Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Bais) Bays , Jimmy  June 15, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Bays, Jimmy     
1927 - 2005 
 
Jimmy Bays 
June 4, 1927 - June 15, 2005 

Jimmy was born in Detroit, Michigan the youngest child and only son of 
Nicholas and Athanasia Bais of Athens, Greece. He attended local schools and 
graduated from the Julliard Conservatory of Music and completed two years of 
law. The family moved to California where Jimmy continued his singing and 
theatrical career. He appeared in feature films THE ENEMY BELOW, THE GODFATHER 
I, THE HUNTERS, HIGH TIME, LOVE MINUS ONE, UP DOWN UP, AND BELOVED INFIDEL. 
His TV credits, THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW, TIGHTROPE, RESCUE 8, THE REBEL, DAY IN 
COURT, ROARING TWENTIES, McHALES NAVY, and THE UNTOUCHABLES. In theatre, THREE 
ON A BED, MARKET TO MARKET, THE FANTASTIKS, WILL THE REAL JESUS CHRIST PLEASE 
STAND UP, and locally SWEET CHARITY. From 1964 to 1971, he produced and 
appeared locally in THE SANDRA AND JIMMY BAYS SHOW. He brought to Bakersfield 
the first discotheque, The Yum Yum Room with an opening band, The Doors. He 
also owned and operated The Telephone night club, as well as, The Wonder 
Lodge. Jimmy had a beautiful voice and worked many of the major hotel 
showrooms throughout the country, and was the lead production singer in the 
Barry Ashton Review-Desert Inn, Las Vegas for two years. He was a member of 
Screen Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio 
Announcers (AFTRA) and American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA). He was also 
Past President of the Musicians Union and Hollywood Comedy Club. He worked 
diligently for the Motion Picture Retirement Home with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., 
and they produced the many roasts for their residents. He was a tournament 
chess player, a licensed pilot in fixed wing and helicopter, and held a 
doctorate in metaphysics. He enjoyed golf, bowling, backgammon, and above all, 
family and friends. He was a devoted son, brother and father. Jimmy was 
predeceased by his parents, his sisters, Annie Korer and Alice Addis. He is 
survived by his son, Jimmy (Chase) Bays, his sister, Mary Prizatelli, his 
niece, Andrea Prange and his nephews, who will serve as his pallbearers, Tom 
Joanides, Nick Joanides, T.J. Joanides, Albert Addis, Christopher Addis, and 
George Xenios, Goddaughter, Christina Latinopolas all residing in Los Angeles, 
CA, numerous nieces and nephews of CA and Athens, Greece. He is survived as 
well by his former mother-in-law, Patricia Tognini, and his former wife and 
care giver, Sandra Bays. Services for this kind and gentle man will be 
Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Georges Greek Orthodox Church, 
401 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, followed by crypt side service at Greenlawn 
Southwest Memorial Park, 2739 Panama Ln. 

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Funeral Directors 

Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 6/17/2005 - 6/19/2005.  


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