Thursday, April 27, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (April 27)

1983: Ryan's Hope's Pat bonded with Faith.
1984: Guiding Light's Alan attempted to escape from San Rios.
1990: Hope Brady returned on Days of our Lives.
2011: One Life to Live's Viki battled with her alters.
"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"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...

1961: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) spared with District Attorney Austin Johnson (Larry Weber) at Judith Marceau's (Joan Harvey) murder trial.

1967: On Dark Shadows, at the Blue Whale, Willie (John Karlen) refused to tell Jason (Dennis Patrick) where he had been. Jason noticed blood on Willies sleeve.



1979: On Another World, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) dragged Janice along with her to crash Ted's party.

1981: On General Hospital, Laura (Genie Francis) refused to do Alex Quartermaine's (Renee Anderson) bidding when Alex suggested she get closer to Robert.



1983: On Ryan's Hope, Pat (Malcolm Groome) and Faith (Karen Morris-Gowdy) bonded during a thunderstorm.



1984: On Guiding Light, Alan Spaulding (Christopher Bernau) attempted to make a daring escape in San Rios.



1988: On All My Children, Jeremy (Jean LeClerc) suspected Silver (Claire Beckman) was lying about her rape.



1988: On Santa Barbara, Scott Clark (Vincent Irizarry) remembered the car accident under hypnosis. Meanwhile, Sophia Capwell (Judith McConnell) danced with T.J. Daniels (Christopher Mayer).



1990: Kristian Alfonso returned to Days of our Lives as Hope Williams Brady after a three year absence. Hope "died" a few months later but returned for good in 1994.

1993: Barbara Crampton debuted as Mindy Lewis on Guiding Light.

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1994: Roark Critchlow debuted Mike Horton in Days of our Lives.

1998: Another World debuted its post-opening theme follow-up scene.

2011: Actress Marian Mercer died at age 75.

2011: On One Life to Live, Viki (Erika Slezak) battled with her alters. She informed them that, despite all her losses, she was stronger than any of them.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Maura West won her third Daytime Emmy
Award in 2015.
Doug Sheehan (ex-Ben, Knots Landing; ex-Joe, General Hospital) - 68
Paul O'Keefe (ex-Dan, As the World Turns) - 66
Kevin McNally (Frank, Supernatural; Mr. Bryant, Downton Abbey) - 61
Schae Harrison (ex-Darla, The Bold and the Beautiful) - 55
Cali Timmons (ex-Paulina, Another World; ex-Maggie, Ryan's Hope) - 54
Russell T. Davies (Producer/Writer, Torchwood; Doctor Who; Queer as Folk) - 54
Lisa Wilcox (ex-Kay, General Hospital; ex-Ellen, Knots Landing) - 53
Matt Reeves (Creator, Felicity) - 51
Christopher Corwin (ex-Michael, Another World) - 49
Kylie Travis (ex-Rachel, Central Park West; ex-Julia, Models Inc.) - 47
Hayley Barr (ex-Courtney, As the World Turns; temp-Harley, Guiding Light) - 46
Maura West (Ava, General Hospital; ex-Diane, The Young and the Restless; ex-Carly, As the World Turns) - 45
Taylor Anne Mountz (ex-Kay, Passions) - 35
Ari Graynor (ex-Rachel, Fringe; ex-Caitlin, The Sopranos) - 34
Ashleigh Sterling (ex-Sami, Days of our Lives) - 34
Jenna-Louise Coleman (ex-Jasmine, Emmerdale; ex-Lindsey, Waterloo Road) - 31
Rebecca Ryan (ex-Carly, Emmerdale; ex-Vicki, Waterloo Road) - 26
Brooklyn Rae Silzer (Emma, General Hospital) - 11

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email [email protected].

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