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One of the most emotional segments of the annual SAG Awards ceremony is the “In Memoriam.” Netflix will live stream the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with host Kristen Bell.

Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett, Jr., James Earl Jones, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, and honorary recipient Donald Sutherland. Some of the past Primetime Emmy winners and nominees include John Amos, Dabney Coleman, Shelley Duvall, Linda Lavin, Martin Mull, Bob Newhart, and Alan Rachins,

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

There are more than 100 actors and actresses who died since the last SAG Awards ceremony:

Marla Adams

Anouk Aimée

Jean Allison

John Amos

Erich Anderson

John Aprea

Niels Arestrup

Erica Ash

John Ashton

Susan Backlinie

Barbara Baldavin

Bobby Banas

Terrence Beasor

Joan Benedict

Meg Bennett

Robyn Bernard

Mark Blankfield

Tom Bower...

The land of soaps continues to mourn many great daytime drama stars who passed away in 2024. As fans reflect on the past year, the highs and lows, we take this opportunity to pay tribute to some of the incredible actors and actresses we have lost this year.

In Memoriam – Soap Stars We Lost At The Beginning Of 2024

Bridget Dobson, the co-creator of Santa Barbara, and also once a head writer for General Hospital (Gh), As the World Turns (Atwt), and Guiding Light (Gl), passed away in January 2024 at the age of 85.

Meanwhile, Days of Our Lives (Dool) legend, Bill Hayes, who played Doug Williams on the show passed away on January 12. Alec Musser, who was on All My Children (AMC) playing Del Henry (as well as other movie roles) passed away on January 12 as well, when he took his life at the age of 50.

As January went on, David Gail,...

Renauld White, who trailblazed diversity on designer runways and also appeared on the soap opera Guiding Light, died June 26.  He was 80 years old. White was under hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan at the time of his death, according to his friend and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, who spoke with Wwd. The cause of death was not immediately known. Throughout his career, White called for greater representation in the fashion industry. In 1979, White became the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ, the first being Urs Althaus just two years prior. White modeled for leading designers such as Bill Blass in 1969 as well as shows for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Donna Karan. He also worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Versace, Armani, and Cerutti. White came out of retirement in 2023 to appear in an ad campaign for Dolce & Gabbana that was shot by Steven Meisel.

Renauld White, who starred on the soap opera then known as “The Guiding Light” for two years and broke racial barriers as only the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ, died on June 26. He’d been in hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. White was 80 years old.

Fashion designer Jeffrey Banks, a friend of White’s, shared the news with Women’s Wear Daily. More information about the cause of White’s death was not immediately available.

In November 1979, White became the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ following Urs Althaus’ cover in 1977. White worked with designer Bill Blass in 1969 and walked in shows for Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren.

Banks told Wwd that White “was a groundbreaker. There were very few Black models at the time. He really broke barriers. When they had a party for him in...

Renauld White, who helped forge greater diversity on designer runways and later spent two years on soap opera “The Guiding Light,” died June 26 at age 80.

White was under hospice care at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan at the time of his death, according to his friend Jeffrey Banks, the fashion designer, as told to Wwd. The cause of death was not given.

In November 1979, White became the second Black model to appear on the cover of GQ.

White worked with such top designers as Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan, among many others.

White’s funeral will be held on July 12 at 11 a.m. at the Whigham Funeral Home in his hometown of Newark, N.J.