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. He first made his career starring in various B-movies of the

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and

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(with a few A-picture exceptions like Hitchcock's '' Shadow of a Doubt''). He was known in many Hollywood circles as "King of the Bs", sharing the throne with his "queen",

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Early life

Edward Macdonald Carey was born on March 15, 1913 in

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. He graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in 1935, after attending the

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for a year where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He became involved with the drama school at the University of Iowa and decided to become an actor.

Career

Radio and Broadway

Carey toured with the Globe Players. He began to work steadily on radio, including playing Dick Grosvenor on the soap opera '' Stella Dallas'' and Ridgeway Tearle in '' John's Other Wife'', both in the early 1940s. He was also in ''Lights Out''. Carey was on Broadway in '' Lady in the Dark'' (1941) opposite Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye and Victor Mature. His performance led to him receiving a contract offer from Paramount. He later recalled, "1941 was probably the greatest year of my life. I got my first big hit with Lady in the Dark, I got married and I signed with Paramount Pictures. I only wish I could remember it all better." The reason was his alcoholism.

Film appearances and World War II service

Carey made his film debut in '' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942). Paramount gave him the third lead in '' Take a Letter, Darling'' (1942), directed by

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. He followed it with '' Dr. Broadway'' (1942), which was his first starring role. He had a leading part in ''

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'' (1942), directed by

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, a big hit. Carey's career received a boost when borrowed by

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at Universal to play the romantic lead in '' Shadow of a Doubt'' (1943) with Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. However the momentum was halted when he enlisted in the

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. He had two months before he left, which enabled him to star in a musical for Paramount, '' Salute for Three'' (1943). Carey received his commission in early 1944 and attended fighter director school at Camp Murphy in Orlando,

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. After school he served with Air Warning Squadron 3 with stints on Espiritu Santo, Bougainville and

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. In 1947, Carey returned to Paramount. They put him back into leading roles: '' Suddenly, It's Spring'' (1947), directed by Leisen, co-starring Paulette Goddard; ''

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'' (1948), again with Goddard; and '' Dream Girl'' (1948), supporting Betty Hutton, directed by Leisen. Carey played Cesare Borgia in '' Bride of Vengeance'' (1948) alongside Goddard, directed by Leisen, but it was a flop. More popular was a Western, '' Streets of Laredo'' (1949), but

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was the hero; Carey was the villain. In 1949, he co-starred as "Nick Carraway" in

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's version of '' The Great Gatsby''. Carey followed this with '' Song of Surrender'' (1949), once again directed by Leisen. Universal borrowed Carey for two films: a Western with Maureen O'Hara, '' Comanche Territory'' (1950), and '' South Sea Sinner'' (1950) with Shelley Winters. Back at Paramount he was in a low budget

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, ''

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'' (1950) directed by

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. Back at Paramount he was a villain to Ray Milland in '' Copper Canyon'' (1950), directed by John Farrow. At Paramount he was

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in '' The Great Missouri Raid'' (1951) and was in '' Mystery Submarine'' (1950) at Universal. Carey supported

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at MGM in '' Excuse My Dust'' (1951). At 20th Century Fox Carey supported Betty Grable in '' Meet Me After the Show'' (1951) and

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in '' Let's Make It Legal'' (1951). He went back to Universal for '' Cave of Outlaws'' (1951) He continued to appear in films like '' My Wife's Best Friend'' (1952), at Fox with

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; '' Count the Hours'' (1953), with Teresa Wright at RKO; '' Hannah Lee'' (1953), a Western with John Ireland; ''It's Everybody's Business'' (1953), and '' Malaga'' (1954) with Maureen O'Hara. Later films included '' Stranger at My Door'' (1956), a Western for

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, and '' Odongo'' (1956) for Warwick Films. Carey returned to Broadway in '' Anniversary Waltz'' (1954–55), directed by Moss Hart, which was a big hit and ran for two years.

Television

While still a featured player in films, Carey began appearing on television in episodes of '' The Christophers'', '' Celanese Theatre'', ''Hope Chest'', and ''

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''. As time went on, Carey's work was increasingly on the small screen, including appearances on ''The Quiet Gun'', ''

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'', '' Science Fiction Theatre'', '' Hour of Stars'', '' Celebrity Playhouse'', and '' The 20th Century Fox Hour'', where he appeared as Fred Gaily in a remake of the 1947 film classic, '' Miracle on 34th Street'', starring Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell. He was also featured on '' General Electric Theater'', ''

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'', '' The Alcoa Hour'', and ''

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''. Carey managed a single, starring turn as a young professor traveling cross-country in the fifth season of ''

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'' ("Coyote Moon") as well.

Dr. Christian

In 1956, Carey took over the role of the kindly small-town physician Dr. Christian, a character created in the late 1930s by actor Jean Hersholt on radio and in films. Carey portrayed Dr. Christian on syndicated television for one season. Carey guested on '' The Kaiser Aluminium Hour'', '' The Joseph Cotten Show'', '' The Jane Wyman Show'', '' Zane Grey Theatre'', '' Wagon Train'', '' Studio One in Hollywood'', ''

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'', '' The Frank Sinatra Show'', '' Suspicion'', '' Target'', '' Pursuit'', '' Schlitz Playhouse'', '' DuPont Show of the Month'', and '' Rawhide''. Carey was in the Western film '' Man or Gun'' (1958), for Republic. and '' The Redeemer'' (1959). He played patriot

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in ''

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'' (1959), directed by

who had worked with Carey at Paramount. He appeared in ''

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'' (1959).

''Lock Up''

Carey starred as crusading Herb Maris in the 1950s syndicated series '' Lock-Up''. A total of seventy-eight episodes were made between 1959 and 1961. Carey guest starred on ''

'', '' Moment of Fear'', '' Thriller'' ("The Devil's Ticket"), '' The United States Steel Hour'', ''

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'', '' Target'', ''

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'' and '' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''. Carey went to England to make the films '' The Devil's Agent'' (1962) and '' The Damned'' (known as ''These Are the Damned'' in the US) (1963), for director

. He was also in ''Stranglehold'' (1962), In the first season of '' The Outer Limits'', Carey starred in the episode titled " The Special One". He was also in '' The Dick Powell Theatre'', '' Kraft Mystery Theatre'', and '' Arrest and Trial'', Carey supported

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in '' Tammy and the Doctor'' (1963). He guest starred in the 1964–1965 sitcom '' The Bing Crosby Show'' on ABC. He appeared as Mr. Edwards in the 1963 episode "Pay the Two Dollars" of the NBC education drama series, '' Mr. Novak'', starring James Franciscus. He could also be seen on '' Burke's Law'', '' Branded'', '' Kraft Suspense Theatre'', '' Run for Your Life'', '' Ben Casey'', '' Lassie'', and '' Bewitched''.

''Days of Our Lives''

Carey played Tom Horton on '' Days of Our Lives'' from its first episode in 1965. Carey said he took the show "because I couldn't get a movie at the time". He continued as Tom Horton until his death from

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, in 1994, six days after his 81st birthday. During this time, Carey suffered from a drinking problem, and eventually joined

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in 1982. 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. He is most recognized today as the voice who recites the epigraph 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 death, 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 leaving the voice-overs intact. He also served as voice-over for the very first PBS ident, in which he said "This is PBS ... the Public Broadcasting Service."

Other appearances

Carey continued to act in other productions during his run on ''Days''. He had roles in '' Gidget Gets Married'' (1972), '' The Magician'', '' Ordeal'' (1973), '' Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law'', '' Who Is the Black Dahlia?'' (1975), '' McMillan & Wife'', '' Police Story'', ''

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'', '' The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'', '' Fantasy Island'' and '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. He later appeared in many all-star television

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, such as ''

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'', '' The Rebels'', ''The Top of the Hill'' and ''

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''. He was in the films ''Foes'' (1977), '' End of the World'' (1977), and '' Summer of Fear'' (1978), and had a small part in '' American Gigolo'' (1980). Carey was in the TV movie '' The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything'' (1980) and the films ''Access Code'' (1984) and '' It's Alive III: Island of the Alive'' (1987). He guest starred on '' Finder of Lost Loves'', and ''

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''. His last non-''Days'' role was in ''A Message from Holly'' (1992). Carey did the onstage introduction for the "Stars of the Days Of Our Lives" and musical artist/director Ricky Dee at the Greek Theatre (1992).

Published work

Carey wrote several books of poetry, and a 1991 autobiography, ''The Days of My Life''. For his contribution to television, Carey has a star on the

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, at 6536

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Personal life and death

Carey was married to Elizabeth Heckscher from 1941 until their divorce in 1969. They had six children: Lynn, Lisa, Stevens, Theresa, Edward Macdonald Jr., and Paul. Later, he dated Lois Kraines. The couple remained together from 1973 until Carey's death. His grandchildren include Ellie Diamond and Vytas and Aras Baskauskas. He has a godson, Maurice Heckscher. Carey was a

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, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in

. In September 1991, Carey had a cancerous tumor surgically removed from his lung. He died on March 21, 1994, 6 days after his 81st birthday. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

*'' Star Spangled Rhythm'' (1942) – Louie the Lug in Skit *'' Take a Letter, Darling'' (1942) – Jonathan Caldwell *'' Dr. Broadway'' (1942) – Dr. Timothy Kane aka Dr. Broadway *''

'' (1942) – Lieutenant Bruce Cameron *'' Shadow of a Doubt'' (1943) – Detective Jack Graham *'' Salute for Three'' (1943) – Buzz McAllister *'' Suddenly, It's Spring'' (1947) – Jack Lindsay *'' Variety Girl'' (1947) – Himself *''

'' (1948) – J.D. Storm *'' Dream Girl'' (1948) – Clark Redfield *'' Bride of Vengeance'' (1949) – Cesare Borgia *'' Streets of Laredo'' (1949) – Lorn Reming *'' The Great Gatsby'' (1949) – Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway *'' Song of Surrender'' (1949) – Bruce Eldridge *'' Comanche Territory'' (1950) – James Bowie *''

'' (1950) – Larry Wilder *'' South Sea Sinner'' (1950) – William Jacob 'Jake' Davis *'' Copper Canyon'' (1950) – Deputy Lane Travis *'' Mystery Submarine'' (1950) – Dr. Brett Young *'' The Great Missouri Raid'' (1951) – Jesse James *'' Excuse My Dust'' (1951) – Cyrus Random, Jr. *'' Meet Me After the Show'' (1951) – Jeff Ames *'' Let's Make It Legal'' (1951) – Hugh Halsworth *'' Cave of Outlaws'' (1951) – Pete Carver *'' Count the Hours'' (1953) – Doug Madison *''Hannah Lee: An American Primitive'' (1953) – Bus Crow *'' Fire Over Africa'' (1954) – Van Logan *'' Stranger at My Door'' (1956) – Hollis Jarret *'' Odongo'' (1956) – Steve Stratton *'' Man or Gun'' (1958) – 'Maybe' Smith / Scott Yancey *''

'' (1959) (Season 5 Episode 4: "Coyote Moon") as Professor *''The Redeemer'' (1959) – Jesus Christ (voice) *''

'' (1959) – Patrick Henry *''

'' (1959) – Major Malcolm Bartley, Retired *'' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 8: "House Guest") as John Mitchell *'' The Devil's Agent'' (1962) – Mr. Smith *'' The Damned'' (1962) – Simon Wells * '' Stranglehold'' (1963) – Bill Morrison *'' Tammy and the Doctor'' (1963) – Dr. Wayne Bentley *''

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'' (1965) Henry Pitcairn *'' Who Is the Black Dahlia?'' (1975, TV Movie) – Captain Jack Donahoe *''Foes'' (1977) – McCarey *''

'' (1977, TV Mini-Series) – Squire James *'' End of the World'' (1977) – John Davis *'' Stranger in Our House'' (1978, TV Movie) – Professor Jarvis *'' The Rebels'' (1979, TV Movie) – Dr. Church *''

'' (1980, TV Movie) – Dr. Arthur Castor *'' American Gigolo'' (1980) – Lawyer *''Access Code'' (1984) – Senator Williams *'' It's Alive III: Island of the Alive'' (1987) – Judge Watson

Radio appearances

Awards

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**(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'' **(1990) Soap Opera Digest Editors Choice award

References

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