Al enige tijd zijn we gestopt met de website, maar toen ik het bericht las dat Frances Reid (Alice Horton) overleden is, moest ik dit bericht wel plaatsen.

Frances Reid is op 3 februari 2010 overleden op 95 jarige leeftijd. De afgelopen jaren ging haar gezondheid al achteruit, waardoor ze in december 2007 voor het laatst te zien was in Days of our Lives. Hieronder wat reacties van acteurs over het gemis.

Alison Sweeney (Sami): "I’m so sad to hear the news about Frances Reid. She was a truly talented actress and we are all lucky & proud to have known her."

Farah Fath (Ex-Mimi, speelt nu in One Life to Live): "I’m honored to have known Ms. Frances Reid. She always put a huge grin on my face and being around her was nothing short of a treat. Her favorite thing to say to me was, ‘You’re not really going to wear your hair like that, are you?’ It made me laugh every time and she would crack up, too. I will always remember Frances and cherish the moments I had with her."

Shawn Christian (Daniel): "Rest in peace Frances Reid. Condolences to your loved ones. Your stories and your spirit live in the hearts of those you have touched."

Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe): "Rest in peace Frances Reid (Alice Horton). She was a great lady whom I feel honored to have known..the heart and soul of Days of our Lives."

Mary Beth Evans (Ex-Kayla): She was a sassy gal and we ALL loved her. She was a riot and so sharp. She might not have seen you in a while — a year maybe — and she would remember details of your life and ask about them. She was funny, sassy and self deprecating; she made us all laugh. She was such a great example for all of us. Frances loved the DAYS OF OUR LIVES family and was always a professional. I know anyone that was lucky enough to know her, is sad today. She will live on in our memories for sure."

Jason Cook (Ex-Shawn, speelt nu in General Hospital) "My very first day on DAYS I was exceedingly nervous. Big studio, big cast, two shows to memorize…a lot going on. As Peter [Reckell, Bo] called it, induction by fire. He proceeded to laugh at me, pat me on the back and then left me with my script. I’m sure he thought he was being comforting (in the following weeks I would learn how cool he was, despite an odd sense of humor I would learn to love), however, at the time, it was anything but.

My first scene on the show was Shawn entering the pub with Grandpa Shawn at the ready, complete with baseball bat, to knock him out. But as we often had to do, we were shooting out of order for production, and so my ACTUAL first scene to shoot was in the hospital with the entire cast. Someone had crashed a yacht into a helicopter or something, of course was in critical condition, and everyone in Salem had converged into the ER to pray. Shawn comes in, goes straight over to Great Gran, and proceeds to talk for half a page, answering to why he’s back and wondering where Belle is. Before the scene is over, before her next line, Frances responds to me by saying,

‘You’re not going to say it like that, are you?’

Nervous, green, first day — this is not the reaction you want to get out of your co-stars. Especially the matriarch, been there since episode 1, when 20 cast members and an even bigger crew are all silent listening. I thought I was going to be fired before my first scene shot.

‘Well, I…that’s what is written I think…’

‘Well change it. It’s terrible. Especially the Great Gran part. I didn’t think it was possible to age me any more than I am, but GREAT Gran? Believe me, it’s not so great.’

Frances Reid was the most comical, spunky, full-of-life woman I ever knew. Her repertoire of incredible stories seemed endless, both from DAYS and her travels throughout the world (Frances was incredibly well traveled). I feel blessed for my seven years of working with her. But more so, I’m grateful to have known her wit and warm sense of humor first hand. I’ll miss you, Frances. You’ll always be Gran to me. Just Gran."