devi" Bergerat; 1963).[9] Haworth co-starred alongside David McCallum in the Outer Limits episode, "The Sixth Finger" (1963). Haworth visited Mineo in Utah in November 1962 and had a nonspeaking role as an extra in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).[11]

She made four appearances on the television programme 12 O'Clock High. In "The Sound of Distant Thunder," she played an English girl, Mary, who falls in love with Lieutenant Andy Lathrop (played by Peter Fonda).[12] The same season, she played a deaf girl, Nora Burgess, in an episode entitled "To Heinie with Love".[13] She then played Lieutenant Fay Vendry in two episodes, "Runway in the Dark" (1965)[14] and "The Hotshot."[15]

In 1965, she appeared in an episode of The Rogues entitled "Mr. White's Christmas" as Timothea, and really loved working with David Niven and Charles Boyer.[16] She appeared in one of the final episodes of the series Rawhide, "Duel at Daybreak", as Vicki Woodruff, alongside co-actors Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. Haworth hurt her back in an accident on the set when she jumped from a runaway buggy and team of horses. She then caught pneumonia and was bedridden for two months after standing waist-deep in a man-made pond for six hours doing retakes.[16]

She starred in the horror films It! (1967), The Haunted House of Horror (1969), Tower of Evil (1972), Home for the Holidays (1972), and The Mutations (1974). She took a part in It! only for the money, hated her hair in the film, and hated the film altogether. Haworth liked working with Roddy McDowall, who brought her the poster for the film (on her opening night of Cabaret), and wrote "S-h" in front of the title.[16]

While filming It! she met

Hal Prince, who was doing research for a musical based on Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Prince asked her if she could sing, to which she claimed, "Louder than Merman."[16] She played Sally Bowles in the original Broadway cast of the 1966 musical Cabaret, a part she played for almost two and a half years.[17] Judi Dench took over the role when the production debuted in London in 1968.[18] Haworth's other stage roles included Bedroom Farce and Butterflies Are Free.[19]

Haworth turned down working on Hawaii Five-O because of the reputation of the show's star, Jack Lord, for being a hard-driving perfectionist.[16][20][21]

Personal life

While making Exodus, Haworth became friends, first, and then lovers, with Sal Mineo, and they remained friends until his death in 1976.[22] She later told author Michael Michaud that she thought Courtney Burr III, who later had a long-term relationship with Mineo, was the "love of Mineo's life."[11]

Haworth dated television producer Aaron Spelling in the summer of 1965, when he was 42 and she was 19. Spelling reportedly told friends that he hoped that Haworth would be the next Mrs. Spelling, but Haworth's mother, Nancy, reportedly "scoffed" at the idea.[23]

Later life and death

Haworth lived on New York City's Upper East Side for many years with her mother.[19] She died of natural causes at the age of 65 on 3 January 2011 in Manhattan. She is buried at Kensico Cemetery.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1959 The 39 Steps Schoolgirl on Train Uncredited
1960 The Brides of Dracula Schoolgirl Uncredited
1960 Exodus Karen Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1962 The Mysteries of Paris Fleur de Marie
1963 Because, Because of a Woman Cécilia
1963 Ton ombre est la mienne Sylvie 'Devi' Bergerat
1963 The Cardinal Lalage Menton
1965 In Harm's Way Ensign Annalee Dohrn, NC, USNR
1967 It! Ellen Grove
1969 The Haunted House of Horror Sheila Also known as: Horror House
1969 The Ballad of Andy Crocker Karen TV movie
1972 Tower of Evil Mason Also known as: Horror on Snape Island
1972 Home for the Holidays Joanna Morgan TV movie
1974 The Mutations Lauren
1981 Strong Medicine
1988 Gandahar Announcer English version, Voice
2001 Mergers & Acquisitions Mrs. Richards (final film role)

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1959
ITV Play of the Week
 Nonny Lawrence Episode: "Touch Wood"
1963 The Outer Limits Cathy Evans Episode: "The Sixth Finger"
1965 The Rogues Timothea Farley Episode: "Mr. White's Christmas"
1965 Burke's Law Ambrosia Mellon Episode: "Who Killed the Card"
1965 The Long, Hot Summer Sharon Episode: "Home is a Needless Place"
1964–65
12 O'Clock High
 Various 4 episodes
1965 Run for Your Life Judy Collins Episode: "The Savage Season"
1965 Rawhide Vicki Woodruff Episode: "Duel at Daybreak"
1965–73 The F.B.I. Sue Meadows / Lynn Anslem 2 episodes
1970 The Most Deadly Game Lydia Grey Episode: "Witches' Sabbath"
1971 Bonanza Gillian Harwood Episode: "The Reluctant American"
1971 Mission: Impossible Enid Brugge / Marla Kassel Episode: "My Friend, My Enemy"
1971 The Psychiatrist Episode: "The Longer Trail"
1976 Baretta Ginger Correlli Episode: "Under the City"
1979
Vega$
 Lily Baker Episode: "The Eleventh Event"

References

  1. ^ Jill Haworth profile, FilmReference.com; accessed 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Weber, Bruce (5 January 2011). "Jill Haworth, Original Sally in 'Cabaret', Dies at 65". The New York Times. p. A21. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-973249-4
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7864-0868-9
  5. ^ Shearer, Lloyd (31 July 1960), "Jill Haworth: Her mother wants her to become a movie star", Parade: 15
  6. ^ Hirsch, Foster (2007), Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King, p. 336
  7. ^ Gorkin, Jess, ed. (31 July 1960), "Jill Haworth profile", Parade, Parade Publications
  8. ISSN 0024-3019
  9. ^ a b c Lisanti, pg.71.
  10. ^ Lisanti. – p.69.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-0-307-71667-5
  12. ^ Lasko, Edward J. "The Sound of Distant Thunder," Episode 1/1/4, 12 O'Clock High. First aired 16 October 1964.
  13. ^ Ralsont, Gilbert and Larson, Charles. "To Heinie With Love," Episode 1/20, 12 O'Clock High. First aired 5 February 1965.
  14. ^ Lewin, Robert. "Runway in the Dark," episode 2/8, 12 O'Clock High. First Aired 1 November 1965.
  15. ^ Lewin, Robert. "The Hotshot," Episode 2/6, 12 O'Clock High. First aired 18 October 1965.
  16. ^ a b c d e Lisanti, p. 72.
  17. ^ Lisanti, p. 73.
  18. ^ Green, Stanley (1980), Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, p. 53
  19. ^ a b Lisanti, p. 76.
  20. ^ Terry, Polly, Jack Lord & Jim MacArthur, Photoplay (UK), December 1971.
  21. ^ Major, Jack, Jack Lord; The Providence Sunday Journal, 7 September 1969: Haworth had no idea that Lord typically worked a 72- to 84-hour work week to keep the Hawaii Five-O television show going, which was shot on location and cost 30% more to produce than a typical Hollywood TV series.
  22. ^ Lisanti, p. 68.
  23. ^ "Presley Romance Seems to Be Ended", Hartford Courant, 14 April 1965

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