David Bailey (actor)

For other people named David Bailey, see David Bailey (disambiguation).

David Bailey
Born	October 27, 1933(1933-10-27) Newark, New Jersey
Died	November 25, 2004(2004-11-25) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Barbara (?-?) 1 Child Lois (?-?) 1 Child Yvonne (?-2004) (his death)

David Bailey (October 27, 1933 – November 25, 2004) was an American actor. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he went on to have a lengthy career in theater and television, perhaps his best known role being Dr. Russ Matthews on the long-running daytime soap Another World (1973–1978, 1979–1981, 1989, 1992).

On November 25, 2004, Bailey drowned in the pool at his home in Los Angeles, California.^[1] He was 71 years old. His grave is located in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery.^[2]

At the time of his death he had been playing Alistair Crane on the daytime soap Passions for less than three months,^[1] to great fan and critical praise. After his death, the role was recast with soap actor John Reilly.^[3] The following year, Bailey's son Xander had a small role on Passions as Edmund,^[4] a man who dated Alistair's granddaughter, Fancy.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Passions Star David Bailey Dead in Pool Accident". http://www.soapcentral.com/ps/news/2004/1129-bailey.php. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
2. ^ "Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)Topics". http://duckduckgo.com/c/Burials_at_Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_%28Hollywood_Hills%29. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
3. ^ "Passions: RIP Alistair Crane". http://www.soaps.com/passions/news/1917/Passions_RIP_Alistair_Crane. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
4. ^ "Bailey Follows Late Father to Harmony". http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/passions/interviews/xanderbailey/. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 

External links

• David Bailey at the Internet Movie Database
• David Bailey at Find-A-Grave

Persondata
Name	Bailey, David
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	1933-10-27
Place of birth	Newark, New Jersey
Date of death	2004-11-25
Place of death	Los Angeles, California