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Personal Profile

Dick Haymes
  • Birth Name:
    Richard Benjamin Haymes
  • Common Name:
    Fran Jeffries
  • Date of Birth:
    September 13, 1916
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Virgo
  • Place of Birth:
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Place of Death:
    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Date of Death:
    March 28, 1980
  • Cause of Death:
    Lung Cancer
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Gray
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Dick Haymes
  • Father:
    Benjamin Haymes
  • Mother:
    Marguerite Wilson
  • Brother:
    Bob
  • Spouse:
    Wendy Smith - Deceased, Edith Harper
    Joanne Dru - Divorced, Nora Eddington - Divorced
    Fran Jeffries - Divorced, Rita Hayworth - Divorced
  • Son:
    Richard, Jr.
  • Daughter:
    Helen, Barbara, Stephanie Haymes

Career

Dick Haymes
  • Profession:
    Actor, Singer
  • Claim to Fame:
    State Fair
  • Debut:
    Four Jills in a Jeep

Trivia

Dick Haymes
  • He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host and songwriter.
  • Dick Haymes was an Argentine actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s.
  • He never became a United States citizen and avoided military service during World War II by asserting his non-belligerent status as a citizen of Argentina, which was neutral.
  • Hollywood-based columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper seized upon this at the time, questioning Haymes' patriotism.
  • The story caused little more than a ripple in Haymes' career at the time, although he was briefly detained at Ellis Island during the war.
  • Haymes' decision would come back to haunt him in 1955 when he traveled from California to Hawaii, then technically not part of the United States, without first notifying immigration authorities.
  • Haymes was nearly deported to Argentina, and a new wave of negative publicity ensued.
  • There was speculation that Harry Cohn, the powerful head of Columbia Studios, had, in fact, used his influence to punish Haymes because Cohn disapproved of Haymes' recent marriage to Columbia star Rita Hayworth.
  • He was separated from his widow at the time of his death.
  • In the late 50s, while Dick's career was on a lull, he partnered in nightclubs with his sexy then-wife singer Fran Jeffries (nee Fran Makris).

Biography

Dick Haymes
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Dick HaymesDick Haymes (September 13, 1916 – March 28, 1980) was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His Irish-born mother, Marguerite Haymes (1894-1987), was a well-known vocal coach and instructor. He became the vocalist in a number of big bands, worked in Hollywood on radio and in many films throughout the forties and fifties.

He never became a United States citizen and avoided military service during World War II by asserting his non-belligerent status as a citizen of Argentina, which was neutral. Years later (1955), this act of his nearly caused his deportation to Argentina on an unrelated technicality in immigration law. During World War II, he was briefly detained at Ellis Island.

Haymes was married six times and had six children. His more notable marriages were to film actresses Joanne Dru (1941-1949), Rita Hayworth (1953-1955) and Fran Jeffries (1958-1964). His daughter Stephanie Haymes was married to Sir Elton John's lyricist Bernie Taupin. He died in Los Angeles from lung cancer, at the age of 63.

Filmography

Dick Haymes

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