Grace Hayes

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Grace Hayes
File:Grace Hayes 1918.jpg
Hayes, c. 1918
Born Grace Hayes
(1895-08-03)August 3, 1895
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Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Spouse(s) Joseph Lind
Charlie Foy
Robert Evans Hopkins
Children Peter Lind Hayes

Grace Hayes (August 3, 1895 – February 1, 1989)[1] was an American actress, singer, vaudeville entertainer and nightclub owner.

Hayes owned the Grace Hayes Lodge in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California,[2] and later the Las Vegas nightclub, the Red Rooster which she renamed the Grace Hayes Lodge,[3] that was frequented by Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel.[4] She is the mother of Peter Lind Hayes and mother-in-law to Mary Healy. She appeared in Zis Boom Bah (1941) in which she played herself, her son and daughter-in-law also appeared in the film; as well as other films. Hayes also appeared on Broadway.[5]

Early life

Hayes was born in Springfield, Missouri, but moved to California when she was ten years old.[6] She married Joseph Lind, Sr. in 1912, when she was 17. In 1915 their son, Joseph Conrad Lind was born, later he became known as Peter Lind Hayes. In 1917, Lind, Sr. died. After Lind's death,[7] Hayes married Charlie Foy and later Robert Evans Hopkins.

Career

Hayes began singing in nightclubs when she was fourteen years old.[3] She teamed up with Neville Fleeson and performed at The Palace in New York, and later added her son, Peter Lind Hayes, to the act.[7] She appeared in many Broadway shows including A Night in Spain.[5]

Hayes opened a nightclub called the Grace Hayes Lodge in Los Angeles, CA.[6] Hayes moved Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947, she purchased the Red Rooster and later renamed it to the Grace Hayes Lodge,[3] where it was frequented by Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1929 Grace Hayes and Neville Fleeson in 'Diamond Til' (Short) Diamond Til/Singer Film Debut
1930 King of Jazz Third Reporter ('Ladies of the Press') / Rough Wife ('Do Things for You')
1933 Hello Pop (Short) Miss Hayes
1933 Myrt and Marge Grace
1933 Rainbow Over Broadway Trixie Valleron
1936 Maid for a Day (Short) Grace Hayden
1939 Babes in Arms Florrie Moran
1941 Zis Boom Bah Grace Hayes
1942 When Johnnie Comes Marching Home Orchestra Violinist
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing Mrs. Gracie Kennedy Washburn
1950 Cage Mugging Matron

Theatre

Year Title
1922-23 The Bunch and Judy
1926 The Merry World
1927 A Night in Spain
1930-31 Ballyhoo of 1930
1932 A Little Racketeer

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