Dayle Haddon, a model and actress in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, died Friday in a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a home in Pennsylvania, authorities told CBS News. She was 76.
The Solebury Township Police Department said it responded to a home in Bucks County just after 9 a.m. on Friday after receiving a call about a man “lying down, passed out on the first floor of a detached office/in-law suite.” The 76-year-old man, whose identity has yet to be revealed, was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Authorities then found a 76-year-old woman, later identified as Haddon, dead in a second-floor bedroom. While investigating the scene, the fire department detected a high level of carbon monoxide in the property.
“Preliminary investigation is showing that a heating unit malfunctioned exposing a large amount of carbon monoxide within the carriage house,” Detective Sgt. Jonathan Koretzky told CBS News.
Two medics were also taken to a local hospital for carbon monoxide exposure and one police officer was treated at the scene, according to police. Officials said all three are stable.
Born on May 26, 1948, in Toronto, Canada, Haddon rose to fame as a supermodel before moving to Hollywood where she decided to also pursue acting. She landed her first role in the Disney movie The World’s Greatest Athlete in 1973.
She went on to garner just over 25 acting credits, including 1975’s The Cheaters, 1977’s Madame Claude, 1979’s North Dallas Forty, 1986’s Desert Chase, 1989’s Cyborg, 1992’s Unbecoming Age and 1994’s Bullets Over Broadway.
Haddon was also an ambassador for the humanitarian aid organization, UNICEF, and founded WomenOne, a non-profit focused on creating educational opportunities for girls and women.
