Soap actress Caroline McWilliams has passed away on February 11 from complications of multiple myeloma, The L.A. Times has confirmed. She was 64. Though McWilliams was popularly known for her role as Marcy Hill on Benson and Sally , she started her soap acting career with Guiding Light where she played Janet Norris from 1969 to 1975

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‘Guiding Light’ Actress Caroline McWilliams Dead at 64

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img alt=”atwt-1.JPG” src=”http://images.buddytv.com/articles/atwt-1.JPG” class=”mt-image-right” style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px; float: right;” height=”167″ width=”250″ / divLong-running soap operas seem to be getting the axe these days, as CBS has pulled the plug on another one: iAs the World Turns/i.nbsp; First it was iGuiding Light /ithat was canceled, and now here’s more news of termination. br /br /After 54 years and more than 10,000 episodes, it comes down to this.nbsp; The network has announced yesterday thati As the World Turns/i will not be around for long, with its last episode is set to air next September. br /br //div

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CBS: ‘As The World Turns’ Has Been Canceled

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img alt=”Michsabatino.jpg” src=”http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Michsabatino.jpg” class=”mt-image-right” style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px; float: right;” height=”204″ width=”200″ / divNow, there’s another reason to watchi Days of our Lives/i. Michael Sabatino, who played Lawrence Alamain on the NBC soap, will be returning to Salem to reprise his villainous character. There’s no word yet on when or how he’ll make his return but things can only get better from here.br /br /Given the casting rounds these days, it appears that iDays of our Lives/i is gradually getting back to its roots. As reported previously,i Guiding Light/i star Crystal Chappell, has signed on to rejoin the cast of iDays of our Lives/i to reprise her role as Dr.

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Days of our Lives: Michael Sabatino Returns to Salem

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img alt=”john-driscoll.jpg” src=”http://www.buddytv.com/articles/john-driscoll.jpg” class=”mt-image-left” style=”margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt; float: left;” height=”180″ width=”188″ / divCBS has now confirmed that former iGuiding Light/i star John Driscoll has signed on to join the cast of iThe Young and the Restless/i and will be arriving in Genoa City on July 16.br /br /Rumors about Driscoll joining iThe Young and the Restless/i have been swirling for several weeks now though CBS has been tight-lipped about the casting news. At the time, however, it has already been reported that Driscoll will be appearing as Phillip “Chance” Chancellor IV, Nina’s (Tricia Cast) son. br /br //div

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‘Guiding Light’ Actor Heads to ‘The Young and the Restless’

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img alt=”crystal-days.jpg” src=”http://www.buddytv.com/articles/crystal-days.jpg” class=”mt-image-right” style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px; float: right;” height=”170″ width=”218″ / divIf there’s no future for iGuiding Light,/i fans can still catch Emmy winner Crystal Chappell as she finds another home on NBC.i TV Guide Magazine/i reports that the 43-year-old actress has signed on to rejoin the cast of iDays of our Lives/i to reprise her role as Dr. Carly Manning Alamain. br /br /Dr. Carly Manning Alamain, who appeared on the show from June 1990 to October 1993, was considered front-burner for most of Chappell’s time oni Days of our Lives/i

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‘Guiding Light’ Star Set to Return on ‘Days of our Lives’

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James E. Reilly, renowned head writer for Days of our Lives and Passions , passed away this weekend at the age of 60.  According to Reilly’s agent and friend for over 25 years, Jonathan Russo,  Reilly had been recovering from cardiac surgery when he died suddenly in the hospital. Prior to working on Days of our Lives from 1992 to 1997, Reilly served as head writer to Guiding Light from 1990 to 1992 in which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing, and worked as a staff writer for other daytime dramas prior to that, including The Young and the Restless and General Hospital .

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Legendary ‘Days of our Lives’ Scribe Dead at 60

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This morning on The View , the hosts announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards .  Stars from All My Children , Days of our Lives , One Life To Live , Guiding Light , and As the World Turns were on hand to present the nominations.  Noticeably missing from the morning’s festivities were cast members from General Hospital , who were overlooked in several of the acting categories.  The View scored a nomination for Outstanding Talk Show Hosts, among others.  The Daytime Emmy Awards will air June 20th on ABC at 8pm ET from Hollywood’s Kodak Theater.  At the ceremony, Regis Philbin will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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‘The View’ Announces Daytime Emmy Nominations

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