Today in Soap Opera History (July 6)

On this date in...

1961: Future DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Suzanne Rogers made her first appearance as a Rockette at age 17.

1965: On ANOTHER WORLD, Pat was worried she was the cause of Lee's illness.

1966: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, Peggy and Johnny continued to face opposition to their dating.

1981: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, April received an unexpected visit from Raven.



1982: Actor Russell Thorson died at age 75. His soap roles included William Kennerly on PEYTON PLACE and Dr. Donald White on DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

1987: Anne Heche debuted as Vicky Hudson in ANOTHER WORLD. Michael took over for Las Vegas when he found out Vicky was in trouble. This was a Monday episode. Because of the Oliver North testimony at the Iran-Contra hearings, ANOTHER WORLD was pre-empted until Thursday, July 16. Heche did not air again until July 17.



1998: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Vivian tried to get the square dance going at the 4th of July picnic.

2005: GENERAL HOSPITAL star Kelly Monaco won the first season of DANCING WITH THE STARS.

2012: The New York Post broke the story that recently canceled ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE would continue on the web.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Dianne Harper (ex-Leslie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 68
James Kiberd (ex-Trevor, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Hal, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Mike, LOVING) - 63
Grant Goodeve (ex-Chris, DYNASTY; ex-Dr. Coleman, RITUALS; ex-Jordy, CAPITOL; ex-James, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 60
Allyce Beasley (ex-Edna, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 58
Tom Wiggin (ex-Lawrence, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Kirk, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Gil, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Joe, TEXAS) - 57
Brittany Underwood (Loren, HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS; ex-Langston, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 24