The shift to documenting strange human behavior was a gentle evolution, Hayes says and, perhaps, a natural one given his curiosity about the workings of the human body. Once more details are available on who he is dating, we will update this section. Hayes has written several songs paying loving tributes to his children. Their seesaw romantic relationship became one of daytime's top story lines of the 1970s. The actors are married in real life and also still recur in their roles that made them famous on NBC's Days of our Lives. Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Born in Harvey, Illinois, in the year 1925 in June, Bill Hayes is 96 years old as of 2022. Hayes was introduced as a convict On Days of Our Lives who was also a lounge singer. [7], Hayes graduated from DePauw University with majors in music and English and became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. "He is just warm and wonderful," says the exec of the actor who has played Doug since first the character was introduced back in 1970. Veteran actor Bill Hayes of the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" celebrated his 96th birthday on June 5, 2021. Susan had no children when he got married to Hayes. Things You Didnt Know About DOOLs Bill And Susan Hayes, , Bill relayed that he was reluctant to work on a daytime drama because of the bad acting stigma associated with them, and was pleasantly surprised once he started working for the show. It seems that Doug and Hayes have chiseled a special place in the hearts of "Days of Our Lives" fans, and the character will go down as one of viewers' favorites in the show's history. [5], In 2017, World by the Tail, a documentary about Bill Hayes's life, was released and made available for his fans to watch online. Bills wife, Susan, is renowned for her portrayal of Julie Williams on the NBC drama Days of our Lives. The song continued for five weeks, with over two million sales and was awarded the music recording certificate gold disc. While Doug's journey on "DOOL" has been one of great ups and downs, Bill Hayes' life has also been one for the books. Hayes and Mary have five children. The special eventually aired on Discovery Health under the inconspicuous title Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. Bill Hayess birth sign is Gemini and he has a ruling planet of Mercury. However, in an elaborate plot hatched by James E. Reilly, the head writer, Doug turned up alive on a tropical island and went home to his wife. 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Days of our Lives' Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) opens up about the emotional storyline the soap has written for her husband, Bill Hayes (Doug Williams), and the importance of looking forward -- not just back -- with legacy characters. Susan is popularly known for her work on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives in the role of Julie Olson Williams. Susan made a cameo appearance in a music video for Chip Chocolates Cookie Dance as Mrs. Fields. He is a follower of Christianity and White by ethnicity. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The actors were allowed to write their own vows for their wedding scenes, and they sweetly decided to use the very same ones that they said to each other on their real wedding day. Sexuality: Straight. Hayes won the World War II Victory Medal and the American Campaign Medal. He is a man of above-average stature. He was one of hundreds of U.S. citizens in foreign jails serving drug charge sentences following a drug smuggling crackdown by foreign governments . The descendants populate the Tar Heel landscape and, every year, hold a family reunion, which Hayes has attended. During the time that "Days of Our Lives" viewers were watching the character of Doug William and Julie Olson fall in love on-screen, their actors, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth, were also falling in love off-screen (via Soap Opera Digest). They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love. While Hayes turned it down, her costar at the time Susan Flannery picked it up and had an incredible run with the B&B part. In the spring of 1955, Hayes song titled The Ballad of Davy Crockett hit the top of the Billboard charts. Manning was only one year old when he fell sick and got dysentery. Bills career became famous after 1955 when his song Ballard of Davy Crockett became the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Days of Our Lives actor, Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) is celebrating his 96th birthday today. Hayes & Wilson is five attorneys, 6 paralegals and support staff. A new generation. Bill (Doug) and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie) great-grand-daughters Uma, Eden and Annabelle Samuel will be making a guest appearance in Salem. In 2016, the Bill Hayes Prize in Musical Theater was created by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. The characters of Doug and Julie were Days of our Lives, as well as daytime TVs, first super couple, and are widely believed to be the first super coupling on the American daytime serials. Hayes' wife, Laura, died in 1988 and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. [1], Hayes was a singer on the Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca variety show Your Show of Shows in the early 1950s. As previously mentioned, Bill and Susan met on the set of DOOL in 1970. After earning a law degree from Harvard University in 1845, Rutherford B. Hayes briefly practiced in Lower Sandusky, Ohio (present day Fremont). Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes married in 1974, after meeting on the set of "Days of Our Lives." NBC/Photofest When her character exited again in 1993, it was a bittersweet moment for the . People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. Bill Hayes Popularity . Hayes and his company, Figure 8 Films, had been looking for large families to serve as documentary subjects, and the family Wilcher had found fit the bill: twin daughters and a set of sextuplets . The two decided not to have children as Bill already had five children from his previous marriage. Required fields are marked *. In a 2014 holiday episode, the couples great-granddaughters Annabelle, Uma, and Eden popped into Salem to help out their great-grandparents on set. William Foster Hayes attended De Pauw University. Bill Hayes is an American actor and former pop singer, best known for his role as Doug Williams on the long-running daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. Born on May 5, 1925, in Harvey, Illinois, he rose to fame in the 1950s as a recording artist and later transitioned to acting in the 1960s. She is also known for her intermittent portrayal of Joanna Manning on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. 1957 The Big Record (TV-Variety Series) Himself-multiple appearances Hayes, who collaborated with the Seven News investigation, The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened , tells WHO he is confident a former factory owner . As previously mentioned, when Bill entered the land of Days, he and Susan were participating in two separate plots that is until head writer William Bell saw something big between them. 30+ years of C-level and upper management experience. The actor started to focus on dramatic acting parts in the late 1960s after a successful career as a musician which dates back to the late 1940s. . His husbands children become her stepchildren. The 1960s were a slow, difficult time for Bill professionally and personally, which culminated in the breakup of his marriage. Currently, Hayes and his wife Susan support the West Texas Rehab Center by hosting the annual telethon in Abilene, Texas. Hayes met his co-star Susan Seaforth (Julie Olson) on set, and then-head writer William J. Show business was too much for her and she just left, and suddenly I needed a job where I stayed home. The "Days of our Lives" family will be expanding a little more this holiday season. During the Davy Crockett craze in 1955, three recorded versions of the Ballad of Davy Crockett were in the top 30. Ratings for Table for 12 have been modest, and ratings for the last iteration of Jon and Kate fell back to earth as well: This weeks finale drew about 4 millions viewers, a significant decline from the divorce episode. Truth is, however, that Bill had a previous marriage that lasted over 20 years, and the couple ended up having five children together. In the meantime he also performed in vaudeville and broke into films with a supporting role in Stop, You're Killing Me (1952). Susan's onscreen and real-life romance with co-star Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) was widely covered by both the soap opera magazines and the mainstream press. Bill and Susan as a couple also got featured on the cover of Times magazine in 1976. 1964 Once Upon a Mattress (TV Special) The 97-year-old tv actor was born in Harvey, Illinois, USA. COPYRIGHT 2022 - STARS GRAPH . You can also find out who is Bill Hayes dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. 4: Son-in-law of actress Elizabeth Harrower. Look for them to pop up as hospital patients listening to the annual Christmas story. After graduating from Duke, Hayes dreamed of making documentaries while he worked at sundry pursuits. However, when it came to their own wedding, Bill and Susan chose something more intimate. A documentary about Hayess life titled World by the Tail was released in 2017 and was made available online f for his fans to watch. Susan started playing the role of Julie Olsen Williams on Days of Our Lives in 1968 and is the only actor to appear on the show for all six decades (the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s) in which it has been on the air. That said, his interest in the surreal aspects of human life is not exactly marked with journalistic detachment. Blessed with a sturdy tenor, his interest in a professional career was piqued after happening upon a tour of "Carousel" in 1947. Her onscreen and real-life romance with co-star Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) was widely covered by both the soap opera magazines and the mainstream press (they married in 1974). Soaps.com is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The couple eventually married, and two years later their characters also tied the knot. Susan was born on July 11, 1943, in Oakland, California, U.S. Prior to this he had become a noted singer/actor on the Broadway stage and in night clubs. Also, he had other small hits in the 1950s such as Wringle, Wrangle,The Berry Tree and covers of High Noon. In 1957, Wringle, Wrangle was his only other Hot 100 hit, reaching #33. Long before General Hospitals Luke and Laura Spencer shattered daytime television ratings with their wedding episode in November of 1981, Doug and Julie Williams were paving the way for soap opera couples. 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