Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (August 30)

On this date in...

1972: On ANOTHER WORLD, Pat wondered if Robert was interested in Lenore.

1989: On AS THE WORLD TURNS, Craig had to break up a fight between Caleb and Holden.



2004: GENERAL HOSPITAL debuted a new opening sequence.

2009: The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles, televised on The CW. Acting winners were Susan Haskell, Christian LeBlanc, Jeff Branson, Vincent Irizarry, Tamara Braun, Darin Brooks and Julie Marie Berman. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL won as Outstanding Drama Series, GENERAL HOSPITAL for Writing and ONE LIFE TO LIVE for Directing.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Warren Buffett (ALL MY CHILDREN guest star) - 81
Elizabeth Ashley (ex-Emma, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Madge, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 71
Peggy Lipton (ex-Norma, TWIN PEAKS) - 65
Michael Michele (ex-Nikki, CENTRAL PARK WEST) - 45
Anne Sayre (Tina, GOTHAM; ex-Mitzi, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Pam, ANOTHER WORLD; Teri, SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES; ex-Barbara, ROCKLAND COUNTY)
Colleen Broomall (ex-Dani, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 28
Emily Montague (ex-Abby, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 27

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