Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Monday, July 21, 2025

Today in Soap Opera History (July 21)

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1972: Victoria Wyndham debuted as Rachel on Another World . 1980: Edge of Night's Kelly had competition for Jody. 1986: As the Worl...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Today in Soap Opera History (July 20)

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1966: Dark Shadows' David was angry with his father. 1984: Guiding Light's Josh and Reva got heated in the hot tub. 1988: Days ...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

Today in Soap Opera History (July 19)

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1966: Dark Shadows ' Roger crashed due to a missing bleeder valve. 1985: John Aniston debuted as Victor on Days of our Lives . 1990:...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (October 23)

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"The best prophet of the future is the past." ― Lord Byron "Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (October 22)

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"The best prophet of the future is the past." ― Lord Byron "Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (October 9)

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"The best prophet of the future is the past." ― Lord Byron "Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (October 8)

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"The best prophet of the future is the past." ― Lord Byron "Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the mos...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

History Developing Scripted Series 'The Boys of '67'

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History is in development on The Boys of '67 , a scripted series about the First Platoon of Charlie Company, 9th Infantry Division; the ...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

'These Are My Children' Premiered 66 Years Ago Today, Daytime TV's First Soap Opera

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Soap Comes to TV Pathfinder News Magazine February 9, 1949 Last week television caught the dread disease of radio–soapoperaitis. It ha...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Peter Bergman Debuted as Jack Abbott on 'The Young and the Restless' 25 Years Ago Today

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Peter Bergman was recently celebrated on the set of Y&R for his 25 years as Jack Abbott. Three-time Daytime Emmy winner Peter Bergma...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

The Complete Story of 'The Doctors' (1963-1973)

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Daytime TV covered the world of soap operas for decades before finally folding in the 1990s. In the mid-70s, the magazine did an excellen...
Monday, November 17, 2014

The Wedding of Luke & Laura on 'General Hospital' Aired 33 Years Ago Today

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General Hospital's Luke and Laura were married on November 16-17, 1981. General Hospital averaged 14 million viewers a day in 1981...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

FLASHBACK: "Ladies of the Day" Lunch with Jeanne Cooper, Rachel Ames, Judy Lewis, Emily McLaughlin, Dorothy Green & Patty Weaver

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In the mid-1970s, an informal federation of Hollywood soap opera queens, called the "Ladies of the Day," met for occasional lunch...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

21 Years After Debuting as Lucky Spencer, Jonathan Jackson's Star is Still on the Rise

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Jonathan Jackson first appeared as Lucky Spencer on ABC daytime drama General Hospital on October 27, 1993. Five Emmy Awards and 21 years...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Academy Award Winner Adrien Brody Stars in 'Houdini' - Two-Night Miniseries-Event Premieres September 1

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Houdini premieres Labor Day on History. Houdini , a new two-night scripted miniseries airing on September 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on His...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

SOAP OPERA HISTORY: Bill Bell & Claire Labine on Writing Daytime Serials (1997)

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William J. Bell and Claire Labine In the December 1997 issue of On Writing , legendary daytime soap opera writers William J. "Bill...