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MacArthur was born in Los Angeles, and was adopted by playwright Charles MacArthur and his wife, actress Helen Hayes.He was raised in Nyack, New York along with his elder sister, the MacArthurs' biological daughter Mary, who died of polio in 1949. [1]
Helen Hayes MacArthur (née Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) [1] was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award), and the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting.
She was the daughter of playwright Charles MacArthur and actress Helen Hayes. Actor James MacArthur was her brother by adoption. [2] Hayes's pregnancy led to a "widely publicized theatrical controversy" [3] and an arbitration settlement after she suddenly left a Pacific Coast production of Coquette, causing the play to close.
She attended Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1956 in the same class as her first husband, James MacArthur, son of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur. [1] She then studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts .
MacArthur's first name was in honor of his great-aunt, actress Helen Hayes, who was married to Charles MacArthur, his grandfather Alexander MacArthur's brother. [1] [15] His grandfather's other brother, John D. MacArthur, was an insurance-company owner and executive, and founded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the benefactor of the MacArthur Fellowships.
Larter and actor husband Hayes MacArthur share two children: daughter Vivienne, 9, and son Theodore, 3. Candace Cameron Bure Left La Because Her Family 'Didn't Feel Safe Anymore'
Annakin wrote that "Jim was stocky, muscular, good-humoured — the adopted son of Helen Hayes — well educated and with an excellent sense of humour". [9] In June 1958 Michael Rennie replaced David Niven. [10] Janet Munro made the film as the second in a five-picture deal with Disney, the first being Darby O'Gill and the Little People. [11]
Costner shares Hayes, as well as Cayden, 17, and Grace, 14, with his ex-wife Christine Baumgartner.He also shares adult children Annie, 40, Lily, 37, and Joe, 36, with his ex-wife Cindy Silva, as ...