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    • I love this story!! Glad Meg had a sense of humor about it. 😊
    • THE SECRET STORM   FEBRUARY 1, 1954-FEBRUARY 8, 1974 CBS WOODBRIDGE       Nurse Adams       Kimberly Vaughn Eileen  ____ Alvarez   Vivian Ferrar     68 Dr. Marco Alvarez       Michael Baseleon         68 Ellen Tyrell Ames...Ellen Cobb-Hill...54... Hope Crandall Ames...Pamela Raymond...65-66...Jerry's wife, met in Paris  Jerry Ames...Robert Morse...54... ...Dick Trask ...54    first actor in role ...Warren Berlinger...54-56  ...Ken Gerard...57-59 ...Wayne Tippit...59-65  ...Peter White...65-66  ...Michael Zaslow...?Temp... ...Stephen Bolster ...68-69 Kate Lodge Ames...Polly Childs...61-64...married Jerry Myra Lake Ames...June Graham...59-63...School teacher, Peter's wife#2 ...Joan Hotchkiss ...58... Peter Ames...Peter Hobbs...54-62... patriarch...  ...Sheppard Strudwick...Temp...  ...Cec Linder...62-64... ...Ward Costello...64-66  ...Lawrence Weber...66-68  Rose Angelino    Antonia Rey 69-70   Neighbor in New York(Laurie) Casey Arnold... Konrad Matthaei...9/65-67...crime reporter+Susan,drug rackets,+Rocket. Nurse Martha Ann_____ Ashley...Audrey Johnstone...72 helped Dan's campaign Thomas Austin     ????    2/4/69       Chuck Bannister...John Cunningham..65  Captain Barton   Jay Barney    6/1962-1964 Artie Baxter    ????     1960  Molly's greedy brother; revealed truth about the baby Molly Baxter   ?????      1960  pregnant by Fred Taylor; claimed Jerry was the father; went to jail with Fred Louise Belafonte    Josephine Premice      1974 Frank Bennett...Robert Fitzsimmons...59-60...gang boss George Bennett...Dan Frazer...66...TV talk show producer, alcoholic Marian ___Bennett...Gloria Hoye...66...wife  Nelson Bennett       John Connell  early 60's   representative in Tyrell's takeover     Peggy Bennett...Gigi Anderson...66 ...daughter G&M... Mrs. Bisby           Dortha Duckworth    71    Mr. Bisby      John Cecil Holm      71 Sam Bloom    Loui Sorin     1959-60 Archie Borman...Ken Kercheval...68...brother, Joan, paid The Petersons to lie about Brian/Val  Mrs. __ Borman..Elspeth Eric ...68 mother  Corey Boucher (McGonagle)...Terry Kiser...71...faux Sean Childers Jr.,+Amy  Barbara Bradford...Liza Chapman...67...had illegal abortion   (Ms. Chapman died in a car accident after filming 2 episodes.) Oscar Brandt     ?????     1962   head of gambling ring; killed Harry and framed Jerry Ames. Tim Brannigan...Nick Lewis...71...country club owner, head of drug ring ...Anthony Herrerra...71-72 ____Briggs...????...owner Sam's, a drug front Lisa Britton...Candace Coster...68 daughter, Nick Coster ...Diane Dell...69 ...Terry Falls?Falis?...70 ...Judy Safran...71-74 Paul Britton...Nicholas Coster...64, 68-69.College Professor, married Terri, Amy,& Belle  ...Jed Allan...64-65  ...Ed Kemmer...65-66. ...Ryan MacDonald...66-67...  ...Conard Fowkes...69-70... .. ....Linden Chiles...70  Terrence Britton...son of Paul and Terry ...???...64-65 Terry____ Britton...Marion Brash...64-65 shrewish first wife,Paul... Dr. Ira Bromfield...George Rose...73-74...  Dr. Joe Brownell...Kenneth Harvey..65...psychiatrist Ann Andrea  Browning   ...Roberta Ricketts    73 "Aunt" Bridie Claybourne Burke   Lovelady Powell ...69-71 helped raise Didi     Judge Cable...???...55...Peter's custody trial Vic Carelli...Alan Castner...71... friend, Tim Brannigan Herb  Carruthers          Michael Higgins      1964 Sylvia __ Carruthers    Olga Bellin     1964 Frank Carver...Laurence Luckinbill...67-68 reporter, +Susan, killed a guy in Mexico   . ...Jack Ryland...71  ...Robert Loggia...72  Mary Lou Glenway Carver...Joanna Miles...67-68..ex wife, Frank  Susan Ames Dunbar Carver...Jean Mowry...54-56  ...Rachel Taylor...56-57 ,..Norma Moore. 57-58 ...Mary Foskett...58-64   ....Frances Helm...64  ...Toni Darnay...(TEMP)...  ...Gretchen Walther...(TEMP)  ...Eileen Letchworth...(TEMP)  ...Diana Van Der Vlis (TEMP) 60s  ...Mary MacGregor Jackson...68-69 ...Judy Lewis..12/.64 or 1/65-68,69-71  Sean Childers, Sr...Never Seen...had affair with Ellen Ames before her marriage, father, Sean, Jr. Sean Childers, Jr. ...James Storm...71 ...illegit son of Sean/Ellen, died  Didi Claybourne...Judi Rolin...70-71...Hugh's spoiled daughter  Hugh Claybourne...Peter MacLean...69-70 publishing magnate  Jill______Stevens Claybourne...Irene Bunde ...68 Friend Amy +Ken,+Hugh  ...Audrey Johnstone...68-69 ...Barbara Rodell...69-70  Fred Clearwater...  Earl Rowe  ...71..friend covered for by Matt Winthrop Charlie Clemens...Jeffrey Lynn...-67-68...publisher after Peter  Karen Clemens...Beverly Hayes...68-69 daughter too attached to niece, Robin  Robin Clemens...Marya Zimmet...68...daughter, Belle, drowned   Freddie   Cochinos   .Kipp McArdle    71                                  Roberta Royce   secretary, Dan    71-73 Toby Coleman...  Lon Steele     .68...Belle's Acapulco boyfriend Kingsley Collins...Will Hussung...??...elderly publisher Stan Collins...  James Antonio ..68...buddy, Archie Spike Conklin..   Dick Trask.  ..hoodlum Dean Conroy ...    ???   3/5/69 Phineas Cook...  Basil Langton  ..67..Ames lawyer Harry Crawford..    James Dimitri ..62...ex, Kate Ames...killed her; Kate's boss at the Clinton Inn Nick Cromwell...Byron Sanders...63...Myra was attracted to him  Ronald Curley    ????    1962    tookover the Clinton Inn with Arthur Skip Curtis...Martin E. Brooks...58...escaped convict, first hubby Jane Edwards  Emily  ____  Cushman      Abby Lewis       1972   Evelyn__ Dark...Lesley Woods..63-.64...mother, Julian, vendetta against Ames family  Julian Dark...Jordan Charney...63-64..tutor, Kip psychopath, poisoned Grace  Leona__ Davies..Lilia Skala...?60-61 or 63... ...Gillian Spencer...?60-61 or 63  John Dayton  Ben Yaffee       1960     superintendent of Woodbridge schools Eduardo DeGama...Carl Bellin...62-63...Mexican Protege, Pauline ...Joseph Della Sorte...63.. Bill Derrick       Richard Anders        65 Will Derrick        Russell Gold          65 Carol ________Devereaux...Lois Markle...66...wife, Matthew... Matthew Devereaux...John Colicos...66...NY gallery owner, affairs, younger women  Nina DiFrancesco...Nina Talbot..62-.63...knocked up by Kip, knocked down/killed  Professor DiFrancesco... Court Benson  ...63...father, Nina Frances ___  Dobbs     Connie Lembcke   66-67 Jimmy Dobbs..    John Fink      66-67   ....shy student, friend Amy, drug addict...  Dr. Mark Dobbs...  Whitfield Connor  ..66-67   ...father,Jimmy Tom Dodge      ??????     3/2/67 Jim Donner    Gary Campbell    1971 Jack Drew       ?????    2/13/67 Alan Dunbar...James Vickery...57-67...politician, MIA Vietnam,affair with Ann  ...Liam Sullivan...71...back from the   dead  Petey Dunbar... Mike Kearney ...60s...son, Alan/Susan  ...Mark Kearney...60s... ...Donnie Melvin...70-71      Bruce Edwards...Biff McGuire...55 ...second hubby, Jane ...Ed Bryce...55-56  Davey Edwards...???...son, Jane/Bruce Jane Andrews Curtis Edwards...Barbara Joyce...55... housekeeper, Ames, +Peter    8 months ...Virginia Dwyer...55-56 ...Marilyn Monk...58 Mary _____Edwards...?????....55-56...mother, Bruce Johnny Ellis...Nicholas Pryor...62-63     student; liked Amy     Father Farrell...Barnard Hughes 60..  Freddy Fay,...Dennis Patrick...66...supported by Brooke L, gigolo?... Bart Fenway...Whitfield Connor...54-55...Tyrell employee Officer Ferris...???...55...policeman, arrested Peter Ames Lt. Vince Firelli... James Dimitri 67-68...cop, caught Erik Fulda J Lawrence Fluellen...  Richard Janaver  .68 ....lawyer, Joan ... Phil Forrester...Pat Fox...73... Judge Foster   Doris Rich    1966 ADA Freeman...Gary Campbell...71-72 assistant, Ursula Erik Fulda...George Reinholt...67-68 affair, Mary Lou  Bryan Fuller...Carl King...58-60...married Pauline, +Lucy Stokes      Eleanor Gault..  Chase Crosley...68...secretary, Judge Sam Stevens Mrs. Giddens       ?????    2/7/67 Wes Glenway...Clifton James...67-68...father Mary Lou Carver         Dr. Alex Gordon....boss Paul Britton at the University                            .Paul McGrath...64-65.                                Roy Poole     65 Doris___Gordon..  Flora Campbell   .64-65.  ..wife, Alex, friend, Amy Eddie Grant...Todd Everett...64...+Wendy...rich and spoiled                    Danny Greer      Einar Perry Scott    1950s   juvenile delinquent Tom Gregory...Richard Venture...71-72   law partner, Kevin                     Louise ___   Hadley      Rita Morley    65-67? Dr. Spencer Hadley...Jay Jostyn...54   family doctor, couldn't save Ellen                          Carl Low     1954-59                                ...Roy Poole...60-64                                                     ...George L. Smith...64-66                                                                        .Addison Powell...  66- 69 Andy Hall           George Hall        Henry Hall..   Ken Kercheval  ..66...drug pusher, hooked Jimmy Dobbs Gene Hampton     Charles Baxter   late 1950s John Harris...Never Seen...first husband, Pauline Reverend Harris     Karl Weber      1963 Jeff Hewitt...Bruce Weitz...1970                                 George Hewlett...Otto Hullett...60-61  father Nancy, friend Grace Nancy Hewlett...Jane MacArthur...7/59-61    +Jerry                                                          ..Barbara Lord...61 Bob Hill.....Val's son, dated Belle,Susan...divorced                                                          .Roy Scheider...67                                  ...Justin McDonough...67-68                                                             ...Ed Winter...69  Tim Hill      Michael O'Donovan             1967                         Nola _____Hollister...Rita Morley   68-69  alcoholic wife, Wilfred, killed him; Laurie's mother,                   ...Rosemary Murphy...69-70                     ...Mary K. Wells...71                             Wilfred Hollister...Alexander Clark...69... murdered by wife, tyrant                         ...Barnard Hughes...68-69              Ken Jacobson      attorney when Peter and Grace bought the tv station                             Carl Low   early 60s                                Basil Langton    Dr. Martin Jerrome      ?????     3/7/69     Joan Borman Kane...Joan Crawford...(temp)...68    money hungry wife, Nick                          ...Christina Crawford...68-69 Nick Kane...Keith Charles...68-70...reporter, fired by CC, liked Val,Amy  Tom Kane...Coe Norton...68...father, Nick, wealthy businessman     R.B. Keefer...Troy Donahue...70...ex husband, Belle, +Irene Sims                         Teen idol in his day Judge Kimberly     Donald Symington     1972         Amy Ames Rysdale Britton Kincaed.            .Beverly Lunsford...58-60                                                ...June Carter...60                                             ...Lynne Adams...71-73                                                           ...Jada Rowland 54-74                                       Belle Clemens Keefer ____Britton Kincaed...68-74...rival Amy, mother, Robin dated Bob Hill       Dan Kincaed...Bernard Barrow...70-74...old friend, Nola, racketeer.politician     Danielle Kincaed...???...73-74...Amy's baby by "artificial insemination" Kevin Kincaed...Dennis Cooney...70-71   +Amy, paralyzed...                                                         ..David Ackroyd...71-74          Julius Klepner...Philip Bruns...    1972 or 73.                              Eric Kovac...David Wilson...73-74. .fix-it-man...killed wife, Georgina     Georgina ___Kovac...Stephanie Braxton...73-74 ...ghostly vision seen by Laurie, murdered by husband               Ezra Lake...Wendell Phillips...58...forceful father, Myra                 ...Don McHenry...59-63 Baby Morrison-Landers...???...73-74...child Robert/Joanna Naomi Russell Landers...????.  73...mother Robert, +Dan K Robert Landers...Dan Hamilton...72-74...+ Joanna M,illegitimate son of Dan Kincaed                Rose Latimer...Marcella Markham  ...67-68...worked w/Robin C @ Lenox House...spinster Brooke Lawrence...Julie Wilson...66...assistant, George Bennett... Stan Leader   ...????...        2/27/67 Nurse Pam Leighton...   Carol Cole   nurse, Dr. Neeves   71-72 Connie Leland...     Abby Lewis ...murdered landlady, Frank  Harry Lewis...??...60...employee Peter Alex Lockwood..  Jay Lanin...68-69...+Nola Hollister,gave Ken job at country club John  Lodge..???...61-64...alcoholic father, Kate Katie Logan...Margaret Boylan...64-65...maid, Pauline                 ...Margaret Hamliton...63-?64 (she mentioned in an article 53-57)...                   Mrs. MacGovern...Betty Wragge    60s        Charlotte  Makin   ...Susan Sudert...72-73  secretary Kevin . Dr. Markel...Richard Brenda...73 Sally Marshall... Judy Kercheval   ...66...student, Hope, +Jerry Henry McGill...Bernard Barrow...67-68...Best friend, Frank C, president,Woodbridge University            Harold McGonagle...Donald Moore...70-71 father Corey Boucher,gardener, Didi Claybourne Joanna Morrison (possibly Landers??).(+) Doug Winthrop, Robert Landers                                    ..Audrey Landers...72-73...                   ...Ellen Barber...73-74...also a singer              Joe Mulholland...Mike Galloway       1971 Ethel __  Murdock....Henrietta Moore 61-62  waitress  +Alan Dunbar   Van Murdock      Basil Langton    1961-62       Dr. Brian Neeves., fertility doctor, Amy ...?father Danielle K?                   ...Jeffrey David Pomerantz...72-73                                  ..Keith Charles...73-74 (Da)Niele Neeves...Betsy Von Furstenberg...73-74...overly attached sister,Brian...       Mrs. ______Neeves...Never Seen...first wife, Brian Kirk Nelson    Tom Everett    71 Debbie Ness...Patti O'Neill...?55...dated Jerry as a teen Jeff Nichols...James Pritchett...60-61...author, +Susan     Ben Norris..  Horton Willis   ..68..brother, Martha Dr. Ian Northcote...Gordon Rigsby...69-71...institution, Amy,                                     ...Alexander Scourby...71-74                   Mary Lou____Northcote,..Clarice Blackburn...70...crazy ex wife, Ian Owen Northcote...Gordon Rigsby...69-71...twin brother, Ian, killed Billy Watson Valerie ______Hill Ames Northcote...Lori March...64-74...mother, Janet, Bob    . Karl Novick..Richard Kuss....66-67...petty thief, husband, Stella        Stella ___Novick.    Katherine Sergava  .66...maid, Brooke L. Martha Norris Novotny(Warren)...Gretchen Walther...68...reporter fired by Charlie      Iris Ocasek...Robin Strasser...64-66??...           Aggie Clemens Parsons...Jane Rose...70-71...aunt, Belle          Cassie___ Peterson... ..sheltered Nick/Val in storm                                 Anita Bayliss                              Mildred Clinton...69. George Peterson... Daniel Keyes   ...69... husband, Cassie Janet Hill Porter...Bibi Besch...10/64-67   ...daughter Val. Dr. Tony Porter...Arlen Dean Snyder...66-68...widower, +Janet,              heart attack    Wendy Porter.teenage daughter,Tony                              ...Rita MacLaughlin...66..                         ...Julie Mannix...66-69        Doreen Post...Linda Purl...73-74 stepdaughter, Lurene,+Stacey Reddin     Lurene ______Post Sue Ann Gilfillan 73-74  church secretary, sister Georgina K. Malcolm Post  Christopher Lloyd  ...73...missing husband, Lurene Mickey Potter...Larry Block...71...partner, Corey B...         Ella Prentiss...Never Seen...ex, Alan Dunbar Mr. Prentiss        Harry Millard Olivia ____Prentiss...???...66...neighbor, Brooke L. Jim Price    Northern Calloway    71   Bill Quinn        Vincent Carroll      1963 Joseph Quinn.Sidney Walker.72-74...Monsignor, advisor, Mark R.                    Jessie ______Reddin...Frances Sternhagen...73-74...fell on pitchfork...   . Laurie  Hollister Stevens Reddin.....wrote songs with Ken                    .Linda DeCoff  ..69-70                                ...Stephanie Braxton...70-74     Mark Reddin...David Gale...72-74...former/future priest...      Stace Reddin...Gary Sandy...73-74...gambler...+Doreen      __ Reilley...Joe Ponazecki  72-74...lonely carpenter neighbor, Amy  Lydia Latimer Reynolds..    Marian Winters    67-68...sister Rose L., lost job, blamed Grace Emily______ Rodabough...???...72-73...spread rumors, Mark/Laurie Sid Rodabaugh          Mark Weston      72-73 Ed Rutledge...   Ed Crowley ...72-73...+May Morrison May ___Morrison Rutledge   . Ruth Baker...73...mother Joanna Arthur Rysdale......newspaper publisher, Country club president                        Lester Rawlins   62                                    ...John Baragrey...62-64                                        ...Frank Schoefield...66-67             Kip Rysdale...Don Galloway...62 ...+Amy,+Wendy                            ...David O'Brien...10/64-65                                   ...Ed Griffith...65-68                  Pauline Tyrell Harris Fuller Rysdale...Haila Stoddard...54-70     Dr.Robin Sawyer   ....    2/28/67 Annie___Share...Frances Foster...71...publisher, Clarion     Wally Sikes      Joseph Warren   68-69    Bartender    Ellie Simmons...???...66...secretary, George Dr. Simon...???...1/73...NY Specialist Irene Sims...Jennifer Darling...70-71  singer, +Nick K., +Keefer      Baby Smith...???...73...child, Chester/Laverne Chester Smith...???...1/73 ...former priest with family Laverne____Smith...???...1/73...wife, Chester Mary Stanley...Melinda Plank(Cordell)...63...  neurotic, nasty girl     Jimmy Starzo..W.T  Martin ...73...shot by Mark Reddin Clay Stevens...Steven Grover...73-74                        ...Stephen Gatuso...72-73 Ken Stevens... ...night club...knocked up Jill/Laurie at same time                                          Gordon Gray...68-69                                             ...Joel Crothers...69-71...                  Judge Sam Stevens...Terry O'Sullivan...68-69...old friend, Valerie   Lucy____ Stokes.Joyce Barker...59-60...secretary, girlfriend Bryan Fuller... _____Stone...Jerry Lacy...    66                                                      ...Stephen Elliott...66                            Felicia Stringer...Elizabeth Wilson..66-67                   Jonathan Styles...Scott Medford...73                      Kitty ___Styles...friend,Amy, +Alan, left son with Amy                         ...Diana Millay...71                            Diane Ladd...71-72                                  Joe Sullivan...James Broderick...60...reporter, ex-Susan                                      ...Frank Sutton...60-61...                            Mrs. Sullivan          Mary Michael   60-61         Fred Taylor...??   60-61    loaned Jerry money; got Molly B pregnant; jailed Laraine ___ Taylor    ???    1960-61  crippled wife of Fred; wanted to adopt Fred and Molly's child Mr. Travis     ...    ????    2/5/69 Grace ______Tyrell...  Matriarch, owner Tyrell's Department Store                                     Marjorie Gateson...54-69                                    ...Margaret BarkeR69...                                                                   ...Eleanor Phelps    69-72 J.T.Tyrell...Russell Hicks...54...Judge                          Melissa Tyson...Angela Thornton...67-68...English secretary, Tony Porter     Mac Underwood   ..    ????    2/6/67   Herbie Vail...Noel Craig...67-68..son, Henry McGill   Nancy Vallin...Iris Braun   Sharon Walters   Sylvia White        66    Sally Marshall's friend Andy Warren...???...68 ,..husband Martha N, died in fire Billy Watson..Never Seen, maybe FB..young boy killed by Owen N Edith West   ...   ???   ...   3/1/67 Anne___ Wicker Diana Muldaur.65..barren,TV personality +Alan    Tommy Wicker...???...65...ex- Anne Ed Winslow...???...54-55...drove Ellen off the road Marge ___   Winslow   ????    1954 Douglas Winthrop...Robert(Bruce)Sherwood...71-72...+Joanna Matthew Winthrop...   Whitfield Connor  ..71...husband, Ursula, let Fred Clearwater off the hook,D.A.  (flashback) Tom Winthrop   Norwood Smith    1969 Ursula_____Winthrop...Jacqueline Brookes...71-72                          CHARACTERS WITHOUT LAST NAMES Ada        Enid Markey       Alden...Cliff DeYoung...72...flower person, friend Joanna         Bunny ....  Jessica Rains       1967    friend Wendy Porter    Carmen...Madeline Sherwood...72-73...Pete's diner owner, Joanna Morrison  Cecilia...Kathleen Cody...70...                         Cirene...???...55...maid Ellie                  Suzanne Granfield       1970 Hank        Hash Howard       71 Harry ....   ????    ....    2/27/67 Isaac...Hugh Hurd...73 Julie...???...56...ex flame Bruce Leonie...68...Holly Hill Lupita...Olivia Barash...68      May     Ruth McDevitt                    Mike...Devin Goldenberg...72 Odette, proprietress of the French Bistro...Odette Myrtil       65        Polly...Susan Oakes...72...hippie friend Joanna Rocket...Donna Mills...66(?67)...singer, gun moll,+Casey Arnold      Tommy...Tom Paxton...63...guitarist's bar Tommy...Billy Stamatakis...68 Wendy...Katherine Houghton  niece, Katherine Hepburn   CHARACTERS WITHOUT NAMES   Boyfriend(Amy)...Craig Vandenburgh                          Cab Driver   ...???  ...    2/13/69 Copy Girl...Joanne Dorian                                                 Dancer...Janice Nichol...65 Desk Sergeant..????....arrested Peter...55 Detective...Floyd Levine                                    Doctor      Franklin Cover              71 Foil...(Amy Ames)...Jacqueline Courtney...50s            Housekeeper (Ames)     Jane Rose Jailer...Stanley Brock  7/70                      Mafia Man...Les Damon...59...                                       Moving Man   ...   ???      ...   1/16/69                           ...   ???   ...   1/16/69 Neighbor in New York(Laurie)...Francesca James...69 or 70      Newspaper  Journalist    Michael Higgins    1959 Orderly/Rapist...Robert Gentry...??,...                        Party Guest...Louise Steneck     73 "Suave" Country Club Steward    Erik Rhodes            63          Superintendent  ...   ???   ...  2/21/69    Thug...Dustin Hoffman...                                              Troubled, Kookie Teen...pre-66 ...Gaye Huston    
    • I stopped even paying attention to RW after...wait, which season was the one with Colin and Amaya?  Was that Hawaii?  It was so skanky that I was afraid even to touch my TV set for fear of contracting herpes.
    • That Judy Kercheval find is amazing! now we just have to find the story that went with Mike marrying Valerie,   A 1973 article on Meg Mundy Meg Mundy plays meddling mother-in-law Mona in 'The Doctors' seen locally on Channels 5 and 7 at 2:30 p.m. If you're middle aged you might recognize the face of Meg Mundy, During the 1940s she was a top fashion model. Now she's in a soap opera playing ... One of the nastiest ladies that' s ever been By ANGELA TAYLOR The New York Tlmes News Service To the soap opera fans who settle down to NBC TV's "The Doctors" every afternoon, there seems to be something familiar about the .face of 'Mona Aldrich, the proper Bostonian who is trying to break up her doctor son's marriage with all the skill of a female Machiavelli. And at least to those viewers who have attained middle age there certainly is. Mona Aldrich is played by Meg Mundy. In the 1940s, one couldn't open a fashion magazine without seeing Miss Mundy's elegantly-slim body doing wonders for the small-waisted, full-skirted fashions of the day. Her hair is blond now and doesn't quite set off her ivory skin as did the dark brown locks she had at 19, when John Robert Powers told her she was ho beauty, "but I bet you photograph." She did photograph and still does. Even the middle-age lines around her generous mouth are interesting, and very proper to the character Miss Mundy describes as "one of the nastiest ladies that's ever been, but supposedly with a great deal of charm." Meg Mundy is back to her first love, acting. It was to support herself at acting school that she wandered into the offices of the modeling agencies. "Harry Conover got me my first job," she recalled. "I went to the photographer's studio, but I shook so, he couldn't get a picture." Six months later she was back, without the quivers, and was sent to Vogue for a "go-see." (The term means an interview with a fashion editor to see if the model fits the editor's need.) "I was lucky; Sally Kirkland (then Vogue's fashion editor) liked me and I did my first sitting on the steps of Columbia." Then began the rounds of the top photographers of the times. The late John Rawlings was fatherly and suggested she do something about her "dreadful" hair "I had very long hair then, when all the kids were wearing theirs short." Horst (Horst P. Horst), who was later to do many of her best fashion photographs, turned her down the first time "you're too ugly." And no wonder. "I walked around in any old thing and flat shoes. I never had any exposure to expensive clothes. My parents had been musicians. My mother couldn't have cared less about clothes." But soon the duckling became a proper swan, in high heels, and a hat and gloves. In the black Cavanagh hat box which was the trademark that distinguished the fashion models from their less glamorous sisters around town she carried a bra and a waist-cincher, which were de rigueur for the Dior New Look fashions that had swept the world. Like the other models of the period, she looked considerably older than she was. "It was the thing to look like a chic, elegant woman, mysterious and unreachable. Fashion was a couture rather than a boutique world then. Even though we were girls in our teens and twenties, we looked like grown women." Now the pendulum has swung full way. Today's models look like perpetual teenagers, coltish and "natural." Actually, Miss Mundy points out, they have more artifices to use: false lashes, wigs and complicated makeups to shade their faces. And they can move. "Before the strobe light became a common photographic technique, you had to hold a pose perfectly still. And they were always shooting you with your mouth open." Still, Miss Mundy declares that current models are more beautiful. By today's standards, she and the other popular models of her time Marilynn Ambrose, Muriel Maxwell and Betty McLaughlin might be considered interesting looking, rather than raving beauties. However, their very standoffishness put them on pedestals. Women who recognized them in the street felt the same sort of thrill they might when encountering a movie star. "It was fabulous that people recognized you." They still do but as the dreadful television mother of David O'Brien, one of the "Doctors." Miss Mundy recalls with . a laugh that when her 19-year-old son, Sotos Yannopoulus, worked as a bagger in a Connecticut supermarket last summer, a shopper asked him, "Is that awful woman really your mother?" "I'm glad I modeled," Miss Mundy continued. "The money, $35 to $40 an hour, was good for the times. And the clothes were wonderful. It was truly an esthetic experience to put on a Mainbocher or a Norell or a Galanos." But' she was a child of the stage and the pull was there.  Born in London some 50 years ago, the daughter of a singer and a father who was first cellist at Covent Garden, Margaret Mundy came to New York at the age of 8. (She still retains a trace of British accent.) She had musical training piano and voice "but I had no real talent for it." She apparently had enough voice to have sung with ' such diverse bodies as the New York Philharmonic and Kay Thompson's Rhythm Singers, but preferred acting. Her big chance came in 1948, when she appeared in Sartre's "The Respectful Prostitute" and got excellent reviews. A year later, she starred with Ralph Bellamy in "Detective Story." Later, when the acting roles dwindled off, she became a fashion editor and a stylist for a fabric house. For a while, she owned a boutique in Connecticut, along with another soap opera actress, Lori March of "The Secret Storm." These days, in between tapings for "The Doctors," she lives in an early 1800s white clapboard house in Bridgewater, Conn., with her fourth husband, Angus Thurrott, who is in real estate. She enjoys playing the meddling mother-in-law and hopes the show's writers will keep her alive. "But I've already had two heart attacks. A third one might kill me."
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