Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. The series was created by husband-and-wife team Ted Corday and Betty Corday along with Irna Phillips in 1964, and many of the first stories were written by William J. Bell. The Cordays and Bell combined the "soaps taking place in a hospital" idea with the tradition of centering a series around a family, by making the show about a family of doctors, including one who worked in a mental hospital. Storylines in the show follow the lives of middle and upper-class professionals in Salem, a middle-America town, with the usual threads of love, marriage, divorce, and family life, plus the medical storylines and character studies of individuals with psychological problems. Former executive producer Al Rabin took pride in the characters' passion, saying that the characters were not shy about "sharing what's in their gut." Critics originally praised the show for its non-reliance on nostalgia (in contrast to shows such as As the World Turns) and its portrayal of "real American contemporary families." By the 1970s, critics deemed Days to be the most daring daytime drama, leading the way in using themes other shows of the period would not dare touch, such as artificial insemination and interracial romance. In the 1990s, the show branched out into supernatural storylines, which critics immediately panned, as it was seen as a departure from more realistic storylines for which the show had originally become known. In 2006, when asked about his character, Jack Deveraux, "coming back from the dead" — for the third time — actor Matthew Ashford responded, "It is hard to play that because at a certain point it becomes too unreal...actors look at that and think, 'What is this — the Cartoon Network'?" Days, in addition to receiving critical acclaim in print journalism, has won a number of awards, including a Daytime Emmy for Best Drama in 1978 and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama in 2000. Days actors have also won awards: Macdonald Carey (Dr. Tom Horton) won Best Actor in 1974 and 1975, Susan Flannery (Laura Horton) won Best Actress in 1975, Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton) and Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) won Best Supporting Actress for respectively 1979 and 1986, and Billy Warlock (Frankie Brady) won Best Younger Actor for 1988. As with other soap operas, Days ratings have declined since the 1990s. In January 2007 it was suggested by NBC that the show "is unlikely to continue [on NBC] past 2009." (more)
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Jack Deveraux:
William Earl Johnson (better known as Jack Harcourt Deveraux) is a former resident of the fictional town of Salem on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He is most famously played by Matthew Ashford.
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Frankie Brady:
Frankie Brady (née François Von Leuschner) is a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. The role of Frankie was played by veteran Emmy-Award winning actor Billy Warlock from July 1986 to October 1988, from November 1990 to July 1991 a
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Tom Horton:
Dr. Tom Horton was a fictional character on NBC's soap opera Days of our Lives. He was played by Macdonald Carey from 1965 until his death in 1994.
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Matthew Ashford:
Matthew Nile Ashford (born January 29, 1960) is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives.
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Maggie Horton:
Margaret "Maggie" Horton (née Simmons) is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Suzanne Rogers since 1973. In 2008, she celebrates 35 years on Days
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Anna Fredericks:
Anna DiMera (née Fredericks; previously Brady) is a fictional character on the American soap opera, Days of our Lives. The character of Anna has been portrayed by Leann Hunley from 1982 to 1986, and again since June of 2007.
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Al Rabin:
Al Rabin is a producer of soap operas, specifically known for his work on Days of our Lives. Rabin served in multiple capacities in his sixteen years at Days, first as a director and then as a supervising executive producer to Mrs. Ted Corday, and fr
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Salem (Days of our Lives):
The town of Salem is the setting for the U.S. soap opera Days of our Lives. It is located in the Midwestern United States, though the state is never mentioned. It was built and named in 1802, since Salem celebrated it's 200-year birthday in 2002. Ori
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Macdonald Carey:
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.
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Susan Flannery:
Susan Flannery (born July 31, 1939) is a Golden Globe- and four time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actress. Flanney was born in New York, New York. She is known for playing Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days of Our Lives from 1966 until 1975 w
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Leann Hunley:
Leann Hunley (born February 25, 1955) is an American actress known for her roles on television soap operas. Born in Forks, Washington (located 120 miles NW of Seattle near the Washington Coast), she attended the University of Washington in Seattle. H
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Suzanne Rogers:
Suzanne Rogers (born Suzanne Crumpler on July 9, 1944 in Colonial Heights, Virginia) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. Rogers's stage name was inspired by Hollywood star Ginger Rogers. A former Rockette, she is best known for playing Maggie
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As the World Turns:
As the World Turns (ATWT) is an American television soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30pm EST. Before this show (and The Edge of Night, which prem
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Daytime Emmy Award:
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programmin
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Billy Warlock:
Billy Warlock (born March 26, 1961) is an American actor.
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Stefano DiMera:
Stefano DiMera (alias the Phoenix) is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Joseph Mascolo (1982-1985, 1988, 1993-2001, 2007-2008). He was also portrayed by Frank Fata for a few episodes in December
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DiMera family:
The DiMeras are an upper-class Italian Catholic family on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Over the years, the nature of the family itself has been retconned several times; although never directly and overtly, it's been represented as old-line Itali
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Bo Brady:
Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been played by Peter Reckell (1983 to 1987, 1990 to 1992, 1995 to present) and Robert Kelker-Kelly (1992 to 1995) Bo, arguably the sh
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Steve Johnson (fiction):
Steven Earl "Patch" Johnson is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Days of our Lives. He has been portrayed by Stephen Nichols from June 13, 1985 to October 23, 1990 and since June 9, 2006.
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Marlena Evans:
Dr. Marlena Evans is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. Deidre Hall has played Marlena from 1976 to 1987, and again since 1991. She has the distinction of being the only actress to play this role in the character's 30 ye
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Sami Brady:
Samantha Gene "Sami" Brady (previously Reed, Walker, Roberts, and DiMera); born onscreen October 16 1984 Sami Brady profile - SoapCentral.com ) is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Sami has been portrayed by Alison S
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Hope Williams Brady:
Hope Alice Brady (née Williams; previously Welch) (born onscreen December 24, 1974) is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. She is portrayed by Kristian Alfonso and has been since her return as a young adult in 1983.
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Belle Black:
Isabella "Belle" Brady (née Black; previously Kiriakis) born onscreen October 21, 1993 is a fictional character on the television drama Days of our Lives. She is the mother of Claire Brady, the half-sister of Sami Brady, Carrie Brady, Brady Black, Er
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Shawn-Douglas Brady:
Shawn-Douglas "Shawn" Brady (born on screen April 6, 1987) is a character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. He has been portrayed by actors Collin O'Donnell and Scott Groff as a young child, most notably by Jason Cook from October 15, 1
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Mickey Horton:
Michael "Mickey" Horton is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. Mickey was played from November 1965 to January 2004 by actor John Clarke, briefly in 2004 by Richard Voigt, and was played by actor John Ingle from 2004 to 2006. H
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Tony DiMera:
Count Antony "Tony" DiMera is a fictional character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives, played by actor Thaao Penghlis from 1981 to 1985 and 2007 to present. Since 2007, Penghlis has also played the role of Andre DiMera. He has previously p
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Kayla Brady:
Dr. Kayla Caroline Johnson (née Brady; previously Deveraux) is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.
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Frances Reid:
Frances Reid (born December 9, 1914 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Alice Horton, a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives since its debut in November 1965.
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Alice Horton:
Alice Horton (née Grayson) is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives, played by Frances Reid. She is an original cast member, having appeared on the Days since the very first episode on November 8, 1965. In 2004, Ms. Reid was dismi
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Mike Horton:
Dr. Michael William "Mike" Horton is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was named after Mickey Horton, who was thought to be his father, and Bill Horton, his father. Mickey and Bill were brothers. Michael's mother was Micke
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Bill Horton:
Dr. William "Bill" Horton is a fictional character on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives.
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Betty Corday:
Betty Corday (née Elizabeth Shay, March 21, 1912 — November 17, 1987) was a producer of the American television soap opera Days of our Lives. Becoming executive producer after the death of her husband, Ted Corday (and being credited as Mrs. Ted
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Julie Olson Williams:
Julie Williams (née Olson; previously Banning and Anderson) is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. She was played by Charla Doherty from 1965 to 1967, Catherine Dunn 1967, Catherine Ferrar from 1967 to 1968, and Susan Seaforth-
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Meg Kelly:
Meg Kelly is an American television soap opera scriptwriter who co-wrote Days of our Lives with Hogan Sheffer from October 2006 to January 2008. During the WGA strike, she chose financial core status with the WGA and continued working.
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Roark Critchlow:
Roark Critchlow (born May 11, 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is an actor, best known for appearing on the daytime US soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1994 to 1999 as Dr. Mike Horton. He also had a recurring role on the soap Passions. More recent
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Bo Brady and Hope Williams:
Beauregard "Bo" Brady and Hope Williams Brady are fictional characters and the signature supercouple on the American daytime drama Days of our Lives. Bo is portrayed by Peter Reckell and Hope is portrayed by Kristian Alfonso. On internet message boar
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Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady:
Steve "Patch" Johnson and Dr. Kayla Brady Johnson are a supercouple on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Steve is portrayed by Stephen Nichols and Kayla is portrayed by Mary Beth Evans. The couple was initially popular from 1986 through 1990
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Addie Horton:
Adelaide "Addie" Williams (née Horton; previously Olson) is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been portrayed by actresses Patricia Huston (1965 to 1966) and Patricia Barry from 1971 to 1974.
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Marie Horton:
Sister Marie Horton (born 1942) is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been played by Maree Cheatham (1965 to 1968; 1970 to 1973; 1994; 1996), Kate Woodville (1977) and Lanna Saunders (1979 to 1985).
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Thaao Penghlis:
Thaao Penghlis (born December 15, 1945 in Sydney, Australia) is an Emmy-nominated actor best known for roles in U.S. daytime soap operas such as Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara, and General Hospital, but he has also guest-starred on a number of crim
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Horton family (Days of our Lives):
The Hortons are an upper middle class Christian family living in the fictional town of Salem on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. Traditionally a family of doctors the Hortons have branched out to include lawyers, journalists, police officers and
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Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady:
Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady Donovan are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Shane was portrayed by Charles Shaughnessy. Kimberly has been primarily portrayed by Patsy Pease (1984-90, 1991-92, 19
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Brady family (Days of our Lives):
The Bradys are a working class Irish-American Catholic family living in the fictional town of Salem on the soap opera Days of our Lives. First introduced in the early 1980s, the Bradys have become one of the central families on the show, second only
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Doug Williams and Julie Olson:
Douglas Williams and Julie Olson Williams are fictional characters and a supercouple from the American daytime drama Days of our Lives. Doug and Julie are considered to be the first supercouple in daytime television history. Doug is portrayed by Bill
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Cruise of Deception:
The Cruise of Deception was a major cliffhanger and resolution storyline on the daytime drama Days of our Lives. Billed as a "miniseries" by NBC advertisements, it aired from June 7 until July 16 1990. The story included several of the show's most po
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Tom Horton Jr.:
Dr. Thomas "Tommy" Horton Jr. (born February 25, 1931) is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been played by John Lupton in 1967-1972 and in 1975-1979.
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William J. Bell:
William Joseph Bell (March 6 1927 - April 29 2005) was the creator and Executive Producer of the extremely successful soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. He started out as a comedy writer at WBBM in Chicago, and one
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John Clarke (actor):
John Clarke (born April 14, 1932) in South Bend, Indiana is an American actor. John Clarke was the first actor to play Mickey Horton on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives, starring on the show from its debut in 1965 until he retired early in 2
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Deidre Hall:
Deidre Ann Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Marlena Evans on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of our Lives.
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Kyle Lowder:
Kyle Brandon Lowder (born August 27, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. He graduated from Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville, New York in 1998 where he played quarterback for the school's gridiron team. He briefly attended Syr
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Alison Sweeney:
Alison Ann Sweeney (born September 19, 1976) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. In this role,
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Joseph Mascolo:
Joseph Mascolo (born March 13, 1935) is an American actor and soap opera veteran. Mascolo appeared in the 1978 film Jaws 2 as a member of the city council who confronted Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) when the Chief brought forth the underwater photograp
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Dena Higley:
Dena Higley (born September 26 1958) is an American television soap opera writer who lives in Los Angeles, California. Currently she is head writer of Days of our Lives. During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, she chose financial core s
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Stephen Nichols:
Stephen Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American actor. After turning down an art scholarship to Ohio State University, he traveled west, studied Yoga and lived as a monk while preparing vegetarian meals for the monks and nuns in a Hollywood a
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Edward J. Scott:
Edward J. Scott is an American soap opera producer. He married Young and the Restless actress, Melody Thomas Scott in October 1985, and they have three daughters. In 2005, Edward and Melody renewed their vows in a lavish wedding ceremony. His firing
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Kristian Alfonso:
Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1964 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American soap opera actress. She began her career as a figure skater and gold medal champion at the Junior Olympics. At the age of 13, a devastating tobogganing accident e
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Tamara Braun:
Tamara Braun (born April 18, 1971) is an American actress, best known for her work in daytime television. Braun portrayed Carly Corinthos from 2001-2005 in the American daytime drama General Hospital, a role for which she was nominated for an Emmy Aw
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Victor Gialanella:
Victor Gialanella (born October 29 1949) is an American television soap opera writer. Besides his work in daytime, he wrote the Broadway play Frankenstein in 1981, and served as a story editor for Wavelength in 1997. He is currently Co-Head Writer of
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Ted Corday:
Theodore "Ted" Corday (May 8, 1908 — July 23, 1966) was a producer, director, and creator (or co-creator) of many American serials. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Corday graduated from the University of Alberta and studied law before moving to the
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Margaret DePriest:
Margaret DePriest is an American daytime serial writer. She began her career as an actress both onstage and on television. Her acting credits include a contract role as the first Abby Cameron on The Edge of Night from 1965-1966. In the mid 1960s, she
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H. Wesley Kenney:
H. Wesley Kenney is an American producer and director of several television series. He is best known for his work on soap operas, producing and directing Days of our Lives from 1968 to 1979, and then becoming Co-Executive Producer of The Young and th
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