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Dick Haymes
Acting

Dick Haymes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1918-09-13,Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gender
Male
Biography
Arguably one of the best singers of the twentieth century, Dick Haymes was born in Argentina to a Scots/Irish father and Irish mother, but brought to the U.S. as an infant. Dick inherited his vocal gift from his mother who made ends meet during the Depression as a singer and voice teacher. A music gig in 1931 caught the eye of a local band leader and soon Dick was moving up, but it was slow-going. In 1939, while Dick was trying to pitch his songwriting talents to band leader Harry James, he ended up his featured vocalist, instead. During the war years Dick hooked up with the Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey orchestras before deciding to go solo. Nabbing his own radio program in addition to a Decca recording contract, Twentieth Century Fox soon expressed interest in his musical talents. Among his many film leads were State Fair (1945) opposite Jeanne Crain and Vivian Blaine, Diamond Horseshoe (1945) and The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) both paired with Betty Grable, One Touch of Venus (1948) with Ava Gardner, and All Ashore (1953), a second string version of On the Town (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Ray McDonald as his shore-leave buddies. For such a pleasant and unassuming man, Dick's personal life certainly was a shambles aggravated by alcoholism and financial debt. Five marriages came and went (including actresses Joanne Dru, Nora Eddington, Rita Hayworth, and Fran Jeffries) before his sixth one finally stuck. By the 1960s, his life was all but ruined. He managed to travel to Europe and picked up the remnants of his career. His reputation had not tarnished there, and he enjoyed some renewed popularity; he never regained, however, the foothold in the business that he once had. Dick died of lung cancer in 1980. Though not as well remembered as other crooners of his time (Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin, Vic Damone), and not a particularly charismatic performer on film, this rich baritone's legacy IS his music. Some of Dick's more popular recordings include "The More I See You," "How Blue the Night," "For You, For Me, Forever More," "Speak Low," and "Another Night Like This."

Filmography

6.618

State Fair
1945-08-29

One Touch of Venus

6.7

One Touch of Venus
1948-08-01

8

All Ashore
1953-03-03

4.667

Do You Love Me
1946-05-17

Diamond Horseshoe

7

Diamond Horseshoe
1945-05-02

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

8.75

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947-01-04

Irish Eyes Are Smiling

5.75

Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944-10-19

Up in Central Park

6.4

Up in Central Park
1948-07-09

Carnival in Costa Rica

7

Carnival in Costa Rica
1947-03-28

Dramatic School

6.5

Dramatic School
1938-12-09

St. Benny the Dip

5.667

St. Benny the Dip
1951-08-24

Words and Music

5.8

Words and Music
1948-12-31

Four Jills in a Jeep

6.8

Four Jills in a Jeep
1944-03-17

Cruisin' Down the River

8

Cruisin' Down the River
1953-08-02

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.4

Mutiny on the Bounty
1935-11-22

6.572

Fallen Angel
1945-11-15

5.857

Betrayal
1974-12-03

Let's Do It Again

4.2

Let's Do It Again
1953-06-16

Du Barry Was a Lady

6.5

Du Barry Was a Lady
1943-08-13

I Am an American

6.5

I Am an American
1944-12-23

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.313

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

7.173

McCloud
1970-02-17

5.083

Suspense
1949-01-06

Music For A Summer Night

0

Music For A Summer Night
1959-06-03

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

6.5

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978-09-08

The Dick Clark Show

6.667

The Dick Clark Show
1958-02-15

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Screen Director's Playhouse

7

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955-10-05

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11