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I apologize for an earlier error. The March 30 recap was actually one from August 1982. I got the scans all mixed up. I have posted the right recap and will now repost the other in the place it should be (I hope).

From the August 3, 1982 Digest (I think).

April 1953 Radio TV Mirror's Daytime Diary section. Right to Happiness Resuming his administration as governor under difficult circumstances, Miles Nelson's personal life is also strained as he and Carolyn cannot seem to resolve the tension that alienates them. Carolyn is well aware that Miles' distrust of her is the result of Annette Thorpe's careful maneuvers, but although she continues bravely to defend herself she wonders if Annette's wiles will triumph.

From what I remember the ratings for ATWT had gone down before Irna's return and she brought them back up (I might be wrong though) before things got really bad. Dean Santoro (I know he wasn't supposed to be Ellen's biological child, but I still can't believe that he was supposed to be younger than Pat Bruder) seemed to blast the story and understand why Irna let him go, so I guess if he felt that way others might have too. It sounds like the story personally offended her and then add in her hostility towards Jane House and everything gets worse and worse. What other stories were going on at this time and what changes did she make to them? I wonder if she had just lost all objectivity in her writing. I also wonder if the steep consequences she set up in the story with the Stewarts backfired on her with Kim/Bob, as it seemed like she had little interest in making Bob or Kim pay a price for their adultery. It's funny because I HATED HATED HATED the "sympathetic adultery" story which was done on Ryan's Hope with Jill/Frank/Delia, yet I am fascinated by the Kim/Bob story and also by the other sympathetic adultery story she did with Edith Hughes and Ellen's father.

Thanks. What do you use to put your pictures up? I really liked the article. I never knew she had polio. She really seems to have fought a long time for both conventional and unconventional ways. I also never knew that she lived in the same house as Joan Collins (at different times). I wonder who has it now.

Constance Towers auditioned to play Julie Richards on Love is a Many Splendored Thing (Beverlee McKinsey got the role).

I know! I wonder if they ever interacted on the show? After Capitol ended I would have loved seeing them bring in Constance as some sort of rival for Alex, perhaps she could have been related to Jennifer and this could have brought Jennifer and Amanda Spaulding back to town.

I've wondered that too. I've always assumed that she left of her own choice but who knows. I'm not tempting my luck with my scanner again right now but later/tomorrow I will post a fashion spread Nancy did for the Digest (I wish they'd kept those fashion spreads going, although when you have something like "Ariane Munker and mother bikini fashions" you might be running out of actors ). There's a truly...unique gold lame overcoat Nancy wears that looks like a pseudo-rich flasher's. What would Mrs. Pinchon or Livia have said

That's great. I'd love to see it. So many legends passed through that show. I wonder how many LIAMST actors Conboy used on Capitol. Or Y&R actors. It didn't seem like that many.

Thanks for the kind words. I don't have it right now but have some behind the scenes thing for the show somewhere. That was a classic quote by Constance about Ross Hunter, true. How long was she on this show?

From the May 1977 Digest. Have we seen any photos of the sets before? If you have, let me know, as they will probably be better (especially if they're in color).

The first of a few bits from a June 1973 Daytime TV Stars. It's a good glimpse into how chaotic ATWT must have been at this time...and the pictures of Judith McGilligan are certainly fascinating. Too bad they didn't put her in a more lively role.

I thought the wonderful Constance fans here would want to know I'm posting a 1971 interview with her in the Love is A Many Splendored Thing thread. I will type up the text in a bit.

September 1971 Afternoon TV.

I was reading that David Birney left the show because of a salary cut. I always thought he left for fame and fortune. I wonder how much the producers were kicking themselves.

Are child labor laws going to be targeted soon? One lawmaker in Missouri seems to hope so. http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/missouri-senator-wants-repeal-child-labor-laws/ http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/18/2666033/the-stars-editorial-capitol-watch.html