Macdonald Carey
| Macdonald Carey | |
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Carey in 1969
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| Born |
Edward Macdonald Carey March 15, 1913 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1994 (aged 81) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer |
| Years active | 1938–1994 |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Heckscher (1943-1969) (divorced) 6 children |
| Partner(s) | Lois Kraines (1973-1994) (his death) |
| Children | Lynn Catherine (b. 1946) Theresa (b. 1952) Steven (b. 1950) Edward Macdonald Jr. (b. 1954) Paul Lisa (b. 1949) |
| Awards |
Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series 1974 Days of Our Lives 1975 Days of Our Lives |
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.
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 successful radio actor, Carey's work included playing Dick Grosvenor on the soap opera Stella Dallas and Ridgeway Tearle in John's Other Wife, both in the early 1940s.
As a stage performer, his credits include the hit Broadway show Lady in the Dark. Carey also appeared in the 1942 films Wake Island and Take a Letter, Darling, and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt in 1943. Later that year, he joined the United States Marine Corps and stayed on active duty until 1947.
In 1947 Carey returned to Paramount in Suddenly, It's Spring. In 1949 he co-starred as "Nick Carraway" in Alan Ladd's version of The Great Gatsby. He continued with Paramount into the 1950s, slipping into more noticeable character roles in Westerns, including Copper Canyon (1950), Comanche Territory (1950), The Great Missouri Raid (1951), and Man or Gun (1958). In 1955 he appeared as Fred Gaily in The 20th Century-Fox Hour remake of the 1947 film classic, Miracle on 34th Street, starring Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell. Carey played patriot Patrick Henry in John Paul Jones (1959). He appeared in Blue Denim (1959), The Damned (known as These Are the Damned in the US) (1963), Tammy and the Doctor (1963), and End of the World (1977).
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