Jared Christopher Martin
(December 21, 1941 – May 24, 2017)

(FoxNews) – Jared Martin, who played Sue Ellen’s handsome
rodeo cowboy love interest on the CBS-TV series  "Dallas,
( April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991) has died.

The actor’s son told The Hollywood Reporter Martin died at
his home in Philadelphia Wednesday after a battle with
pancreatic cancer.

The Manhattan-born Martin was best known for his role on
"Dallas," joining the show in 1979 as the adopted son of
Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.

Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on 
the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The
series depicted the lives of the Collins family of Collinsport, Maine.

The show became extremely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins,
played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, appeared a year into its run.

Dark Shadows featured an array of characters including ghosts, witches,
werewolves, zombies, and warlocks. Time travel and a parallel universe 
were also featured. Some characters were played by more than one actor.

The introduction of Vampire Barnabas Collins in 1967.

John Herbert "Jonathan" Frid
(December 2, 1924 – April 14, 2012)

The prime time CBS television series Dallas ran from April
2, 1978, to May 3, 1991.

Although the soap’s audience had consistently declined since the
"Who Done It" episode of 1980, the series finale of Dallas, garnered
33 million viewers and a 22 household rating from 9-11pm on May 3,
1991, making its way into the country’s 14th most watched television
series finale.

Dallas originally aired on Saturday nights when it debuted as a regular
series. Within a month, the show was moved to Sunday nights, where
it would stay until halfway through the season, when it took a Friday-
night slot. Dallas remained on Fridays until the show ended in 1991

Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012)

James Wilkes Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016) 

Actor James Noble, best known for his portrayal of the sweet-
natured but naive Governor on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Benson, 
died on Monday in Connecticut. A spokesman for Noble’s
family said that the actor had suffered a stroke the week
prior to his death.

Himan Brown (far right) directing the first episode of “Marie, The
Little French Princess”.

CBS radio debuted "Marie, The Little French Princess." It was the first daytime
radio serial or soap. The 15-minute program aired for two years.