BILL BELL'S MEDICAL CONSULTANT FOR DAYS IN THE 1960'S AND 1970'S WAS DR. MEL BAYLY. BELL NAMED THE SALEM DOCTOR WHO DELIVERED MIKE & HOPE AFTER HIM!
In some recently unearthed "Days" research, Bill Bell mentions that he got medical advice for "Days" storylines from a Dr. Mel Bayly, the chief of obstetrics at a Chicago hospital. In 1968, Bill Bell named one of Salem's long-time recurring doctors after Bayly. Richard McMurray played Dr. Mel Bailey on "Days" from 1968-1977. In fact, Dr. Mel Bailey was also a baby doctor, and helped deliver five babies throughout his decade on "Days", most notably Mike Horton in 1968; Hope Williams in 1974 and Eli's half-brother, Scott Banning in 1977. Pictured above are the real Dr. Mel Bayly (left) and actor Richard McMurray, who played Dr. Mel Bailey (right).
Here is the real Dr. Mel Bayly's obituary from 2012:
Dr. Melvyn A. Bayly was Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and later Chief of Staff at Wesley Memorial Hospital in the 1970s. Eventually, his son Melvyn Bayly Jr. joined the practice at Northwestern. The son of the Rev. Milton and Myrtle Bayly, Dr. Bayly was born on a ranch in Alberta, Canada in 1919 and grew up in Chicago. Dr. Bayly attended DePauw University, where he met his future wife Lila Seneff in 1939. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1943 and served as a US Army Captain in Europe in WWII. Mel and Lila married in 1942. They raised four children in Evanston, IL and later moved to Golf, IL. A devoted dad, granddad and great-granddad; Dr. Bayly is predeceased by his wife, Lila; and son, Melvyn Bayly Jr. (Libbie); Dr. Bayly is survived by his sisters, Verla Peterson and Vivienne Bertolette; his brother, Darryl Bayly; his daughter, Marsha Schoene-Langohr (Marshall); his sons, Ronn (Susan) and Phil Bayly; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 at Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL. Published by Chicago Tribune from Jan. 22 to Jan. 27, 2012.
In some recently unearthed "Days" research, Bill Bell mentions that he got medical advice for "Days" storylines from a Dr. Mel Bayly, the chief of obstetrics at a Chicago hospital. In 1968, Bill Bell named one of Salem's long-time recurring doctors after Bayly. Richard McMurray played Dr. Mel Bailey on "Days" from 1968-1977. In fact, Dr. Mel Bailey was also a baby doctor, and helped deliver five babies throughout his decade on "Days", most notably Mike Horton in 1968; Hope Williams in 1974 and Eli's half-brother, Scott Banning in 1977. Pictured above are the real Dr. Mel Bayly (left) and actor Richard McMurray, who played Dr. Mel Bailey (right).
Here is the real Dr. Mel Bayly's obituary from 2012:
Dr. Melvyn A. Bayly was Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and later Chief of Staff at Wesley Memorial Hospital in the 1970s. Eventually, his son Melvyn Bayly Jr. joined the practice at Northwestern. The son of the Rev. Milton and Myrtle Bayly, Dr. Bayly was born on a ranch in Alberta, Canada in 1919 and grew up in Chicago. Dr. Bayly attended DePauw University, where he met his future wife Lila Seneff in 1939. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1943 and served as a US Army Captain in Europe in WWII. Mel and Lila married in 1942. They raised four children in Evanston, IL and later moved to Golf, IL. A devoted dad, granddad and great-granddad; Dr. Bayly is predeceased by his wife, Lila; and son, Melvyn Bayly Jr. (Libbie); Dr. Bayly is survived by his sisters, Verla Peterson and Vivienne Bertolette; his brother, Darryl Bayly; his daughter, Marsha Schoene-Langohr (Marshall); his sons, Ronn (Susan) and Phil Bayly; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4:30 at Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL. Published by Chicago Tribune from Jan. 22 to Jan. 27, 2012.
