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Soap Opera Icon Bill Hayes Dies at Age 98

SANDS THROUGH THE HOURGLASS

Bill Hayes, as well as his wife and co-star Susan Seaforth Hayes, were considered the first couple of daytime television and the only soap stars to appear on the cover of Time.

Mathew Murphy
Mathew Murphy 

Senior News Editor

Susan Seaforth Hayes as Julie Williams, Bill Hayes as Doug Williams in Days of our Lives.
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Mathew Murphy

Mathew Murphy

Senior News Editor

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