Rudall Hayward was born on July 4, 1900 in Wolverhampton, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Bush Cinderella (1928), Rewi's Last Stand (1940) and A Daughter of Christchurch (1928). He was married to Ramai Hayward and Hilda Maud Moren. He died on May 29, 1974 in Dunedin, New Zealand.