Friday, May 11, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (May 11)

1979: Ryan's Hope's Maeve reminisced.
1984: Guiding Light's Mindy was rushed to the hospital.
1989: The original Dynasty ended its run.
1990: Dallas' J.R. was double-crossed by James.
"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"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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1964: On Another World, Jim (Leon Janney) questioned Pat (Susan Trustman) about her date with Tom Baxter (Nicholas Pryor).

1970: On Dark Shadows, William Loomis (John Karlen) continued to interview Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) for his book.

1972: NBC aired the 2,000th episode of Another World.

1976: The 3rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held at New York's Lincoln Center. Winners included Another World (Drama Series), Days of our Lives (Writing), One Life to Live (Directing), Search for Tomorrow's Larry Haines (Actor) and Ryan's Hope's Helen Gallagher (Actress).

1979: On Ryan's Hope, Maeve Ryan (Helen Gallagher) reminisced about her family.



Thanks to Jennifer for sending in the item above.

1984: On Guiding Light, a pregnant Mindy (Krista Tesreau) was rushed to the hospital.



1988: On General Hospital, Lucy (Lynn Herring) wanted Scott (Kin Shriner) to help her get a seat on the hospital board.



1989: ABC aired the Dynasty series finale. Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) and Jeff Colby (John James) were set up by a corrupt cop, with Blake ending up taking a bullet. Fallon (Emma Samms) and Krystina (Jessica Player) were stuck in a collapsing mine shaft, while Alexis (Joan Collins) and Dex (Michael Nader) took a plunge from a balcony. A Dynasty reunion movie aired in 1991 to tie up loose ends.



Note: A reboot of Dynasty has been picked up by The CW.

1990: On the season finale of Dallas, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) was left trapped in the sanitarium.



1995: On Another World, Justine (Victoria Wyndham) plotted to take over the life of Rachel Cory (also played by Victoria Wyndham).



2006: Emily O'Brien debuted on The Young and the Restless as Jana Hawkes.

2010: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Hope Logan (Kim Matula) clashed with Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood).



2012: Tim Burton's Dark Shadows movie was released in theaters.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Donna Wandrey (ex-Barbara, As the World Turns; ex-Roxanne, Dark Shadows; ex-Angie, Another World; ex-Dr. Meyers, Ryan's Hope; ex-Allison, The Edge of Night) - 69
Shohreh Aghdashloo (ex-Dina, 24) - 66
Frances Fisher (ex-Suzette, Guiding Light; ex-Deborah, The Edge of Night; ex-Gladys, Days of our Lives) - 65
Gerard Christopher (ex-Dr. Brock, Sunset Beach) - 58
Roark Critchlow (ex-Mike, Days of our Lives; ex-Dr. Ackland, Passions) - 54
Marguerite MacIntyre (Liz, The Vampire Diaries; ex-Nicole, Kyle XY) - 52
Jonathan Jackson (Avery, Nashville; ex-Lucky, General Hospital) - 35

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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