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Janis Paige (1922–2024), The Pajama Game star on Broadway

Janis Paige was an actress, singer, and dancer who originated the role of Babe in “The Pajama Game” on Broadway and starred in movies and on television.

Shirley Anne Field (1936–2023), actress in Alfie, Santa Barbara 

Shirley Anne Field was a British actress known for roles in such films as “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning” and “Alfie,” as well as in the TV soap opera “Santa Barbara.” 

Richard Moll (1943–2023), Night Court star

Richard Moll was an actor best known for starring as courtroom bailiff Bull Shannon on the sitcom “Night Court.” 

Nick Benedict (1946–2023), All My Children actor 

Nick Benedict was an actor known for roles in such soap operas as “Days of Our Lives” and “All My Children.” 

Nicolas Coster (1933–2023), Santa Barbara star 

Nicolas Coster was an actor best known for his role as Lionel Lockridge in the soap opera “Santa Barbara.” 

Mitchell Ryan (1934–2022), actor known for “Lethal Weapon,” “Dharma & Greg”

Mitchell Ryan was an actor known for many roles, including the villainous General Peter McAllister in “Lethal Weapon.”

John Callahan (1953–2020), “All My Children” star

John Callahan was an actor best known for starring as Edmund Grey on the soap opera All My Children.He was also a regular on Santa Barbara and the primetime soap Falcon Crest. Outside of soaps,he appeared on Desperate Housewives and The Bay.

Roscoe Born (1950–2020), “One Life to Live,” “The Young and the Restless” actor

Roscoe Born was an actor best known for his roles on soap operas including “One Life to Live” and “The Young and the Restless.” He was Emmy nominated for his performance on “Santa Barbara.”

California Dive Boat Fire Victims (2019)

Thirty-four people have died or are presumed dead after the commercial diving boat Conception sank after catching fire near Santa Barbara, California.

Jed Allan (1935–2019), soap opera star

Jed Allan was an actor known for his starring roles on soap operas. He played attorney Don Craig on “Days of our Lives” for 14 years, C.C. Capwell on “Santa Barbara,” and had a recurring role as Rush Sanders, the father of Ian Ziering’s character Steve, on “Beverly Hills, 90210.”

Barbara Tarbuck (1942 - 2016), soap opera regular

Barbara Tarbuck, an actress who appeared regularly on the TV soap operas “Santa Barbara” and “General Hospital,” the latter as Lady Jane Jacks, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. She was 74.

Joseph Mascolo (1929 - 2016), iconic Days of Our Lives star

Joseph Mascolo, an actor who was known best for portraying the villainous Stefano DiMera on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, according to Soap Opera Digest. Mascolo, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was 87.