Roberta Haynes

Roberta Haynes (born August 19, 1929, Wichita Falls, Texas) is a retired American actress, is an actress, active from 1949-89.

She was born August 19, 1929 as Roberta Arline Schack to William and Jewel Schack.[1] She was raised in Toronto and then California.[2]

She played significant roles in the 1953 films Return to Paradise[3] High Noon, and Gun Fury and in 1957's Hell Ship Mutiny. During the filming of High Noon, Haynes alleges she was "chased around the office" by the producer, Jerry Wald.[4]

In 1954, Haynes was part of a group of entertainers that entertained United States military personnel in Korea.[5] She had a romance with Marlon Brando.[6]

She has attended LSD therapy sessions.[7] Eye injuries from explosions and gunfire during the making of a Western film kept Haynes out of acting for eight years. Two operations restored her sight after "She lost virtually all of her vision and faced the prospect of permanent blindness".[8]

Haynes guest-starred in such television series as M Squad, One Step Beyond, United States Steel Hour, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, The Rebel, Lawman, Hawaiian Eye, The F.B.I., Falcon Crest and Knots Landing.

Personal life

She was married to Jay Cantor, her agent.

References

  1. ↑ "Roberta Haynes - The Private Life and Times of Roberta Haynes. Roberta Haynes Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Roberta Haynes was a Starlet From a Bygone Hollywood". Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ ""Return to Paradise" actress returns to Samoa". Samoa News. May 17, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Frankel, Glenn (2017-02-21). High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781620409503.
  5. ↑ Belser, Emily (January 14, 1954). "Actress Roberta Haynes Finds GI's In Korea Don't Care For "Sexy" Approach". Lubbock Evening Journal. Texas, Lubbock. International News Service. p. 7. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Porter, Darwin (2006). Brando Unzipped. Blood Moon Productions, Ltd. pp. 311–13. ISBN 9780974811826.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Stefanie. "Inside the Hollywood LSD Therapy That Changed Cary Grant's Life". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  8. ↑ "Wichita Falls Actress Slates Screen Comeback". Abilene Reporter-News. Texas, Abilene. November 24, 1968. p. 23. Retrieved October 28, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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