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Well your mother and Donna Wandrey sound right to me. I just wish I knew more about it. It's so hard to imagine that ever happening with CZP. I'm very glad Sheffer never knew about this storyline...

I never knew India's arrival in Springfield was pretending she was close to Alex all while actually taking the family's money while waiting to land Phillip. Mary Kay Adams is too shrill in the scenes with Alex (she got much better at this in no time at all) but otherwise these are very good scenes. I especially like India's vulnerability with the estate guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8011g4FcasE

I was reading a Donna Wandrey interview from her ATWT run (I guess it would have been done in late spring 1972) and she says that Barbara was dating Tom, but had feelings for his father. Had you ever heard that before? It's tough to picture Barbara/Bob. I wonder if that's one of the reasons Irna Phillips wrote her out (did Irna write her out?). Imagine a story where Jennifer's sister and daughter were in love with her husband.

Cain keeps rising. I think this is down to the lack of debates over the past few weeks, and when Perry is in another debate, he will do OK, or at least not awful, and his support will go up again. But I must say that the number of errors on Perry's part is surprising - the latest being the fiasco with his backer going on stage and attacking LDS. And I believe that - once again - most of the people running haven't said anything. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/10/cains-support-triples-in-gallup-poll-as-perry-drops-/1

How stunning does Maureen Garrett look here, even in a mother of the bride dress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDmTYNaErXo

has the most haunting music. And the lyrics...oh, those beautiful, sensitive, true-to-life lyrics...Those words touched me beyond belief. "It seems to me I've been waiting to record such a song all of my life. That girl - that Gladys - she's a genius. There is no other word to describe her. Oh, you must meet her," she enthused. "I know you'll want to write a story about her life, her career, her amazing talent. Not only is she truly gifted, but she's so gorgeous." "I do know Gladys Shelley," I told EIleen. "As a matter of fact, she told me about your record. It is as hauntingly lovely as you describe. I know it will make the charts." "Do you think so?" she asked, and there was a dream in her voice and in her soft velvety brown eyes. "Oh, I hope you're right. Do you have ESP?" I laughed. Then the phone rang. And the tears came. After Eileen had composed herself she told me about that call. "It was from Danny, my husband," she said. "He told me they have banned I Wonder Who My Daddy Is in Augusta, Georgia. I still can't believe it!" "Banned!" it was my turn to be incredulous. "Yes, banned...as though it was some dirty old pornographic thing. It isn't. It's moving and touching and so true to life," Eileen defended her record. "I hope Gladys won't be hurt by the news. I don't know how to tell her. She's written songs - great hits - for some of the top recording stars. So many of them. And now this..." "Maybe banning I Wonder Who My Daddy Is in Georgia is just what is needed to put the record on the map. Personally, I think Danny should give those program directors what-for for banning a song of such depth and sensitivity." "He did tell them off," Eileen finally smiled. "They said the lyrics are suggestive." "'Suggestive!' Danny hooted. 'What do you think As the World Turns is? Little Lord Fauntleroy! That series is the most popular soap in Georgia. Listen, my wife made her reputation as an outstanding actress in that series. She plays a girl who is far from an angel.' "Oh, Danny defended my record. He's been on tour with it for several days. Every radio station he hit has been playing it four and five times a day. They love it. The listeners love it. Many call the station to ask where they can buy I Wonder Who My Daddy Is. "Danny's been away for two whole days, and it feels like a year. I miss him so." The dream came back into her voice and her eyes. This was the same Eileen Fulton who plays the wicked Lisa Hughes in As the World Turns. If only her fans could see her now! Soft, feminine, beautifully "put together." Eileen shares only one thing in common with Lisa. They are both ambitious. Eileen wants the world. So does Lisa. But they go about fulfilling their dreams in different ways. Lisa claws and scratches her way to reach her goal and doesn't care whom she steps on or hurts. Eileen is ladylike, proper, controlled. "I want to do everything and be everything. I want to sing in night clubs - the top ones, which I have - make hit records and star in movies. I Wonder Who My Daddy Is could and should be a huge hit. It has all the elements for success. Danny believes in it; that's why we recorded it on his Nectar label; that's why he's out on the road promoting it. "I'm going to join him as soon as I get some free time from As the World Turns. We're going to travel coast to coast. It't'll be like being on a honeymoon..." "Have the stations in New York been playing I Wonder Who My Daddy Is?" I asked. "Have they! I turned on WNEW this morning and believe me when I say my heart skipped a beat when they played my record. They raved about the music and the lyrics and even talked about me. In fact, all the New York radio stations have been playing it several times a day." At that point I asked for permission to reprint the lyrics that were banned in Augusta, Ga. Eileen went to the phone and called Gladys Shelley. The sheet music is copyrighted on the Spiral Record Corp. So with Gladys' permission I am running the lyrics. I WONDER WHO MY DADDY IS I wonder who my daddy is...I wonder who...Is he the man...came by some-time, then went away? Is he the one who telephones and speaks so low? And mama's voice is shaky when she says hello. Is he the tall man...held me on his knee? Is he the short man...fixed my Christmas tree? My Grandma says he can't be found...He won't be back because he drowned. Yet every place I look in every face I see...It's on my mind. I've gotta find this part of me. Has he a car or own a bar...or fly the sky? I'll wonder who my Daddy is until I die... The Weekly Variety (the showbiz bible), Record World, Billboard, Cashbox and other musical trade papers have given Eileen's record rave reviews. Disc jockeys throughout the country have been lauding its praises. Program directors re requesting Eileen to make personal appearances. The record, as they say in the trade, is making a lot of noise. And yet...I Wonder Who My Daddy Is was banned in Augusta. You have read Gladys Shelley's lyrics. What do YOU think? Are the lyrics suggestive - dirty? Or touching? To the first fifth (50) readers who send us their reaction - good or bad - TV Radio TALK will gift you with a FREE record of I Wonder Who My Daddy Is. Send your letter to <address> Your letters, I know, will cheer up Eileen. by Louise Walton

October 1972 TV Radio Talk. I wonder how much Eileen Fulton's personal tumults fascinated those who read these magazines back then. I didn't know she was the Loretta Lynn of daytime TV.

That's fascinating. Considering how little he's aged I thought you might have found a painting of him.

What are the covers like? I have a GL one, somewhere. Not that great of a cover. The 80s sucked in that area...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mZ4ewwwk4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TrFjJcody4

My favorite thing about the Victor returns story was when he saw that Nick was moving on and able to be happy without him. That was too much for Victor. He wasn't going to let his family move on without him, especially if Jack was around. It's so much more ambiguous and strong writing than recent years, which just tell us Victor's family is full of losers who need his abuse.

At the time the story I was most interested in was Nikki/Cole/Victoria. Victoria in the closet while Nikki and Cole were together (I don't think they were having sex, thankfully), and Nikki setting the world's record for soap agorophobia. I used to look forward to whether they would at least get her off the ranch by saying she'd just got back from a "shopping trip." Unfortunately I think they had no idea what to do with Cole and Victoria after that. I remember liking the Jed Sanders story and being disappointed when he was quickly written out. I was also disappointed as that was the end for Flo, who was, in those years, one of my favorite characters.

I thought the April story was good. The soap magazines at the time criticized the show for so quickly writing April and Heather out again. I loved that Traci/Lauren catfight. It felt so unexpected, since I didn't see a lot of the Traci/Lauren history.

Thanks so much for reading. I hope it had some stuff you didn't know about.

Thanks for reading. Yes, he does tell us so many things we wouldn't know otherwise. I never knew Dody was on Search. I'm sorry I've never seen any of the comedy stories with Stu and Marge. The episodes that are available seem to have her in misery, which doesn't suit her at all.

Looks like him to me.

portrayal of Iris Garrison soap-watchers might remember Bibi from her appearances on Guiding Light, The Doctors and Secret Storm. She was also on The Edge Of Night for almost one year in the role of Susan Forbes. Veleka Gray is the new Laura Elliott. She just moved into a large West Side apartment and is in the process of redecorating. When we spoke with her all she could do was talk about her acting teacher Warren Robertson. "He's changed my whole life-style," she said. Love is Veleka's first soap stint. Her other credits include two films (which she doesn't care to think about), a part as a stewardess in the Elliot Gould film I Love My Wife, a tour with the play Dylan and an appearance on Mod Squad. Someone else who's just moved into a new home is Albert Stratton (Tom Donnelly). "It's a brownstone in Brooklyn," he told us, "and it's beautiful. I don't have to do much in the way of repairs. The house is 97 years old, and it's all for myself, my wife and my little girl Ashley." Albert has been quite busy besides appearing on Love. He recently appeared in Timon of Athens in Central Park and was connected with the productions of The Philanthropist and Colette. Very new to the cast is Don Gantry, and he too lives in a brownstone in New York. Don portrays Al Preston, a politician opposing Spence Garrison (Ed Power) in a campaign. From the sounds of it the storyline will go very strongly into politics, perhaps, in time to keep up with the '72 Presidential election. Chatting with Don we found out that he is what you might call an actor's actor. For the past several years Don has appeared in almost every regional theatre around the country, from St. Louis to Cincinnati, playing all the great parts...Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, Hotspur in Henry IV. He just recently replaced Stacy Keach in the New York production of Long Day's Journey Into Night. Don is married and has a daughter, Alexis, who is 11 years old. He says he's absolutely crazy about his new role on Love, and looks forward to settling here in Fun City. "I had to travel," he said, "I had to do all those great parts and get them out of my system. I had to expand myself." Another new character to be added to the show is Gene Lindsey who plays Doug Preston. Gene comes straight from Texas country where he studied, taught and directed. People down Dallas way should be familiar with his name because of his connection with the Dallas Theatre Center. Gene's been around the New York scene for sometime now and some of his professional credits include a national tour of Cactus Flower and My Daughter, Your Son with Vivian Vance. He was also in the short-lived musical Hot September. Gene has a beautiful legitimate stage voice but he rarely gets a chance to use it anymore. Many of you may remember his face from a commercial or from brief appearances on As the World Turns and Dark Shadows. He's particularly pleased about being on the show and so are his parents who always wanted hi m to be a doctor, which is the role he plays on the show. Though by this time most of the viewers are used to James Burge who plays Sam Watson on the show, he too has been added to the cast within the past year. James is a very handsome guy who a while back "exposed" himself on Broadway in a short-lived comedy called Grin and Bare It. His credits include summer stock work all around the country and two seasons of work in the Hulberry Classic Theatre in Detroit. A bachelor, James comes from Oklahoma where he also received his degree from the University of Oklahoma. He loves cooking, films and theatre, jumping and horseback riding. He's very pleased about the fact that he has a fan club. There are many marvelous women who make this daytime show really click. You've met them all through other stories so we decided to find out what was new and wonderful and exciting in their lives. Andrea Marcovicci (Betsy Chernak) began talking about a new play she is presently appearing in called The Wedding of Iphigenia. She's part of a twelve-woman chorus. Those of you who had your TV sets tuned in on Christmas Day might have seen Andrea play Joan of Arc on the You Are There series. Andrea is quite an actress for her young years, but she feels she's more interested in music and singing. She hopes to make an album of some of her songs. Gloria Hoye (Helen Donnelly) told us her husband Leonard Patrick is going full swing as a theatrical producer, in partnership with Alfred Drake. Suzie Kaye Stone (Angel Chernak) says her husband is out on the West Coast directing a seven package deal. "You might say," she explained, "that he's an up-and-coming director." Suzie is happy to be working on the show but confesses a desire to star in a film, and it would be nice if he were directed by Lawrence Stone.Suzie, like Andrea, is a singer and has appeared in many supper clubs across the country. "I'm also a dancer," she told us. "Usually I'm in musicals. That's why I like doing the soap because it's just acting." If there is anyone one Suzie wants to praise, it's the technical staff of Love, who make working on the show such a happy experience for her. Sasha Von Scherler (Sarah Hanley) told us about her three little girls and of her experiences appearing in the off-Broadway productions of Firebugs and Trelawny Of The Wells. She is soon to appear at the Chelsea Center in a play called The Screens. But like the other gals, she too loves Love. The only other thing she could think to tell us is that she lives near Jackie Kennedy's candystore. (Jackie doesn't own it, only buys from it.) Diana Douglas (Lily Donnelly) said there was not much new except that she came back from a week's vacationing in Bermuda and that she intends to do a lot of skiing this winter. She lives in Connecticut, so she doesn't have too far to go. Constance Towers (Marian Hiller) making her soap debut with Love, told us her little girl Maureen starred with her this summer in Guy Lombardo's production of The Sound of Music in New York's Jones Beach. Jane Manning (Jean Garrison) is still happily married to lyricist Cy Young and she has a little boy six years old. The Youngs live in Manhattan and try to keep their lives as private as possible because of some unpleasant mail Jane has received in the past. On the male side of the picture Ed Power as Spencer Garrison and Vincent Baggetta as Dr. Pete Chernak are still carrying the most popular votes. Both remain single, though Ed was married and has children. Vincent lives alone in a small West Side apartment in Manhattan. Judson Laire (Will Donnelly) lives in a brownstone in lower Manhattan. Most everybody remembers him as Papa in I Remember Mama with Peggy Wood. Judson said that all was well with him and that he spent a lovely Thanksgiving at his home in Dutchess County with the All My Children producer Doris Quinlan. Christmas was spent at his sister's home in Florida. Although Judson lives in a duplex apartment he much prefers being in Dutchess County tending his garden. When he's in New York, he tries going to the opera as much as possible. Stephen Joyce (Dr. Hiller) told us about a new film he just completed called A Change in the Wind which had eight weeks of shooting out on Fire Island. It's about the Irish rebellion and also stars Anne Meara, Bill Devane and Richard Mulligan. Apparently, Stephen is very pleased with the film. Shawn Campbell completes the Love cast, and though still quite young, he's been acting for quite some time. Shawn, who plays Rick Donnelly, previously appeared on Look Up And Live and The Doctors. In case you're wondering whatever happened to David Birney, Leslie Charleson, and Donna Mills, they are all out in the Hollywood sunshine. Donna has been appearing on the nighttime show The Good Life and on the silver screen opposite Clint Eastwood in Play Misty For Me. Donna, as most of you remember, was Laura Elliot on Love. Leslie, popular as Iris Garrison, recently appeared on a Movie Of The Weekend called Revenge opposite Shelley Winters. She's also appeared on Marcus Welby and Adam 12. Leslie will probably not return to soap opera. David, one of the first Mark Elliots, came back from the West Coast in January. Since leaving the show he has appeared in productions at Lincoln Center and was up for a major role in a film which was later cancelled. David's most current project is a pilot for a new television series made for Screen Gems. The pilot co-stars Where The Heart Is' Bibi Osterwald and focuses on the plight of a young Jewish boy in love with an Irish girl. Bibi plays his mother. Others missing from the Love scene include Karl Light, Berkeley Harris, and Beverlee McKinsey. Other production credits include: Associate Producer - Linda F. Wendell; Settings designed by victor Paganuzzi; Costume Consultant - Julia Sze; Associate Director - Portman Paget (He directs one show every two weeks); Production Supervisor - Thomas de Villiers; Lighting Director - Dean Nelson; Technical Director - James Angerame; Audio - Frank Boila; Set Decorator - John Wendell; Graphic Artist - Leo Guiliano and Music by Eddie Layton. ED.'S NOTE: Just as TV Dawn to Dusk was going to press, Abigail Kellogg joined the cast of Love in the role of Celia. Born in Buffalo, Abigail moved to Arizona when she was five and grew up in New York City. She is a graduate of the Nightingale-Bamford School and Sarah Lawrence College. Her previous serial roles include the portrayal of Patti on Search For Tomorrow and Robin in The Guiding Light. In the days when much of television was live drama, Abigail was featured in leading roles such as in Studio One productions. She also played the role of Anne Frank on Broadway for three months and then held the part for a year in the national company opposite Joseph Schildkraut.

On Sept. 3, 1951, CBS premiered a 15-minute television serial called Search for Tomorrow. Created by Roy Winsor for Procter & Gamble Productions, the series featured a little-known starlet named Mary Stuart in the role of Joanne Gardner Barron, a young housewife in the fictional Midwest city of Henderson. As the show made its debut, no one could have known that SFT would attain legendary status as the first soap to achieve long-term success in the new medium of television. The show's first head writer was a young hopeful named Agnes Eckhardt - who would later become the creative giant known as Agnes Nixon, of All My Children fame. During her brief stint, SFT presented simple, human storylines with which the audience could identify. Joanne ("Jo") had to endure the death of her weak-willed husband, Keith Barrow (John Sylvester), who was dominated by his wealthy parents, Victor and Irene (Cliff Hall and Bess Johnson). Although Victor was supportive of Jo, Irene fought her bitterly for custody of her impressionable young daughter, Patti (Lynn Loring). Fortunately, Jo had the loving support of her closest friends, Stu and Marge Bergman (Larry Haines and Melba Rae), who would provided much-needed comic relief to the surrounding melodrama for more than 20 years. There was an abundance of melodrama - on-screen and off. After 13 weeks, Eckhardt was replaced by Irving Vendig, a master of fast-paced, suspenseful stories. During Vendig's five-year reign, Irene plotted with white-collar criminal Jim Wilcox (Les Damonto discredit Jo, who had purchased a motel called the Motor Haven. In time, Jo became romantically involved with her silent partner, Arthur Tate (Terry O'Sullivan, Karl Weber), and married him. Together Jo and Arthur fought the machinations of his first wife's sister, Sue (Mary Patton), who died in a fire after impersonating her dead sister; small-time mob boss Mortimer Higbee (Ian Martin), who wanted the Motor Haven as a drug drop; and Rose Peterson (Lee Grant originally, then Constance Ford, now Ada on Another World), an ambivalent syndicate employee who had a learning-impaired brother, Wilbur, played masterfully by Don Knotts. By the mid-'50s, the "bad guys" had been flushed out of Henderson with the help of Arthur's best pal, cracker-jack criminal lawyer Nathan Walsh (originated by David Orrick, later played by George Petrie). Head writer Vendig left to create his brilliant crime soap, The Edge of Night, and was briefly replaced by Charles Gussman. In 1957, Frank and Doris Hursley took over the writing and SFT went in a new direction. Arthur suffered a fatal heart attack after having an affair with Jo's neurotic younger sister, Eunice Gardner (Marion Brash, Ann Williams). Eunice then romanced Rex Twining (Laurence Hugo, later Mike Karr on EON), who was unhappy in his marriage to a wealthy older woman - Cornelia Simmons (Doris Dalton). Arthur's domineering aunt. After Cornelia was murdered by her housekeeper, Harriet Baxter (Vicki Vola), Jo and Arthur took responsibility for her teen-age daughter, Allison (Anne Pearson), and Eunice and Rex were married. Jo's family continued to grow and intertwine with other Henderson characters. Her father, Frank Gardner (Eric Dressler, Harry Holcombe), married Stu Bergman's mother, Jessie (Joanna Roos), and her cousin, immature race car driver Bud Gardner (George Maharis), married Stu's teen-age daughter, Janet (Fran Sharon, who was later Cookie Pollack on EON). However, Jo also lost Duncan Eric, her son by Arthur; the boy was also hit by a car and died. SFT continued its new multi-generational focus into the 1960s. After Bud Gardner was killed in a scuffle with Stu, Janet married the more responsible Dr. Dan Walton (Phillip Abbott). Stu and Marge also lost custody of their young nephew, Jimmy Bergman (Peter Lazer), to his stepmother, Monica (Barbara Baxley). Jo and Arthur had to cope with Patti's bout with paralysis, as well as her string of unstable suitors - including the older, married Dr. Everett Moore (Martin Brooks). And Allison had a tumultuous marriage to Fred Metcalf (first Tom Carlin, then Donald Madden, finally David O'Brien), a recovering alcoholic reporter who was dominated by his mother, Agnes (Katherine Meskill). Veteran actor Stephen Elliott appeared as Fred's Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, attorney John Austin. In 1964, the Hursleys left SFT to assume the helm at General Hospital, the soap they had created the previous year. They were replaced by seasoned radio writers Julian Funt and David Lesan, who gave the show a refreshing dose of humor to balance its dark stories of ill-fated romance. In a charming, almost uproarious sequence, Marge Bergman became pregnant with a surprise baby after she thought she'd gone through menopause. The big event was given months of buildup - complete with Stu bringing home toys every night in anticipation - until Stuart Thomas Bergman Jr. ("Tom") was born. Later, the Bergmans considered selling their house to a wacky Southerner named Althea Franklin (Dody Goodman); instead, they would up having their home renovated by a certifiable pain named George Riley (John Scanlan). (This is only the first part. I don't have the second)

March 1972 TV Dawn to Dusk.

This is from a June 1992 Weekly. John Kelly Genovese looks back on Search's early days. I am going to type it out as I have an awful time scanning Weeklys. This is the photo.

Toni Bill Bua auditioned to play Tara Martin after Karen Gorney left in 1974. Michael Lynche auditioned to play Hart Jessup when they planned to bring Hart back in 1993, but they told him he was too old.

Still watching 1980 episodes, which can be a bit tough, as a number of the characters I'm enjoying are going to go on to die very violent deaths. I can't imagine how fans at the time felt since AW had shifted away from having heavy death, and then by the end of Lemay's run, the body count began to pile up again. I still can't fathom why they had three men on the show in love with Kit, two of them characters viewers barely know or have reason to care about. Why are all these men fighting over Kit while Sally has no one but friendly date Jamie? I don't know if this Sally left or if she was fired, but I like her a lot. Blaine's breakup with Jerry Grove and underworld ties is all so melodramatic, but I do get sucked into her plight, seeing poor Jerry having no idea why Blaine is pushing him away. There were some very soapy, moving scenes where he went to gather his things, and she tenderly said goodbye to him. He asked where one of his favorite sweater was, one she'd bought him, and she said she didn't know. When he left, she put the sweater to her face, as her last memory of him. I was going to ask about Ted Bancroft's exit story in 1979. I've read some synopses and apparently he was hit over the head, and was presumed dead for a while. How did they go from the few clips I've seen of him (smarming/dueling with Iris, flirting with Rachel) to this? What was it about?

I was watching a few early Quint/Nola clips; did Nola and Hillary become friends before Hillary died?

This love scene with Randy Brooks and Debbi Morgan seems more adult than usual for soaps. It's well done, aside from making poor Randy Brooks sing that "Lady" song (not a fan) and then playing it again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIBi10-Rmlk&feature=related