Brooke Hayward is an American stage, film, and TV actor, who is also the author of the bestseller 'Haywire.' She began her acting career through theater and later made her transition to films and TV. However, Brooke did not have a prominent acting career even though she remained in the industry for several decades. She rose to prominence primarily because of her book, ‘Haywire,’ which is her childhood memoir. The bestselling book throws light on her family and her tumultuous life. Brooke had a disturbed childhood. She witnessed her parents' divorce. She also struggled with her mother's and siblings' mental issues and eventually had to face their deaths. Her married life, too, has been quite disturbed. She has had three failed marriages, which has only added to her miseries. Her book was later made into a TV movie. Several decades after ‘Haywire’ was published, Brooke started opening up about her turbulent marriage through articles and journals.
