Richard Hayward (actor)

Born in Southport, Lancashire, his family moved to Ireland when he was a baby.{{cite journal |last1=Clements |first1=Paul |title=Richard Hayward: Lover of Ulster and Ireland |journal=Lecale Review |date=2016 |issue=14}} Hayward was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. He was a member of the Orange Order, to which he dedicated much time. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties.{{cite web| url = http://www.ulsteractors.com/pageh.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100719095635/http://www.ulsteractors.com/pageh.htm| archive-date = 2010-07-19| title = Welcome to ulsteractors.com, a unique listing of Northern Ireland's finest actors - Actors surnames beginning with H}} His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move.

Hayward wrote a number of travel books about Ireland, exploring every county. He was closely associated with the Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, serving as its president in 1951.

He died after a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.

• Flame in the Heather (1935) – Fassiefern
• The Voice of Ireland (1936)
• The Early Bird (1936) – Daniel Duff
• The Luck of the Irish (1936) – Sam Mulhern
• Shipmates o' Mine (1936) – Mike Dooley
• Devil's Rock (1938) – Sam Mulhern
• Irish and Proud of It (1938) – Donogh O'Connor
• A Night to Remember (1958) – Victualling Officer (final film role)

Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0148063/|title = Devil's Rock (1938) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}

He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:

• In praise of Ulster (Arthur Barker, 1938)
• Where the Shannon flows (1940)
• Corrib Country (Dundalgan Press, 1943)
• In the Kingdom of Kerry (Dundalgan Press, 1946)
• Leinster and the city of Dublin (Arthur Barker, 1949)
• Ulster and the City of Belfast (Arthur Barker, 1950)
• Belfast through the ages (Dundalgan Press, 1952)
• Connacht and the city of Galway (Arthur Barker, 1952)
• Story of the Irish Harp (Arthur Guinness, Son & Co., 1954)
• Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim & Roscommon (Arthur Barker, 1955)
• Munster and the city of Cork (Phoenix House, 1964)

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• Paul Clements, Romancing Ireland: Richard Hayward, 1892-1964, Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 2014.

• [https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/remembering-richard-hayward Remembering Richard Hayward] at NIDirect.
• [https://antrimhistory.net/november-lecture-friday-21st-remembering-richard-hayward-an-evening-of-music-story-and-film/ Remembering Richard Hayward: An evening of music, story and film] at antrimhistory.net
• [http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/printPerson/653 Richard Hayward (1892-1964): Actor And Writer], at Dictionary of Ulster Biography
• [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/an-irishman-s-diary-on-the-celebrated-richard-hayward-1.1808349 An Irishman’s Diary on the celebrated Richard Hayward]
• [https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/actor-and-writer-who-helped-define-the-ireland-of-his-time-romancing-ireland-1.1890095 Actor and writer who helped define the Ireland of his time: Romancing Ireland]
• [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/reportage-the-story-of-a-forgotten-irish-legend-30493968.html Reportage: The story of a forgotten Irish legend] at Belfast Telegraph
• [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29548245 Richard Hayward: Exploring the life of a pivotal cultural figure] at BBC
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