Spoiler : Hayes, Margaret (birth name was Florette Regina Ottenheimer) Born in Baltimore, Maryland 12/5/1916; died 1/26/1977 of cancer and hepatitis in Miami Beach, Florida. Married and divorced to actor Leif Erickson (1942); producer and director Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr. (1947-1973). Mother of actress Tracy Brooks Swope. Hayes grew up in the Forest Park section of Baltimore, Maryland. She began her career on stage in 1938. Screen debut (in credits as Dana Dale) playing the Governor's secretary in The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940). Last movie was playing Mrs. Landry in 13 West Street (1962).

Spoiler : Using the names of Maggie Hayes and Dana Dale, she acted on radio programs including Assignment Home; Aunt Jenny; The Bob Hope Show; The Light of the World; The Lux Radio Theater; My True Story; Mystery Theater; Ellery Queen; The Silver Theater.

Spoiler : Television actor from 1950 to the middle 1960s. Repertory player on Robert Montgomery Presents for NBC-TV (1952-1953). Roxanne Reynolds on A Flame In the Wind (1964-1966). She retired from acting to design and sell jewelry.