Macdonald Carey (Tom) was a tricky one to find in the census.
The census taker erroneously listed his first name as Carry and his last name as
McDonald!
He was living in New York City, already working as a radio
actor.
Joseph Mascolo (Stefano) had just turned 11 years old, and
lived with his family in West Hartford, Connecticut.
His father, Peter,
was an aircraft machinist.
Bill Hayes (Doug) was a decade or so away from leaving his
hometown of Harvey, Illinois and starting his long-time career in show
business.
30 years after this census, he would join the "Days" cast in
1970.
Ron Leath (Henderson) could not handle being Victor's butler
yet. At 2 years old, he could hardly walk!
He was living with his family in
Detroit, Michigan. His father, as many people in Detroit did, worked in the
automobile industry.
John Clarke (Mickey Horton) lived in many places growing up,
since his dad was in the Army. In 1940, they were living in San Antonio, Texas.
It states they lived in Indiana in 1935, however Clarke's place of birth is
listed as Texas. This differs with the long-held thought that Clarke was born in
Indiana. This could simply be an error, however, since no birth record
for Clarke could be found in a search of the Texas birth records.
Clarke's father, Leo George Clarke
died in 1959, never knowing his son would go on to star on "Days", NBC's
longest-running series.
For his bravery in France in World War I, Leo George
Clarke received the Distinguished Service Cross: The President of the United
States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure
in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Second Lieutenant (Infantry)
Leo George Clarke, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while
serving with 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, A.E.F., near Remonville,
France, November 5 - 10, 1918. Lieutenant Clarke set an example of bravery and
self-sacrifice to his men during the period November 5 - 9. On 10 November while
assembling his company, he discovered a wounded man lying in a place exposed to
machine-gun fire, and, regardless of his own danger, carried him to a place of
safety.
Irna Phillips co-created "Days of Our Lives" with Ted
Corday.
3 years prior to this census, in 1937, she had created "Guiding
Light" as a radio serial. The show lasted for 72 more years until its
cancellation in 2009.
Already successful by this time, she was living
with her brother, sister and a maid in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois and her
occupation is listed as a radio script writer.
Susan Flannery, now better known as Stephanie Forrester
on "The Bold and the Beautiful", played Laura Horton on "Days" from
1966-1975.
She barely made it into this census, having been born just a few
months earlier, in July 1939. Her name is spelled Suzanne on the
census.
She lived with her family in Jersey City, New Jersey. Her father was
a policeman for the city.
Edward Mallory (born Edward Martz) portrayed Bill Horton
(Jennifer's dad) from 1966-1980.
He and his family were doing well for the
time (having survived the Great Depression) and lived with a maid in Cumberland,
Maryland. His father was the owner of a cafe.
Joseph Gallison spent 17 years in Salem as
friendly Dr. Neil Curtis from 1974-1991.
Although many sites, including IMDB,
continue to list his birthplace as Houston, Texas, he was actually born in
Boston, Massachusetts.
Joseph Campanella played the villainous Harper Deveraux
(Jack's stepdad). He and his brother, Frank (another future actor), lived with
their family in New York City.
John Lupton played Tommy Horton from 1967-1980. After Tom
& Alice's 50th anniversary in 1980, Tommy was never seen again.
Lupton
and his family lived in Libertyville, Illinois.
Mike Farrell, who went on to later fame as one of
the stars of "M*A*S*H" appeared on the early years of "Days" as Scott
Banning.
He just made it into the census, having been born in 1939. He and
his family lived in Inner Grove, Minnesota.
Quinn Redeker, who played Alex Marshall from 1979-1987, was
born in Illinois but already living in Seattle, Washington in 1940.
Peter Brown appeared as Dr. Greg Peters from 1972-1980. His
real last name is De Lappe.
His mother was radio actress Mina Reaume (listed
by her real name of Wilhelmina De Lappe).
Pat Falken Smith was a script writer at "Days" from its debut
in 1965.
She eventually took over as head writer in the 1970's and early
1980's and created many memorable characters, including Marlena, Stefano, Roman
and Abe.
Born Patricia Falkenhagen, here she is with her family in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Pat Delany (then Patricia Hicks) played the mysterious Lady
in White (who turned out to be Kristen's mother, Rachel Blake).
She was
living with her family in Justice, Texas.
Long-time comic Avery Schreiber, who appeared briefly as
Lawrence Alamain's father, Leopold, in 1990, is seen here living with his family
in Chicago, Illinois.
Long-time director Dick Colla (who was an original "Days"
castmember as Tony Merritt from 1965-1966), is seen here living with his family
in Lakewood, Ohio.
He met his future wife, actress Denise Alexander
(Susan Hunter, 1966-1973), when she joined "Days" in 1966.
Their
marriage was the first in a long-line of "Days" marriages (Bill & Susan
Hayes, Lisa Trusel & David Wallace, Melissa & Scott Reeves, Crystal
Chappell & Michael Sabatino, etc...).
Susan Oliver (born Charlotte Gercke) briefly played Laura
Horton (Jennifer's mom) from 1975-1976.
She is shown here living with
her mother, Ruth, in Orangetown, New York.
Ray Stricklyn (born Ray Stricklin) played Howard, one of
Hawk's scheming partners, in 1991.
He's shown here living with his family in
Houston, Texas.
Original castmember Burt Douglas portrayed Tony Merritt's good
friend, Jim Fisk.
He's shown here living with his family in Denver,
Colorado.
Coleen Gray (born Doris Jensen) played Susan Hunter's mom,
Diane, in the 1960s.
She's listed here with her family in Minnesota.
Terry O'Sullivan played Susan's dad, Richard, in the
1960s.
He began his career as a radio announcer, and was living with his
family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
K.T. Stevens (born Gloria Wood) played David Martin's mom,
Helen, in the 1960s.
She was already working as an actress in 1940 and living
in Los Angeles, California.
Her dad, Sam, was a successful movie director, as
evidenced by the fact they lived with both a butler and maid!
Sandy McPeak played Benjy's grandfather, Orion, in
the 1980s.
He and his family lived in Bethel, Pennsylvania.
Robert Rockwell played the dastardly Dr. Simon
Hopkins, an old boyfriend of Alice Horton, in 1987. He ended up holding Alice at
gunpoint.
His greater claim to fame was playing Mr. Boynton in the CBS comedy
"Our Miss Brooks."
His family lived in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Robert Brubaker played David Martin's dad, John, in the
1960s.
He was already working as a stage actor in 1940, and living with his
in-laws in Beverly Hills, California.