Today in Soap Opera History (September 10)

1965: The final episode of OUR PRIVATE WORLD aired on CBS.

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1965: CBS aired the final episode of AS THE WORLD TURNS primetime spin-off, OUR PRIVATE WORLD. Eileen Fulton moved the character of Lisa Hughes from Oakdale to Chicago for the show, which lasted four months airing twice a week. The series, created by rna Phillips and William J. Bell, was CBS's answer to ABC's popular PEYTON PLACE.

1968: On ANOTHER WORLD, Alice told Missy she thought Rachel wasn't really upset about losing her baby.

1984: Lorimar's syndicated five-days-a-week soap opera RITUALS premiered.



1984: On ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Maxie weighed her options with Marco.



1985: Carl Anderson made his first appearance in DAYS OF OUR LIVES. He sang the duet "Friends and Lovers" with Gloria Loring.

1993: Actor Mark Tapscott died at age 68. He played Bob Anderson in DAYS OF OUR LIVES and Earl Bancroft in THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.

1999: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Mateo (Mark Consuelos) made it clear to Hayley (Kelly Ripa) that he loved her.



2007: Actress Jane Wyman died at age 90. Soap fans remember her fondly for her portrayal of Angela Channing in FALCON CREST.

2011: Actor Cliff Robertson, who played Dr. Michael Ranson in FALCON CREST, died at age 88.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Marco López (ex-Warden, SANTA BARBARA) - 78
Greg Mullavey (ex-Eddie, RITUALS; Father McEvoy, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 74
Miranda Wilson (ex-Megan, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Sandra, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Kate, CAPITOL) - 53
Johnathon Schaech (ex-Frank, MODELS INC.) - 44
Ryan Phillippe (ex-Billy, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 39
Bruce Micheal Hall (ex-Joey, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Reese, PASSIONS) - 35
Seth Hall (ex-Reese, PASSIONS) - 35
Jacob Young (ex-J.R., ALL MY CHILDREN; Rick, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Lucky, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 34
Greg Turner (EMPIRE Writer/Producer)
Chandler Massey (Will, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 23

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