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Betty Corday

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Betty Corday
Betty Corday with husband Ted in the 1940s
Born
Elizabeth Shay

(1912-03-21)March 21, 1912
DiedNovember 17, 1987(1987-11-17) (aged 75)
Known forDays of Our Lives
Spouse
(m. 1942; died 1966)
Children2, including Ken Corday

Betty Corday (born Elizabeth Shay; March 21, 1912 – November 17, 1987) was a Broadway dramatic actress and long-time American television producer. She co-created and executive produced the long running NBC drama Days of Our Lives from 1966 until her death in 1987.

Biography

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Stage

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Corday had previously been a Broadway stage actress, starring in "one flop after another" before marrying her husband, a Winnipeg-born lawyer. They were married from 1942 until his death in 1966. They had two sons, Chris and Ken.[1]

Radio

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Corday produced such radio soaps as Pepper Young's Family and Young Dr. Malone.

Television

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Becoming executive producer after the death of her husband, Ted Corday (credited as Mrs. Ted Corday), she was the executive producer of Days of Our Lives from 1966 to 1985.[2] She semi-retired in 1985, turning control over to her son, Ken.[3] She kept the title of executive producer until her death in November 1987. In addition to her work on Days of our Lives, Corday was a consultant for The Young and the Restless.

Death

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Betty Corday died at age 75 on November 17, 1987, from respiratory failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.[4]

Executive producing tenure

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Preceded by Executive Producer of Days of Our Lives
(with H. Wesley Kenney: April 20, 1977 – January 18, 1980)
(with Al Rabin: January 21, 1980 – December 31, 1987)
(with Ken Corday: May 12, 1986 – December 31, 1987)

August 3, 1966 – December 31, 1987
Succeeded by
Ken Corday
Al Rabin

References

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  1. ^ The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives, Ken Corday, Sourcebooks, 2010
  2. ^ "Betty Corday - IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ Logan, Michael (22 April 2015). "50 Years of Days of Our Lives: Exec Producer Ken Corday Picks His Top 3 Moments". tvinsider.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Soap Opera Creator Betty Corday". Los Angeles Times. 1987-11-20. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
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