Sunday, August 7, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (August 7)

On this date in...

1983: Actor David Conant Ford (DARK SHADOWS, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) passed away in his sleep at age 58.

2001: On AS THE WORLD TURNS, Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schnetzer) decided not to cross examine Barbara. Watch it here.

2008: The final episode of PASSIONS (#2,231) aired on DirecTV's The 101.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
John Glover (ex-Billy, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 67
David Rasche (ex-Cal, UGLY BETTY; ex-Robert, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Wes, RYAN'S HOPE) - 67
Wayne Knight (Brian, TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY) - 56
David Duchovny (ex-Agent Dennis/Denise, TWIN PEAKS) - 51
Maggie Wheeler (Trinette, ARCHER) - 50
DeLane Matthews (ex-Janine, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Amber, GUIDING LIGHT) - 49
Harold Perrineau (ex-Michael, LOST) - 48
Sydney Penny (ex-Julia, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Samantha, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Meg, SUNSET BEACH; ex-BJ, SANTA BARBARA) - 40
Rachel York (ex-Rita, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 40
Michael Shannon (Nelson, BOARDWALK EMPIRE) - 37
Luca Calvani (ex-Dante, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 37
Eric Johnson (ex-Whitney, SMALLVILLE) - 32

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