Saturday, June 9, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (June 9)

On this date in...

1870: Charles Dickens died at age 58.

1944: Radio soap opera KITTY FOYLE aired its final episode. The show starred Julie Stevens as Kitty.

1955: On SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, Joanne (Mary Stuart) married Arthur Tate.

1964: On ANOTHER WORLD, Missy introduced Bill to Ann.

1980: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Emily wanted to buy April's home.



1989: GENERAL HOSPITAL's Sharon Wyatt guest starred on THE HOME SHOW and helped interview the creators of North Carolina soap WILMINGTON HEAT.



2006: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Jack was shocked when he saw an orderly that looked like Steve.



2008: On THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Nikki told Paul to stop investigating David.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Nancy Williams Watt (Writer, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; GUIDING LIGHT; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; PASSIONS) - 63
Aaron Sorkin (Creator, THE NEWSROOM; THE WEST WING) - 51
Michael J. Fox (Louis, THE GOOD WIFE) - 51
Johnny Depp (Barnabas, Dark Shadows movie) - 49
Josh Hamilton (ex-Charlie, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 43
Nick Kiriazis (ex-Antonio, SUNSET BEACH; ex-Ric, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 43
Ewa da Cruz (ex-Vienna, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 35
Adamo Ruggiero (Marco, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION) - 26
Mae Whitman (Amber, PARENTHOOD) - 24
Danielle Chuchran (Young Stephanie, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 19

1 comment:

  1. So this is the second time in the past couple of weeks that early "Another World" history has mentioned the character of Ann. I was a huge fan of "Another World," but I dont remember her. Do we know anything about her?

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