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| 1989: ATWT's Ellen was unhappy with her husband. 1989: GL's Will fatally injured Rose. 1994: GH's Bobbie and Tony said goodbye to their daughter, B.J. 2012: Days' Lucas and Sami reacted to the revelation that their son, Will, was gay. |
- Thomas Carlyle
"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...
1967: On Days of our Lives, Tom (Macdonald Carey) told Susan (Denise Alexander) that Dickie didn't have any fractures but had not regained consciousness.
1975: On Another World, Jim Matthews (Hugh Marlowe), who was now a widower, had Russ (David Baile) and Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) over for dinner.
1983: On Ryan's Hope, Jack (Michael Levin) did a segment on Channel 8 about the free clinic closing, thanks to Rae (Louise Shaffer).
1985: Actress Margaret Hamilton, who played The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz movie, died at age 82. Her soap roles included Miss Peterson in As the World Turns, Katie on The Secret Storm and Mrs. Sayre in Valiant Lady.
1989: On As the World Turns, Ellen (Patricia Bruder) admitted to David (Henderson Forsythe) that she was unhappy.
1989: On Guiding Light, Will (Joseph Breen) became even more desperate after his confrontation with Rose (Alexandra Neil).
1990: Actor, entertainer and soap opera fan Sammy Davis Jr. died at age 64. His daytime roles included Chip Warren in One Life to Live and Eddie Phillips on General Hospital. He also played himself on LOVE OF LIFE, his favorite soap, in October 1975, where he sang "Candy Man" at Rick Latimer's (Jerry Lacy, pictured right) club the Terrace Room. In 1980 he was nominated for Outstanding Guest/Cameo Appearance in a Daytime Drama Series at the Daytime Emmy Awards (Hugh McPhillips won for Days of our Lives).1994: On General Hospital, Tony (Brad Maule) and Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) were horrified to learn that their daughter was one of the victims of the bus crash and was in critical condition. Tony realized BJ was brain dead. BJ turned out to be a heart donor match for Maxie, and Tony tried to convince Bobbie to approve a transplant. Tony, Bobbie and the family said goodbye to Maxie.
1995: On All My Children, Alec (Grant Aleksander) and Adam (David Canary) were unable to find Hayley.
2003: At the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included As the World Turns (Drama Series), Susan Flannery (Lead Actress), Maurice Benard (Lead Actor), Vanessa Marcil (Supporting Actress), Benjamin Hendrickson (Supporting Actor), Jennifer Finnigan (Younger Actress) and Jordi Vilasuso (Younger Actor).
In the clip below, executive producer Christopher Goutman accepts ATWT's Drama Series award.
2012: On Days of our Lives, Lucas (Bryan Dattilo) and Sami (Alison Sweeney) reacted to Will's (Chandler Massey) revelation that he was gay.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Richard Sarradet (ex-Howard, General Hospital; ex-Nielsen, Knots Landing) - 68
Jo McDonnell (ex-Maureen, Dallas) - 64
Mare Winningham (ex-Susan, Grey's Anatomy) - 55
Scott Reeves (ex-Steve, General Hospital; ex-Ryan, The Young and the Restless; ex-Jake, Days of our Lives) - 48
David Boreanaz (ex-Angel, Angel; ex-Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - 45
Khary Payton (ex-Terrell, General Hospital) - 42
Tori Spelling (ex-Donna, Beverly Hills, 90210) - 41
Sean Carrigan (Stitch, The Young and the Restless) - 40
Jessica Morris (ex-Jennifer, One Life to Live; ex-Liz, Undressed) - 35
Trent Cameron (ex-Trent, General Hospital) - 35
Joseph Morgan (Klaus, The Originals; Klaus, The Vampire Diaries) - 33
Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Donny, Submissions Only) - 29
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Jojen, Game of Thrones) - 24
Sadly, the early 00's was when I realized that winning the Daytime Emmy was no longer as big a deal as it once was. Incredible to fathom that in '03 ATWT won just six years before it's cancellation and in half that time, the space of 3 short years, Benjamin Hendrickson would be gone.
ReplyDeleteI hope that theis year's Daytime Emmys can at least be streamed (folks would just have to get over it and get with the 21st century) but I am keeping it all in perspective. It's been quite a long time since these Awards shows have lifted the fortunes of a show or a person.
No big deal, but I believe the 24th Annual Daytime Emmys were actually held on May 21, 1997... ;-) At least that's what Soap Opera Digest, the L.A. TImes, and IMDb all indicate. And one can still view Ron Gallela's 5/21/97 Red Carpet photos at Wireimage. Gee, he's got a nice photo of Sandra Nelson (who was already playing NuPhyllis by that time) in attendance. I wonder if "the two Phyllis" did a meet and greet?! .. lol!
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