Robert Calhoun has passed away. He was a producer and director working on many soap operas, some of the popular ones included As The World Turns, Guiding Light, Another World, and Texas. He died of lung cancer at age 77.
His work had become the staple of TV reruns but he leaves behind a rich legacy of work for which he will be remembered.
RIP.

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