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| 1960: CORONATION STREET premiered. 1981: GH's Bobbie admitted to Noah that she was once a prostitute. 2005: Y&R's Michael and Lauren were married. 2008: B&B's Steffy grieved over her dead twin sister. |
- John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1949: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, Bert Miller (Ann Shepherd) married Bill Bauer (Lyle Sudrow).
1957: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) blasted DA Bruce Thompson (Brett Morrison) during his television speech for having an affair with Ruth Sherman. He also used what Ed (Les Damon) had said to make it look as if Thompson's own staff members had lost faith in him.
1960: CORONATION STREET, created by Tony Warren, premiered. It is now the longest running active television soap opera in the world. After the first episode, a columnist in the Daily Mirror claimed the series would only last three weeks. It is now the longest running television drama in the world. Radio's THE ARCHERS is the current longest running soap opera on the air overall.
1964: On ANOTHER WORLD, Pat (Susan Trustman) had a dream about her abortionist, Mr. Alberts.
1975: On RYAN'S HOPE, Maeve (Helen Gallagher) and Johnny (Bernard Barrow) had a painful discussion about the Frank-Delia-Jill situation. They both realized that whatever happened they cannot turn their backs on Delia and the baby.
1980: Dana Kimmell aired for the final time as Dawn Marshall on TEXAS.
1981: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Bobbie (Jackie Zeman) told Noah (Rick Springield) that she was once a hooker.
1982: On KNOTS LANDING, Karen (Michele Lee) asked Abby (Donna Mills) to be tested as a possible kidney donor match for Diana.
1982: On CAPITOL, Tyler (David Mason Daniels) returned to Washington just as Julie (Kimberly Beck) prepared to walk down the aisle with Lawrence Barrington (Jeff Chamberlain).
1983: On DALLAS, Cliff (Ken Kercheval) forced J.R.'s secretary, Sly (Deborah Rennard), into spying for him. Once J.R. (Larry Hagman) realized what was happening, he had Sly transmit false information back to Cliff.
1985: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Hope (Kristian Alfonso) visited Larry (Andrew Masset) in jail. Masset ended a two year run as Larry Welch, but would return to the show in 2002.
1991: On THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Jack (Peter Bergman) tried to get Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) into rehab.
2005: On THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) and Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) were married. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL's Eric Forrester (John McCook) crossed over to THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS to attend the wedding wedding. McCook previously played Lance Prentiss on Y&R.
2008: On THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) visited her dead sister, Phoebe, at the morgue.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Dick Van Patten (ex-Larry, YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE) - 84
Gyl Roland (ex-Sheila, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 72
Beau Bridges (Barton, MASTERS OF SEX; ex-Nick, BROTHERS & SISTERS) - 72
Michael Nouri (ex-Caleb, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Elliot, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Steve, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Tom, SOMERSET) - 68
Michael Dorn (ex-Ed, CAPITOL) - 61
Joe Lando (ex-Jake, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Macauley, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-John, THE SECRET CIRCLE; ex-Lee, THE BAY) - 52
Felicity Huffman (ex-Lynette, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) - 51
Allison Smith (ex-Mallory, THE WEST WING) - 44
Kurt Angle (WWE/WWF) - 44
Reiko Aylesworth (ex-Rebecca, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 41
Jesse Metcalfe (Christopher, DALLAS; ex-John, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES; ex-Miguel, PASSIONS) - 35
The late Frances Reid (PORTIA FACES LIFE; AS THE WORLD TURNS; DAYS OF OUR LIVES) was born on this day in 1914. She died on February 3, 2010.
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to [email protected].
Hey, where's the next installment of the 1979 'As The World Turns' series about Lisa and the Willows? I'm invested now, please don't make me wait to find out who is laying on the floor of the bedroom. I need to know what happens next.
ReplyDeleteThese episodes are so good, much better than what we're getting now in terms of daytime entertainment. Please post soon Roger! I need my #ATWT fix!! :-)
Today was a Sunday in 1979. I do not have the Monday episode which is where the climax begins. On Wednesday I will post the conclusion of the The Willows story, the Tuesday episode from December 11, 1979. There's also a flashback to something I don't have in a future episode as well when Lisa has a nightmare.
DeleteI have been awaiting the video too :)
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