Showing posts with label Samuel D. Ratcliffe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samuel D. Ratcliffe. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1, 2011

World AIDS Day Tribute: Samuel D. Ratcliffe (1945-1995) -- ANOTHER WORLD, TEXAS, SANTA BARBARA, CAPITOL, LOVING, GUIDING LIGHT, DAYS

On World AIDS Day we pay tribute to some of the actors and crew from the soap opera community who lost their lives to the disease.

Emmy winning soap writer Samuel D. Ratcliffe was born in Florida on March 30, 1945, and died on April 15, 1996 in New York City at age 50 due to complications from AIDS.

A native of Winter Haven, Fla., Ratcliffe grew up in Birmingham, Ala., and graduated from Birmingham-Southern College, where he majored in music and in German. After moving to New York City, he pursued a career in the theater. One of his roles was Matt in "The Fantasticks." He also starred in the Broadway musical, "Hurry Harry."