‘General Hospital’s former production designer and art director, Chip Dox has passed away on August 15. He was 80 at the time of his death.
‘Chip Dox Passes Away at 80
Chip Dox worked as a Daytime Television product designer for more than 27 years, He was with Days of Our Lives for 17 years and won an Emmy for Outstanding Set Direction in 1997. He moved from NBC to ABC and worked on “Nightshift” and “General Hospital.”
Throughout his career, his work ranged from designing home interiors and hundreds of sets to creating boat and train wrecks, fires, earthquakes and even a demonic possession.
He did all this while sticking to a shrinking daytime soap opera budget. Dox was the talent behind the Nurses Ball station on “General Hospital” and he won another Emmy for his work before his 2015 retirement.
The soap opera talent attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, now known as Carnegie Mellon University, where he gained experience in local theater.
Dox also served two years in the Army before he returned to his alma mater to teach. Even though he got rejection letters, the daytime star was intent on moving out west and joining Hollywood.
Dox did not limit his talent to soap operas. He also designed tours for iconic artists, including Chicago, Elton John, Earth, Wind, and Fire, The Beach Boys, and Jackson Browne.
He also worked alongside Tracey Ullman on her sitcom “Tracey Takes On” as well as the Lifetime comedy series “Oh Baby.” He lived in La Canada, Calif., in a home he shared with his wife, Jeanne Haney, who produced “Days of Our Lives.” The home is called Windblown Manor.
He is survived by his daughters Morgan Dox, Katie Segal, Hayley Dox-DaCosta and stepdaughter Megan Younger and their families. Dox and his wife worked on Days of Our Lives together for a decade). He is also survived by grandchildren Rae, Kiddo, Henry and Charlie.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the World Central Kitchen
