In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2015

We said goodbye to a number of entertainment icons and legends in 2015 along with many other familiar faces in front of and behind the camera, including from the world of daytime and primetime soap operas. We Love Soaps remembers their contributions fondly.

H. Wesley Kenney

H. Wesley Kenney passed away on January 13. He was 85. In 1968, Kenney left a directing job at The Doctors when he landed on the series that he may well be most known for, Days of our Lives, for which he directed and produced for seven years. After leaving to pursue other directorial projects, Kenney returned to Days of our Lives as an Executive Producer to help transition the show from half-hour episodes to hour-long episodes. Kenney went on to work on many of the most prominent daytime serials, directing and serving as executive producer on The Young and Restless from 1982-87 and for General Hospital from 1987-89.

Anne Kirkbride

Longtime Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride passed away on January 19. She was 60. Kirkbride first showed up on Coronation Street, the world's longest-running active television soap opera, in 1972 as Deirdre Barlow, a teenager with a handful of lines. Within a few years, she had entered into a short-lived marriage with one character and then a romance and marriage with another, Ken Barlow.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brad Maule Revisits His GENERAL HOSPITAL Past (Part 2 of 3)

With GENERAL HOSPITAL celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, We Love Soaps has been catching up with some of our favorite actors from over the years including Kin Shriner, Lynn Herring and Robin Mattson. The latest is actor and singer Brad Maule, who played Dr. Tony Jones on the show from 1984 to 2006. In Part 2 of our exclusive interview, Maule talks about his favorite writers over the years, working with Jack Wagner, and leaving the show for good in 2006. Check it out below.

Read Part 1 here.

WE LOVE SOAPS: During your long run, GH had quite a few different head writers and producers. Was there a writer you thought really got the character of Tony or that matched your take on the character the most?
Brad Maule: Michele Val Jean. She got me, and I loved her writing. And Karen Harris. Those two. They liked me and I liked them, and they wrote for me. They just understood. I don't think Bob Guza ever really liked my character that much.