Monday, April 9, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (April 9)

On this date in...

1953: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, Dick looked for reassurance from Dr. Keeler.



1978: On DALLAS, Pam took Lucy under her wing.

1980: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Monica and Lesley treated children from the bus accident.



1992: On the season finale of KNOTS LANDING, as Paige got in her car to go to Greg's, suddenly Pierce popped up from her back seat.



1992: Karen Moncrieff aired for the final time as Cassandra Benedict on SANTA BARBARA.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Michael Learned (ex-Katherine, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Shirley, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Judge Turner, ALL MY CHILDREN/ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 73
Caryn Richman (ex-Nora, THE BRADYS; ex-Elena, TEXAS) - 56
Christopher Durham (ex-Silas, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Dakota, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Matt, CAPITOL) - 53
Lisa Guerrero (ex-Francesca, SUNSET BEACH) - 48
Paulina Porizkova (ex-Clarissa, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 47
Austin Peck (ex-Rick, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Brad, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Austin, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 41
Leighton Meester (Blair, GOSSIP GIRL) - 26
Jesse McCartney (ex-J.R., ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Andy, GREEK; ex-Brian, SUMMERLAND) - 25
David Jones-Roberts (Xavier, HOME AND AWAY) - 22
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2 comments:

  1. FYI...That was Paige, not Claudia on KL.

    AND it was Lesley with a Y on GH.

    ;)

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  2. Just typing too fast and too much to do. It's a lot of work to get these done every day.

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