AKA: Sterling Relyea Walter, Stirling Hayden, John Hamilton
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 03/26/1916
Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Death Date: 05/23/1986
biography
A handsome, virile star of the late 1940s and 50s, Sterling Hayden spent several years at sea before signing with Paramount in 1940, appearing in two films with future wife Madeleine Carroll. Variously touted by the studio publicity machine as "The Most Beautiful Man in Movies" or "The Beautiful Blond Viking God", the actor broke his contract in 1941 to join the Marines. During WWII, he assisted the Yugoslavian partisans fight against the Germans and briefly joined the Communist Party in 1946 (resigning after six months) before resuming his acting career the following year. Shortly after his
