Monday, April 30, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (April 30)

On this date in...

1973: The character of Dr. Dorian Lord debuted on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.  Dorian was originally played by Nancy Pinkerton.

1976: On ANOTHER WORLD, Pat warned Sharlene secrets could destroy even the best marriage.

1978: A successful five-part DALLAS mini-series aired its fifth and final episode. The show received enough buzz to be launched as a series in the fall and eventually lasted 13 seasons.

1984: On GUIDING LIGHT, Lujack was afraid of getting hurt.



1989: Jet Magazine featured a GENERATIONS cover.


1996: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Marian played a revealing cassette tape during Tad's interview with Joe.



1999: ANOTHER WORLD debuted the next-day preview at the end of the episode.

2002: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, it looked like Carly was dead.



2004: On EASTENDERS, Laura fell down the stairs to her death.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Gary Collins (ex-Harry, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 74
Perry King (ex-Richard, TITANS; ex-Hayley, MELROSE PLACE) - 67
Megan McTavish (ex-Lola, GUIDING LIGHT; Former Writer, ALL MY CHILDREN; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GUIDING LIGHT; ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 63
Paul Gross (ex-Darryl, EASTWICK) - 53
Justine Miceli (ex-Marsha, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 53
Adrian Pasdar (Alec, THE LYING GAME; ex-David, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES) - 47
Robyn Griggs (ex-Maggie, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Stephanie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 39
Jeff Timmons (Himself, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 39
Alexandra Holden (ex-Suzy, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 35
Emma Pierson (ex-Becky, GRANGE HILL) - 31
Blair McDonough (ex-Stu, NEIGHBOURS) - 31
Kirsten Dunst (ex-LOVING) - 30
Drew Seeley (ex-Andrew, GUIDING LIGHT) - 30
Gal Gadot (ex-Olivia, THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE) - 27
Dianna Agron (Quinn, GLEE) - 26
Lindsay Pearce (Harmony, GLEE) - 21

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