Richard Benjamin Haymes was an Argentinian singer, songwriter and actor.
10 Facts About Dick Haymes
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Dick Haymes was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s.
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Dick Haymes was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, and songwriter.
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Dick Haymes's mother, who survived her elder son, was Marguerite Haymes, a well-known Irish-born vocal coach and instructor of English descent.
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Dick Haymes joined Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters for 1947 session that produced the Billboard hit "There's No Business Like Show Business," as well as "Anything You Can Do ".
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Dick Haymes experienced serious financial problems later in life, by the early 1960s declaring bankruptcy with $500,000 in debts.
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Dick Haymes appeared as unscrupulous doctor Elroy Gantman in a 1974 episode of the TV show Adam-12.
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Dick Haymes was married six times, including to film actresses Joanne Dru, Rita Hayworth, and Fran Jeffries.
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Dick Haymes was married to Nora Eddington, a former wife of Errol Flynn.
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Dick Haymes died from lung cancer on March 28,1980, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.