Without a doubt, one of ATWT's most beloved long-running heroines in its entirey history was Penny Hughes, as played by Rosemary Prinz. Penny and her first husband, Jeff Baker, were daytime TV's first "super couple," and fans were outraged when Jeff was killed off in 1962 when actor Mark Ryder left the show. Prinz left the show in 1968 having tired of the grind of appearing in a daily series and desiring to work more in live theater.
After stints on ALL MY CHILDREN and HOW TO SURVIVE A MARIRAGE in the 1970s, the actress finally returned to AS THE WORLD TURNS for multiple guest spots on the series from the mid-1980s onward. Unfortunately, there has been no mention of her returning for a guest spot before the series ends. Wouldn't it have been entirely appropriate for the last original cast member of the show still alive to return for its finale?
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