Wednesday, February 4, 2009

FLASHBACK: President Comforts A Soap Character 1985

THE PRESIDENT COMFORTS A CHARACTER IN A SOAP

By David Bianculli
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 29, 1985

President Reagan recently sent a tongue-in-cheek note of sympathy, stamped with a dignified White House seal, to a temporarily blinded woman. It was tongue-in-cheek because the woman was a character in SANTA BARBARA, a soap opera on NBC.

Louise Sorel, who has portrayed Augusta Lockridge since the series premiered in July, received the ersatz get-well card from the President, addressed to Mrs. Augusta Lockridge.

"Nancy and I are sorry to learn about your illness," wrote Reagan, a resident of the real SANTA BARBARA and a fan of the program. "Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless you."

Sorel said diplomatically that she "was very flattered to have received such a nice note."

1 comment:

  1. I really wish Louise Sorel was on screen, somewhere, again. I miss her!

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