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Larry Haines of Delray Beach, Florida and a former resident of New York passed away on July 17, 2008. Larry was a renowned television and stage actor whose career was marked by versatility and accomplishment. He was predeceased by his former wives, Gertrude Haines and Jean Pearlman Haines as well as by his only daughter, Debora Haines.

Larry's Broadway appearances include TRIBUTE with Jack Lemmon, TWIGS with Sada Thompson, NO HARD FEELINGS with Eddie Albert and the lead role of Barney Cashman in LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS. Prior to that he played Dr. Dreyfus in PROMISES, PROMISES for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and he lists among his other Broadway credits the role of the theatrical agent in A THOUSAND CLOWNS with Jason Robards and that of the doctor in GENERATION, a performance which also won him a Tony Award nomination.

His other theater credits are Neil Simon's GOD'S FAVORITE in which he co-starred with Godfrey Cambridge at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida and PARIS IS OUT in which he co-starred with Molly Picon at the Philadelphia Playhouse in the Park. He appeared as one of the card players in the record-breaking movie version of THE ODD COUPLE with Jack Lemmon. Other films include THE SEVEN-UPS and THE SWIMMER with Burt Lancaster.

Mr. Haines has been heard on over 15,000 radio shows including INNER SANCTUM and GANGBUSTERS, and for 35 years he played the part of Stu Bergman on the popular TV soap opera SEARCH FOR TOMORROW for which he won two Emmys as best actor on a Daytime Series. He made guest appearances on MAUDE, KOJAK, ON OUR OWN, DOC, HALLMARK and co-starred in the series PHYL AND MIKKY and he appeared in BABY ON BOARD. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy in 1983.

Larry is survived by his niece, Kathy Hecht. He will be greatly missed by his friends and admirers. Chapel services are scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 12:00 pm Rubin Memorial Chapel, 7340 Boynton Beach Blvd. - Boynton Beach, FL 33437 (561) 853-3000, with burial to follow at Mt. Nebo Kendall Cemetery in South Miami. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood Headquarters, 5757 Wilshire Blvd. 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600. To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries

He had a good long life (90 years) doing what he loved, we should all be so lucky

He was born the same year as my paternal grandparents (who passed on in 2000 and 2002). God bless him - may he :rip:.

Remember him well for Stu and the sitcom Phyl and Mihky. The final episode of SFT was one of the classiest affairs for a soap sendoff.

RIP!!

A soap legend in every sense of the word! "Stu" can finally resume having coffee klatches with "Jo" and his beloved "Marge" now.

Rest in Peace

Remember him well for Stu and the sitcom Phyl and Mihky. The final episode of SFT was one of the classiest affairs for a soap sendoff.i thought i was the only one who watched phyl and mihky nice to see someone else watched it too

i liked larry haines he did alot of radio in the 30s and 40s the inner sanctum eps with him are some of his best work

Here's a clip of the final scene of SFT featuring Mary Stuart and Larry Haines. Great stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l7kbLbFxMA&feature=related

I remember as a kid when this show was still on CBS and my mother was so into it. The good ole days.


RIP

I remember as a kid when this show was still on CBS and my mother was so into it. The good ole days.


RIP
Those were the good old days indeed, where soaps were actually run by competent people!

...on radio, and because of the many commercials he announced, as in the "Sam Breakstone" spots of the '70s and '80s {"In his day, Sam Breakstone was one of the most demanding men around [the little dog nips at Sam's heels here]...but if Sam weren't so demanding- his sour cream/cottage cheese wouldn't be so good!"}. I certainly remember him from the short-lived "PHYL & MIKHY" in the summer of 1980 [six episodes], playing Murphy Cross' (Phyl's) father; Rick Lohman (Mikhy) also played his grandson on "SEARCH FOR TOMORROW" at the time. "BABY ON BOARD" was a 1988 CBS sitcom pilot {which aired on their "SUMMER PLAYHOUSE"} that never became a series. Larry never had much opportunity to demonstrate what a good actor he could be in "prime-time", but he was damned good!

:tv:

The only search for tomorrow actress I remember is Linda bove from Sesame Street.

Here's a clip of the final scene of SFT featuring Mary Stuart and Larry Haines. Great stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l7kbLbFxMA&feature=related

That final scene... after so many years... heartbreakingly beautiful... :(

That final scene... after so many years... heartbreakingly beautiful... :(
THAT'S the way to end a soap. Ryan's Hope's finale was really good, too. :nod: