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I just read tonight that the late actor Ted Bessell began his career making guest appearances on soap operas. Does anyone know about the roles or the shows?

In this photograph, I easily recognize Dorothy Lyman and Tom Ligon. I should recognize the other two, but I do not. Who are they (characters and performers)?

Oscar-winning actress, who appeared on Kitty Foyle, has passed away.

Actor James Noble, who played Vic Price #1 on The Edge of Night in 1964, has passed away at age 94 following a stroke.

Actress Patty Duke, who had appeared on The Brighter Day (as well as Kitty Foyle) has passed away.

Actor James Nobel, who played the son of Rev. Dennis on The Brighter Day, has passed away at the age of 94.

Actor James Noble, who played a doctor whose wife wanted to adopt a child on The Doctors around 1967 or 1968, has passed away at the age of 94.

Actor James Noble, who played the father and physician on A World Apart, has passed away at the age of 94.

James Noble, who appeared on Another World as well as As the World Turns, The Doctors, and A World Apart, has passed away at the age of 94. He is also remembered as the Governor on the ABC comedy series Benson.

Actor James Noble, who played Donald Hughes #2, has passed away at the age of 94.

I never saw any of Robert Cenadella's work on Another World, but I thought that Somerset was very good. One weak part, though, was the Missy storyline. She was first paired with the boring Peter Delaney, and then Dr. Stanley Kurtz was added to form a triangle. I wonder if Mr. Cenedella planned to kill Jasper when he was killed off, or was a decision that was made by Mr. Slesar. It was obvious that Jasper was intended to be murdered, and there were MANY suspects. I am sure that Mr. Slesar wrote the Robert Delaney murder trial better than Mr. Cenedella would have, since Mr. Slesar had written so many such trials into The Edge of Night. I was not all that overwhelmed by Mr. Winsor's writing, but some of the things he did made good sense for the show. I think that the Jasper Delaney storyline was the best one on Somerset, although the Carter/Matson merged family storyline was also extremely good. You mentioned an actress whose talent was limited but she was good in the role. I think that the original Laura Cudahy (Laura Roman) on All My Children was one such actress. However, her show later gave her a storyline that required real acting and she could not perform it well. (All My Children then replaced her.) Nina Courtlandt on the same show was one of the characters who was also looked after as though she was a little girl (at least initially). I did not like Christopher Pennock at first on Dark Shadows, but he grew as an actor. I watched the 1840 storyline in reruns, he was one of the best things in the story (as Gabiel Collins). I confess that I never really liked the acting style of Lois Kibbee, although I liked her characters. Lois Smith as Zoe Cannell and Jay Gregory as Carter Matson were probably the best performers in the storyline. Harriet Hall as Emily reminded (annoyingly, not in a good way) of singer/songwriter Carole King. I was a big fan of Ron Martin's David Grant and also Doug Chapin's Tony #1. I had nothing against Ernest Thompson, but I liked the original Tony better. I remember when Mr. Thompson departed for a while to be in a television film based on writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald and returned with a shockingly short haircut. I too liked Jameson Parker's romance with Ellen. The show really used Ellen in some poor storylines after Ben died. Do you remember when they paired her with a widowed who had a sick child named Scooter? Sam and Lahoma were excellent (unlike Missy). Also, Ben and Ellen and children formed the core family, and producer Lyle B. Hill should have known better than to kill off Ben! Bibi Beesch was used better than she had been when she appeared on The Edge of Night. I thought James Congdon was pretty good on the show. Mary Waronov was a strange casting choice to me, but Ray Fulmer was very good in his role. I don't know why he was cast as villiains in his soap opera roles. I like Gloria Hoye, but I never liked the character, Terri, that she played on this show.

Actress Rita Gam, who played Elinor "Mimi" Jaffee, has passed away at the age of 88.

Actress Rita Gam, who appeared on Edge of Night during the last years, has passed away at the age of 88.

Wasn't it Jesse and Jenny who ran away to New York from Pine Valley?

Actor Peter Brown, who was in Loving's original cast as Roger Forbes, has passed away.

Actor Peter Brown (Charles Sanders #2) has passed away.

James Douglas, who was the first actor cast in the role of Mr. Carrington, has passed away.

Actor James Douglas, who appeared during the last weeks of the show, has died.

Thank you for these photographs!

Humbert Allen Astredo (1929-2016) has passed away. On Dark Shadows, he played Nicholas Blair, Charles Dawson, and Evan Handley. He was also on many other soap operas in day roles. An obituary will be posted later.

Slick, I believe that Robert Earl Jones is the FATHER of James Earl Jones, not his son.

I would love to see Ms. Channel's review of The Edge of Night!

George Gaynes played Sam Reynolds #3 on Search for Tomorrow. He has passed away.

The wife of Keith Charles was Nancy Ford. She was a writer for Ryan's Hope, Love of Life, and As the World Turns.

Actor/singer Michael Minor, whose initial soap opera role was on The Edge of Night on CBS, has passed away at the age of 75.