Days of Our Lives Pays Tribute to Alice Horton and Frances Reid
Frances Reid, who portrayed Alice Horton since the show's inception on November 8, 1965 until 2007 when failing health prevented her continued involvement in the show, died in February of this year.
This month, Days of Our Lives will pay tribute to Alice Horton, and Frances Reid, by bringing back many generations of the Horton clan when Alice's health fails. The month long tribute will end with Alice's death. She will be buried next to her deceased husband Dr Tom Horton, who was portrayed by MacDonald Carey.
Several Days of Our Lives alumni will return for the event, starting with Jennifer Rose Horton ( Melissa Reeves),. Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow from V) , Jennifer's brother will also appear, as will other Horton's, including Marie Horton (Maree Cheatham) , Laura Horton (Jamie Lyn Bauer).
The occasion also brings a few Brady's out of the woodwork, including Kimberly Brady (Patsy Pease) and Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans).
The month of episodes is sure to be dotted with many wonderful flashback moments involving the Alice Horton, the current cast, and returning alumni, as the torch is handed from one Horton matriarch (Alice) to the next (Maggie).
Below is a brief bio of some of the returning Days of Our Lives alumni, for those unfamiliar with the full fourty four year history of the soap opera.
Alice Horton: Matriarch of the Horton Clan. Married to Dr Tom Horton and mother to five children: Bill, Mickey, Tommy, Marie and Addy.
Dr Tom Horton: Patriarch of the Horton Clan, married to Alice Horton until his death. Chief of Staff at University Hospital.
Bill Horton: Alice and Tom's son. Married to Laura Spencer. Father of Mike and Jennifer, and Lucas Horton (via affair with Kate Roberts(DiMera)). Now resides in Africa.
Laura Horton (Spencer): Married to Bill Horton and his brother Mickey Horton, who at one time was believed to be Mike Horton's father.
Mickey Horton: Married to Laura Spencer, and later Maggie Simmons who proved to be the love of his life.
Maggie Horton: Wife of Mickey Horton. Mother of Sarah Horton, born via surrogacy arrangement.
Mike Horton: Close to his uncle, Mickey, who at one time was believed to be his father. Mike is the father of Jeremy Horton . Currently resides in Isreal.
Jennifer Horton: Daughter of Bill and Laura. Raised by her grandmother (Alice Horton) as her mother, Laura, had long history of mental illness. Married to Jack Devereaux, has two children of her own: Abby and Jack Jnr.
Melissa Horton: Adopted daughter of Mickey and Maggie Horton. Mother of Dr Jeremy Horton.
Jeremy Horton: Son of Melissa Horton. Father unknown.
Marie Horton: Daughter of Alice and Tom Horton, who fled to become a nun, when she discovered the man she was in love with, was her brother, Tommy. Gave up a daughter, Jessica, for adoption.
Jessica Blake: The daughter Marie Horton gave up for adoption. Jessica's father is Alex Marshall.
Nick Fallon: Jessica and Nick Fallon's son.
Tommy Horton: Alice and Tom's son, returned from Korea an amnesiac and fell in love with his sister. Regained memory and reunited, briefly, with his wife Kitty, and got to know his daughter Sandy.
Addy Horton: Daughter of Tom and Alice, married Ben Olsen and Doug Williams. Steven, Julie and Hope's mother. She died saving Hope's life, by pushing her pram out of the way of an oncoming car.
Hope Brady (Williams); Daughter of Addie and Doug Williams. Married to Bo Brady. Mother of Shaun-Douglas, Zac and Ciara.
Julie Olsen: Adelaide (Addie) Horton's daughter with Ben Olsen. Married Doug Williams, who had also been married to her mother. Julie lived with her grandparents, Tom and Alice when her parents moved to Europe.
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Post a CommentMARIE SHOULD NOT RETURN FOR THE FUNERAL.& BO & HOPE STILL NEED TO GET BACK TOGETHER TO HELP SAVE THE HORTON FAMILY,CARLY NEEDS TO FIND LOVE ELS WHERE CHOLE DOSE NOT NEED TO TELL DAN ABOUT HER & PHILLIP THAT NEEDS TO STOP,& CHOLE'S BABY SHOULD BE DANIEL'S