I love Hayley Mills!!!! She was a huge part of my happiness when I was young. Pollyanna is one of my all time favorite movies. I’m 61 now and I still remember the way I felt when I saw The Parent Trap and Pollyanna. She warms my heart♥️
What a blast from the past!! My all time favorite was, "Summer Magic" I was just the right age to enjoy the frivolity and also grasp the deeper meaning of growing up. Truly made me feel the magic!
My favorites are The Moon Spinners, The Trouble With Angels and That Darn Cat, which was playing when my little sister got her tonsils out. So she got a stuffed Siamese cat with a wrist watch around his neck. We opened our mouths & looked in the mirror, to see what I had & she didn't, to identify tonsils!😺😸
Haley Mills was my FAVORITE teenage film star when I was around 12 years old. I had ALL the pictures that were carefully torn from teen magazines. My bedroom wall was all of her! She was a young girl like myself whom I could relate too. She was my best friend who always had this great big glowing smile along with some of her other photographs where she shared the cutest, wincing little "crinkled nose"side of herself. Her magical presence and infectious smile was my rock through the excruciating adolescence of my time. Thanks Haley...you are still a class act!
OH my goodness me too mentioned it above. What a blast the Catholic school the cigars the plaster scene, oh wow, great movie and so glad someone else knows it too!
When I was around 12 our family was going through trauma which lasted for a few years. It ended up with my dad leaving. I discovered Pollyanna and then The Parent Trap. Those two movies "saved" me during those years. I latched on to Hayley Mills in those two movies. At some point I started collecting movie magazines (25 cents at that time!) and kept up with her for years...way into my adulthood. I am 74 years old now, still have a heart for her and smile when I think back to those times instead of dwelling on the bad stuff. I have kept all my scrap books and movies magazines after all these years. I still get them out every few years and enjoy looking at all I collected. I still enjoy finding something she is in now. Glad you put this out...she really has had a good life. We all have poop hit the fan sometimes. I loved "The Truth About Spring" when I was a teenager. She was cocky and pretty!
She played the grandmother in a series on Acorn about a family who bought an animal rescue/vet farm in Africa. The whole series was superb. But I wasn't sure how much I'd like her as an older actress. She was as natural and endearing as ever. ❤❤❤❤❤
@@diannelavoie5385 Same here.. loved her first “grown up kiss” (she always laughs that she left her eyes open!) 😅. Peter was a doll!! I also had a crush on him!
The scathingly brilliant "The Trouble With Angels"🌻Is still one of my favorite movies of all time, followed closely by "The Parent Trap" and "Pollyanna". Hayley Mills is an amazing actress. I have many great childhood memories watching her movies.
Absolutely! The faith these children had was really tear jerking, in Whistle Down the Wind. Tiger Bay the same. Horst Buckholz was so handsome and played the part with Hayley so wonderfully; the end is a real surprise and a real full tissue box ending for sure!! 🙂🥲
You may well know that in psychology there is actually a ' syndrome ' called the Pollyanna Principle. Very basically it's about the tendency to rate circumstances and events to be better than they actually were or are . It's not a bad way to be I guess 🌞. ✌️
@@michaeldillon3113 Yes, I adored Hayley Mills! even though I was unaware of the 'Pollyanna Syndrome' at the time, I actually decided, after watching Pollyanna as a 12year old, that I wanted to have the same outlook on life, and be just like Pollyanna! I carried on that persona until adulthood.
Honestly, I thought Pollyanna was annoying. But I liked a lot of her other Disney movies after that, as well as some others. There are some from the mid-to-late 1960's I still haven't seen, but want to.
I adored her when I was growing up! I so clearly remember That Darn Cat. It was on TV, I got up to get a snack and tripped and fell when I went back to the living room to watch. I broke my right hand ring finger 😂 Loved The Parent Trap. Chalk Garden. Trouble With Angels. I am so glad she's healthy and doing well!
I Loved all of Hayleys movies...up until the Chalk Garden. That movie gave me nightmares. It felt so evil and unlike Hayley. I don't remember any of her movies after that.
@@EllyWoman777 Yes, it was strange to see the character she played in Chalk Garden. I suppose the redeeming part was that her character ended up returning to her mom, after being helped by the governess.
I'm 70 and Hayley Mills and Patty Duke were my two very very favorite people when I was growing up. I follow Haley Mills as much as I can and I've seen most of her movies. I have always treasured her
Im 73 years old, and love Hayley Mills! I enjoyed this "look into her life" and was very glad to hear she survived cancer. As for a favorite movie, its too hard to come up with one, but if i had to list any, it would probably be The Parent Trap, Pollyanna, Summer Magic, Moonspinners, and The Truth About Spring. But, i love them all from Tiger Bay to The Castaways to The Trouble With Angels.
I Love them all up until "The Chalk Garden!" After that I quit seeing her movies. I got married and started raising a family. To this day I hate horror flicks!
@lindaslater7782 You had to love The Family Way too, didn't you? I know she was older but I thought it was a lovely film plus I loved Hywel Bennett. When he gave that wink to his dad (Hayley's father, John Mills) I melted .. lol.
Hayley Mills was pure MAGIC on screen. I am so sorry to hear of her life's troubles. It was a different time back then when access to all available to us now, unfortunately, did not exist. I pray she lives the rest of her life with many of God's sweetest blessings, joy, and peace.
She was so pretty in that movie; just coming of age and her characters beautiful vintage clothes and hairdo! The dance scene at the end was so romantic for my 13 year old self. 😄 How I wished I was her. LoL
@@DTD110865 It was cute in those days and tried to straddle very young (children) fans as well as those of us who were just becoming young teens. Maybe had some awkward moments but Hayley did save the day! 😀Her mother seemed to hate most of the Disney/Hollywood doings she was a part of, so that doesn’t surprise me. I think her mother could have more enjoyed her great success with Disney; it wasn’t supposed to be Shakespeare! 😅 (I also still don’t agree with her “parents” decision to not let her attend the academy awards the year she won. What a special moment and she wasn’t even told about it at the time; let alone allowed to pick up her special award for herself.)😔 I hope - since then - Hayley’s realized these movies were just what we all wanted as young ones in those days.. light and fun and relatable. She brought it all to life with her personality! She was a very unique Disney star (when Disney was a studio with standards) and I’m glad she speaks so highly of those days for herself now. There will never be another Hayley Mills (nor Disney as in those days.) Note: I hope you realize this wasn’t all written as a reply to your comment, lol, once I got going I felt like I had a bit of a forum to say a few things regarding my opinions about what I’ve read about her life.
@@DTD110865 I didn’t know that. I guess I didn’t know much about her personal life before now, only the movies she has made. I haven’t seen her in anything that I didn’t love her in. She is probably my favorite actress from my youth. Watching her movies brings comfort and happiness to me. Thanks for sharing!
Hayley Mills was definitely one of the favorites of my childhood.This was very nice, but later she gave wonderful performances in two films that made her even more memorable: The slightly older girl in "Tiger Bay" with her father Sir John Mills and Horst Buchholz; and years later in a serialized TV program called "The Flame Trees of Theka," where she played the mother of a young girl in early 20th century Africa (we saw it here on PBS). I can't exactly remember when this was, but she was Anna in "The King and I" in either NY or London, and received great acclaim. I was elated to see her in both. I'm so glad to hear that she's doing well. Thanks.
When I was a pre-teen I had a sort of “girl crush” on Hayley Mills. I first saw her in a black and white movie called Tiger Bay, in which her father, successful British actor John Mills, starred. I was captivated by her performance and loved her accent! I said if I ever had a girl child, which I never did, that I would have named her Hayley. I was unaware of her breast cancer. I, too, am a breast cancer survivor; but, she and I have an even more coincidental connection in that we both had breast cancer in both breasts at the same time. My doctors told me it is quite rare, that only 3-4% patients diagnosed with breast cancer get it in both breasts at the same time. I am glad to hear she found her own way to heal. I haven’t really kept up with her career for years. Thank you for this video!
Haley was amazing. I loved. Whistle down the wind. I never missed any of her Disney films. She was fab. I think the best child star ever. I must try to see her recent work. I hope she is happy. Thank you for great memories of my childhood❤
as a 68 year old man and Hayley mills fan. I remember her in the parent trap when I was young. also battling cancer myself I feel for her. wish I got to see her in more movies than I did...
Hayley Mills was my childhood hero. Loved all her movies but Pollyanna and Moonspinners were my favorite. I was elated to find on Prime the BBC series Wild at Heart. I think it is one of my favorite show ever. Hayley is remarkable and will forever be a favorite of mine. God bless you, Hayley! ❤️🙏🏻
I love this documentary! I have always loved Haley and when I was a kid people approached me to ask if I was Haley Mills! What a hoot that was! I don’t have her beautiful blue eyes however. And she is a few years older. She has been a very positive role model for me and many others in our age group/generation! Thank you for putting this together.
Wow what an incredible person Hayley Mills is I had no idea that she won an Oscar for Pollyanna but it was well deserved and she always had such a vibrant smile on the screen I'd have to say my favorite movie of hers was that Darn cat she was more in a supporting role in the movie but it was a great movie and she did an exceptional job in the movie and every time I watch Pollyanna how that movie ends always makes me cry
Amazing actress, but even more amazing human being! So strong and admirable, her story has touched and inspired so many, we can be sure. So glad that despite the trials she is still thriving. God bless Haley Mills ❤❤❤
ALWAYS my favorite. In fact when I was a young girl I always said if I had a daughter I would name her Hayley. It was such a unique name for that time, you never heard it anywhere. My Hayley was born in 81, ppl loved her name, saying they'd never heard it before. And for many years it wasn't popular but as the decades passed it came into play. Many many Hayley's now. But when I named my daughter that it wasn't well known. everyone loved it because they had never really heard it much. My Hayley was special too. Sadly she passed in 2021 but whenever I think of Miss Mills, my beautiful daughters name will be forever mine, thanks to Hayley Mills. 😊
As a Hayley fan all my life 💖I'm saddened to hear she has been treated so badly, however she will always be the winner in our eyes as we love her so much. 🙏💖💯
I was obsessed with Hayley and watched all her movies. I still have a scrapbook book of magazine cuttings from that time. Also, still have an EP of Summer Magic songs and 2 Pollyanna books. I've made my grandchildren watch Pollyanna, and they actually professed to liking it. All my life, I've adorned my home and windows with crystals. Strangely, one of my daughters was the spitting image of Hayley when growing up. I wanted to be Hayley Mills and will always adore her. I almost cried when this youtube came up on my phone this morning. I was so excited and it has brought back so many memories.
Thank's for this topic on You Tube. 'Whistle Down the Wind',a B W British Movie is a rare jem from the early 1960's to watch because of the cast including Hayley Mills,which for myself placed a certain kind of magic within a strange story the likes of that has never been repeated as far as i know. i was 13 years young when i saw W D T Wind,and she would have aged to 15. i am now 75 years of age living a gentle life in Fiddle Wood,Old Catton,Norwich,United Kingdom, with my Dear Wife and Bella our strange but lovable dog. Thanks to all for reading. BB
I watched the Hayley Mills version of The Parent Trap. I watched it when I was very young ( I was born in 1953 ). I too like it better than the newer version. I really would like to see it again.
Whistle Down the Wind is my favourite all-time film. It is sweetly innocent in how Cathy(Hayley) believes the wanted Man, hiding in the family barn is Jesus and little references throughout the film lends support to the story. It is a beautifully told and acted film and I never tire of watching it. Simply lovely!
I loved the original parent trap and pollyanna. But i think my favorite movies with her was "the Trouble with Angels" and "Where Angels go Trouble Follows" i remember her having Scavenly brilliant ideas.. Rossiland Russel. Made the perfect mother superior knowing she was a bit of a scamp herself in her young film years.
'Trouble with Angels' OMG....hysterical love love love it my fav movie with Hailey......the plaster the cigar, I keep mentioning it, they don't make them like that anymore!!!
Yes! Those are ones I really loved and my mom liked them too, being a Rossiland Russel fan! Great movies, awesome woman. Even as a kid, in the magazines, she seemed like she had a good head on her shoulders. Thanks for the memories
She wasn't in Where Angels Go Trouble Follows. At the end of the first one she graduated and started her novitiate to become a nun. Mary Clancy's cousin marvel ann was one of the main girls, even though she also graduates in the first one
I forgot that susan saint james took on the counter part of troublesome angels, as she went on to play mcmillans wife and partenored to do Kate and Allie.
I was born in 1981 and EVERY SINGLE one of your drops intrigues me and resonates...even the ones "before my time"! I used to watch Hayley Mills movies over and over. My mom grew up on them and passed them to me. You somehow have captured so many memories from my cultural upbringing. It feels so special to me. I cherish it so much! God Bless❤
I was born in the 80’s and my first exposure to Hayley was with her show “Good Morning, Ms. Bliss.” At nine years old I was absolutely smitten and forevermore, my girlfriends and, eventually, my wife, had to be blonde 😁 I was crushed when she was replaced with Denis Haskins, regardless of how much I enjoyed his buffoonery as principal of Bayshore High.
I LOVED Hayley Mill. She's only about 5 years older than me. My favorite was her performance in The Parent Trap, followed by Pollyanna. she was soooo cute and I loved her accent!
Hayley was a teenage crush of mine, and some of my friends when we were young, lovely to hear she is still going strong and that her offspring are doing well. Absolutely loved anything that her dad Sir John Mills did, amazing actor and really pleased Hayley still OK.
I also grew up watching all of Haley Mills’ movies, I loved all of them and still do, even at 70 years old. I'm not sure which was my favourite, but one worth a mention is "In Search of the Castaways" (1962)
I still have my Hayley Mills scrapbook! I am 73 now. I loved her. My sister and I performed The parent Trap ",Lets get together r song for our parents numerous times! Those memories are such a joy. Thank you Hayley!
I liked Haley Mills as I grew up along with her via her movies but her hair in The Parent Trap drove me nuts as did her nose-hers was wide and blunt,mine was long and blunt. But got to give her credit for not having plastic surgery.Alas, I couldnt stand mine so....Good for her for using natural remedies after chemo and glad to hear she is still acting.
I love Hayley! My grandmother knew her when Hayley was teenager on the Disney lot, and they remained friends. I got to meet her when I myself was a teenager. I was 14, and we had the best time together! She is so sweet, and funny! 🤣 Hayley had it rough, but she is a positive, ray of light! Very kind heart, and really gives you her attention. Also, I loved Good Morning Miss Bliss! I know it got canceled, but I loved it.
Hayley has been our hero since we were about 13! That is, my identical twin sister and me. One of the first movies we ever saw was The Parent Trap and loved it. (Those days we didn't get to watch a lot of movies). I have the DVD now and I now realise that the movie spoilt us for future movies because it was sooooo good and not an ounce of boredom! I read her memoir last year and was shocked by the money grabbing British government tax system! The tax she had to pay was 'highway' robbery!
Hayley Mills did do dramatic roles before Parent Trap. You didn’t mention that her father was Sir John Mills, a doyen of the British cinema and winner of an Academy award.
I loved the original Parent Trap! I made kids watch it in Summer Camp last summer and they loved it! She was great in it! I’m 46 but I watched raised by nuns so we would watch older movies all the time.
Nice tribute to a lovely lady & a Darlin little girl who I “discovered” at 10 or 12 (?) it’s really impossible to pick a favorite out of That lot! Love em all!! Good to know she’s doin well- she’s definitely one of a kind!! ✌️
My junior year, I was taking one of the many drama classes my high school had to offer, and we decided to do a summer camp story for our improv show at the end of the semester. We talked about summer camp tropes used in books and movies, and I remember one girl (she was a sophomore) who rudely told me that I was dead wrong about Hayley Mills being played by only one actress. The black box, the classroom that we had for our class, had no service, so I couldn't pull out my phone and get in her face about me being right. It's not that she was insisting that I was wrong, when in fact I was right, that this sticks out to me. It was the notion that, once again, a student was rude to me IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, and no one did a damn thing. Gotta love high school, right? Wrong.
I love Hayley Mills!!!! She was a huge part of my happiness when I was young. Pollyanna is one of my all time favorite movies. I’m 61 now and I still remember the way I felt when I saw The Parent Trap and Pollyanna. She warms my heart♥️
Same her. I'll be 55 this year and I still remember her and her movies too !
Same here! I'"m 61 as well!
Same here 73
Me too! She was a Great part of the 60’s!
What a blast from the past!!
My all time favorite was,
"Summer Magic"
I was just the right age to enjoy the frivolity and also grasp the deeper meaning of growing up. Truly made me feel the magic!
I grew up watching all of Haley Mills’ movies - I loved all of them and still do, even at 70 years old!!
Im 61 and loved her movies.She had charm.
I loved ALL Walt Disney movies especially "Return of the White Stallions" "Big Red" and "Ole Yeller"...I cried for hours when they shot him.
Moonspinners👏❤️
me too ! x
Yes, she was my fave!
She was great in The Trouble With Angels!!!
Hayley Mills was also great in That Darn Cat.
The Trouble with Angels, Parents Trap and that Darn Cat were some of my favourite Hayley Mills movies, especially The Trouble with Angels! ❤
That is still one of my favorite movies!
My favorites are The Moon Spinners, The Trouble With Angels and That Darn Cat, which was playing when my little sister got her tonsils out. So she got a stuffed Siamese cat with a wrist watch around his neck. We opened our mouths & looked in the mirror, to see what I had & she didn't, to identify tonsils!😺😸
ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!
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The original Parent Trap was a better movie than the Lindsey Lohan one
So true!!
Truth
I never watched the Lindsey L. version.
Definitely, absolutely. Hayley is classy.
Of course it was, it had Haley Mills in it. Originals are always better.
My lovely daughter was named Hayley after our darling Hayley Mills in 1975. Thank you Hayley !!
Mine too. 1986.😊💕
I adored this lady when I was growing up.
I loved her as a twelve year old and still do
Haley Mills was my FAVORITE teenage film star when I was around 12 years old. I had ALL the pictures that were carefully torn from teen magazines. My bedroom wall was all of her! She was a young girl like myself whom I could relate too. She was my best friend who always had this great big glowing smile along with some of her other photographs where she shared the cutest, wincing little "crinkled nose"side of herself. Her magical presence and infectious smile was my rock through the excruciating adolescence of my time. Thanks Haley...you are still a class act!
The Movie "The Trouble with Angels". Loved that movie.
OH my goodness me too mentioned it above. What a blast the Catholic school the cigars the plaster scene, oh wow, great movie and so glad someone else knows it too!
I loved Trouble with Angels too. Haley's character became my blueprint for a 12 year Catholic School Girl career.
One of my favorite movies, growing up
One of the shows I have permanently on my dvr list. Absolutely too 😁
That was my favorite too!
She was a great star!!
When I was around 12 our family was going through trauma which lasted for a few years. It ended up with my dad leaving. I discovered Pollyanna and then The Parent Trap. Those two movies "saved" me during those years. I latched on to Hayley Mills in those two movies. At some point I started collecting movie magazines (25 cents at that time!) and kept up with her for years...way into my adulthood. I am 74 years old now, still have a heart for her and smile when I think back to those times instead of dwelling on the bad stuff. I have kept all my scrap books and movies magazines after all these years. I still get them out every few years and enjoy looking at all I collected. I still enjoy finding something she is in now. Glad you put this out...she really has had a good life. We all have poop hit the fan sometimes. I loved "The Truth About Spring" when I was a teenager. She was cocky and pretty!
Funnily enough I didn't know it at the time, my mother left a few years after one of those films..
Thank you for sharing ❤ 💐
She played the grandmother in a series on Acorn about a family who bought an animal rescue/vet farm in Africa.
The whole series was superb.
But I wasn't sure how much I'd like her as an older actress.
She was as natural and endearing as ever.
❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for bringing us up to date on Ms. Mills' life. I was among her early fans and still respect her talent.
Trouble with angels... scaithingly brilliant!!!
Was it ever.
Yes. I own that! Great movie!
Patty Duke was similar
They played "cousins"
Have it, love it, and still say scathingly brilliant as often as appropriate.
Loved her very much, also really liked the movie, The Moonspinners!
That was one of my favorites. She was in it with Peter McEnery, who I had a crush on.
@@diannelavoie5385 Same here.. loved her first “grown up kiss” (she always laughs that she left her eyes open!) 😅. Peter was a doll!! I also had a crush on him!
The scathingly brilliant "The Trouble With Angels"🌻Is still one of my favorite movies of all time, followed closely by "The Parent Trap" and "Pollyanna". Hayley Mills is an amazing actress. I have many great childhood memories watching her movies.
I loved her performance in “Whistle down the wind” and in Tiger Bay.
I remember that film-the kittens dying had me upset.
Yes!
Her mother Mary Hayley Bell wrote Whistle Down the Wind :)
Absolute CLASSIC !! Im so pleased someone else remembers this xxxx
Absolutely! The faith these children had was really tear jerking, in Whistle Down the Wind. Tiger Bay the same. Horst Buckholz was so handsome and played the part with Hayley so wonderfully; the end is a real surprise and a real full tissue box ending for sure!! 🙂🥲
She made such an impression on me in Pollyanna when I was a young girl. That part actually gave me a positive look on life.
*Her role in Pollyanna started my love affair with history*
You may well know that in psychology there is actually a ' syndrome ' called the Pollyanna Principle. Very basically it's about the tendency to rate circumstances and events to be better than they actually were or are . It's not a bad way to be I guess 🌞. ✌️
@@michaeldillon3113 Yes, I adored Hayley Mills! even though I was unaware of the 'Pollyanna Syndrome' at the time, I actually decided, after watching Pollyanna as a 12year old, that I wanted to have the same outlook on life, and be just like Pollyanna! I carried on that persona until adulthood.
Honestly, I thought Pollyanna was annoying. But I liked a lot of her other Disney movies after that, as well as some others. There are some from the mid-to-late 1960's I still haven't seen, but want to.
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I adored her when I was growing up! I so clearly remember That Darn Cat. It was on TV, I got up to get a snack and tripped and fell when I went back to the living room to watch. I broke my right hand ring finger 😂 Loved The Parent Trap. Chalk Garden. Trouble With Angels. I am so glad she's healthy and doing well!
My mom has compared the kitten we took in to DC.
That Darn Cat is a great movie. Still loving it today❤
Yes, all of these films. And I remember being surprised and shocked at The Chalk Garden, but also intrigued by the film and her performance.
I Loved all of Hayleys movies...up until the Chalk Garden. That movie gave me nightmares. It felt so evil and unlike Hayley. I don't remember any of her movies after that.
@@EllyWoman777 Yes, it was strange to see the character she played in Chalk Garden. I suppose the redeeming part was that her character ended up returning to her mom, after being helped by the governess.
If you haven't read Hayley's autobiography, do yourself a favor. Very well written and fascinating.
Grief, I remember listening to let’s get together on EP in the 70’s
Just a couple of nights ago saw her on TV in a new episode of Death In Paradise. The camera still loves her.
I'm 70 and Hayley Mills and Patty Duke were my two very very favorite people when I was growing up. I follow Haley Mills as much as I can and I've seen most of her movies. I have always treasured her
To this day, I love her early movies. Parent Trap, Pollyanna and The Trouble with Angels....all classics.
I absolutely love Haley Mills! I grew up watching all her great movies. Pollyanna is my favorite.
I first saw her in Parent Trap, she was/is brilliant!! Truly wonderful actress, live long and prosper, dear lady.
I had an autographed picture of her on my wall. A big crush.
Im 73 years old, and love Hayley Mills! I enjoyed this "look into her life" and was very glad to hear she survived cancer. As for a favorite movie, its too hard to come up with one, but if i had to list any, it would probably be The Parent Trap, Pollyanna, Summer Magic, Moonspinners, and The Truth About Spring. But, i love them all from Tiger Bay to The Castaways to The Trouble With Angels.
I Love them all up until "The Chalk Garden!"
After that I quit seeing her movies.
I got married and started raising a family.
To this day I hate horror flicks!
@lindaslater7782 You had to love The Family Way too, didn't you? I know she was older but I thought it was a lovely film plus I loved Hywel Bennett. When he gave that wink to his dad (Hayley's father, John Mills) I melted .. lol.
Hayley Mills was pure MAGIC on screen. I am so sorry to hear of her life's troubles. It was a different time back then when access to all available to us now, unfortunately, did not exist. I pray she lives the rest of her life with many of God's sweetest blessings, joy, and peace.
Summer Magic was my favorite movie of hers. ❤
Mine too!
@@bluebutterfly320 She didn't like it that much, and her mother hated it even more. I think she saved the movie.
She was so pretty in that movie; just coming of age and her characters beautiful vintage clothes and hairdo! The dance scene at the end was so romantic for my 13 year old self. 😄 How I wished I was her. LoL
@@DTD110865 It was cute in those days and tried to straddle very young (children) fans as well as those of us who were just becoming young teens. Maybe had some awkward moments but Hayley did save the day! 😀Her mother seemed to hate most of the Disney/Hollywood doings she was a part of, so that doesn’t surprise me. I think her mother could have more enjoyed her great success with Disney; it wasn’t supposed to be Shakespeare! 😅 (I also still don’t agree with her “parents” decision to not let her attend the academy awards the year she won. What a special moment and she wasn’t even told about it at the time; let alone allowed to pick up her special award for herself.)😔
I hope - since then - Hayley’s realized these movies were just what we all wanted as young ones in those days.. light and fun and relatable. She brought it all to life with her personality! She was a very unique Disney star (when Disney was a studio with standards) and I’m glad she speaks so highly of those days for herself now. There will never be another Hayley Mills (nor Disney as in those days.) Note: I hope you realize this wasn’t all written as a reply to your comment, lol, once I got going I felt like I had a bit of a forum to say a few things regarding my opinions about what I’ve read about her life.
@@DTD110865 I didn’t know that. I guess I didn’t know much about her personal life before now, only the movies she has made. I haven’t seen her in anything that I didn’t love her in. She is probably my favorite actress from my youth. Watching her movies brings comfort and happiness to me. Thanks for sharing!
My favorite is The Trouble with Angels . I have a scathingly brilliant idea!!!! 😂
I'm really going to have to figure out how to incorporate "scathingly brilliant idea" into my daily lexicon 😊
Possibly make it my first tattoo?
If you haven't seen it it's worth the watch. Heel toe heel toe, if ya know ya know. 🤣
I love that movie, too.
Hayley Mills was definitely one of the favorites of my childhood.This was very nice, but later she gave wonderful performances in two films that made her even more memorable: The slightly older girl in "Tiger Bay" with her father Sir John Mills and Horst Buchholz; and years later in a serialized TV program called "The Flame Trees of Theka," where she played the mother of a young girl in early 20th century Africa (we saw it here on PBS). I can't exactly remember when this was, but she was Anna in "The King and I" in either NY or London, and received great acclaim. I was elated to see her in both. I'm so glad to hear that she's doing well. Thanks.
"The Moon-Spinners"!! I remember seeing this as a kid when it first came out and was really drawn in by Halleys sense of goodsportsmanship.
Best movie for the time...
I’ve been racking my brain for that movie title for 20 minutes. Loved it!
When I was a pre-teen I had a sort of “girl crush” on Hayley Mills. I first saw her in a black and white movie called Tiger Bay, in which her father, successful British actor John Mills, starred. I was captivated by her performance and loved her accent! I said if I ever had a girl child, which I never did, that I would have named her Hayley. I was unaware of her breast cancer. I, too, am a breast cancer survivor; but, she and I have an even more coincidental connection in that we both had breast cancer in both breasts at the same time. My doctors told me it is quite rare, that only 3-4% patients diagnosed with breast cancer get it in both breasts at the same time. I am glad to hear she found her own way to heal. I haven’t really kept up with her career for years. Thank you for this video!
I've recently wondered about her. Thanks for sharing.
In a dark childhood with extreme poverty,You got me through ,Thank you ,❤❤❤❤
Haley was amazing. I loved. Whistle down the wind. I never missed any of her Disney films. She was fab. I think the best child star ever. I must try to see her recent work. I hope she is happy. Thank you for great memories of my childhood❤
as a 68 year old man and Hayley mills fan. I remember her in the parent trap when I was young. also battling cancer myself I feel for her. wish I got to see her in more movies than I did...
I am sorry about the cancer diagnosis. I will be praying for your healing.
@billdevany3303. I pray for you too 🙏🙏
Enjoyed all of the Disney Hayley Mills' movies. Still show them to the grandchildren.
I watched Pollyanna and The Parent Trap on repeat as a kid. and I'm only 32!
The only posters on my wall when I was 13 (74 now)...Haley Mills and Troy Donahue....thank you for the enjoyable posting
Hayley Mills was my childhood hero. Loved all her movies but Pollyanna and Moonspinners were my favorite. I was elated to find on Prime the BBC series Wild at Heart. I think it is one of my favorite show ever. Hayley is remarkable and will forever be a favorite of mine. God bless you, Hayley! ❤️🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing this! What an amazing talented strong woman! 🙌🏼
I loved every thing she was in, she was so cute, now a lovely lady.
The Parent Trap was always great to watch as a kid. Never watched the Lindsey Lohan version as I felt no one could replace Hayley Mills
I love this documentary! I have always loved Haley and when I was a kid people approached me to ask if I was Haley Mills! What a hoot that was! I don’t have her beautiful blue eyes however. And she is a few years older. She has been a very positive role model for me and many others in our age group/generation! Thank you for putting this together.
I always wondered how they did the twin scenes, back then it was tricky, but they pulled it off, very good mini documentary, very entertaining.
Awesome, awesome lady, love her!!!
That Darn Cat is my favorite Disney movie. Hayley was really cute with that English accent.
That's one of my favs too. Also loved "In Search of the Castaways".
Wow what an incredible person Hayley Mills is I had no idea that she won an Oscar for Pollyanna but it was well deserved and she always had such a vibrant smile on the screen I'd have to say my favorite movie of hers was that Darn cat she was more in a supporting role in the movie but it was a great movie and she did an exceptional job in the movie and every time I watch Pollyanna how that movie ends always makes me cry
Amazing actress, but even more amazing human being! So strong and admirable, her story has touched and inspired so many, we can be sure. So glad that despite the trials she is still thriving. God bless Haley Mills ❤❤❤
ALWAYS my favorite. In fact when I was a young girl I always said if I had a daughter I would name her Hayley. It was such a unique name for that time, you never heard it anywhere. My Hayley was born in 81, ppl loved her name, saying they'd never heard it before. And for many years it wasn't popular but as the decades passed it came into play. Many many Hayley's now. But when I named my daughter that it wasn't well known. everyone loved it because they had never really heard it much. My Hayley was special too. Sadly she passed in 2021 but whenever I think of Miss Mills, my beautiful daughters name will be forever mine, thanks to Hayley Mills. 😊
I loved her in "The Truth About Spring".
As a Hayley fan all my life 💖I'm saddened to hear she has been treated so badly, however she will always be the winner in our eyes as we love her so much. 🙏💖💯
I loved The Castaways with Maurice Chevalier. She really is something special.
I was obsessed with Hayley and watched all her movies. I still have a scrapbook book of magazine cuttings from that time. Also, still have an EP of Summer Magic songs and 2 Pollyanna books. I've made my grandchildren watch Pollyanna, and they actually professed to liking it. All my life, I've adorned my home and windows with crystals. Strangely, one of my daughters was the spitting image of Hayley when growing up. I wanted to be Hayley Mills and will always adore her. I almost cried when this youtube came up on my phone this morning. I was so excited and it has brought back so many memories.
I loved all her Disney films. I was thrilled to see her in a Midsomer Murders episode a while back. She was superb, as always.
I had to watch that episode 3 times ❤
I sure do remember her ! Thanks so much for doing this ! ❤ 🙏
The Flame Trees of Thika captured my interest for several weeks on PBS.
Thank's for this topic on You Tube. 'Whistle Down the Wind',a B W British Movie is a rare jem from the early 1960's to watch because of the cast including Hayley Mills,which for myself placed a certain kind of magic within a strange story the likes of that has never been repeated as far as i know. i was 13 years young when i saw W D T Wind,and she would have aged to 15. i am now 75 years of age living a gentle life in Fiddle Wood,Old Catton,Norwich,United Kingdom, with my Dear Wife and Bella our strange but lovable dog. Thanks to all for reading. BB
I watched the Hayley Mills version of The Parent Trap. I watched it when I was very young ( I was born in 1953 ). I too like it better than the newer version. I really would like to see it again.
The Moon Spinners was my favorite! But I loved all her Disney movies!!
I've always been a Haley Mills fan. Loved her films.
In Search of the Castaways and The Trouble with Angels and her moment on Saved by the Bell are my favorite to watch her in.
Whistle Down the Wind was wonderful.
🌹🌹🌹Hayley Mills is a wonderful actress! I love the movie that she starred in, called " The Trouble with Angels." It's one of my all-time fav's! 💖💖💖💖
I loved The Trouble with Angels!
"She put a spell on us..."
Truer words....
Whistle Down the Wind is my favourite all-time film. It is sweetly innocent in how Cathy(Hayley) believes the wanted Man, hiding in the family barn is Jesus and little references throughout the film lends support to the story. It is a beautifully told and acted film and I never tire of watching it. Simply lovely!
I don’t understand why my comment has been duplicated.
Grew up watching Hayley Mills movies! Love her!
I loved the original parent trap and pollyanna. But i think my favorite movies with her was "the Trouble with Angels" and "Where Angels go Trouble Follows" i remember her having Scavenly brilliant ideas.. Rossiland Russel. Made the perfect mother superior knowing she was a bit of a scamp herself in her young film years.
'Trouble with Angels' OMG....hysterical love love love it my fav movie with Hailey......the plaster the cigar, I keep mentioning it, they don't make them like that anymore!!!
Yes! Those are ones I really loved and my mom liked them too, being a Rossiland Russel fan! Great movies, awesome woman. Even as a kid, in the magazines, she seemed like she had a good head on her shoulders. Thanks for the memories
@@lowen4231I loved Rosalind Russle too! My mother wasn't a fan of hers. I loved her in Auntie Mame! Great comedic actress!
She wasn't in Where Angels Go Trouble Follows. At the end of the first one she graduated and started her novitiate to become a nun. Mary Clancy's cousin marvel ann was one of the main girls, even though she also graduates in the first one
I forgot that susan saint james took on the counter part of troublesome angels, as she went on to play mcmillans wife and partenored to do Kate and Allie.
Loved Hayley Mills I grew up with her💗💗💗
"Im still in love with Hayley Mills."
Prefab Sprout song.
And I was, back in 1984.
Still am.
I was born in 1981 and EVERY SINGLE one of your drops intrigues me and resonates...even the ones "before my time"! I used to watch Hayley Mills movies over and over. My mom grew up on them and passed them to me. You somehow have captured so many memories from my cultural upbringing. It feels so special to me. I cherish it so much! God Bless❤
Thanks for this video😮
I was born in the 80’s and my first exposure to Hayley was with her show “Good Morning, Ms. Bliss.” At nine years old I was absolutely smitten and forevermore, my girlfriends and, eventually, my wife, had to be blonde 😁 I was crushed when she was replaced with Denis Haskins, regardless of how much I enjoyed his buffoonery as principal of Bayshore High.
She was my first celebrity crush. I had no idea she was 15 years older than me. The Parent Trap still remains one of my all time favorites.
My first crush as well, after I saw That Darn Cat!
I LOVED Hayley Mill. She's only about 5 years older than me. My favorite was her performance in The Parent Trap, followed by Pollyanna. she was soooo cute and I loved her accent!
I really enjoyed watching all of her movies and thank her for all her great talent.
Her best movies were Whistle Down the Wind and Tiger Bay. Love her.
Wow ty. I absolutely loved Parent Trap
Hayley was a teenage crush of mine, and some of my friends when we were young, lovely to hear she is still going strong and that her offspring are doing well.
Absolutely loved anything that her dad Sir John Mills did, amazing actor and really pleased Hayley still OK.
I also grew up watching all of Haley Mills’ movies, I loved all of them and still do, even at 70 years old. I'm not sure which was my favourite, but one worth a mention is "In Search of the Castaways" (1962)
Was in love with Haley when I was growing up. She’s England’ Treasure . The Parent Trap is my favorite Haley movie .
Great Video, Great Person.
I still have my Hayley Mills scrapbook! I am 73 now. I loved her. My sister and I performed The parent Trap ",Lets get together r song for our parents numerous times! Those memories are such a joy. Thank you Hayley!
Another special person in life that touched so many lives. Bravo
Loved her my whole life.🇺🇸🇺🇸
I liked Haley Mills as I grew up along with her via her movies but her hair in The Parent Trap drove me nuts as did her nose-hers was wide and blunt,mine was long and blunt. But got to give her credit for not having plastic surgery.Alas, I couldnt stand mine so....Good for her for using natural remedies after chemo and glad to hear she is still acting.
Haley Mills gave me so much joy when I was growing up. I loved her movies.
I love Hayley! My grandmother knew her when Hayley was teenager on the Disney lot, and they remained friends. I got to meet her when I myself was a teenager. I was 14, and we had the best time together! She is so sweet, and funny! 🤣 Hayley had it rough, but she is a positive, ray of light! Very kind heart, and really gives you her attention. Also, I loved Good Morning Miss Bliss! I know it got canceled, but I loved it.
I had an enormous crush on Hayley. The Moonspinners remains my favorite movie of hers.
Hayley has been our hero since we were about 13! That is, my identical twin sister and me. One of the first movies we ever saw was The Parent Trap and loved it. (Those days we didn't get to watch a lot of movies). I have the DVD now and I now realise that the movie spoilt us for future movies because it was sooooo good and not an ounce of boredom! I read her memoir last year and was shocked by the money grabbing British government tax system! The tax she had to pay was 'highway' robbery!
Hayley Mills did do dramatic roles before Parent Trap. You didn’t mention that her father was Sir John Mills, a doyen of the British cinema and winner of an Academy award.
The Truth About Spring with her dad was a favorite.❤
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing this with us!!
I loved the original Parent Trap! I made kids watch it in Summer Camp last summer and they loved it! She was great in it! I’m 46 but I watched raised by nuns so we would watch older movies all the time.
Nice tribute to a lovely lady & a Darlin little girl who I “discovered” at 10 or 12 (?) it’s really impossible to pick a favorite out of That lot! Love em all!! Good to know she’s doin well- she’s definitely one of a kind!! ✌️
One of my all time favorites of Hayley Mills is The Trouble With Angels (1966). I didn't know she had an autobiography. I can't wait to read it. 😃
Who remembers The Moon Spinners. My first romantic movie.
yeah, with Peter McEnery hubba, hubba!
My junior year, I was taking one of the many drama classes my high school had to offer, and we decided to do a summer camp story for our improv show at the end of the semester. We talked about summer camp tropes used in books and movies, and I remember one girl (she was a sophomore) who rudely told me that I was dead wrong about Hayley Mills being played by only one actress. The black box, the classroom that we had for our class, had no service, so I couldn't pull out my phone and get in her face about me being right. It's not that she was insisting that I was wrong, when in fact I was right, that this sticks out to me. It was the notion that, once again, a student was rude to me IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, and no one did a damn thing. Gotta love high school, right? Wrong.
Yeah, high school is the worst.
Also loved The Chalk Garden, and would love to see it again.
The trouble with angels has always been my favorite Haley Mills movie!
What an amazing woman. I knew about her marriage to an older man, but little else. It's good to see she's doing well and looking great.
Her spouse is 20 yrs younger than her
Sue is talking about her FIRST husband in the 60s-70s. The younger man is her third.