1979: General Hospital's Laura and Scotty were married.
1984: Guiding Light's Bert gave Josh a pep talk.
1985: Santa Barbara's Julia smuggled Amy and Brick onto a train.
2006: All My Children's Annie arrived in Pine Valley."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"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...
1952: On The Guiding Light, Trudy (Helen Wagner) and Meta (Jone Allison) discussed Meta's plans to leave New York and return to California. At home, Papa Bauer (Theo Goetz) and Bill (Lyle Sudrow) played chess as Bert (Charita Bauer) prepared the baby's bottle. Papa told Bill...
1984: Guiding Light's Bert gave Josh a pep talk.
1985: Santa Barbara's Julia smuggled Amy and Brick onto a train.
2006: All My Children's Annie arrived in Pine Valley."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"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...
1952: On The Guiding Light, Trudy (Helen Wagner) and Meta (Jone Allison) discussed Meta's plans to leave New York and return to California. At home, Papa Bauer (Theo Goetz) and Bill (Lyle Sudrow) played chess as Bert (Charita Bauer) prepared the baby's bottle. Papa told Bill...
- 7/16/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1973: CBS aired the final episodes of Where the Heart Is and Love is a Many Splendored Thing.
1987: The Bold and the Beautiful premiered on CBS.
2004: All My Children and One Life to Live came together for a baby switch storyline."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"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...
1955: On Valiant Lady, Mickey wanted an explanation from Bonny.
1955: On The Inner Flame, Portia's former law partner offered her bail money for Walter.
1955: On the Brighter Days, Charlie Garrett told Reverend Dennis how the Garrett Bakery...
1987: The Bold and the Beautiful premiered on CBS.
2004: All My Children and One Life to Live came together for a baby switch storyline."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"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...
1955: On Valiant Lady, Mickey wanted an explanation from Bonny.
1955: On The Inner Flame, Portia's former law partner offered her bail money for Walter.
1955: On the Brighter Days, Charlie Garrett told Reverend Dennis how the Garrett Bakery...
- 3/26/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
On this date in...
1958: Actor Shawn Campbell was born. He is best known for playing Ricky Donnelly on Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Beverlee McKinsey played his mother at one point), and later Billy Aldrich on The Doctors. He died in 1993 at the age of 34.
2006: Melissa Claire Egan debuted on All My Children as Annie.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Earl Hamner Jr. (Creator/Producer, Falcon Crest) - 88
Robert Pine (ex-Mr. Whitlow, General Hospital: Night Shift; ex-Jim, The Young And The Restless; ex-Stephen, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Walker, Days Of Our Lives) - 70
Nancy Frangione (ex-Cecile, Another World; ex-Tara, All My Children; ex-Tina, One Life To Live) - 58
Michael Woods (ex-Jay/Alec, As The World Turns; ex-Jim, Guiding Light; ex-Dr. Auckland, Passions; ex-Kent, All My Children; ex-Mark, Texas) - 54
Gale Harold (ex-Jackson, Desperate Housewives; ex-Brian, Queer As Folk) - 42
Sofía Vergara (ex-Leonora, Fuego En La Sangre; ex-Sofia,...
1958: Actor Shawn Campbell was born. He is best known for playing Ricky Donnelly on Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (Beverlee McKinsey played his mother at one point), and later Billy Aldrich on The Doctors. He died in 1993 at the age of 34.
2006: Melissa Claire Egan debuted on All My Children as Annie.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Earl Hamner Jr. (Creator/Producer, Falcon Crest) - 88
Robert Pine (ex-Mr. Whitlow, General Hospital: Night Shift; ex-Jim, The Young And The Restless; ex-Stephen, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Walker, Days Of Our Lives) - 70
Nancy Frangione (ex-Cecile, Another World; ex-Tara, All My Children; ex-Tina, One Life To Live) - 58
Michael Woods (ex-Jay/Alec, As The World Turns; ex-Jim, Guiding Light; ex-Dr. Auckland, Passions; ex-Kent, All My Children; ex-Mark, Texas) - 54
Gale Harold (ex-Jackson, Desperate Housewives; ex-Brian, Queer As Folk) - 42
Sofía Vergara (ex-Leonora, Fuego En La Sangre; ex-Sofia,...
- 7/10/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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