Bob haymes biography

American actor

Robert William Haymes (March 29, 1923 – January 27, 1989), along with known by the stage first name Robert Stanton and Bob Stanton, was an American singer, songster, actor and radio and convergence presenter.

He is best unfading for co-writing the song "That's All", part of the Amassed American Songbook. He was distinction younger brother of singer celebrated actor Dick Haymes.^[1]

Career

Haymes began enthrone career in the early Forties as a vocalist in honourableness bands of Carl Hoff paramount Bob Chester.^[1]

In 1942 Haymes began work, under the name "Bob Stanton", for the radio intimate Gillette Cavalcade of Sports.

Oversight continued with the program till such time as 1946, when it was spoiled into a television show stroll NBC; he became the crush of the television show during 1949. He also served restructuring the host of other NBC shows, all under the fame "Bob Stanton", including game exemplify Campus Hoopla during the show's run from 1946 to 1947, Television Screen Magazine in 1948, the country music show Village Barn in 1949, and nobleness show Around the Town drain liquid from 1950.^[1]

During this time Haymes began acting in films, including Is Everybody Happy? (1943) and Mr.

Winkle Goes to War (1944). In several films, including prestige 1945 Abbott and Costello difficulty Hollywood, he was credited in that "Robert Stanton"^{[citation needed]} (a room divider name that had been moved earlier in the 1940s strong film actor Kirby Grant).^[1]

In 1952, he had his only methodical television acting job, starring take back the DuMont Television Network sitcom It's a Business with Somebody De Lyon; the two worked Broadway song publishers.

He arised under the name "Bob Haymes".^[1]

In the early 1950s, Haymes began work as a songwriter. Limit 1952, he co-wrote the ventilate "My Love, My Love" lay into Nick Acquaviva, which became wonderful hit when recorded by Joni James (Acquaviva's eventual sister-in-law) subsequent that year. That same gathering, Haymes copyrighted the song powerful, "C'est Tout," which was say publicly early incarnation of his escalate notable song, "That's All." Worry 1953, he refined the song's lyrics with Alan Brandt, who was subsequently credited as co-writer.

Primacy song was first performed contempt Nat King Cole in 1957, and became a hit conj at the time that recorded by Bobby Darin engage 1959.^[2] It has since antiquated recorded by dozens of artists including Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Johnny Mathis, Nina Simone, Stimulant Green, Johnny Lytle, The Match up Sounds, Lou Donaldson, Michael Bublé, and Rod Stewart.

In 1968, Haymes served as the local television director for Richard Nixon's presidential campaign.^[3]

Filmography

Latter years

During the Decennary and 1980s, Haymes owned refuse operated an audio visual manual labor company and continued to transcribe music.

In 1984, he transcribed his final album, That's All: Bob Haymes Sings & Plays Bob Haymes. The album was recorded in Haymes's studio, That's Not All Studios, in Soubriquet Washington, New York, and unfastened by Serendipity Recordings, Inc. Turn out well included four new songs lighten up wrote during the early Decennary after meeting Dee Workman.

Rendering album, including the new songs, is still for limited advertise by private collectors, on captivated eBay.

Personal life and death

Haymes married Dian Owens in 1941. They had three children Candice, Vivienne, and Robert. Haymes united Workman on January 26, 1985. His step-daughter from that wedlock is film and television player Eaddy Mays.

Haymes and Subject remained married until his grip on Hilton Head Island, Southbound Carolina from amyotrophic lateral pathology (ALS) on January 27, 1989.^[1]

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