Dayle Haddon, actor, activist and former trailblazer. sports illustration A model who re-entered the industry as a widow and fought age discrimination has died from what authorities believe to be carbon monoxide poisoning at a Pennsylvania home.
Bucks County authorities found Haddon, 76, dead in his second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency responders were notified of an unconscious person at his Solebury Township home. A 76-year-old male officer, later identified as Walter J. Blucas of Erie, was hospitalized in critical condition.
Response teams found high levels of carbon monoxide in the building, and police said Saturday that investigators determined “a defective flue and exhaust pipe in the gas heating system caused the carbon monoxide leak.” Two medical staff were taken to the hospital due to carbon monoxide exposure, and one police officer was treated at the scene.
As a model, Haddon appeared on the cover. popularity, Cosmopolitan, Elle and esquire In the 1970s and 1980s, and also in 1973 sports illustration Swimsuit problem. According to IMDb.com, she also appeared in about two dozen films from the 1970s to the 1990s, including the 1994 film. bullet on broadwayStarring John Cusack.
Hadden quit modeling after giving birth to her daughter Ryan in the mid-1970s, but had to start working again after her husband died in 1991. This time she found the modeling industry to be much less friendly. “They told me, ‘At 38, you’re not going to survive,’” Haddon said. new york times In 2003.
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While working a menial job at an advertising agency, Haddon began reaching out to cosmetics companies. I told them there was a growing market for selling beauty products to older baby boomers. She eventually signed with Clairol, Estée Lauder, and L’Oreal, promoting the companies’ anti-aging products for more than a decade. She also hosted a beauty segment on CBS. early shows.
“I continued to model, but in a different way,” she said. times“I became a spokesperson for my age group.”
In 2008, Haddon founded WomenOne, an organization that aims to advance educational opportunities for girls and women in underserved communities, including Rwanda, Haiti, and Jordan.
Hadden was born in Canada and began modeling as a teenager to pay for ballet classes. According to her website, she began her career with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens, a Canadian ballet company.
Haddon’s daughter, Ryan, said in a social media post that her mother was “everyone’s greatest champion.” “He is an inspiration to many people.”
“Pure heart. A rich inner life. It touches so many lives. I had a good life. Rest in the light, Mom,” she said.
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