One of daytime's grandest ladies died this week. Eileen Herlie (1918-2008) died on Wednesday, Oct. 8 in New York City of complications from pneumonia at the age of 90.

According to her bio on ABC.com, Ms. Herlie joined the cast of "All My Children" in 1976, playing the role of Myrtle Fargate, a character who became a second mother to Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), as well as to all the citizens of Pine Valley, offering her love, advice and wisdom. When the character first came on ...

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