Wednesday, February 10, 2010

FLASHBACK: Daytime Delilahs 1964


We couldn't honor the greatest soap opera actresses without mentioning a few "Delilahs" from the past. In this wonderful TV Guide article from December 26, 1964 provided by Rob Wargo, the magazine takes a look at four stars of daytime - LOVE OF LIFE's Lee Lawson (Barbara Sterling), THE SECRET STORM's Haila Stoddard (Pauline Rysdale), THE EDGE OF NIGHT's Ludi Claire (Elizabeth McGrath) and ANOTHER WORLD's Audra Lindley (Liz Matthews).

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6 comments:

  1. What a beautiful color picture this is! Lee Lawson especially looks beautiful here. Didn't Barbara Sterling, Bruce's daughter from his first marriage, hate Van with a passion? (Didn't his son hate her, too?)

    This is such a great article. Pretty forthcoming for the time, it seems. Thanks WLS (and Rob Wargo!) for sharing this with us!

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  2. Dan, I thought you would love this one. I have an interview with Judith Barcroft coming out soon and she talks about Audra Lindley.

    I love classic articles like this.

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  3. Me too, Roger!

    I'll keep an eye open for the Judith Barcroft interview!

    Speaking (again) of Lee Lawson, I'd found a commercial from 1965-66 starring Lee for Sanforized cotton underwear(!) that is kind of funny. I have the audio (love to hear those old commercials on my iPod between songs...like commercials!), but can't seem to find the video on YouTube anymore!

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  4. These are sensational. Thanks guys.

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  5. I have an episode from the first season of Maude (1972-73) where she plays a the hot-to-trot gown daughter of one Maude's friends. Quite the little seductress and only about 7 years before she started as Bea Reardon!

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