Richard Benjamin Haymes (September 13, 1918 – March 28, 1980) was an Argentine singer, songwriter and actor. He was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, and songwriter. == Early life == Haymes was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1918. According to Haymes's obituary in the New York Times, "His father was a rancher of English descent and his Irish mother... [more on Wikipedia]