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https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/soap-alum-dies-at-88/
"Quinn Redeker, who played Alex Marshall on DAYS from 1979-87 and Y&RrCOs Rex Sterling from 1987-94, died on December 20, 2022 at the age of 88. Born in Woodstock, IL, Redeker was a guest star staple on American TV throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and was nominated for an Academy Award for original screenplay for the acclaimed 1978 film The Deer Hunter. In addition to television, Redeker had co-starring turns in films such as The Electric Horseman, The Candidate, and Ordinary People."
Also, https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-young-the-restless/days-and-yr-star-quinn-redeker-dead-at-88
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/quinn-redeker-dead-days-of-our-lives-young-restless-1235293706/
"Quinn Redeker, who came up with the original script and Russian roulette idea for The Deer Hunter before starring as shady characters on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, has died. He was 86.
Redeker died Dec. 20 of natural causes in Camarillo, California, his daughter, Arianne Raser, told The Hollywood Reporter..."
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