Macdonald Carey (born Edward Macdonald Carey, March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor best known for his role as the patriarch Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member. MacDonald Carey (fair use screenshot, from a Days of Our Lives episode, August 1990). ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sioux City (IPA: ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California. ... An Emmy Award. ... // The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... For other senses, see Patriarch (disambiguation). ... Dr. Thomas Tom Horton is a fictional character on NBCs soap opera Days of our Lives. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ...

Early life and career

Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Carey graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a bachelor's degree in 1935, after attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a year where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He first made his career starring in various B-movies of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was known in many Hollywood circles as "King of the Bs", sharing the throne with his "queen", Lucille Ball. A most unlikely leading man, even in his earliest films, Carey surely owed what screen success he enjoyed to some mysterious "everyman" appeal that overshadowed his vapid appearance and seemingly diffident manner. Sioux City (IPA: ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of both Johnson and Washington counties. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as UW–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, or UW) is a highly selective public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. ... Alpha Delta Phi (ΑΔΦ) is a Greek-letter fraternity in the United States and Canada. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American actor, comedian and star of the landmark sitcom I Love Lucy, a four time Emmy Award winner (awarded 1953, 1956, 1967, 1968) and charter member of the Television Hall of Fame. ...

After World War II

A successful radio actor and stage performer whose credits included the hit Broadway show "Lady in the Dark" and the movie Wake Island (1942), Carey joined the Marines in 1943, staying in uniform for four years. He returned to Paramount in 1947 in Suddenly, It's Spring. He continued with Paramount into the 1950s; by this time he had slipped into more noticeable character roles, and transitioned to westerns for a time, such as The Great Missouri Raid (1951), Outlaw Territory (1953) and Man or Gun (1958). Carey played patriot Patrick Henry in John Paul Jones (1959). He also appeared in Blue Denim (1959), The Damned (1962), Tammy and the Doctor (1963), El Dorado (1966), and End of the World (1977). Carey played the part of Brother Ben in "The Incident of The Golden Calf" on Rawhide. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered primarily for his stirring oratory. ... Original film poster John Paul Jones is a 1959 biographical epic film about the revolutionary hero. ... Blue Denim was a successful 1958 Broadway play by writer James Leo Herlihy, made the next year into a successful movie starring Brandon De Wilde and Carol Lynley (who had appeared in the stage version), and dealing with the issues of teenage pregnancy and (then-illegal) abortion. ... The Damned are a punk rock and later gothic rock band formed in London, England in 1976. ... El Dorado is a 1966 western movie, released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Howard Hawks, and written by Leigh Brackett based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown. ...

In 1956 Carey took over the role of the kindly small-town physician Dr. Christian, a character created in the late 1930s by the Danish-American actor Jean Hersholt, who had performed the part on radio and in films, and had co-written a Dr. Christian novel. Carey portrayed Dr. Christian on television for one season. Carey also played a the starring role of crusading crusading Herb Maris in the 1950s syndicated series Lock-Up. A total of 78 episodes (then considered to be only two full seasons) were made 1959–1961, but apparently Carey did not appear in all of them. Jean Hersholt (July 12, 1886 - June 2, 1956) was an Danish actor. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Lock-Up Lock-Up was a black and white, one half-hour syndicated television show that premiered in September 1959 and ran two seasons, ending in June 1961. ... TV Show Reference Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Days of our Lives

For the remainder of his career, he played Tom Horton on Days of our Lives, from 1965 until his death in Beverly Hills, California from lung cancer in 1994. During this time, Carey suffered from a drinking problem, and eventually joined Alcoholics Anonymous in 1982. [1] A longtime pipe smoker, he was seen in many films and early episodes of Days of our Lives with it. He was ordered by his doctor to quit in September 1991 after having to take a leave of absence from Days in order to remove a cancerous tumor from one of his lungs. He returned to the show in November of that year. [2] Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Logo for AA Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal society for recovering alcoholics. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

He is most recognized today, over a decade after his passing, as the voice who recites the epigram each day before the program begins: "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives". From 1966 to 1994, he would also intone, "This is Macdonald Carey, and these are the days of our lives." (After Carey's passing, the producers, out of respect for Carey's family, decided not to use the second part of the opening tagline). At each intermission, his voice also says "We will return for the second half of Days of our Lives in just a moment". Since the Horton family is still regarded as the core of Days of our Lives, his memory has been allowed to remain imprinted on the show by the voiceovers remaining intact. He also served as the voice-over for the very first PBS ident in which he said "This is PBS...The Public Broadcasting Service." An epigram is a short poem with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...

Carey wrote several books of poetry and a 1991 autobiography, "The Days of My Life". For his contribution to television, Macdonald Carey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6536 Hollywood Boulevard. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Hollywood Boulevard as taken from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood Boulevard is an avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out and runs due west to Laurel Canyon Boulevard. ...

Personal life

He was married to Elizabeth Hecksher from 1943 until their divorce in 1969. They had six children. Later, he dated Lois Kraines, who was his significant other from 1973 on. [3]

He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, alongside his daughter Lisa, who died in infancy. Carey also had five other children: Lynn, Theresa, Steven, Edward Macdonald Jr., and Paul. Holy Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W. Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California. ... Motto: The Heart of Screenland Location of Culver City in California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1917-09-07 [2] Government  - City Manager Jerry Fulwood [1] Area  - City  5. ...

Carey's daughter Theresa is the mother of Survivor: Panama Exile Island winner Aras Baskauskas. Lynn Carey was a 70's Penthouse Pet and well respected singer, providing music for Russ Meyer's legendary cult classic film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Aras Baskauskas (born September 26, 1981) is the winner of Survivor: Panama and is the youngest male winner of Survivor at the time of taping. ... Lynn Carey is a singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist in the band Mama Lion. ... Penthouse, a mens magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. ... Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004), best known as Russ Meyer was an American motion picture director and photographer. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is a 1970 film starring Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Erica Gavin, Edy Williams, Marcia McBroom, John LaZar, and Michael Blodgett. ...

Awards

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (1974) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for Days of our Lives
  • (1975) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for Days of our Lives

• Soap Opera Digest Awards
  • (1984) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actor in a Mature Role in a Daytime Serial for Days of our Lives
  • (1985) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actor in a Mature Role in a Daytime Serial for Days of our Lives

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External links

• Macdonald Carey at the Internet Movie Database
• Macdonald Carey's Gravesite