took a turn in daytime soap operas, playing the part of Whit McColl on As the World Turns. Personal life Horton was an accomplished pilot and aircraft owner. According to Plane and Pilot: "His three greatest thrills were his first solo flight, a performance before Queen Elizabeth II, and being featured on Ralph Edwards' This Is Your Life. His frequent co-pilot was his French Poodle, "Jamie". Initially a Republican, he supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Marriages Horton was first married to Mary Catherine Jobe in 1946; they divorced in 1950. He then married actress Barbara Ruick on August 22, 1953 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They divorced just three years later, in 1956. On December 31, 1960, Horton married actress Marilynn Bradley, who limited her professional appearances on stage to performing with him. Horton and his wife lived in Encino, California in the same home for 55 years, until 2015. Following his 85th birthday in 2009, Horton announced, through his publicist, that he no longer would be making any personal appearances because he had tired of traveling. Awards He was the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards for television, including the Golden Boot in 2004, and also the Cowboy Spirit Award at the National Festival of the West. On his 90th birthday, he received the Western Legend Award. Death Horton died of natural causes on March 9, 2016 at the age of 91 in a rehabilitation clinic in Los Angeles, California. According to his niece, he was injured in a fall in November 2015, and was placed in hospice care. At his request, he did not have a funeral. His remains were cremated. Filmography References External links Official site Obituary – Playbill Obituary – New York Times 1924 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American male actors American Latter Day Saints American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors American male television actors California Republicans Male actors from Los Angeles Male Western (genre) film actors United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II Western (genre) television actors