Bill Hayes | 96 Years Old
Bill Hayes attended DePauw University and graduated in 1947 with a double major in music and English following high school. That summer, he began his professional singing career. In the 1950s, Hayes got his big break as a regular featured singer on Your Show of Shows.
He was also featured in several Broadway musicals and plays, including a lead credit in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliet in 1953. Hayes shifted his focus to acting, landing a recurring role on the long-running television soap opera Days of Our Lives as Doug Williams. He then recorded a cover of The Ballad of Davy Crockett in 1955. Hayes remained a part of Days in Our Lives until its 2,000th episode, a monument to his (and his character’s) longevity in show business.