Model Dayle Haddon found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Hallmark actor’s Pennsylvania home
Dayle Haddon, the Canadian supermodel who rose to fame for her work representing various cosmetic and magazine companies, died Friday from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. She was 76.
Haddon was found dead in a second-floor bedroom of a detached in-law suite at her daughter and son-in-law’s renovated farmhouse in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.
The million-dollar home is owned by Haddon’s journalist daughter Ryan Haddon and her son-in-law, the Hallmark actor Marc Blucas.
She had been staying in what cops described as a “carriage house” with Marc Blucas’ 76-year-old father, Walter “Wally” Blucas.
Haddon lived in New York and Blucas, 76, who is hospitalized in critical condition, were both visiting their children for the holidays, Solebury police told The Post Saturday.
They were staying in separate areas of the guest house, cops said. Haddon was found in an upstairs room and the elder Blucas was found lying face down in a first floor room, according to police.
He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
“Wally” Blucas was a well-respected college athlete in Pennsylvania who moved his family to Erie, where he rose from teacher to school principal and ultimately to Superintendent of Schools for the District.
Police said their investigation indicated there was a faulty flue and exhaust pipe on a gas heating system that caused the carbon monoxide leak.
They said there was no indication of foul play.
“The bright light that is Dayle has dimmed in this Earthly realm,” Ryan posted in a tribute on Friday. “Shining somewhere as radiantly as ever where it’s most needed, I have no doubt.
“She was a woman in her power, yet soft and attentive to all. Deeply creative and curious, gifted with beauty inside and out. Always kind and thoughtful.”
First responders were called to the property just after 6:30 a.m. Friday after receiving reports of a 76-year-old man lying unconscious on the first floor of the suite, the Solebury Township Police Department said.
The elder Blucas was brought to the hospital before rescuers learned that the woman, later identified as Haddon, was still inside.
The unidentified man was removed from the building and brought to a nearby hospital before rescuers learned that the woman, later identified as Haddon, was still inside.
The model was discovered inside and pronounced dead at the scene.
Blucas and Ryan Haddon purchased the “old farmhouse” in 2012 for $1 million, and completely restored the property that dated back to 1711, Blucas told Wide Open Country.
The New Hope Eagle Volunteer Fire Company detected a “high level of carbon monoxide” on the property.
Two medics were hospitalized due to exposure to the poisonous gas and a police officer was treated at the scene for injuries with all three in stable condition, the police department said.
No one in the main home was injured, with police believing a heating unit malfunctioned causing the high levels of carbon monoxide, CBS reported.
During her modeling career, Haddon signed four contracts with major cosmetic companies Revlon, Max Factor, Estée Lauder and L’Oréal, according to her website.
She’s been featured on the covers of Vogue, Elle, and Cosmopolitan.
The longtime spokeswoman for L’Oréal is credited for representing the brand throughout Europe, China and North America during her over 15-year campaign.
She appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1973.
She also acted in a number of Hollywood and foreign films, most notably 1979’s “North Dallas Forty” and Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” in 1994 and “Celebrity” in 1998. She starred in the 1970s French films “Madame Claude,” and “The Last Romantic Lover.”
“She held so many up, saw their greatness sometimes hidden to them, and always built bridges with her own connections to help them ascend,” Ryan said. She was everyone’s greatest champion. An inspiration to many.
“I always trust the timing of things. There are no accidents and certainly how we enter and exit this world is mystical and unknowable. She was a high-hearted spiritual being that put value on her soul’s evolution, so I know her journey here in this dimension must have been complete.”
Haddon was a UNICEF Ambassador and founded the New York-based WomenOne charity focused on delivering access to quality education to every girl in the world.
She has authored two books, “Ageless Beauty” and “The 5 Principles of Ageless Living.”
Haddon’s final Instagram post on Dec. 19, promoted her appearance on the “Shift Happens” podcast with Claudia Mahler where they discussed “How to Gracefully Beat Ageism in Fashion.”
