The soap world lost a number of greats both in front of and behind the camera this year. Here is the We Love Soaps tribute to those who passed away in 2009.
Here's a run down of those included in the video:
Jerry Birn (Writer - THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - Husband of Patty Weaver
Ernie Bourne (Rob, NEIGHBOURS)
Dorothy Bryce - Wife of the late Ed Bryce, Mother of Scott Bryce
Paul Burke (C.C., SANTA BARBARA; Neal, DYNASTY)
Philip Carey (Asa, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
Dennis Cole (Lance, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; Duke, PARADISE BAY)
Edward "Ward" Costello (Peter, THE SECRET STORM; Martin, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Farrah Fawcett (Diana, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Conard Fowkes (Don, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Allen, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; Paul, THE SECRET STORM; Frank, DARK SHADOWS; Paul, A FLAME IN THE WORLD; Steve, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; Arthur, HIDDEN FACES; LOVE OF LIFE)
Don Galloway (Kip, THE SECRET STORM; Patrick, DALLAS)
Steven Gilborn (Sam, LOVING; Mr. Leland, KNOTS LANDING)
Michael N. Harbour (Alan, DOCTORS; Trevor, CASUALTY)
Maggie Jones (Blanche, CORONATION STREET)
Wik Jongsma (Govert, GOEDE TIJDEN, SLECHTE TIJDEN)
Anna Karen Morrow (Mrs. Chernak, PEYTON PLACE)
Lawrence King (Set Designer - AS THE WORLD TURNS)
Rita Lloyd (Lucille, GUIDING LIGHT; Edwina, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Millicent, LOVING; Gloria, LOVE OF LIFE; Leslie, A FLAME IN THE WIND; Jessica, THE EDGE OF NIGHT)
Anna Manahan (Ursula, FAIR CITY)
Judi Ann Mason (Writer - GENERATIONS; BEVERLY HILLS, 90210; Once led the writers development program at GUIDING LIGHT)
Roya Megnot (Ava, LOVING)
Ricardo Montalban (Zach, THE COLBYS)
Angela Morley (Composer - FALCON CREST; THE COLBYS; DALLAS)
Norman Painting (Phil, THE ARCHERS)
Tom O'Rourke (Justin, GUIDING LIGHT; Stan, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; John, MELROSE PLACE; Jason, SANTA BARBARA)
Lois Raebeck (GUIDING LIGHT; ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
Wendy Richard (Pauline, EASTENDERS)
Sue Rihr (Madeline, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Clint Ritchie (Clint, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Bud, DALLAS)
Sara Roache (Jenny, EMMERDALE; Judge Alderman, CORONATION STREET) - Wife of Bill Roache
Ken Roberts (Announcer - LOVE OF LIFE; THE SECRET STORM)
Ron Silver (Larry, SKIN)
Ron Sproat (Writer - DARK SHADOWS; NEVER TOO YOUNG; STRANGE PARADISE; LOVE OF LIFE; THE DOCTORS; WHERE THE HEART IS; FLAME IN THE WIND; CAPITOL)
Mollie Sugden (Nellie, CORONATION STREET)
Wayne Tippit (Jerry, THE SECRET STORM; Palmer, MELROSE PLACE; Hiram, DARK SHADOWS; Ted, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; temp-Alan, GUIDING LIGHT)
Terri Vandenbosch Hertz (Frannie, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Jennifer, THE CATLINS)
Robert Willey (AS THE WORLD TURNS) - Husband of Helen Wagner
Edward Woodward (Tommy, EASTENDERS)
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