Margaret "Maggie" Horton (née
Simmons) is a
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on the soap opera
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, played by
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since 1973. In 2008, she celebrates 35 years on
Days, with only two minor interruptions.
On the farm and introduction in 1973
Maggie Simmons lived on a farm out in the country where she had hired hands take care of her farm. Maggie was crippled as the result of a childhood auto-accident which killed her parents. One day
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, under the name Marty Hanson stumbled into her farm house desperate for food and water, and soon collapsed. Maggie, who was lonesome for company, took Mickey in and cared for him in his weak condition.
Maggie and "Marty" continued to live on the farm, and in 1974 "Marty and Maggie" were married. Marty began reading about a treatment for injuries such as Maggie's being done at Salem University Hospital, and set up an appointment for Maggie to be checked out. However, when Maggie went to the hospital she saw on one of the desks she saw a picture of Mickey without a beard, and she heard stories about a patient named Mickey Horton who disappeared the time that "Marty" appeared at her farm. Maggie left the hospital and did not return or tell Marty what she learned. Later the Hortons would eventually be led to the farm after seeing Mickey's picture in a newspaper. Determined to stay married to Mickey, Maggie underwent the operation to regain the use of her legs in hopes it would help her hold onto Mickey.
Mickey Horton
In 1975 Maggie was operated on by
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, but she still could not walk. Laura Horton explained to her that her paralysis was no longer physical, but mental. Maggie was so afraid of losing Mickey that she was causing the paralysis in her mind.
After Mickey divorced Laura, Mickey and Maggie were married on Jan 25, 1975.
Later
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would return to Salem with her daughter Melissa. Once she heard Mickey had no memory she tried to re-kindle her relationship with Mickey by convincing Mickey that Melissa was his child. However, Maggie had received a letter from Linda's husband warning her of Linda, and her plans were thwarted. Later (in 1976) when asked by Mickey if he could be Melissa's father Linda truthfully told him no, that Laura had told her he was sterile.
In 1976 Mickey was put into a Sanitarium after attempting to kill his brother Bill. Maggie stood by his side the whole time, and after spending a year in the sanitarium Mickey was released. Because Mickey and Maggie learned they would never have a child of their own because Mickey was sterile they adopted Janice Barnes.
Drinking Problems & Janice
In 1978 Janice was taken away from Mickey and Maggie by her natural mother Joanna Barnes. Janice was eventually found and returned to Mickey in Maggie, but Joanna took a job in Salem and stayed close to her daughter. This relationship took its toll on Maggie, who began to drink heavily.
Later that year Maggie's drinking increased, and was arrested when she had an accident with Janice in her car, both were knocked unconscious and brought to the hospital.
Maggie joined alcoholics anonymous, but fell of the wagon when Janice's custody hearing grew close. When the possibility that Maggie may lose Janice to her natural mother Joanne, Maggie kidnapped Janice and fled town with her. She would eventually return to Salem after Tom Horton found her in a nearby town.
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Later Janice would have an accident on the pier while playing with little Melissa. Janice fell into the water, and as a result slipped into a coma. Joanna Barnes and Maggie fought over her at the hospital, but in the end Joanna was given custody of her daughter.
In 1979 Maggie unknowingly sold some canes containing cocaine to customers of Julie's shop. Later when a drug dealer came looking for them the two struggled and Maggie eventually shot him with his own gun.
In 1981 Maggie agreed to be a surrogate mother for an anonymous donner. Maggie went to Neil and agreed to be inseminated. Neil performed the procedure, and Maggie soon became pregnant. Later that year Dr. Evan Whyland came to Salem, and Neil knew he was the anonymous donner of Maggie's. When Evan learned about this he began to call on Maggie often.
Mickey learned that the baby she was carrying was Evan Whyland's, and even when he told Maggie she wanted to keep the baby, so Mickey agreed to love it as it was his daughter. In late 1981 Sarah Horton was born, and after a custody battle with Evan Whyland, Mickey and Maggie won custody of Sarah. Later Mickey and Maggie also got custody of Melissa Anderson.
In 1982 Evan often payed visits to Maggie and little Sarah, and Stefano suspected Maggie knew of Evan's evidence against him and tried to have Maggie killed by tampering with the breaks in her car.
Mickey and Don began to investigate Stefano after Evan Whyland had died, and when Mickey got to close to Stefano, Stefano kidnapped Mickey but made it appear that he had died in a car crash. Don began to spend time with Maggie, and eventually fell in love with her. When Don finally told Maggie she was speechless.
Divorce and Remarriage
In 1983 Maggie and Don eventually professed their love to one another, unfortunately Mickey Horton had escaped from Stefano and returned to Salem. When he saw his wife and Don tell each other they loved the other Mickey had a heart attack.
Maggie and Mickey divorced in 1983, and soon after Maggie stopped seeing Don, realizing her divorce from Mickey was a mistake. Mickey was accidentally shot during a gang rumble, and he recuperated at Maggie's house, and the two re-kindled their love. On February 14, 1986 Mickey and Maggie remarried in a double wedding with Melissa Anderson and Pete Jannings.
Maggie and Mickey's marriage was in trouble by 1990. Mickey was always at work and constantly let down Maggie and missed dinner dates and other important functions. Maggie ended up seeking solace in the arms of doctor Neil Curtis. Maggie's daughter, Sarah, caught Maggie and Neil and took pictures of them together in bed. Sarah was ready to expose them when Maggie and Neil revealed a shocking secret to her, Neil was Sarah's true father. Sarah still exposed them and the news devastated her adopted father, Mickey. Though Mickey was hurt, he felt he was partly to blame for Maggie's infidelity. Mickey and Maggie patched up their marriage and Dr. Neil Curtis left Salem.
When
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left Salem in 1993, Alice and Maggie Horton turned Wings into Alice's restaurant.
Maggie was diagnosed with the rare muscle disease myasthenia gravis, but is currently in remission.
In 1993, Alice and Maggie Horton invested in
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's up and coming cosmetics company Countess Wilhelmina. Maggie had very little story after that, until she purchased Tuscany, and made herself into the town busybody.
Salem Stalker
In 2003, Mickey and Maggie were attacked in their home. Mickey survived, but unfortunately, the hit from the alcohol bottle and a deep stab wound ended Maggie's life. She was the third victim of the serial killer.
Maggie returned to Salem when she and the rest of the serial killer "victims" were rescued from the island where Andre had kept them. Maggie's return was bitter sweet as she learned that Mickey had moved on with his life and married
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. Desperate to win her husband back, Maggie, Doug, and Julie worked hard to show that Bonnie was just trying to extort money from Mickey and that she never really loved him. They were successful and Mickey and Maggie settled back into their life together. Maggie began running the upscale restaurant Chez Rouge and Mickey continued to practice law. Maggie continues to be the primary confidant and supporter of her nephew-in-law Lucas.
Current Storylines
In the summer of 2008, Maggie made a push to turn Chez Rouge into an environmentally friendly "green" restaurant. Maggie swapped out appliances, table linens, and other materials to make Chez Rouge the first five star restaurant to be certified "green" in Salem. Then, in late 2008, Maggie became privy to an affair between
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, Lucas' fiance, and Dr. Daniel Jonas, who was involved with Lucas' mother Kate. Maggie went on a campaign to convince Chloe to break things off with Daniel, but abandoned those plans when Lucas turned to drinking.
In June of 2009 her grandson Nathan Horton (Melissa's son) moved in with her, as did Mia.
Crimes Committed
- Arrested for driving under the influence.
- Shot a drug dealer after he attacked her.
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