Thursday, February 23, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (February 23)

On this date in...

1962: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Louise learned about Phil's car crash, unaware that he had been replaced by a double, John Lambert.

1970: On ANOTHER WORLD, Rachel (Robin Strasser) conned Pat into giving her the $50 she needed to put a down payment on a new apartment.

1996: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Trevor proclaimed, "Janet From Another Planet got cozy on earth."



2006: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Mimi prepared for her wedding to Shawn.



2010: GENERAL HOSPITAL aired its 12,000th episode.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Sophie Hayden (ex-Lucia, GUIDING LIGHT) - 58
Kristin Davis (ex-Brooke, MELROSE PLACE; ex-Betsy, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 47
Paul Anthony Stewart (ex-Danny, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Casey, LOVING) - 42
Jaime Dudney (ex-Georgia, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 36
Kelly Macdonald (Margaret, BOARDWALK EMPIRE) - 36
Alexis Boozer (Bryn, LEAP YEAR) - 30

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