Macdonald Carey

Received his B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1936.

Former wife Elizabeth Heckacher was a Philadelphia socialite who desired to be an actress. The couple met while he was doing radio and she was attending drama school in New York. She gave up her aspirations, however, once they married in 1941 and went on to have six children -- three boys and three girls.

His very first roles on both Broadway ("Lady in the Dark") and film (Dr. Broadway (1942)) were leading parts.

In addition to daughters Lynn Catherine (born October 29, 1946) and Theresa, his other children were: Steven; Edward Macdonald Jr (born April 22, 1954); Paul; and Lisa (born in 1949).

Besides playing the character of Dr. Tom Horton for close to 30 years on the show, he is known for the famous voice over at the beginning of "Days of Our Lives." Even when he left the show and passed away in 1994, the voice over stayed as a tribute.