Monday, April 7, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (April 7)

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again - now."
- 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...

1976: On ANOTHER WORLD, Emma (Tresa Hughes) urged Russ (David Bailey) not to drag the police into Sharlene's disappearance.

1978: On ONE LIFE TO LIVE, country singer Bill Anderson made his first appearance as the fictional Bill Anderson, a part he would play off and on for a few years. Aldo, being blackmailed by Brad Vernon, attacked Cathy in an attempt to get the ring off her finger outside the free clinic.



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1980: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Dr. Gault lied to Draper (Tony Craig) about Draper being Kirk Michaels.



Brenda Benet
1982: DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Brenda Benet (Lee Dumonde) took her own life by a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 36. Benet's DAYS co-stars Bill and Susan Hayes reflected on Benet in our 2010 interview. Read it here. Read a newspaper article about Benet's suicide here.

1986: On KNOTS LANDING, Abby (Donna Mills) feared Olivia (Tonya Crowe) would commit suicide.

1989: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) became Gideon and Emily.



2005: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Jason (Steve Burton) and Sam (Kelly Monaco) barely missed seeing A.J. with Michael.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Stephen Bolster (ex-Ted, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Martin, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Ken, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Paul, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Bill, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Roger, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Jerry, THE SECRET STORM; ex-Bart, THE DOCTORS; ex-Mark, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Jody, YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE) - 81
Patricia Mauceri (ex-Carlotta, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Andrea, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Angie, ANOTHER WORLD) - 64
Alexandra Neil (ex-Paige, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Ruby, TEXAS; ex-Dawn, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Emily, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Rose, GUIDING LIGHT) - 59
Russell Crowe (ex-Kenny, NEIGHBOURS) - 50
Kevin Alejandro (Sebastian, ARROW; Jesus, TRUE BLOOD; ex-Dominic, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 38
Morgan Farris (ex-Jennifer, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) - 24

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].

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