On this date in...
1958: Australia's first television soap opera, AUTUMN AFFAIR, premiered. It would be canceled less than a year later.
1986: On ANOTHER WORLD, Brittany (Sharon Gabet) took the baby and left the Love mansion, but realized she was being watched.
1989: On GUIDING LIGHT, Will (Joseph Breen) forced Mindy to take pills by threatening to kill Rusty.
1991: On THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) visited Lauren (Tracey E. Bregman) to try to find out what Molly told Lauren during their visit.
1994: Actor Raul Julia died at age 54. He played Miguel Garcia in LOVE OF LIFE early in his career.
1998: Norwegian soap opera HOTEL CAESAR premiered. It was created by Swedish duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander.
2000: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Jake's wanted to be a test subject for Libidozone, an experimental anti-impotence drug.
2006: GLEE's Matthew Morrison debuted as Adam (Hughes) Munson on AS THE WORLD TURNS. He would leave in late November due to a "scheduling conflict" and was replaced by Matt Cavenaugh.
2007: Farah Fath debuted as Gigi Morasco in ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Teri Keane (ex-Rose, LOVING; ex-Sophie, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Rose, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Martha, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; ex-Marge, YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE; ex-Meg, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Lila, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-KITTY FOYLE; ex-THE INNER FLAME; ex-THE ROAD OF LIFE; ex-Joanne, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 87
F. Murray Abraham (ex-Joshua, HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE) - 73
Kevin Kline (ex-Woody, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 65
Doug Davidson (Paul, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 58
John Thaddeus (ex-Joe, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 52
Christina Chambers (ex-Marty, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Maria, SUNSET BEACH; ex-Molly, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 43
Daniel Kennedy (ex-Pete, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 29
Aubrey "Drake" Graham (ex-Jimmy, DEGRASSI) - 26
Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210; ex-Darcy, DEGRASSI) - 23
Lamarcus Tinker (Shane, GLEE; ex-Dallas, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 22
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Happy Happy Birthday to Teri Keane!! One of Daytimes Best actresses!!She also played Naomi Vernon on One Life To Live during the 1970's.
ReplyDeleteTeri Keane also played Lanie Bauer, mother of Johnny (Jamie Goodwin), on GL in the mid-1980s--I Love Her! :-)
ReplyDeleteMatthew Morrison? Scheduling Conflicts My A**! He couldn't learn & remember his lines quickly enough by shooting time during his super short tenure as Adam on ATWT--Sheesh!
It makes me wonder how in hell he ever got cast in the role--Sheesh!
Brian :-)