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| 1979: Ryan's Hope's Delia threated Johnny. 1980: The Young and the Restless' Leslie wanted to remember a secret from her past. 1991: As the World Turns' Ellen found out her husband had died. 1996: All My Children's Julia was visited by her Fairy Godmother. |
― John W. Gardner
"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...
1950: On radio soap opera The Guiding Light, Ted (James Monk) told Meta (Jone Allison) he didn't think she made an effort to understand Chuckie. You can read the entire script for the episode here.
1964: On Another World, Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) decided to attend the Institute of Art.
1968: On The Doctors, Ed Stark's (Conrad Roberts) parents, Paul (P. Jay Sidney) and Hope (Clarice Taylor), told him that he had become a stranger to them.
1979: On Ryan's Hope, Delia (Randall Edwards) threatened to tell Maeve the truth about her loan to save the bar if Johnny (Bernard Barrow) didn't fire Kevin.
1980: On The Young and the Restless, Leslie (Victoria Mallory) told Lorie (Jaime Lyn Bauer) she knew there was something that everyone was keeping from her, and asked Lorie to help her unlock the past.
1981: On General Hospital, Laura (Genie Francis) told Rick (Chris Robinson) and Lesley (Denise Alexander) that Luke (Anthony Geary) was the only man for her. Meanwhile, Luke asked Tony Cassadine (Andre Landzaat) to tell him the story of the Ice Princess.
1981: Nancy Frangione debuted as Cecile DePoulignac on Another World, replacing Susan Keith in the role.
1981: On Texas, Ginny Marshall (Barbara Rucker) blamed Barrett (Stephen D. Newman) for all the problems in their marriage.
1984: On Days of our Lives, Bo (Peter Reckell) was arrested for kidnapping Hope.
1989: On Santa Barbara, Julia (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Mason (Lane Davies) gave speeches at their wedding reception. Megan Richardson (Meg Bennett) caught the bouquet.
1991: On As the World Turns, Ellen (Patricia Bruder) learned her husband, Dr. David Stewart, had died after suffering a heart attack.
1995: Daytime soap opera producer/writer Allen M. Potter died at age 75. Potter was producer and head writer for Guiding Light; producer for As the World Turns, Our Private World and The Doctors; and executive producer of Another World.
1996: On All My Children, Julia (Sydney Penny) was visited by her "Fairy Godmother" (Lynne Thigpen).
1998: Stephanie Cameron aired for the final time as Jennifer Horton in Days of our Lives.
2002: On Guiding Light, Josh Lewis (Robert Newman) serenaded Reva (Kim Zimmer) the night before their wedding, with Billy, Richard and Buzz as his background singers on "The Way You Do the Things You Do."
2005: All My Children co-stars Alexa Havins and Justin Bruening were married.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
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| Bill Hayes |
Daniel von Bargen (ex-Joe, Guiding Light; ex-Lt. Cody, All My Children) - 65
Nancy Stafford (ex-Adrienne/Felicia, The Doctors) - 61
Ron Livingston (ex-Roy, Boardwalk Empire) - 48
Mark Wahlberg (Executive Producer, Boardwalk Empire) - 44
Chad Allen (ex-Eric, General Hospital: Night Shift) - 41
Marcus Patrick (ex-Jett, Days of our Lives; ex-Jamal, All My Children; ex-Father Denny, Passions) - 41
Scott Holroyd (ex-Paul, As the World Turns; ex-David, One Tree Hill) - 40
Liza Weil (Bonnie, How to Get Away with Murder; ex-Milly, Bunheads; ex-Amanda, Scandal; ex-Dr. Glass, Anyone But Me; Paris, Gilmore Girls) - 38
Ryan Devlin (ex-Seth, Brothers & Sisters) - 35
Amanda Crew (ex-Polly, Life as We Know It) - 29
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email [email protected].
I forgot how truly devastating these scenes from ATWT were and how truly excellent this show still was during this time period. Thanks For Posting These Glorious Scenes, Roger!
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