Learning the truth about his miraculous recovery – that John retrieved vials of the cutting-edge drug that saved his life, ...

While Drake Hogestyn was dying of pancreatic cancer last year, the “Days of Our Lives” cast and crew filmed his character John Black’s funeral as they prepared to also say goodbye to the actor himself ...

Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall opens up about saying goodbye to John Black and his portrayer, the late Drake Hogestyn.

In flashback scenes, we witnessed in Hall’s performances that Marlena’s love for John has never wavered. Honoring John’s past as the man known as the Pawn, who wore bandages in his early ...

It’s the end of an era for Days of Our Lives, as the beloved character John Black said his final goodbyes on Monday’s (June 2 ...

On Instagram, Hall shared a simple image that stated, “I know. I know. Hardest day ever.” Co-star Eric Martsolf, who plays John’s son Brady, kept his response extremely simple, sharing, “❤️.” ...

Deidre Hall is honoring her late “Days of Our Lives” co-star Drake Hogestyn, who died from pancreatic cancer at age 70. Hall, 76, remembered her friend and colleague in an emotional statement ...

Hogestyn's John Black has been a "Days" mainstay since 1986. The actor died at the age of 70 in 2024 from pancreatic cancer.

Whenever Deidre Hall, best known for playing the prim and proper Marlena on Days of our Lives, gets a script indicating that the irreverent Hattie will be resurfacing, she’s absolutely thrilled.

Hogestyn's long-running "Days" character John Black is being laid to rest at an emotional ceremony this week after the actor ...

Days of Our Lives' Deidre Hall on John's Onscreen Death: "I Know Hardest Day Ever" originally appeared on Daytime ...

Hall had her character hold back her pain so that Marlena could make her husband feel loved in what turned out to be his final moments.