Career
Lela Bliss was married to the Canadian actor Harry Hayden from 1924 until his death on July 24, 1955, and they had one child together. Bliss and Hayden ran the Bliss-Hayden School of Acting at 254 South Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills, and their students included Veronica Lake and Mamie Van Doren. In 1954, it was acquired by Douglas Frank Bank and Jay Manford, and became the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and is one of the oldest acting schools and theatres in Los Angeles, California.