1966: Dark Shadows' Matthew took Victoria hostage.
1985: Oltl's Tina tried to sell Viki's story to a tabloid.
1988: Brenda Epperson debuted as Ashley on Y&R.
1996: Hayden Panettiere debuted as Lizzie on Guiding Light."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...
1957: On The Edge of Night, Ellie Fitzgibbons reluctantly agreed to see Willy Bryan (Edward Holmes).
1966: On Dark Shadows, Matthew Morgan (Thayer David) took Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) hostage at the Old House, and hid her in a secret room behind the drawing room bookcase.
1972:...
1985: Oltl's Tina tried to sell Viki's story to a tabloid.
1988: Brenda Epperson debuted as Ashley on Y&R.
1996: Hayden Panettiere debuted as Lizzie on Guiding Light."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...
1957: On The Edge of Night, Ellie Fitzgibbons reluctantly agreed to see Willy Bryan (Edward Holmes).
1966: On Dark Shadows, Matthew Morgan (Thayer David) took Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) hostage at the Old House, and hid her in a secret room behind the drawing room bookcase.
1972:...
- 12/5/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1988: Guiding Light's Josh argued with Reva. 1988: Days of
our Lives'' Tom & Alice were married. 2002: All My
Children's Leo & Vanessa died at Miller's Falls.
2007: Days of our Lives' John "died" after being hit by a car."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...
1966: On Dark Shadows, Matthew (Thayer David) tried to dissuade Mrs. Johnson (Clarice Blackburn) from working at Collinwood, but she accepted Elizabeth's (Joan Bennett) offer to be housekeeper.
1979: On As the World Turns, Lois suggested that "studying" with Betsy (Suzanne Davidson) would be a great cover for going to parties. Dee...
our Lives'' Tom & Alice were married. 2002: All My
Children's Leo & Vanessa died at Miller's Falls.
2007: Days of our Lives' John "died" after being hit by a car."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...
1966: On Dark Shadows, Matthew (Thayer David) tried to dissuade Mrs. Johnson (Clarice Blackburn) from working at Collinwood, but she accepted Elizabeth's (Joan Bennett) offer to be housekeeper.
1979: On As the World Turns, Lois suggested that "studying" with Betsy (Suzanne Davidson) would be a great cover for going to parties. Dee...
- 10/17/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Ben Hardy appeared in his final episode of 'EastEnders' last night (24.02.15). The 24-year-old actor, who plays Peter Beale, announced he was quitting the BBC One soap last year and the latest instalment of the drama saw him leave for New Zealand with his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa). The on-off couple reunited yet again after Peter confessed the truth about his twin sister Lucy Beale's death, revealing his little brother Bobby (Eliot Carrington) was responsible for her murder. Ben's final scenes also saw Peter reassuring Bobby that he hadn't killed Lucy, after his step-mum and Bobby's adoptive mum Jane Beale...
- 2/25/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
'EastEnders' actor Eliot Carrington found out on Monday (16.02.15) that his character was Lucy Beale's killer. Bobby Beale was unveiled as his half sister's killer in last night's (19.02.15) 30th anniversary flashback episode and actor Jake Wood, who plays Max Branning in the BBC One soap, has revealed Eliot, 12, wasn't told until earlier this week that his character was responsible for the murder. Speaking about the scene in which Bobby is heard telling his adoptive mother Jane Beale (Laurie Brett) that, ''She [Lucy] started it. She made everyone unhappy'', while Lucy lay dead on the floor, Jake said: ''He was incredible...
- 2/20/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
'EastEnders' fans took to social networking sites to blast the show after Bobby Beale was revealed as Lucy Beale's killer last night (19.02.15). While some praised the writers for their ''Shakespeare-like'' work, many were left disappointed that Lucy's half-brother - played by Eliot Carrington - turned out to be the blonde beauty's murderer with some saying they felt ''robbed'' of months of their lives after the character (Hetti Bywater) was killed in April 2014. NatalieMcCoy92 wrote on Twitter: ''#eastenders you owe me 10 months of my life back. That was just crap and the wait wasn't worth it (sic)'' 1979_Rom_ tweeted:...
- 2/20/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
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