Nancy Pinkerton Peabody, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's original Dorian, dies

[catlover79]

http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/

Ex-Soap Star Dies

Nancy Pinkerton Peabody, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's original Dorian, passed away on March 4 at the age of 69, according to the East Hampton Star. The Omaha, NE, native began her professional acting career at 17, when she was recruited by the Cleveland Repertory Theater Company to the play the lead in The Diary of Anne Frank, then went on to appear in various Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Credited as Nancy Pinkerton, her daytime roles include THE EDGE OF NIGHT's Beth (1963-67), OLTL's Dorian (1973-77), THE DOCTORS's Viveca (1979-81) and AS THE WORLD TURNS's Dorothy (1983-84). After she left acting, she turned to photography and real estate, and lived in East Hampton, NY, with her life partner, Fred Nagel.

[catlover79]

Here's another obit, from the Easthampton Star:

Nancy P. Peabody
Nancy Pinkerton Peabody, an actress, photographer, and more recently a real estate agent, died last Thursday at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 69. “Doctors described the cause of death as heart failure. To all her knew her, her heart never failed for an instant,” her life partner, Fred Nagel of Springs, wrote in her obituary.

Ms. Peabody was born on May 7, 1940, in Omaha, where she was raised by her mother, Merle, and adoptive father, Arthur Pinkerton.

She began her professional acting career at 17, when she was recruited by the Cleveland Repertory Theater Company to play the leading role in “The Diary of Anne Frank” and in many subsequent productions. She moved on to New York, where she performed in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway plays before moving in the 1970s to daytime television. On television, she is best known for her portrayal of Dorian Lord, a character she created for the daytime drama “One Life to Live.”

When she left acting, Ms. Peabody turned her creativity to photography. In the late 1980s, she produced an extensive exhibit titled “Love in the Time of AIDS.” It depicted and promoted volunteerism in response to the then-rampant AIDS epidemic. The exhibit was displayed on the north-facing wall of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.

After several years of weekending in East Hampton, she and Mr. Nagel moved full time to a house they bought near Accabonac Harbor in Springs. She and Mr. Nagel worked in the real estate business with Allan M. Schneider Associates, Cook Pony Farm, and, most recently, the Corcoran Group.

“She had a contagious love of life and a wonderful sense of humor,” Mr. Nagel wrote.

Ms. Peabody is also survived by a sister, Jeannie Harris of La Jolla, Calif., a half brother, Dean Hokanson of Omaha, and a half sister, Monie Thompson of Bellevue, Neb.

She was cremated. Mr. Nagel is planning a memorial service on her birthday, May 7, at their house in Springs.

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/O...5/Default.aspx

[catlover79]

Ironically, Nancy Pinkerton shared the same birthday as the current Dorian, Robin Strasser, May 7 (although Ms. Strasser was born in 1945). May she .

[Marvo301]

Nancy Pinkerton Peabody

[MickeyMac]

She also got to work with Tommy Lee Jones back when he was on OLTL.

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by MickeyMac

She also got to work with Tommy Lee Jones back when he was on OLTL.

Yup, I read in an old SOD interview from way back that Robin Strasser was jealous of Nancy Pinkerton because she got to play opposite TLJ and the characters made love in a supply closet.

[comedyfreak]

She was good as Dorian Cramer and I had to get use to Robin Strasser.