Macdonald Carey

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

His film career was from the 1940s-'60s, and he appeared mostly in second-features (aka "B" pictures). He became known in Hollywood as "The King of the B's" (much like Lucille Ball, who was known as the "Queen of Bs").

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.

He occasionally played second leads or supporting parts in "A" pictures, such as his role as a detective investigating suspected serial killer Joseph Cotten in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He also had a successful career on Broadway and on radio.

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

American film and television actor MacDonald Carey became famous for his role as Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives (1965). For three decades he was the centered cast member of the show.