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‘Days Of Our Lives’ EP Says Drake Hogestyn Knew How His Character Was Going To Die


'Days Of Our Lives' Head Writer Says Drake Hogestyn Knew How His Character Was Going To Die

Days of Our Lives Star Drake Hogestyn was able to approve and film the way his beloved character died on the Peacock soap before he passed away on Sept. 28. In a new interview, Executive Producer Ken Corday said he needed to explain to viewers why Hogestyn’s character, John Black, was gone from the drama for nine months. DOOL star Deidre Hall also told Soap Opera Digest that while the series filmed John’s death and funeral, she refused to let her personal grief over Hogestyn’s health impact her performance.

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