Biography

Mary Healy, at age 21, met vaudeville-trained 24 year old Peter Lind Hayes performing with his vaudevillian mother Grace Hayes at a North Hollywood nightclub. Mary (age 22) and Peter Lind Hayes (age 25) were married from 1940 until his death on 21 April 1998 (age 82). With few exceptions she and her husband worked together exclusively. One of their first high-profile pairings as a duo was in the CBS TV musical variety series "Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet", which ran on CBS TV from September 29,1949 through March 16, 1950; a revue-style series that producer Arthur Schwartz based on his successful Broadway show "Inside U.S.A.". They sang Chevrolet's catchy jingle, "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet," before the jingle became a signature of Dinah Shore on her NBC TV "Dinah Shore Show" Chevrolet sponsored variety show of the 1950s and '60s.

In 1941, after marrying Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy co-starred with her husband and his mother Grace Hayes in the musical comedy film "Zis Boom Bah". "Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son. The character "Nick" played by Benny Rubin (Ruben) who tap-dances his way through this film is made up to look like a college kid but is actually 42 years old in this film.

Was Arthur Godfrey's replacement on CBS radio and TV. Served as a Technical Sgt. in the U.S. Air Corps 1942-1946. Decorated with two battle stars and a bronze star.

Father of Cathy Lind Hayes and Peter Michael Hayes.

Release of autobiography, "Twenty-Five Minutes from Broadway" by Peter and Mary Healy.