In Memoriam - Soap World Deaths in 2008

We Love Soaps created the video below as a tribute to the actors, writers, producers and other behind the scenes folks who have passed away in 2008.

Here is a summary of those who died this year. If someone is missing from this list, it was unintentional. Please let me know so that I can update.

Irene Dailey (September 12, 1920 - September 24, 2008) - (Pamela Stewart, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; Liz Matthews, ANOTHER WORLD)

Eileen Herlie (March 8, 1918 - October 8, 2008) - (Myrtle Fargate, ALL MY CHILDREN/ONE LIFE TO LIVE/LOVING)

Augusta Dabney (October 23, 1918 - February 4, 2008) - (Isabella Alden, LOVING; Helena Ashley, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Carolyn Chandler Baldwin, GENERAL HOSPITAL; Betty Kahlman Barry, A WORLD APART; Barbara Norris Thorpe, THE GUIDING LIGHT; Peg Hale, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING; Ann Holmes, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Laura Baxter, ANOTHER WORLD)

Robert Calhoun (1930 - May 24, 2008) - (Executive Producer, AS THE WORLD TURNS/GUIDING LIGHT; Producer, TEXAS; Director, ANOTHER WORLD)

Ray Goldstone (1919 - March 13, 2008) - (Writer, RITUALS; FALCON CREST; DAYS OF OUR LIVES; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING)

Edie Huggins (THE DOCTORS; THE EDGE OF NIGHT; LOVE OF LIFE)

Wade Battley (Art director, GENERAL HOSPITAL; DAYS OF OUR LIVES; PORT CHARLES)

Keith Pruitt (1961 - November 12, 2008) - (Frank Wendall, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Flynn Reilly, LOVING; Robinson, GUIDING LIGHT)

Christopher Allport (June 17, 1947 - January 25 ,2008) - (Tim McGowan, ANOTHER WORLD)

Shell Kepler (October 5, 1958 - February 1, 2008) - (Amy Vining, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

Clissold Budd Hill (1931 - November 20, 2008) - (Costume Designer, ALL MY CHILDREN)

Sherrell Hoffman (1938 - October 18, 2008) - (Director, GUIDING LIGHT; ALL MY CHILDREN, ANOTHER WORLD)

Claudio Capone (November 18, 1952 - June 23, 2008) - (The voice of B&B's Ridge in Italy)

Wayne Heffley (July 15, 1927 - November 19, 2008) - (Vern Scofield, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 - June 22, 2008) - (Molly McDermott, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Mavis Cobb, TEXAS; Martha Shumway, MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN; Althea Franklin, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW)

Studs Terkel (May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008) - (MA PERKINS)

Ashley Callie (December 30, 1976 - February 15, 2008) - (Leone Haines, ISIDINGO)

Margot Boyd (September 24, 1913 - May 20, 2008) - (Majorie Antrobus, THE ARCHERS)

Jeanette Heller (1911 - October 16, 2008) - (Producer, ALL MY CHILDREN/ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

David Groh (May 31, 1939 - February 12, 2008) - (D.L. Brock, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 - April 5, 2008) - (Jason Colby, THE COLBYS/DYNASTY)

Clive Hornby (October 20, 1944 - July 3, 2008) - (Jack Sugden, EMMERDALE)

Lois Nettleton (August 6, 1927 - January 18, 2008) - (Virginia Benson, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 - April 8, 2008) - (Cody McCall, GENERAL HOSPITAL; Don Wallace, RITUALS; Eric Peters, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)

Beverly Garland (October 17, 1926 - December 5, 2008) - (Estelle, PORT CHARLES; Cookie, MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN)

Gloria Cromwell (Died March 3, 2008) - (Esther Hoffman, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Georgia Rothchild, RYAN'S HOPE)

Kathy Staff (July 12, 1928 December 13, 2008) - (Doris Luke, CROSSROADS; Vera Hopkins, CORONATION STREET; ex-Winnie Purvis, EMMERDALE FARM)

Keith Charles (March 4, 1934 - July 1, 2008) - (Rick Oliver, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; Nick Kane, THE SECRET STORM; Ross Cavanaugh, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; Robert Jardin, WHERE THE HEART IS; Ted Chandler, LOVE OF LIFE; Alex McDaniels/Brandon Spaulding, THE GUIDING LIGHT; Ralph Mitchell, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Ted Clayton, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Homer Dowd, RYAN'S HOPE)

James E. Reilly (July 15, 1948 - October 12, 2008) - (Writer, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; GUIDING LIGHT; PASSIONS; SUNSET BEACH; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; RYAN'S HOPE; Consultant, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)

Larry Haines (August 3, 1918 - July 17, 2008) - (Stu Bergman, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS; Sidney Sugarman, ANOTHER WORLD; Neil Warren, LOVING)

Beverlee McKinsey (August 9, 1935 - May 2, 2008) - (Martha Donnelly, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING; Iris Cory/Emma Ordway, ANOTHER WORLD; Iris Wheeler, TEXAS; Alexandra Spaulding, GUIDING LIGHT; Myrna Slaughter, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

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[ARMontacruz]

Beautiful, sweet, appropriate. Well-edited and perfect score. I can think of only one suggestion - but don't mind me: it would be another excellent reminder to add an overlay, citing the serial(s) in which the deceased once graced. Of course, it may not be possible to do this with some editing programmes. Great, great job.

[AMHardulak]

Beautiful offering! Wow--so many daytime stars will now will be shining at night . . .

[hersi29]

A minus effort: pictures for all please.

[ashcarl116]

in your description here, I know 1948's and 1964's hamlet, eileen herlie was born in 1920, not 1918 or even 1919.

[MrJuly1990ish]

@savammy

David Grogh was on "General Hospital" in the early 80's. I think Charlton Heston got his start (not really sure) on the "Edge Of Night" back in the late 50's.

[savammy]

what soaps were david grogh and charlton heston in?

[atwtlukesnyder]

Gosh, a lot of these stars I did not know had past. Some were indeed my favorites too.  Thanks for posting this tribute.

[landrykkb]

Wayne Heffley had great on-screen chemistry with Matthew Ashford on DAYS.He was Perry White to Jack's Clark Kent.

[bowler8]

The names are not very clear