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Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American actress of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in 14 entries in the
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Andy Hardy film series.


Early life

Some sources say she was born in 1898 in Center Point, Texas, while others claim she was born in
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,Axel Nissen's ''Accustomed to Her Face: Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood'' gives her birthplace as Center Point, Texas. the daughter of Dr. John Brannum Haden (1871–1910) and character actress,
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, later active in silent films and early sound films. She always was cast in character roles. After their parents' divorce, Haden and her elder sister Beatrice Shelton Haden (born 1897) attended Sacred Heart Academy in Galveston, where they boarded during school terms.


Career

Haden first appeared on the stage in the early 1920s. As early as October 1920, she was appearing with Walter Hampden's acting troupe. Her
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debut came in ''Trigger'' (1927). She made her film debut in 1934 (one year after her mother's retirement) in the
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vehicle ''
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''. Haden later became a
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contract player in the late 1930s and had smallish roles in many of the studio's films, most notably in the Andy Hardy series starring
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, cast as the spinsterish Aunt Milly Forrest. Haden made her last film, ''
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'', in 1958, but was active on television until a 1965 guest spot on ''
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''. She was most notable for her stern, humorless characterisations such as a truant officer in
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's '' Captain January'' (1936), but she also played the much-loved teacher Miss Pipps, who is unjustly fired in the
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comedy '' Come Back, Miss Pipps'' (1941). Other films in which she appeared include '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936), ''
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'' (1940), ''
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'' (1942), and ''
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'' (1947). Her television appearances include episodes of ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. She had a guest appearance on ''
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'' as Florence Harvey in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Romantic Rogue". Haden played Dora Darling in ''
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'', season 2 episode 28, "Once Upon a Martian's Mother's Day" in 1965.


Personal life

Haden was married to film actor Richard Abbott (born Seamon Vandenberg) from 1921 until their divorce in 1948. She died on September 15, 1981, at the
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in
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, at age 82.


Selected filmography

* ''
The Life of Vergie Winters ''The Life of Vergie Winters'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code film, starring Ann Harding and John Boles. Plot From her Parkville jail cell, Vergie Winters watches the funeral procession of Senator John Shadwell and remembers her twenty-year past ...
'' (1934) as Winnie Belle * ''
Music in the Air ''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as "The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and " I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered on ...
'' (1934) as Martha * '' Anne of Green Gables'' (1934) as Mrs. Barry * ''
The White Parade ''The White Parade'' is a 1934 film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Loretta Young and John Boles. It was written by Rian James, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. Dedicated to "the memory of ...
'' (1934) as Miss Harrington * ''
The Fountain ''The Fountain'' is a 2006 American epic romantic drama film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. Blending elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction, the film consists of t ...
'' (1934) as Susie * '' Hat, Coat, and Glove'' (1934) as The Secretary * '' Finishing School'' (1934) as Miss Fisher - Teacher * ''
Affairs of a Gentleman ''Affairs of a Gentleman'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Cyril Hume, Peter Ruric and Milton Krims, adapted from the play by Edith Ellis and Edward Ellis (actor). The film stars Paul Lukas, Le ...
'' (1934) as Frances Bennett - Grisham's secretary * ''
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'' (1934) as Etta Dawson * '' Black Fury'' (1935) as Sophie Shemanski * ''
Magnificent Obsession ''Magnificent Obsession'' is a 1929 novel by American author Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being '' The Robe'', '' White Banners'' and ''The Big Fisher ...
'' (1935) as Mrs. Nancy Ashford * ''
Way Down East ''Way Down East'' is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play ''Way Down East'' by Lottie Blair Parker. There w ...
'' (1935) as Cordelia Peabody * ''
O'Shaughnessy's Boy ''O'Shaughnessy's Boy'' is a 1935 film starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper and directed by Richard Boleslawski. The picture was partly set in a circus. The cinematographer was James Wong Howe. Plot summary The plot involves a one-armed l ...
'' (1935) as Aunt Martha Shields * '' Mad Love'' (1935) as Marie * ''
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'' (1936) as Ellie * ''
Laughing at Trouble ''Laughing at Trouble'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane, Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton. The film wa ...
'' (1936) as Mrs. Jennie Nevins * ''
Can This Be Dixie? ''Can This Be Dixie?'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and featuring child star Jane Withers along with Slim Summerville and Helen Wood. In 1937 and 1938, Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars i ...
'' (1936) as Miss Beauregard * '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) as Collins * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1936) as Teresa Lewis * ''
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'' (1936) as Henrietta Hargraves * '' Captain January'' (1936) as Agatha Morgan * ''
Everybody's Old Man ''Everybody's Old Man'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by Patterson McNutt and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Irvin S. Cobb, Rochelle Hudson, Johnny Downs, Norman Foster, Alan Dinehart, Sara Haden, Donald Mee ...
'' (1936) as Susan Franklin * ''
The Crime of Dr. Forbes ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by George Marshall and starring Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent and Henry Armetta.Monaco p.357 The film's art direction was by Duncan Cramer. This film was shot at 20th Century Fox ...
'' (1936) as Dr. Anna Burkhart * ''
Under Cover of Night ''Under Cover of Night'' is a 1937 American action film directed by George B. Seitz, written by Bertram Millhauser, and starring Edmund Lowe, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton, Henry Daniell, Sara Haden and Dean Jagger. It was released on January 8, ...
'' (1937) as Janet Griswald * '' A Family Affair'' (1937) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
You're Only Young Once ''You're Only Young Once'' is a 1937 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. Following '' A Family Affair'', it is the second film of the Andy Hardy series. Lewis Stone replaces Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy while Fay Holden replaced Sprin ...
'' (1937) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
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'' (1937) as Mrs. Mason * ''
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'' (1937) as Mrs. John "Allunia" Gale * '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1937) as Anna * ''
Out West with the Hardys ''Out West with the Hardys'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and the fifth film in the Andy Hardy series of sixteen films. Premise Judge Hardy gets a request to help out an old friend so he takes his family on a holi ...
'' (1938) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Judge Hardy and Son ''Judge Hardy and Son'' (1939) is the 8th film, of 16, in the Andy Hardy series. It is the last MGM film in the 1930s.
'' (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Remember? ''Remember?'' is an American romantic comedy released on December 19, 1939, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Robert Taylor, Greer Garson and Lew Ayres. It was rushed into production by MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer to capitalize on th ...
'' (1939) as Miss Wilson * ''
The Secret of Dr. Kildare ''The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' is a 1939 American film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This was the fourth of a total of ten Dr. Kildare pictures, Lew Ayres starred all but the first. Plot summary Dr. Leonard ...
'' (1939) as Nora * ''
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever ''Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The plot is about Andy Hardy having a crush on his high school drama teacher, Miss Rose Meredith. It is the seventh of sixteen Andy Hardy films s ...
'' (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
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'' (1939) as Miss Bennett * ''
The Hardys Ride High ''The Hardys Ride High'' (1939) is the sixth film of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Andy Hardy series. Plot summary Judge Hardy learns that he has inherited two million dollars. He and his family travel to Detroit to claim the inheritance and they exp ...
'' (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Four Girls in White ''Four Girls in White'' is a 1939 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, starring Florence Rice and Una Merkel. It follows the mostly comical exploits of four nursing students enrolled in a three-year training course. Plot Student nurses at a l ...
'' (1939) as Miss Bennett * ''
The Shop Around the Corner ''The Shop Around the Corner'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The supporting cast included Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, Fe ...
'' (1940) as Flora Kaczek * ''
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'' (1940) as Miss Barnes * '' Hullabaloo'' (1940) as "Sue" Merriweather * ''
Keeping Company ''Keeping Company'' is a 1940 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan as a real estate broker with three daughters who all have their own problems. The film was followed by ''This Time for Keeps ''This Time for Keeps'' ...
'' (1940) as Mrs. Forrest * ''
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante ''Andy Hardy Meets Debutante '' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. The film stars Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden and Judy Garland. It is the ninth of the ''Andy Hardy'' full-length film ...
'' (1940) as Aunt Milly Forrest * '' H. M. Pulham, Esq.'' (1941) as Miss Rollo - Harry's secretary * '' Come Back, Miss Pipps'' (1941 - Our Gang short) as Miss Pipps * ''
Life Begins for Andy Hardy ''Life Begins for Andy Hardy'' is a 1941 American comedy film and the 11th installment of the 16 popular Andy Hardy movies. Directed by George B. Seitz, ''Life Begins for Andy Hardy'' was also the last Andy Hardy movie to feat ...
'' (1941) as Aunt Milly Forrest * '' Love Crazy'' (1941) as Cecila Landis * ''
Washington Melodrama ''Washington Melodrama'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, and Kent Taylor. Plot It is 1941 and the United States remains at an uneasy peace. Prominent Washington, D.C. industria ...
'' (1941) as Mrs. Harrington * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1941) as Aunt Letty * ''
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Ha ...
'' (1941) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
The Trial of Mary Dugan ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' is a play written by Bayard Veiller. The 1927 melodrama concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a showgirl accused of killing her millionaire lover. Her defense attorney is her brother, Jimmy Dugan. It was first pr ...
'' (1941) as Miss Mathews * ''
Andy Hardy's Double Life ''Andy Hardy's Double Life'' is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character. It was the feature film debut ...
'' (1942) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Somewhere I'll Find You ''Somewhere I'll Find You'' is a 1942 film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner, released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The film took almost two years to complete and was the last film Gable starred in before he enlisted ...
'' (1942) as Miss Coultier * ''
The Affairs of Martha ''The Affairs of Martha'', also known as ''Once Upon a Thursday'', is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and written by Isobel Lennart Isobel Lennart (May 18, 1915 – January 25, 1971) was an award-winning American ...
'' (1942) as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock * ''
The Courtship of Andy Hardy ''The Courtship of Andy Hardy'' is a 1942 film, part of the Andy Hardy series. It gave an early role to Donna Reed although Mickey Rooney had lobbied for his then-wife Ava Gardner to have her part. Within a few months of the film's release, she ...
'' (1942) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Woman of the Year ''Woman of the Year'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin (with uncredited work on the rewritten ...
'' (1942) as Matron * ''
Thousands Cheer ''Thousands Cheer'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced at the height of the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their fam ...
'' (1943) as Second Nurse * '' Best Foot Forward'' (1943) as Miss Talbert * '' Pilot No. 5'' (1943) as Landlady * '' Above Suspecion'' (1943) as Aunt Hattie * ''
The Youngest Profession ''The Youngest Profession'' is a 1943 film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Virginia Weidler, Edward Arnold, John Carroll, Scotty Beckett, and Agnes Moorehead. Based on a short story series and book written by Lillian Day, it contains c ...
'' (1943) as Sister Lassie * '' Lost Angel'' (1943) as Rhoda Kitterick * ''
Broadway Rhythm ''Broadway Rhythm'' (1944) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Technicolor musical film. It was produced by Jack Cummings and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film was originally announced as ''Broadway Melody of 1944'' to follow MGM's ''Broadway Melody' ...
'' (1944) as Miss Wynn * '' Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble'' (1944) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
She Wouldn't Say Yes ''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Plot A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military hospital after spending two weeks working with patients ...
'' (1945) as Laura Pitts * ''
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes ''Our Vines Have Tender Grapes'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Roy Rowland and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien. Background The film is based on the 1940 novel of the same name by George Victor Martin about the Norw ...
''(1945) as Mrs. Bjorn Bjornson * ''
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy ''Love Laughs at Andy Hardy'' is a 1946 American film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Willis Goldbeck and starring Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone. The film is also known under its American promotional title ''Uncle Andy Hardy''. Th ...
'' (1946) as Aunt Milly Forrest * ''
Mr. Ace ''Mr. Ace'' is a 1946 American film noir starring George Raft and Sylvia Sidney involving a society woman who taps a gangster for his political support as she runs for Congress. The movie was written by Fred F. Finkelhoffe, directed by Edwin ...
'' (1946) as Alma Rhodes * ''
Our Hearts Were Growing Up ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay''. The film stars Gail ...
'' (1946) as Miss Dill * ''
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The Bishop's Wife ''The Bishop's Wife'' (also known as ''Cary and the Bishop's Wife'') is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his ...
'' (1947) as Mildred Cassaway * ''
Rachel and the Stranger ''Rachel and the Stranger'' is a 1948 American Western (genre), Western film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum. The Norman Foster (director), Norman Foster-directed film was one of the few to address the role of women in ...
'' (1948) as Mrs. Jackson * '' Roughshod'' (1949) as Ma Wyatt * '' The Big Cat'' (1949) as Mrs. Mary Cooper * ''
A Life of Her Own ''A Life of Her Own'' is a 1950 American melodrama film directed by George Cukor and starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart focuses on an aspiring model who leaves her small town in the Midwest to seek fame and ...
'' (1950) as Smitty * ''
The Great Rupert ''The Great Rupert'' is a 1950 comedy family film starring Jimmy Durante, Tom Drake and Terry Moore, produced by George Pal and directed by Irving Pichel. It is based on a story written by Ted Allan that has also been published as a children's ...
'' (1950) as Mrs. Katie Dingle * '' Wagons West'' (1952) as Elizabeth Cook * ''
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'' (1952) as Agatha Cartwright * '' A Lion Is in the Streets'' (1953) as Lula May McManamee * '' The Outlaw's Daughter'' (1954) as Mrs. Merril * ''
Betrayed Women ''Betrayed Women'' is a 1955 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Steve Fisher. The film stars Carole Mathews, Beverly Michaels, Peggy Knudsen, Tom Drake, Sara Haden, John Dierkes and Esther Dale. The film was rele ...
'' (1955) as Head Guard Darcy * ''
Andy Hardy Comes Home ''Andy Hardy Comes Home'' is a 1958 comedy film directed by Howard W. Koch. It is the 16th and final film in the Andy Hardy series, with Mickey Rooney reprising his signature role. It was produced 12 years after the previous Hardy film, and was ...
'' (1958) as Aunt Milly Forest


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haden, Sara 1898 births 1981 deaths Actresses from Texas American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players People from Galveston, Texas 20th-century American actresses