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Producer, Leland Hayward, was born on Sep 13, 1902 in Nebraska City, NE. Hayward died at the age of 68 on Mar 18, 1971 in Yorktown Heights, NY .

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Won four Tony Awards: in 1948 as best producer for [i]Mister Roberts[/i]; in 1949 as best producers (musical) with co-producers Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, for [i]South Pacific[/i]; and two in 1960, as best producer (musical) with co-producer Richard Halliday, for [i];The Sound of Music[/i] in a tie with 'Robert Griffith (IV)' and Harold Prince for [i];Fiorello![/i]; and as one of the co-producers in a best musical win, also in a tie with [i];Fiorello![/i].

As a theatrical producer, Hayward was active and extraordinarily successful on Broadway between 1944-71. Many of his Broadway productions were adapted into highly successful films. These include Mister Roberts (1955), South Pacific (1958) and the blockbuster hit The Sound of Music (1965).

Former father-in-law of Peter Duchin.

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