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Arguably one of the best crooners of the 20th century, Dick Haymes was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on September 13, 1918, to an English father and Irish-born mother of English descent. Brought to the U.S. as an infant, Dick inherited his vocal gift from his mother who had 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 pretty slow-going. In 1939, while Dick was trying to pitch his songwriting talents to band leader Harry James, the 21-year-old wound up as 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 popular radio program, "The Dick Haymes Show" (1944-1948), in addition to a Decca recording contract, Twentieth Century-Fox soon expressed interest in his musical talents. Among his many staid but pleasant 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 seemingly pleasant and unassuming man, Dick's personal life certainly was a shambles, aggravated by alcoholism and financial debt. Five marriages also came and went (including actresses Joanne Dru, Nora Eddington, Rita Hayworth, and Fran Jeffries) before his sixth one finally stuck. He had six children from three of those marriages.
In the 1960s, he traveled to Europe and picked up the remnants of his career as his reputation had not been damaged there. While he enjoyed some renewed popularity, he never regained a strong foothold in the business again. He did manage to return to the U.S. and find some work on late 60s and 70s TV. Guesting on such programs as "The Saint," "Hec Ramsey," "Adam-12," "Get Christie Love," "McCloud" and "McMillan & Wife." His last TV role was on a 1978 episode of "The Eddie Capra Mysteries."
The older brother of actor Bob Haymes, Dick died of lung cancer in 1980. Though not as well remembered today as other crooners of his time (Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin, Vic Damone), this rich baritone's legacy is his music. Some of Dick's most 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."- Rashel Novikoff was born on 8 August 1897. She was an actress, known for Annie Hall (1977), Lenny (1974) and Harry and Tonto (1974). She died on 28 March 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Milan Ajvaz was born on 17 March 1897 in Srpski Krstur, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. He was an actor, known for Legends of Anika (1954), The Magic Sword (1950) and Svi na more (1952). He died on 28 March 1980 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.
- Hans Nissen was born on 20 May 1893 in Zippnow, Western Pomerania, Germany. He was an actor, known for Großer Mann was nun? (1967), Die Tausenderreportage (1973) and Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1967). He died on 28 March 1980 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Héctor Méndez was born in 1913 in Argentina. He was an actor, known for El hombre que nació dos veces (1938), Vidas marcadas (1942) and El hombre que debía una muerte (1955). He died on 28 March 1980 in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
- Actress
Lidia Goebel was born on 7 April 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. She was an actress, known for Hanka (1934), Przebudzenie (1934) and Milosc maturzystki (1935). She died on 28 March 1980 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Frances Tremaine was born on 12 June 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Young Graduates (1971). She died on 28 March 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Esma Lewis was born on 24 July 1894 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Father O'Flynn (1935), The Balloon Goes Up (1942) and Head Office (1936). She was married to Sidney Monckton. She died on 28 March 1980 in Camden, London, England, UK.
- Grigol Tkabladze was born on 20 November 1907. He was an actor, known for Maia Tskneteli (1959), Pilatelistis sikvdili (1969) and Ukaimo tamashi (1966). He died on 28 March 1980.
- Actor
Don Ostrander was born on 22 July 1901 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor. He died on 28 March 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.