Macdonald Carey

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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 1940s, 1950s and 1960s (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", Lucille Ball.

Personal life

Carey was married to Elizabeth Heckscher from 1943 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 Roman Catholic, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, alongside a space already set aside for his daughter Lisa.

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Awards

• Daytime Emmy Awards
  • (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