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| 1997: ABC aired the final episode of THE CITY. |
- Eugene O'Neill
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1955: On HAWKINS FALLS, reporter Mitch Fredericks (Jim Bannon) and Millie Flagle (Ros Twohey) persuaded the biggest donor to the town's fair, Andy Anderson, that he had psychic powers. Once Andy was convinced of his abilities, Mitch got him to predict that Hawkins Falls would become a booming industrial city, with the intention of printing a story quoting Andy's predictions. Mitch believed he could fulfill the prophecy by publishing it, thus bringing interest and future success to Hawkins Falls.
1969: On DARK SHADOWS, Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) discovered Dirk outside, and claimed Jamison was missing.
1980: Mark Tapscott aired for the final time as Bob Anderson in DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Tapscott died in 1993 at age 68 after a battle with lung cancer.
1984: On DYNASTY, Dex (Michael Nader) was angry with Alexis over her dealings with Rashid Ahmed
1985: On KNOTS LANDING, Karen refused to sell Knots Landing Motors since it was Sid's dream for Eric and Michael, but they told her it wasn't their dream.
1986: Rob Estes made his first appearance as Glenn Gallagher in DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
1988: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Tom (David Wallace) was granted bail.
1989: On AS THE WORLD TURNS, Shannon (Margaret Reed) received a disturbing phone call.
1997: THE CITY, a spin-off of LOVING, aired its final episode. The show was co-created by LOVING creator Agnes Nixon, and LOVING's last pair of headwriters, Barbara Esensten and James Harmon Brown.
2008: On GUIDING LIGHT, Gus (Ricky Paull Goldin) was brought into the hospital with a severe head trauma.
2010: Actress June Havoc died at age 97.
2011: Mark Hapka aired for the final time as Nathan Horton in DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Ken Howard (ex-George, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Garrett, DYNASTY) - 70
Richard Backus (ex-Ted, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Barry, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Jason, LOVERS AND FRIENDS; Writer for AS THE WORLD TURNS; ONE LIFE TO LIVE; DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 69
Janice Lynde (ex-Peggy, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM; ex-Leslie, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Laurel, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Gloria, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Tracy, ANOTHER WORLD) - 66
Elvera Roussel (ex-Hope, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Nurse, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 66
Reba McEntire (Guest Star, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 59
Todd Curtis (ex-Jordy, CAPITOL; ex-Skip, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 55
Siena Goines (ex-Callie, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Valerie, PASSIONS) - 45
Annie Wersching (Alison, DALLAS; ex-Amelia, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 37
Julie Stiles (Blue, BLUE) - 33
Lacey Turner (ex-Stacey, EASTENDERS) - 26
Jhoanna Flores (ex-Adriana, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
Laura Harrier (ex-Destiny, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to [email protected].
Does anyone know what became of Ros Twohey, who played Millie Flagle quite well on Hawkins Falls? I can't find any references of her having done anything else on TV, radio or film, which seems unusual since she performed as Millie for the entire 5 year run of the show, one that many TV historians consider the first successful TV soap. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link to the 3/28/85 episode of "Knots Landing", Roger: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14x5i9_knots-landing-season-6-episode-24-a-man-of-good-will_shortfilms
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