Elton Hayes

Elton Hayes (16th February 1915 - 23rd September 2001) was a British actor and guitarist. Hayes was born in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England. Both his parents were actors and he made his first stage appearance aged nine. He too wanted to be an actor, but he also learned the violin and the ukelele. In his teens, he won a scholarship to the Fay Compton School of Dramatic Arts. There he received an extensive theatrical education. His first job was as assistant stage manager with the Old Stagers' Company at the Canterbury Theatre and he sang in his spare time at local social clubs. After suffering a stroke in 1995, Hayes had to give up his farm and moved to live with friends, who cared for him until his death. He married in 1942, Betty Inman, who died in 1982.