Her father's family was of Czech and German origin. In any case, Susan Hayward obtained an operator-just as another name, Susan Hayward-and in the year 1937 Susan Hayward left on a progression of uncredited bit parts in motion pictures. She was adopted by Canadian-born parents Noreen Eloise Nicklesona nurse from Ontario, and Rev. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne MacLeanwas a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and her father, Ira Owens Beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from Virginia. That did not stop.