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| 1983: The 2-hour Loving pilot aired in primetime. |
- Alexis de Tocqueville
"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.
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1939: NBC Blue aired the final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Orphans of Divorce. Margaret Anglin starred as Nora Kelly Worthington.
1946: On radio soap Rosemary, Rosemary (Betty Winkler) stopped at a drug store to use the telephone to call Dr. Jim (Bill Adams) about Bill's memory return. Listen below.
1968: On Another World, Sam (Jordan Charney) was suspicious of his niece, the social climbimg Rachel (Robin Strasser). He smiled when she said they could be friends now that they were traveling in the same high-class circles (Rachel married Russ earlier in 1968 on January 3). Sam moved to Somerset in 1970 with his wife, Lahoma.
1978: On One Life to Live, Brad (Jameson Parker) told Jenny (Katherine Glass) the truth about the night Lana died including his mother's ring and all he did to get it from Cathy. Cathy (Jennifer Harmon) informed Will (Anthony George) she was leaving Llanview because of her love for Larry. Viki (Erika Slezak) told Joe (Lee Patterson) that Irene Clayton was dying and wanted them to adopt her daughter, Tina.
Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.
1978: Stephen Schnetzer debuted as Steve Olson in Days of our Lives.
1983: Daytime soap opera Loving, created by Agnes Nixon and Douglas Marland, premiered on ABC in primetime as a two-hour movie.
1987: On Guiding Light, Rick Bauer (Michael O'Leary) returned to the delight of Phillip (Grant Aleksander) and Chelsea (Kassie DePaiva).
2000: Actor Logan Ramsey died at age 79. His soap roles included Joseph Anthony in The Young and the Restless and Scofield Kilborn on The Edge of Night.
2002: On Passions, with the baby through its crisis, the state troopers planned on taking Theresa (Lindsay Hartley) to death row.
2007: On Hollyoaks, a confused and conflicted Craig Dean (Guy Burnet) said "I love you" to John Paul McQueen (James Sutton) for the first time ... then led him upstairs.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Phoebe Dorin (ex-Penny, As the World Turns; ex-Betty, General Hospital; ex-Angela, How to Survive a Marriage) - 74
Pamela Bellwood (ex-Claudia, Dynasty) - 63
Matt Letscher (ex-Billy, Scandal; ex-Alec, Brothers & Sisters) - 44
Chris O'Donnell (ex-Finn, Grey's Anatomy) - 44
Nick Offerman (ex-Beau, Gilmore Girls) - 44
Sean Hayes (ex-Terry, Smash) - 44
Rebecca Budig (ex-Greenlee, All My Children; ex-Michelle, Guiding Light) - 41
Parry Shen (Brad, General Hospital) - 41
Eric Nelsen (ex-AJ, All My Children) - 23
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The Loving Pilot was a masterpiece thanks to Lloyd Bridges and Geraldine Page. The mistake was killing off Johnny and carting Amelia to Jail. Fun Fact: Debbi Morgan was the only actor who appeared in the Pilot and the Final Episode 13 yrs later.
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