Trailblazing model found dead after 'carbon monoxide leak' at home
Dayle Haddon, a model and actress who once shared the screen with Nick Nolte, has tragically passed away at 76. The star's death was reportedly due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, according to NBC10 in Philadelphia. The emergency services in Bucks County received a call early in the morning after a man was found unconscious in a detached suite in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania. First responders also found an unresponsive woman, later identified as Haddon, in a second-floor bedroom.
While the unidentified man was rushed to hospital, attempts to revive Dayle were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police suspect that a faulty boiler may have caused the deadly carbon monoxide levels. Detective Sergeant Jonathan Koretzky of the Solebury Township Police Department stated: “It is believed a heating unit, a boiler unit, is the source of the carbon monoxide. The initial readings on EMS and fire company arrival were extremely high, so we're treating this as a carbon monoxide poisoning incident.”
The main house on the property was reportedly unaffected by the alleged gas leak. However, the home remained hazardous, with two paramedics taken to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure and a police officer treated at the scene. The circumstances surrounding Dayle's death are still under investigation by the police.
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Dayle was not only a star of the screen and catwalk but also the mother of journalist Ryan Haddon, who is married to actor Marc Blucas. Dayle had worked on popular television news programs such as Good Morning America, Extra! and PBS NewsHour.
Dayle, who was a supermodel sensation during the '70s and '80s, continued her modelling career well into her 70s, even featuring in Vogue as recently as August 2024. She graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1973 and made it onto Harper's Bazaar's Ten Most Beautiful Women list twice.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1948, Haddon was a sought-after face for cosmetics and skincare brands like Estée Lauder, L'Oréal, Max Factor and Revlon. Fluent in both French and English, she starred in several American films in the '70s, including Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) alongside Jan-Michael Vincent.
However, after relocating to Europe later that decade, she primarily appeared in English- and French-language films produced outside America, though she still occasionally took on small supporting roles in American films. .
She shared screen space with Nick Nolte in 1979's North Dallas Forty and Albert Pyun's 1989 sci-fi/action film Cyborg, which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Two of her final roles were small parts in Woody Allen films, including 1994's acclaimed Bullets Over Broadway and 1998's Celebrity.
In her later years, Dayle shifted her focus towards activism. She served as a UNICEF ambassador and also founded the non-profit WomenONe, which aims to promote education for girls and women.
