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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. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Carey graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a bachelor's degree in 1935, after

attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison for

a year where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He became involved with the drama school at

the University of Iowa and decided to become an actor. Carey toured with the

Globe Players. He began to work steadily on radio, including playing Dick

Grosvenor on the soap opera Stella Dallas] and Ridgeway Tearle in John's Other Wife,[4] both in the early 1940s. He was also in Lights

Out. Carey was on Broadway in Lady in the Dark (1941) opposite Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye and Victor Mature. His performance led to him receiving a contract

offer from Paramount. He later recalled, "1941 was probably the greatest

year of my life. I got my first big hit with Lady in the Dark, I got married

and I signed with Paramount Pictures. I only wish I could remember it all

better." The reason was his alcoholism. Carey made his film debut in Star Spangled Rhythm (1942).

Paramount gave him the third lead in Take a Letter, Darling (1942),

directed by Mitchell Leisen. He

followed it with Dr. Broadway (1942), which was

his first starring role. He had a leading part in Wake Island (1942),

directed by John Farrow, a big hit. Carey's career

received a boost when borrowed by Alfred Hitchcock at Universal to play the romantic lead

in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

with Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright. However the momentum was halted when he

enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

He had two months before he left, which enabled him to star in a musical for

Paramount, Salute for Three (1943).

Carey received his commission in early 1944 and attended fighter director

school at Camp Murphy in Orlando, Florida. After school he served with Air Warning Squadron 3 with

stints on Espiritu Santo, Bougainville and Mindanao. In 1947 Carey returned to Paramount. They put him

back into leading roles: Suddenly, It's Spring (1947),

directed by Leisen, co-starring Paulette Goddard; Hazard (1948),

again with Goddard; and Dream Girl (1948),

supporting Betty Hutton, directed by Leisen. Carey

played Cesare Borgia in Bride of Vengeance (1948)

alongside Goddard, directed by Leisen, but it was a flop. More popular was a

Western, Streets of Laredo (1949),

but William Holden was

the hero; Carey was the villain. In 1949 he co-starred as "Nick

Carraway" in Alan Ladd's version of The Great Gatsby.

Carey followed this with Song of Surrender (1949), once again directed by

Leisen. Universal borrowed Carey for two films: a Western with Maureen O'Hara, Comanche Territory (1950),

and South Sea Sinner (1950)

with Shelley Winters. Back at

Paramount he was in a low budget Western, The Lawless (1950) directed by Joseph Losey. Back at Paramount he was a villain to Ray Milland in Copper Canyon (1950),

directed by John Farrow. At Paramount he was in Jesse James in The Great Missouri Raid (1951)

and Mystery Submarine (1950)

at Universal. Carey supported Red Skelton at MGM in Excuse My Dust (1951).

At 20th Century Fox Carey supported Betty Grable in Meet Me After the Show (1951)

and Claudette Colbert in Let's Make It Legal (1951).

He went back to Universal for Cave of Outlaws (1951) Carey began appearing on

television in episodes of The Christophers, Celanese Theatre, Hope Chest,

and Lux Video Theatre. He

continued to appear in films like My Wife's Best Friend (1952),

at Fox with Anne Baxter; Count the Hours (1953), with Teresa Wright at

RKO; Hannah Lee (1953), a Western with

John Ireland; It's

Everybody's Business (1953), and Málaga (1954)

with Maureen O'Hara. Carey

returned to Broadway in Anniversary Waltz (1954–55), directed

by Moss Hart, which was a big hit and ran for two years. Carey's

work was increasingly on the small screen: The Quiet

Gun, Stage 7, Science Fiction Theatre, Hour of Stars, Celebrity Playhouse,

and The 20th Century Fox Hour.

For the latter he appeared as Fred Gaily in a remake of the 1947 film

classic, Miracle on 34th Street,

starring Teresa Wright and Thomas Mitchell. along

with the “ Child Start who played ‘ Susan’ as the Starring Role, to show her

Belief, in ‘Santa Clause’ , in this Movie Directed by Robert Stevenson. He was

also in General Electric Theater, Screen Directors Playhouse, The Alcoa Hour, and Climax!. Carey managed a single, starring turn as a young

professor traveling cross-country in the fifth season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents ("Coyote

Moon") as well. He did make some features such as Stranger at My Door (1956),

a Western for Republic Pictures, and Odongo (1956) for Warwick Films.