I know we still have a few weeks before the end of the year, but since the blogs are down I have some time I don't normally have. So I am going to go ahead and post the list of soap related deaths for 2006. If any occur in the next few weeks I will add them.

Raúl Dávila (15 Sep 1931 – 2 Jan 2006) – Hector, All My Children

Don Stewart (14 Nov 1935 – 9 Jan 2006) – Michael, The Guiding Light; Lionel, Santa Barbara; Eric, Young & the Restless

Anne Meacham (21 Jul 1925 – 12 Jan 2006) – Althea, The Brighter Day; Louise, Another World

Anthony Franciosa (25 Oct 1928 – 19 Jan 2006) – guest star, Hotel

Priscilla Gillette (27 Nov 1925 – 2 Feb 2006) – Sybil, The Edge of Night

Jean Byron (10 Dec 1925 – 3 Feb 2006) – Kit, Full Circle

Franklin Cover (20 Nov 1928 – 5 Feb 2006) – Dr. Girara, The Edge of Night; judge, All My Children

Andreas Katsulas (18 May 1946 – 13 Feb 2006) – Lucien, Guiding Light

Paul Carr (1 Feb 1934 – 17 Feb 2006) – Paul, The Doctors; Bill Horton, Days of Our Lives; Peter, General Hospital; Alex, Generations

Richard Bright (28 Jun 1937 – 19 Feb 2006) - Bernie Bailey, Somerset; bartender, The Edge of Night

Don Knotts (21 Jul 1924 – 24 Feb 2006) – Wilbur, Search For Tomorrow

Phyllis Huffman (1945 – 2 Mar 2006) – casting director, Swans Crossing

Craig Huebing (4 Mar 1929 – 10 Mar 2006) – Tom, From These Roots; Steve, The Doctors; Peter, General Hospital

Dan Curtis (12 Aug 1927 – 27 Mar 2006) – director, producer, writer, Dark Shadows

Gloria Monty (12 Aug 1921 – 29 Mar 2006) - director, The First Hundred Years; director, The Secret Storm; director, Bright Promise; executive producer, General Hospital; executive producer, The Hamptons

Henderson Forsythe (11 Sep 1917 – 17 Apr 2006) - Jim Benson, From These Roots; Martin Spode, The Edge of Night; Dr. David Stewart, As The World Turns

Frankie Thomas (9 Apr 1921 – 11 May 2006) – Charley, A Woman to Remember; Cliff, One Man’s Family; Tom Corbett, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; Chris, First Love

Paul Gleason (4 May 1939 – 27 May 2006) – David, All My Children; Lee, Another Life; Lee, Dallas; Andy, Falcon Crest; Judge Nicholas, Melrose Place; Larry, Dawson’s Creek

Brook Byron (31 Jul 1913 – 29 May 2006) – Althea, The Brighter Day

Robert Donner (27 Apr 1931 – 8 Jun 2006) – Tucker, Falcon Crest

Arthur Franz (29 Feb 1920 – 26 Jun 2006) – guest, The Nurses

Aaron Spelling (22 Apr 1923 – 23 Jun 2006) – producer, Dynasty, The Colbys, Hotel, Melrose Place, Savannah, Sunset Beach, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills 90210, Titans

Benjamin Hendrickson (26 Aug 1950 – 1 Jul 2006) – Chris, Texas; Silas, Guiding Light; Sgt. Bartlett, Another World; Hal, As The World Turns

Barnard Hughes (16 Jul 1915 – 11 Jul 2006) – Bruce, The Guiding Light; Harold, The Nurses; Stuart, Dark Shadows; Wilfred, The Secret Storm; Mr. Barton, As The World Turns

Carrie Nye (14 Oct 1936 – 14 Jul 2006) – Carrie, Guiding Light

Tudi Wiggins (10 Oct 1935 – 19 Jul 2006) – Erica, Strange Paradise; Karen, The Guiding Light; Meg, Love of Life; Sarah, All My Children

Terry O’Sullivan (7 Jul 1915 – 14 Sep 2006) – Arthur, Search For Tomorrow; Elliott, Valiant Lady; Richard, Days of Our Lives; Judge Stevens, The Secret Storm

Elizabeth Allen (25 Jan 1929 – 29 Sep 2006) – Laura, Bracken’s World; Victoria, Texas; Gwen, Guiding Light

Edward Albert (20 Feb 1951 – 22 Sep 2006) – Quisto, The Yellow Rose; Jeff, Falcon Crest; Bennett, Port Charles

Stanley Z. Cherry (2 Feb 1932 – 27 Sep 2006) – producer, Peyton Place

Bettye Ackerman (28 Feb 1924 – 1 Nov 2006) – Anne, Bracken's World; Constance, Return to Peyton Place; Elizabeth, Falcon Crest; Katherine, Dynasty

Jeremy Slate (17 Feb 1926 – 19 Nov 2006) – Chuck, One Life To Live; Locke, Guiding Light

Anne Howard Bailey (26 Jul 1924 – 23 Nov 2006) – writer, Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, General Hospital

Thanks for compiling this, Steve.

RIP.

Thanks for compiling this, Steve.

RIP.

Glad to do it Ponz. I still can't get over that the world of Soaps lost so many legends this last year.