tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post1510785500904792379..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: Harding Lemay Interview: Part OneKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-29910343119462880552010-01-15T16:53:37.233-05:002010-01-15T16:53:37.233-05:00Lynn,
I can confirm that Billy Dee Williams (the ...Lynn,<br /><br />I can confirm that Billy Dee Williams (the original "Dr. Jim Frazier") indeed had lunch with a caucasian - the proof is now on YouTube, as "ClassicGL" posted a clip from 1966 of Jim Frazier having lunch with the original Joe McIntyre. However, I don't know if Irna was even involved with GL at that point. I believe Agnes Nixon was writing it then.<br /><br />Although, I don't know if anyone will read this 7 months after the fact, either...Zane Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508795707643124821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-238960192952925752009-07-24T18:04:23.170-04:002009-07-24T18:04:23.170-04:00i think it was more about acknowledging the origin...i think it was more about acknowledging the original "love is a many splendored thing," which was a 1955 movie about a romance between an american war correspondent and an eurasian doctor and the prejudice they encountered in hong kong during the chinese revolution.<br /><br />but there had been african-amercan characters on p&g soaps. in 1966, james earl jones plated dr. jerry turner on atwt. then in 1967 jones and ruby dee played married doctor and nurse jim and martha fraizer on guiding light. whether or not these characters ever had lunch with a caucasian character i can't say. <br /><br />it would be interesting to know whether irna shared her experience on 'splendored thing with lemay when she made her suggestion.lynn liccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843260969475395336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-84305066665805924302009-07-24T17:10:01.781-04:002009-07-24T17:10:01.781-04:00Lynn's comment about Phillips' attempt at ...Lynn's comment about Phillips' attempt at an interracial romance is interesting. I wonder if Irna just though that it was "easier" to attempt an interracial romance with an Asian-American woman and a Caucasian man over trying to establish any sort of relationship, platonic or otherwise, between a person of color and a Caucasian.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348726109601952115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-26256842631657621372009-07-24T12:55:21.938-04:002009-07-24T12:55:21.938-04:00re not showing a black and white character having ...re not showing a black and white character having lunch, i wonder if harding lemay knew this about irna phillips: <br /><br />"Phillips never shied away from controversy--when writing for the soap Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, she attempted to introduce an interracial romance. When the network balked, Phillips quit the show."<br /><br />that was in 1967-68, and interracial referred to an asian-american woman and caucasian man.<br /><br />http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/P/htmlP/phillipsirn/phillipsirn.htmlynn liccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843260969475395336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-787122889283929652009-07-24T07:28:47.620-04:002009-07-24T07:28:47.620-04:00"His unique experience working with Paul Rauc..."His unique experience working with Paul Rauch"?<br /><br />Jeepers, that's a kind way of saying that Rauch was/is a douche bag? ;-)SoapFan78https://www.blogger.com/profile/16867531085107236880noreply@blogger.com