Saturday, September 17, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (September 17)


On this date in...

1929: Future soap and Broadway actress Tresa Hughes (Emma, ANOTHER WORLD; Nurse Dumfrey, RYAN'S HOPE; Rose, FROM THESE ROOTS) was born. She died on July 24 of this year.

2007: PASSIONS made its DirecTV debut on The 101 Network.

2010: AS THE WORLD TURNS aired its final episode after 54 years on CBS.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Aaron Lustig (ex-Tim, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS/THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 55
Kyle Chandler (ex-Eric, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 46
Matthew Settle (Rufus, GOSSIP GIRL; ex-Jonathan, BROTHERS & SISTERS) - 42
Nate Berkus (DAYS OF OUR LIVES guest star) - 40
Erika Page (ex-Amber, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Roseanne, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 36
Constantine Maroulis (ex-Constantine, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 36
Billy Miller (Billy, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Richie, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 32
Sandra Vidal (ex-Sofia, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)

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1 comment:

  1. Cheers to ATWT. We still love you & miss you in NW Illinois! :-)

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