Saturday, December 17, 2011

Today in Soap Opera History (December 17)

On this date in...

1957: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Virgina interrupted Peter's call with the governor, insisting Sybil be terminated.

1968: On DARK SHADOWS, a trip to Quentin's room with Amy got David back in the game.

1991: ONE LIFE TO LIVE aired its 6,000th episode.

2010: Neil Patrick Harris announced via Twitter that Eric Braeden would not be reprising his role on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. In his tweet, Harris called Braeden a "D-Bag" for deciding at the last minute not to film a scheduled cameo for the show.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Bill Pullman (Oswald, TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY) - 58
Clive Robertson (ex-Ben/Derek, SUNSET BEACH) - 46
Sonia Satra (ex-Barbara, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Lucy, GUIDING LIGHT) - 40
Napiera Groves (ex-Bonnie, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 36
Mark Lawson (Brody, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 33

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