Obituary: Mary Hayley Bell - Actress and author who supported her family in their careers and wrote the enchanting novel Whistle Down the Wind

IN A remarkable theatrical family Mary Hayley Bell tended to be overshadowed by her husband, John Mills, and their daughters, Juliet and Hayley. Yet while she was happy to fulfil the traditional roles of wife and mother, and did so with unswerving loyalty and affection, she managed a not inconsiderable career of her own.

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