On this date in...
1975: On ANOTHER WORLD, Iris asked Russ to marry her.
1975: NBC aired the final episode of HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE.
1980: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Raven tried to seduce Derek.
1997: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Carly and Tony continued to fight about Bobbie.
1998: Liam Sullivan, who played roles on THE SECRET STORM, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, and several primetime soaps, died at age 74.
1998: DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Peter Reckell (Bo) married Kelly Moneymaker.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Bob Hastings (ex-Burt, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 87
Richard A. Colla (ex-Tom, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 76
Cindy Pickett (ex-Jackie, GUIDING LIGHT) - 65
Dorothy Lyman (ex-Opal, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Gwen, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Naomi, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Margaret, ONE LIFE TO LIFE; ex-Elly Jo, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; ex-Julie, A WORLD APART) - 65
Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 56
John James (ex-Jeff, DYNASTY/THE COLBYS; ex-Tom, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Jeff, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Rick, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 56
Anna Kathryn Holbrook (Carol, FAR FROM THE BAY; ex-Sharlene, ANOTHER WORLD) - 56
Eric Roberts (ex-Vance, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Ted, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE) - 56
Robert Kelker-Kelly (ex-Sam/Bobby, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Bo, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Stavros, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 48
Doug Prinzivalli (Executive Producer, PRETTY) - 48
Lisa LoCicero (Olivia, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Jocelyn, THE CITY) - 42
Tamara Braun (ex-Reese, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Ava/Taylor, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Carly, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 41
David Tennant (The Doctor, DOCTOR WHO) - 41
Derek Phillips (ex-Billy, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 36
Sean Maguire (ex-Aidan, EASTENDERS) - 36
Kevin Rankin (ex-Herc, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 36
Bryce Johnson (Darren, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS; ex-Cliff, UNDRESSED) - 35
Kourtney Kardashian (ex-Kassandra, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 33
Ethan Cohn (ex-Glenn, GILMORE GIRLS) - 33
Kristina Sisco (ex-Abigail, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Charity, PASSIONS) - 30
America Ferrera (ex-Betty, UGLY BETTY) - 28
Britt Robertson (Cassie, THE SECRET CIRCLE; ex-Lux, LIFE UNEXPECTED) - 22
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So inquiring minds want to know . . . how on EARTH do you find out some of this stuff? I remember when Iris asked Russ to marry her, but I can't imagine knowing that today in 1975 was the day!
ReplyDeleteSome soaps, such as Dark Shadows, have great online resources with every episode documented. Primetime is well documented too. Daytime is a little more hit and miss, and mostly miss for a big chunk of years. But our readers have sent us many years worth of old soap magazine with lots of great information, and we do a lot of research as well. Thanks for asking.
ReplyDeleteHi Roger,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to mention that Eric Roberts also played attorney Vance Abrams for around 3 years on The Young & The Restless.
Brian :-)