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That had to be about 8 years about – I have no idea whatever became of the book. It sounded like it was pretty much completed when he posted back then.

Yeah, Ryan's Hope had many actors who valued education and learning --beyond just having a background in only drama/the arts.

Yes, it really does - - and not surprising to read that Claire liked her.

While pursuing Andrew Robinson for the role, they told him Frank was someone the audience rooted for - which really appealed to Andrew. One of the things that surprised me on the old Soapnet forum, while there were those who didn't like him as Frank because of his Dirty Harry role, there were others that it was their first time seeing the episodes and said they didn't like Andrew because when they saw him on screen they were reminded too much of his (post-RH) performance as Liberace. Nancy Addison's husband had also posted on SN forum (back when he writing a book about Nancy) and said Andrew was one of the people she enjoyed working with most on the show. What I did like about Andrew Robinson was that, out of all the Frank actors, he came across the most like the son of working class parents.

Thanks for sharing that. This is a 2013 message from a former Ryan's Hope intern that was posted on SON poster Danfling's board. I never knew this about Kathleen. http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=154531;article=38680;title=danfling's%20Cancelled%20Soap%20Opera%20Messagboard%20(includes%20The%20Edge%20of%20Night)%20%20

Hallmark repeats the show the next day (airing right after the next new one.)

Geoff Pierson (Frank #4, Ryan's Hope) made a guest appearance on NBC's About A Boy. He played David Walton's father.

Yes, he does- while still doing a little bit of performing on occasion.

Malcolm Groome (Pat #1 , Ryan's Hope) at SOMAFest (The Somatic Movement Arts Festival) in September 2014 He comes in at approx. 2:18 and his “solo” is at 4:40

Malcolm Groome (Pat #1) at SOMAFest (The Somatic Movement Arts Festival) in September 2014 He comes in at approx. 2:18 and his “solo” is at approx. 4:36

Michael Levin (Jack) made a guest appearance on The Equalizer's pilot episode --September 18, 1985. Part 1 Michael does not appear http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dsgx_the-equalizer-season-i-episode-1-pa_shortfilms Part 2 - Michael is seen at approx. 4:12, 6:50, 8:18 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dwmc_the-equalizer-season-i-episode-1-pa_shortfilms Part 3 -- Michael is seen at approx. 5:40 and 7:22 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dx93_the-equalizer-season-i-episode-1-pa_shortfilms

Earl Hindman (Bob) guest starred on these episodes of The Equalizer February 1986

Katherine Justice had pageants in common with the actress (KMG) she was subbing for - Katherine had won the Miss Ohio title in 1960 but was later disqualified before the national pageant because she was only 17 years old (not the required 18 or older)

I agree! There is nothing better than an old afghan - especially at this time of the year!

Andrew Robinson (Frank #2) received the show's first voice over announcement in November 1976.

Karen Morris-Gowdy's (Faith #4) brief appearance on a 1986 episode of The Equalizer.

It's wonderful that all these independent projects give actors work.

Faith Catlin (Faith #1, Ryan's Hope) in a short film. According to info under the video - Faith won best actor at the 2014 Cohase 48 Hour Film Slam for this role.

Faith Catlin (Faith #1) in a short film. According to info under the video - Faith won best actor at the 2014 Cohase 48 Hour Film Slam for this role.

I seem to recall both Gloria DeHaven (Bess) and Cesare Danova (Silvio) making guest appearances on the show.

I saw this episode on ME-TV a few months ago ...John Gabriel's (Seneca) guest appearance as Floyd Gaines on The Love Boat from March 15, 1980. Jennifer Darling played his wife and Ronnie Schribner as his son John is seen at approx. 5:11, 14:40, 29:09, 35:40, 38:05, 39:12, and 46:16 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1nb6jl_the-love-boat-season-3-episode-24-full-s03e24_shortfilms

The Doctors are mentioned in this 1977 article. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Soap Opera Digest September 1977 Females Are Often Women Too On The Soaps! By Alan L. Gansberg Years ago, soap opera females were very much like women in the rest of America. They cleaned houses, raised their children, and became involved in romantic affairs, On occasion, they suffered an incurable disease or an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Times have changed now, but have our video women? Maybe they no longer wear pearls while they are cleaning, but prime-time TV women are still very often unaccomplished neurotics. Even Rhoda and her sister Brenda are still primarily concerned with hooking a man. Critics of nighttime shows should take time to study the women presented during the daytime - where many of the females are now career-oriented...despite an audience which is still fundamentally composed of homemakers. In the soap world there are women who fight for respect in male dominated professions. There are single parents trying to raise there children alone. There are women controlling there own bodies in matters of abortion and birth control...or lack of it. Of course, there area also women who are happy in the role of homemaker and those who suffer within the strict confines of their domestic worlds. But daytime dramas also present the real life situations that confront modern women today. In rating the treatment of women on the soap operas, The Doctors earns many pluses. Women on this show have always been treated as real human beings. There are female doctors; an entertainer; a female head of nursing;females researchers, and, female hospital trustees. Dr. Althea Davis is a shining example of a woman who has succeeded against all odds. She is respected as a doctor and was the first choice of most of the staff at Hope Memorial Hospital when a replacement for Matt Powers as Chief of Staff was needed. Althea has done a decent job of raising her once rebellious daughter Penny, by herself. If she has been unlucky in love, it is because she demands the same respect at home that she has achieved in the examining room. Her friendship with Dr. Maggie powers is a case in point. When the film " Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore "was first released, critics praised it partly because of the camaraderie between Alice and Flo, the two heroines. The reviewers said it was the first time two women had been portrayed as friends - - real friends - - instead of rivals, conniving companions, or untrusting wenches. Althea and Maggie were loyal and secure friends, though, long before " Alice " . They are so trusting of each other Maggie encourages - - and expects - - the friendship between her husband Matt and Althea. If Althea got along with her lovers as well as she did with Matt Powers, she probably wouldn't have had to undergo so many brain operations: each of her cranial mishaps was a by-product of her stormy romantic liaisons. Even snobbish Mona Croft can be seen for her more positive side. Mona is the daughter of a bartender who obtained power the only possible way: by making brilliant marriages to weak, rich men. Mona is now the publisher of a newspaper and a hospital trustee. She continues to controls her own life and, unfortunately, the life of her weak son, Dr. Steve Aldrich. Created by home and career-oriented Agnes Nixon, the women on All My Children also fare well as liberated ladies. Female professionals, homebodies, and even bitch-goddess Erica Kane - - played to perfection by Susan Lucci - - are credible, with reasons and motivations given for their insecurities and malcontent. On All My Children we have seen weak willed Kitty Shea grow from wishy washy weasel into a self sustaining woman who has accepted marriage to Linc Tyler on her own terms. We have seen Nancy Grant forfeit her marriage in favor of her professional career. And, Mona Kane - unlucky in love with her ex-husband Eric Kane, a poor mother, and now " the other woman " - - is still a darned good secretary and a person who has survived by her own inner resources. Goodness knows she didn't get any help from Erica! It must be remembered that no soap opera character can be judged from just one episode alone. Soap characters grow and progress, they change and mature. The women on soap operas must be judged in terms of their men. They can only be as free to be themselves if their men are also free. The Doctors has relatively few sexist men - - except, perhaps for poor Jerry Dancy, whose insistence on dominating and supporting his wife Penny comes undoubtedly from his dependent upbringing. Perhaps young Jerry can be excused - - at least for now- - but what reasons can the males on Days of Our Lives give for being caught in the coils of sexism? Men on Days try to possess their women. They do not put them on pedestals, but they order each and every detail of their lives as well. The problem in Salem is that unliberated males are driven by latter-day machismo coupled with women who can't seem to say " no " . Greg Peters and Neil Curtis for example, took turns charging in and out of Amanda Howard' s apartment - - but she never had the courage to get a lock for the door. Salem " ladies " , as they are called - Julie Williams, Phyllis Curtis, and Maggie Horton - - need to be dominated. It is no wonder that young Mike Horton thinks that manhood is being a Tarzan forcing himself on a Jane (Linda); and that bravery is protecting a woman (Trish) from the cruel outside world. One could argue that the women on Day of Our Lives are designed to be glamorous. They are among the most beautiful on television...their hair, clothes, and their jewelry are absolutely gorgeous! Of course, they can afford these baubles because they never have to pay for their own means: a Salem woman who isn't wined and dined at least once a day at Doug's Place just isn't considered a proper " lady " . In any case, submission is not a prerequisite for glamour. Several soap operas are quietly heralding a more equal view of sex roles. They are not radical and they do not go as far as some would like, but these soaps are ahead of both prime-time and big-screen films in celebrating the unlimited potential of women. Girls growing up on a diet of soaps can see a somewhat well-rounded picture of the changing sex roles in the world around them. Now, when can the same be said for the boys?

Thanks. I've always wondered about that. Back then, a magazine praised Ilene Kristen (when she was Delia on Ryan's Hope) for being a smart cookie when re-negotiating for another year in late 1977 for making ABC promise to give her a role in a primetime movie of the week. I just have never been able to come up with what movie she would have been in at that time... now I see it's very likely she never got her primetime exposure.

Flipping channels yesterday afternoon and caught Carrell Myers (Siobhan #4)