Friday, August 29, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (August 29)

1966: Mia Farrow left Peyton Place. 1979: Calvin had a big
day on Edge of Night. 1985: Ryan's Hope's Ryan wanted D.J. at
her 16th birthday party. 2006: Sami and Austin's wedding began.
"To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"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.

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1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill (Frank Schofield) set up a meeting with Roger (Louis Edmonds), Burke (Mitchell Ryan) and Sam (David Ford) to settle the manslaughter case once and for all.

1966: Mia Farrow aired for the final time as Allison Mackenzie in Peyton Place.



1974: Christopher Allport aired for the last time as Tim McGowan in Another World. Tim told Ada (Constance Ford) she was the only mother he had ever known before bolting out the door.

1979: On The Edge of Night, Star (Yahee) proposed to Calvin (Irving Allen Lee) just before he received news that his surgery was a success.



1984: Lionel Lockridge (Nicolas Coster) made his first appearance in Santa Barbara.



1984: On Guiding Light, Bert (Charita Bauer) worried she was intruding on Ed (Peter Simon) and Maureen (Ellen Dolan).



1984: On General Hospital, Rose (Loanne Bishop) broke up with Jake (Sam Behrens), and asked Ruby to take over running Kelly's. Ginny (Judith Chapman) and Rick fought over getting a new housekeeper.



1985: On Ryan's Hope, Ryan (Yasmine Bleeth) invited D.J. (Christian Slater) to her 16th birthday party.



1996: Miriam Parrish aired for the final time as Jamie Caldwell in Days of our Lives.

1997: On One Life to Live, Patrick (Thorsten Kaye) assured Marty (Susan Haskell) the Irish authorities would be no issue for them.



2003: On All My Children, Lena (Olga Sosnovska) took a gun out of her purse at the docks and threw it into the water.  She proclaimed Bianca (Eden Riegel) was now free from Michael Cambias.

2006: On Days of our Lives, Sami (Alison Sweeney) and Austin's (Austin Peck) wedding began.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Ellen Geer (ex-Lillian, Desperate Housewives; ex-Doris, Falcon Crest) - 73
Toni Kalem (ex-Angie, Another World; ex-Angie, The Sopranos) - 64
Cindy Daly (ex-Cathy, Days of our Lives) - 63
Lycia Naff (ex-Phoebe, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 52
Lucero (ex-Helena, Por Ella Soy Eva; ex-Valentina; Soy Tu Duena) - 45
Carla Gugino (ex-Sydney, FALCON CREST) - 43
Robert Cuthill (ex-Colin, Days of our Lives) - 41
Jo Weil (Oliver, Verbotene Liebe) - 37
William Levy (ex-Antonio, Single Ladies; ex-Damian, La Tempestad; ex-Maximiliano, Triunfo del Amor; ex-Alejandro, Sortilegio; ex-Juan, Cuidado con el Ángel) - 34
Jennifer Landon (ex-Heather, The Young and the Restless; ex-Gwen, As the World Turns) - 31
Lea Michele (Rachel, Glee) - 28
Lauren Collins (ex-Paige, Degrassi) - 28

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