1980: Edge of Night's Draper saw himself in the newspaper.
1980: General Hospital's Monica goaded Lesley into a slap.
1981: Guiding Light's Morgan and Kelly married at Laurel Falls.
1988: As the World Turns' Hank came out to Iva."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1899: Actress and writer Bess Flynn was born. She was on the writing team of Irna Phillips' Painted Dreams, the first ever daytime soap opera in 1930. Both Flynn and Phillips played the role of Mother Moynihan. Flynn went on to wrote for three other soaps: We The Abbotts, Bachelor's Children and Martha Webster...
1980: General Hospital's Monica goaded Lesley into a slap.
1981: Guiding Light's Morgan and Kelly married at Laurel Falls.
1988: As the World Turns' Hank came out to Iva."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1899: Actress and writer Bess Flynn was born. She was on the writing team of Irna Phillips' Painted Dreams, the first ever daytime soap opera in 1930. Both Flynn and Phillips played the role of Mother Moynihan. Flynn went on to wrote for three other soaps: We The Abbotts, Bachelor's Children and Martha Webster...
- 8/26/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1980: Edge of Night's Draper saw himself in the newspaper.
1980: General Hospital's Monica goaded Lesley into a slap.
1981: Guiding Light's Morgan and Kelly married at Laurel Falls.
1988: As the World Turns' Hank came out to Iva."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1899: Actress and writer Bess Flynn was born. She was on the writing team of Irna Phillips' Painted Dreams, the first ever daytime soap opera in 1930. Both Flynn and Phillips played the role of Mother Moynihan. Flynn went on to wrote for three other soaps: We The Abbotts, Bachelor's Children and Martha Webster...
1980: General Hospital's Monica goaded Lesley into a slap.
1981: Guiding Light's Morgan and Kelly married at Laurel Falls.
1988: As the World Turns' Hank came out to Iva."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1899: Actress and writer Bess Flynn was born. She was on the writing team of Irna Phillips' Painted Dreams, the first ever daytime soap opera in 1930. Both Flynn and Phillips played the role of Mother Moynihan. Flynn went on to wrote for three other soaps: We The Abbotts, Bachelor's Children and Martha Webster...
- 8/20/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1951: A daytime version of Hawkins Falls premiered.
1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered
on CBS. 1971: ABC aired the final episode of Dark Shadows."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.
On this date in...
1951: Hawkins Falls, a primetime dramedy in 1950 returned as 15-minute five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on NBC titled Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel, created by Roy Winsor and Doug Johnson. Its large cast of "townspeople" included Frank Dane,...
1956: As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiered
on CBS. 1971: ABC aired the final episode of Dark Shadows."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.
On this date in...
1951: Hawkins Falls, a primetime dramedy in 1950 returned as 15-minute five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on NBC titled Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel, created by Roy Winsor and Doug Johnson. Its large cast of "townspeople" included Frank Dane,...
- 4/12/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
A friend of the Washington mother whose two children were killed in a house fire allegedly set by a pair of disgruntled former tenants says the female suspect wanted revenge against the kids’ mother.
“She will hold a grudge and she will snap,” Meagan Bellus tells People of Kim Hughes, who, along with Jaramy Chism, is facing murder and arson charges in the July 15 fire that killed Rose, 8, and 6-year-old Xavier in Skagit County People confirms.
The fire broke out at around 2 a.m., and authorities battled it until dawn, according to the Associated Press and King.
Five people were...
“She will hold a grudge and she will snap,” Meagan Bellus tells People of Kim Hughes, who, along with Jaramy Chism, is facing murder and arson charges in the July 15 fire that killed Rose, 8, and 6-year-old Xavier in Skagit County People confirms.
The fire broke out at around 2 a.m., and authorities battled it until dawn, according to the Associated Press and King.
Five people were...
- 7/20/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
From the soaps to the Sun: General Hospital actors trade TV roles for music
"They have said, unless it's someone like Bon Jovi or someone gigantic, they've never seen a fan reaction like this, ever. That's what people don't understand about soap fans. I mean, we were in Staten Island, and people were chasing the bus. They're like, 'Is this the Beatles? What the heck is happening here?'"
"In the old days, that's what we would do at malls. They'd put us behind a table and sign 8-by-10s for two hours, and you're done," Burton says. "There was no kind of interaction, no personal contact, there was really nothing. Especially with soap fans, they feel like they're such a part of your life - we're such a part of their life because we're on five days a week, so I just wanted to make it more entertaining."
ABC play for Katie Couric?...
"They have said, unless it's someone like Bon Jovi or someone gigantic, they've never seen a fan reaction like this, ever. That's what people don't understand about soap fans. I mean, we were in Staten Island, and people were chasing the bus. They're like, 'Is this the Beatles? What the heck is happening here?'"
"In the old days, that's what we would do at malls. They'd put us behind a table and sign 8-by-10s for two hours, and you're done," Burton says. "There was no kind of interaction, no personal contact, there was really nothing. Especially with soap fans, they feel like they're such a part of your life - we're such a part of their life because we're on five days a week, so I just wanted to make it more entertaining."
ABC play for Katie Couric?...
- 4/13/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Here’s a slightly indulgent post but since I’m a massive England cricket fan, I make no apologies for putting it up! On 10th May (and literally only that night), Kaleidoscope Entertainment will be putting on the Charity world Premiere of From the Ashes in association with Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. From the Ashes follows the famous 1981 Ashes series, known to many as “Botham’s Ashes”, where cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham stole the show and brought England Ashes glory against all the odds.
Following the screening, a Q&A with cricketing legends, Sir Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Dickie Bird will take place live via satellite and beamed to all 100 cinemas showing the movie across the UK simultaneously. If you’re a cricket fan, this is an event not to be missed!
From the Ashes is directed by who previously brought us One Night in Turin.
From The Ashes...
Following the screening, a Q&A with cricketing legends, Sir Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Dickie Bird will take place live via satellite and beamed to all 100 cinemas showing the movie across the UK simultaneously. If you’re a cricket fan, this is an event not to be missed!
From the Ashes is directed by who previously brought us One Night in Turin.
From The Ashes...
- 4/13/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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