Sunday, September 14, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (September 14)

1966: Constance went into labor on Peyton Place.  1981: General 
Hospital's Susan was in the hospital after having baby Jason.
2009: Guiding Light's Lillian visited Maureen Bauer's grave.
2010: One Life to Live's Dorian threw water on Bo and Nora.
"Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable."
George S. Patton

"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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1936: NBC debuted Frank and Anne Hummert's radio soap opera John's Other Wife. The story revolved around John Perry (Hanley Stafford), the owner of a department store, his wife Elizabeth, and an assistant secretary named Annette. John got more than he bargained for when Elizabeth started to feel as though Annette had become his "other wife." The show ran until 1942.

1966: On Peyton Place, Connie (Dorothy Malone) was brought to the hospital after she began feeling labor pains.



1977: On Another World, Mac (Douglass Watson) kissed Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) and was hurt by the fact she was going to continue with the legal separation.

1981: On General Hospital, Alice (Lieux Dressler) visited Susan (Gail Ramsey) in New York where she had given birth to baby Jason the day before. Alan (Stuart Damon) later learned Susan had the baby.



1984: On Days of our Lives, Bo (Peter Reckell) and Megan (Cheryl-Ann Wilson) talked to the Parkers about getting custody of Zachary (Brian Autenrieth).



2004: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Jackie informed Ridge and Eric that she had been invited to the Spectra show, and that Fenmore's Department Store was considering carrying Spectra designs. Thorne (Winsor Harmon) felt appreciated at Spectra as excitement built towards the new collection.

2006: Terry O'Sullivan, who played Arthur Tate in Search for Tomorrow, died at age 91. His other soap roles included Richard Hunter in Days of our Lives, Judge Sam Stevens in The Secret Storm, and Elliott Norris in Valiant Lady.

2009: On Guiding Light, Lillian (Tina Sloan) visited Maureen Bauer's grave before her wedding to Buzz.



2010: On One Life to Live, an upset and hallucinating Dorian (Robin Strasser) threw a glass of water on Bo (Robert S. Woods) and Nora (Hillary B. Smith).



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Mary Crosby's Kristin famously shot
J.R. Ewing on Dallas.
Carolyn Culliton (Writer, Days of our Lives; Another World; As the World Turns; All My Children; Port Charles; General Hospital; Sunset Beach; One Life to Live; Loving; The City) - 66
Mary Crosby (ex-Kristin, Dallas; ex-Kristin, Knots Landing; ex-Claudia, Beverly Hills, 90210) - 55
Anthony Addabbo (ex-Dimitri, All My Children; ex-Jim, Guiding Light; ex-Rush, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-Jason, Generations) - 54
Melissa Leo (ex-Linda, All My Children) - 54
Faith Ford (ex-Julia, Another World; ex-Muffy, One Life to Live) - 50
Michelle Stafford (Nina, General Hospital; ex-Phyllis, The Young and the Restless; ex-Joanna, Pacific Palisades; ex-Frankie, Tribes) - 49
Kimberly Williams-Paisley (ex-Peggy, Nashville) - 43
Andrew Lincoln (Rick, The Walking Dead) - 41
Dilshad Vadsaria (ex-Padma, Revenge; ex-Rebecca, Greek) - 37
Tanisha Lynn (ex-Vivian, The Bay; ex-Danielle, All My Children) - 36
Kristen Renton (ex-Morgan, Days of our Lives) - 32
Chad Duell (Michael, General Hospital) - 27

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