Dale Haddon — actor, activist and former Sports Illustrated model — died of what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning.
Authorities found the 76-year-old dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified of an unconscious person in the home in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.
A 76-year-old man, later identified as Walter J. Blucas, of Erie, is in critical condition.
Respondents detected a high level of carbon monoxide at the property.
Investigators believe the leak was caused by “a defect in the flue and exhaust pipe in the gas heating system.”
As a model, Haddon appeared on the covers of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Esquire in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1973 swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated.
She also appeared in about two dozen films from the 1970s to the 1990s, including 1994’s Bullets Over Broadway, starring John Cusack.
Haddon left modeling after giving birth to her daughter, Ryan, in the mid-1970s, but then had to return to the workforce after her husband’s death in 1991.
This time, she found the modeling industry much less friendly: “They told me, ‘At 38, you can’t keep up,'” Haddon told the New York Times in 2003.
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She works for an advertising agency She began reaching out to cosmetics companies, telling them there was a growing market for selling beauty products to aging baby boomers.
She eventually landed a contract with Clairol, followed by Estee Lauder and then L’Oreal, where she promoted the company’s anti-aging products for more than a decade.
She also hosted beauty segments on CBS’ The Early Show.
In 2008, Haddon founded WomenOne, an organization aimed at promoting educational opportunities for girls and women in marginalized communities, including in Rwanda, Haiti, and Jordan.
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Haddon’s daughter, Ryan, said in a social media post that her mother was “the greatest champion of all. And an inspiration to so many.”
She said: “A pure heart. A rich inner life. She touched the lives of many. A life well lived. Rest in the light, mom.”