John Clarke Dead at 88

Veteran Days of our Lives star John "Jack" Clarke has died on October 17 in California from complications of pneumonia. He was 88.

Clarke had previously suffered a stroke in 2007 and has had declining health in the last few years.

Clarke was best known for his 39-year run as Mickey Horton on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. He was an original cast member of the iconic daytime serial in 1965 and played the role until 2004.

In 1979, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy for his work in 2004.

'General Hospital' Alum Barbara Tarbuck Dead at 74

Barbara Tarbuck

General Hospital alum Barbara Tarbuck, who began playing Lady Jane Jacks, Jax's (Ingo Rademacher) mother in 1996, passed away on December 27 at the age of 74. She last appeared on GH in 2010.

Trained on a Fulbright Grant to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Barbara's New York theatre work included "Landscape & Silence" by Harold Pinter, "Water Engine" by David Mamet, Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound", Joseph Chaikin's production of "America Hurrah!", and "Enter The Night" by Marie Irene Fornes.

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost In 2016

Joseph Mascolo

As 2016 comes to a close, we want to pay special tribute to those who passed away this year from the world of soap operas, including beloved creators, writers, performers and executives.

You can watch our tribute below.

Joseph Mascolo Dead at 87

Joseph Mascolo

Actor Joseph Mascolo passed away on December 8 after battling Alzheimer’s disease, reports Soap Opera Digest.

“It is with great sorrow that I’m sharing the news of the passing of our dear friend and beloved member of the Days of our Lives family, Joseph Mascolo,” said Executive Producer Ken Corday in a statement.

Mike Minor Dead at 75

Mike Minor played as.Royal Dunning on Another World. 

Actor Mike Minor, who is best known for playing Steve Elliot on 1960s sitcom Petticoat Junction and multiple roles on daytime soap operas, died after a battle with cancer on Monday, January 25. He was 75.

Born Michael Fedderson on December 7, 1940, Minor was the son of My Three Sons producer Don Fedderson and aspired for a career in baseball. Following an early stint as a recording artist, Minor joined the cast of the rural-set CBS comedy in 1966 and was married to his TV wife Linda Kaye Henning in real life for five years.

On daytime television, he played Lennie Small on The Edge of Night, Norman Garrison in As the World Turns, Brandon Kingsley on All My Children, and Dr. Royal Dunning in Another World.

Minor's other TV credits included guest roles on My Three Sons, Chips, Vega$ and L.A. Law.

David Canary Dead at 77

David Canary

David Canary passed away of natural causes on November 16, at The Greens at Cannondale in Wilton, Connecticut.

David Hoyt Canary was born on August 25, 1938 in Elwood, Indiana to the late Hillary Canary and Lorena Heal. Growing up in Massillon, Ohio, David played football for the famed Massillon Tigers of Washington High School before earning a football scholarship and playing varsity at the University of Cincinnati, graduating with a major in music. After turning down an offer to play professional football for the Denver Broncos in the first year of their existence, David took off for New York City to pursue his passion for acting. He was met with much success in theatre, doing summer stock, regional theatre, on and off Broadway productions, both musicals and straight plays. During his Broadway debut of Great Day in the Morning, with Colleen Dewhurst, David was drafted into the United States Army. After two years of service, David resumed his acting career and soon found himself in Los Angeles, where he began to work in film and television. He appeared in Hombre with Paul Newman, The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre with Jason Robards and Shark’s Treasure with Cornel Wilde to mention but a few.

Soap Opera Star Nathaniel Marston Passes Away at Age 40

Nathaniel Marston passed away on November 11 at age 40.

Services have been set for soap opera actor Nathaniel Marston, who died this week but was getting sober for a Hollywood comeback, his mother said.

"He was going to go back to LA. He'd gotten his sobriety back," his mother, Elizabeth Jackson, said Friday.

Marston was best known for his role on ABC's One Life to Live from 2001 to 2007, first playing Al Holden, and then later reincarnated as Dr. Michael McBain. He also played Eddie Silva in CBS' As the World Turns.

Authorities said Marston died Wednesday at a Reno, Nevada, hospital after suffering critical injuries in an October 30 crash on a state highway near Nixon.

Marston, who was from nearby Gerlach, was driving a 1985 Ford F-150 truck when it drifted across the lane, overturned multiple times and landed on the dirt shoulder. The actor wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was flown to the hospital with critical injuries.

The cause and manner of Marston's death were pending further investigation, said Rudy Bein from the Washoe County Medical Examiner and Coroner's Office.

Marston was a Connecticut native who grew up in Hawaii and California.

The actor had largely been out of the spotlight since his soap opera days, after a 2007 New York brawl while he was still on One Life to Live. He left the show shortly after his arrest.

Marston was accused of attacking three men with a metal crate and kicking at police officers during the scuffle at a Manhattan gas station. The fight left an officer bruised and one man with a broken leg.

Marston initially was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. In March 2010, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, admitting to resisting arrest.

A plea deal had Marston complete an anger-management program in exchange for his case to be closed without jail time or probation.

Jackson said Marston had been sober for three months after battling drug and alcohol addictions.

In the rural community where he lived in recent years, Marston helped his mother at the school where she worked and did ranch work.

"He was the best cook in the whole wide world," Jackson said. "For Christmas, he cooked 150 dinners and hand delivered them to everyone in town with a voucher to mow their lawn."

Services have been set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Bruno's Country Club in Gerlach. Another memorial is scheduled for December in New York. His ashes will be scattered in Hawaii.

"He gave, gave, gave all love to everybody, all the time," his mother said.

Anne Kirkbride Dead at 60

Anne Kirkbride

Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow for more than 40 years on the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street, has died. She was 60.

"There are no words to describe the sense of grief we feel at Anne's passing," executive producer Kieran Roberts said in the post. "We know only too acutely how much Anne meant to the millions of people who watched her create the legendary character of Deirdre Barlow."

Kirkbride first showed up on Coronation Street, the world's longest-running active television soap opera, in 1972 as a teenager with a handful of lines. Within a few years, she had entered into a short-lived marriage with one character and then a romance and marriage with another, Ken Barlow (William Roache, who'd been on the show since its inception in 1960).

Wes Kenney Dead at 85

H. Wesley Kenney

Television producer and director H. Wesley Kenney died on January 13, 2015. He was 85.

Wes Kenney was best known for his work on soap operas, directing The Doctors (the last live show he ever worked on), producing and directing Days of Our Lives from 1968 to 1979 before becoming co-executive producer of The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1987. Y&R won Daytime Emmy Awards as Outstanding Drama Series in 1983, 1985 and 1986. From 1987 to 1989, Kenney replaced the legendary Gloria Monty as executive producer of General Hospital.

Kenney won seven total Daytime Emmy Awards including three at the 1st Annual event in 1974.

When Days of our Lives faltered after the switch from 30 minute episodes to 60, Kenney returned to the show to fix their production problems and he changed the way daytime dramas were scheduled and filmed from that point forward.

Beau Kazer Dead at 63

Beau Kazer, pictured with former The Young and the Restless co-star Jeanne Cooper.

Beau Kazer (also credited as Beau Kayser and Beau Kayzer), who originated the role of Brock Reynolds on The Young and the Restless in 1974, passed away on December 30 in Thousand Oaks, CA.

The Toronto native made the move to Los Angeles when he was only 17. There, he studied at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre. After graduating, Kayzer made his debut on General Hospital, where he was an extra. He then landed the much more high-profile role on Y&R, playing Katherine Chancellor's (Jeanne Cooper) son, Brock — though he returned to GH as Dr. Bunny Willis in 1983.

Over the years Brock transformed from a rebellious young man into a minister and lawyer, among other careers. During his 1999 return, the character learned he fathered a daughter, Mackenzie Browning (Ashley Bashioum).

'The Beverly Hillbillies' Star Donna Douglas Dead at 81

Donna Douglas

Donna Douglas, best known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies television series passed away on New Year's Day. The actress died of pancreatic cancer in her home in Zachary, La. She was 81.

From Shelly Brown of gospel group "The Browns" reports:

"We lost a dear family friend today...The world knew her as Ellie Mae Clampet... A Beverly Hillbilly...But we knew her as our precious Donna who never met a stranger, had style and grace, had a kind heart, always wore pretty pink, and loved people! I'm thankful for the time we got to spend with her and all the wisdom and lessons that the kids learned from her! I will forever hear her whistle and "y'all come back now, hear"!!! See you on the other side, my friend!!!" Shelly Brown.

Douglas grew up in Louisiana loving "critters" must like her Beverly Hillbillies character. She got married soon after high school, had a son, divorced and won a couple of beauty contests, all within the span of a few years. She moved to New York and soon appeared on television series, including a well-remembered guest shot on The Twilight Zone (1959) in one of the series' most famous episodes, "Eye of the Beholder", in which she plays a woman who tries to undergo a series of experimental treatments to make her beautiful, only for the treatments to fail.

Douglas other TV credits included Bachelor Father, Checkmate, U.S. Marshal, Tightrope, McMillan & Wife, Adam-12, Love, American Style and Route 66.

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In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 1)

The world of entertainment said goodbye to a number of icons and legends in 2014 along with many other familiar faces in front of and behind the camera. We remember their contributions fondly.

(in alphabetical order)

Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014)

Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner Maya Angelou Dead at 86

Larry Auerbach (1923 - 2014)

Larry Auerbach Dead at 91, Longtime 'Love of Life' Director

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 2)

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 1)

Richard Bull (1924 - 2014)

'Little House on the Prairie' Actor Richard Bull Dead at 89

Lee Chamberlin (1938 - 2014)

'All My Children' Actress Lee Chamberlin Dead at age 76

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 3)

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 1)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 2)

Louan Gideon (1955 - 2014)

'Search for Tomorrow' Actress Actress Louan Gideon Dead at 58

Justin Gocke (1978 - 2014)

Justin Gocke Dead at 36, 'Santa Barbara' Emmy Winner

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 4)

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 1)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 2)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 3)

Nancy Malone (1935 - 2014)

Producer and Actress Nancy Malone Dead at 78, Starred in 'The First Hundred Years,' 'Guiding Light'

Victoria Mallory (1949 - 2014)

'The Young and the Restless' Star Victoria Mallory Dead at 64

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 5)

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 1)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 2)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 3)
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2014 (Part 4)

James Rebhorn (1948 - 2014)

James Rebhorn Dead at 65, Credits Included 'Guiding Light,' As the World Turns' and 'Texas'

Joan Rivers (1933 - 2014)

Entertainment Icon Joan Rivers Dead at 81, Appeared on 'Another World' and 'All My Children'

Brandon Stoddard Dead at 77, Known as "Father of the Miniseries"

Brandon Stoddard

Former ABC network executive Brandon Stoddard died at his home in Bel-Air on Monday following a long battle with cancer. He was 77.

Stoddard joined ABC in 1970 as its director of daytime programs and then moved on to various positions at the network until he was named president in 1985, a post he held until 1989. Celebrated as the "father of the miniseries," he developed multi-episode shows that were usually ratings grabbers. In addition to Roots and The Winds of War, they included The Thorn Birds, Rich Man, Poor Man, Masada, East of Eden, Roots: The Next Generation and North and South.

Larry Auerbach Dead at 91

Larry Auerbach on the set of Love of Life with Sammy Davis Jr. i n 1975.

Emmy-winning director Larry Auerbach died on Saturday from complications of glioblastoma in La Jolla, California He was 91.

Auerbach began his career in the late 1940s in Chicago, where he was a stage manager on such early shows as Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Studs' Place and the daytime drama Hawkins Falls.

Following a short stint on Zoo Parade, a live program from the Chicago Zoo with Marlon Perkins, Auerbach went on to become the first director of NBC’s Watch Mr. Wizard.

Mary Ann Mobley Dead at 75

Mary Ann Mobley on the set of Diff'rent Strokes.

Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley Collins died Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California. She was 75.

Danny Blanton, a spokesman for the University of Mississippi, said Collins was close friends with a former chancellor of the university. She graduated from Ole Miss in 1958, the same year she won the Miss America crown.

She became an actress a few years later, playing roles such as Jonelle Andrews (a member of Lesley's therapy group) on ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital and Dr. Beth Everdene in CBS primetime serial Falcon Crest.

In the final season of ABC comedy Diff'rent Strokes, she replaced Dixie Carter in the role of Maggie McKinney Drummond. The show had switched networks in its last year.

Her other TV credits included Perry Mason, Designing Women, The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. She also starred in films such as Girl Happy with Elvis Presley and Three on a Couch with Jerry Lewis. It was on that film she met her husband, Gary Collins, who died in 2012.

Ann Marcus Dead at 93

Ann Marcus

Emmy Award-winning writer Ann Marcus died December 3 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was 93.

She had been battling several age-related conditions, said her daughter, Ellyn Lindsay.

Marcus, who wrote for programs such as Peyton Place, One Life to Live and Knots Landing, in addition to sitcoms and variety shows, served several terms on the Writers Guild of America West board. She was an outspoken activist in the fight against the graylisting of older writers in youth-oriented Hollywood, a problem she said had gotten worse in the 1990s.

Among her early writing credits were episodes of the 1960s sitcoms Dennis the Menace and Please Don't Eat the Daisies.