Dr. David Stewart arrived in Oakdale in 1960 with his first wife Betty and their sons Dan and Paul. It turned out that Dan was actually Ellen's biological son that she had given up for adoption. Ellen sued for custody and lost, but after Betty died, Ellen eventually married David after she was released from prison for killing housekeeper Franny Brennan (who had threatened to reveal Ellen's secret). David and Ellen had two daughters of their own, Carol Anne (Annie) and Dawn (Dee).
Although Ellen and David were mainly supporting characters throughout the 1970s, they took center stage once again in the early 1980s when David lost his memory (enter Linda Dano) and the pair divorced and eventually remarried.
Actor Henderson Forsythe had an active theatre career outside of AS THE WORLD TURNS, appearing in the original broadway production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" opposite Eileen Fulton in the 1960s and winning a Tony Award for "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
so, Ellen wasn't Susan's mother then? i was young, so i don't remember. was she her aunt?
ReplyDeleteEllen is Emily's grandmother through Emily's father Dan. Susan isn't a Stewart at all, she married one. That's why it's odd that after she married Larry McDermott and divorced him she changed her name back to Stewart. And even stranger she changed her daughter's name from Alison McDermott to Alison Stewart, the last name of her long dead ex-husband.
ReplyDeleteWell, Roger... you have to admit, Susan Burke was always a little obsessive about Dan Stewart! Maybe she figured if she couldn't have him anymore (thanks, death!), she'd keep using his name and also give it to a daughter who had no relation to him? (LOL--just kidding!)
ReplyDeleteMy earliest memory was the attorney played by Ed Kemmer (I think his name was Dick Martin)asking Ellen if she knew how Franny Brennan died - and her stone face response was "I struck her". I was 5 years old, but I think she hit her with a fireplace poker or some sort of a statue. Again, "I think".
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious day John Dixon return on Friday, they finally got the comeback everyone wanted, and I wanted to see Penny, Ellen, Susan, and more James (why not) They should come back for Nancy funereal, Penny was their for Chris Sr. Funeral; what a travesty that this show is going off the air; the reason ATWT and GL went off the air is they pissed away the history of those shows. I hope that we can make CBS regret it by not watching their dumb ass talk show. Let’s make a Deal isn’t doing very well.
ReplyDeleteI remember Eileen mentioning to me that she played Honey to Henderson Forsythe's George & Elaine Stritch's Martha in Virginia Woolf. What a cast that must've been! :-)
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