Los Angeles: John P Connell, best known as the star of the daytime drama "Young Dr. Malone," has died in Woodland Hills. He was 91.

Born in Philadelphia, Connell received five battle stars and a Purple Heart during World War II. He was a radio operator and waist gunner aboard a B-24 crew which completed 43 bombing missions, reported Variety. He broke into show business on Broadway in "Time Limit" and "Uncle Willie" and with the national company of "Picnic."