John J. York is heading back to General Hospital!
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City View.“She had a wonderful life,” said her nephew Jim MacRae. “She was bright and articulate. She was still getting fan mail at Highland House.”Mayon Weeks, who inducted MacRae into the Fayetteville Performing Arts Hall of Fame, gushed over the late star’s talent.
“Elizabeth had the ‘X factor’ that is an important part of being a performer,” he told City View. “She did ‘light up the room’ when she was present, and that theatrical presence was in full bloom when she starred in the play, ‘Picnic,’ at Cape Fear Regional Theatre. A warm and delightful person to be with, and an engaging performer in film and on stage.
A treasured daughter of our Fayetteville community.”MacRae was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and grew up in Fayetteville. After graduating from Holton-Arms School in Washington, DC, she auditioned for Otto Preminger’s production of “Saint Joan” in Atlanta, Georgia, but she didn’t get the part. Still, MacRae wanted to pursue acting so she moved to New York City and landed her first TV role playing a courtroom witness in CBS’ “The Verdict Is Yours” in 1958.
She appeared in more shows including “Naked City,” “Harrigan and Son,” “Maverick,” “Surfside 6,” “The Untouchables,” and “I Dream of Jeannie.”MacRae’s biggest acting job was in CBS’ “The Andy Griffith Show” spinoff “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” She played Lou-Ann Poovie, the girlfriend of Jim Nabors’ titular character. MacRae appeared on the show for three years until it ended in 1969.There were several soap operas that MacRae starred in as well, including “General Hospital,” where she played Meg Baldwin from 1969 to 1973. The actress was also in “Days of Our Lives,” “Guiding Light,” “Search for Tomorrow” and “Another World.”MacRae’s movie resume includes
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shot and killed by armed robbers in Los Angeles, the ABC soap opera series paid tribute to Wactor at the end of Tuesday’s episode. A title card in memory of Wactor — who played Brando Corbin from 2020 to 2022 — popped up on the screen.“In loving memory of Johnny Wactor,” the message read.
Johnny Wactor was memorialized by General Hospital with a touching tribute.
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shot and killed on May 25, after encountering armed robbers who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his car. He protected his female co-worker from the thieves when he was gunned down.His mother, Scarlett Wactor, told TMZ at the time that her son was a “loving young man” and his death “leaves a huge hole in the family’s heart.”Wactor’s mother confirmed to NBC News that Anita Joy was the friend and colleague who was with her son when he was shot in the chest.
shot and killed by a trio of masked car thieves in Los Angeles late last month, his co-star Carolyn Hennesy revealed that the show’s set has been “somber” since his death. “It was a homicide, so that lays a special ugly overlay to his particular death,” she told People at the Celebrating Aspiring Magazine Summer Edition event on Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has confirmed actor Johnny Wactor died from a gunshot wound to the chest. His manner of death is classified as a homicide.
Actor Johnny Wactor‘s cause of death has been confirmed after his tragic passing over the weekend.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director A GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to support the family of late “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor earned more than $50,000 in donations in its first 24 hours. The campaign was started by Wactor’s godmother, Michaelle Kinard, after the actor was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles on May 25. Wactor was 37 years old.
Elizabeth MacRae has sadly passed away.
Elizabeth MacRae, known for her recurring roles in General Hospital and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., has died. She was 88.
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