One of the landmark soap operas that has lasted throughout the medium’s lifespan is ABC’s General Hospital. Over the years it has broken hearts, shocked audiences, and launched many careers over its 60-year run. Among those who were notable fixtures on the longest-running soap opera in production was actor Jacklyn Zeman, whose character Bobbie Spencer was a constant on the show, as she appeared in episodes over the course of four decades. It is with a heavy heart that we must report Zeman’s death at the age of 70, which has been accompanied with heartfelt tributes from her series co-stars.
Zeman's passing was announced by the official Twitter for General Hospital, with no cause of death specified. Celebrating the life of a woman who had been on the show since 1973, save for an almost three-year gap between 2010 and 2013, those messages read as follows:
