Sue Rihr tribute
Sue Rihr, who portrayed Madeline Rutherford on "Days of Our Lives" from January-June 1985, has died. Rihr died of lung cancer in Tarzana, California on October 26, 2009. She was 55. On "Days", her eccentric and comedic character was briefly married to Eugene Bradford in a marriage of convenience. Rihr also guest starred on such series as "Roseanne," "L.A. Law," "Moonlighting," "Perfect Strangers," and "Beverly Hills, 90210." In real life, Rihr wrote a one-woman autobiographical play, "Blood Sugar", about her kidney transplant and about the deaths of her husband, sister and father. During the last years of her life, she devoted time to writing poetry. Her last acting role is in the upcoming independent film "White Knuckles." She was pre-deceased by her husband, David Gaetzman.Here is a clip featuring her work as Madeline. She appears at 1:12, sitting next to Anna.
She actually was a good comedienne. I remember seeing the character when they re-aired B/H's wedding. I knew Euge was forced to marry her, but I thought it was later, I did not realize it was in 85.
ReplyDeleteThough, I cannot remember how they got rid of her, how Euge was able to get a divorce to move on FINALLY with Calliope.