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Thanks for posting! I remember some of these stories, and some not. I believe the "strange disease" Ann came down with rendered her unable to have sex! I don't remember Althea being involved with Robert Wilson. Definitely remember John Morrison and Penny going on trial for his murder. He was deliciously evil!

Quint & Nola are my second favorite soap couple ever and I agree that it took away something when Quint's air of mystery was removed. Didn't like it when they moved out of the quirky mansion on Thornway Road and into a house with Henry, Vanessa, & Billy. Nolaerobics was terrible, as was Quint becoming a professor and Quint & Nola taking in that obnoxious boy (I think his name was Jonathan).

We Love Soaps is reporting that James Pritchett has passed away at age 88. I haven't been able to find any more details. Has anyone else read anything?

Yes, I've been enjoying your scans! You have posted some of my favorites already, Judith McConnell, Rita McLaughlin, Eileen Fulton, etc. I appreciate anything you put up. I always seemed to favor the Stewart family. Some of my other favorites are James Douglas & Barbara Rodell (Grant & Lisa Coleman), Lisa Brown (Iva Snyder), Renee Props (Ellie Snyder), Kate McNeil (Karen Haines), and Judith Blazer (Ariel Aldrin).

Well, I remembered her from Another World so I liked her o.k. But I really don't have strong memories of any storyline she had as Dee. I guess JS was hard to follow!

They were making an issue of Dee's weight at that time. That could be why they dressed her that way. I liked Jacqueline Schulz too, as well as Glynnis O'Connor when she played Dee. I guess I just liked Dee, lol! It's too bad her character wasn't continued on the show.

Beau does look a bit like Rex Smith in that picture! I see that Rita McLaughlin's husband was the minister. A bit of typecasting! I remember liking the girl who played this version of Dee.

I think she was trying to swindle Hayley out of her inheritance from her father. I don't remember her being interesting either. A bit insipid, if I'm remembering her correctly.

If I'm not mistaken, the woman with James is Connie Wilson (played by Debbie McLeod). She was the aunt of Hayley (played by Dana Delaney). I think James was having an affair with her & Margo at the same time. She wasn't on the show very long & was killed. I think James bore some responsibility for her death through his criminal activity.

I agree that Melinda Fee didn't really seem like Mary Anderson. I might have liked Stanger's Mary better if she was actually supposed to be a bitch but I don't think she was supposed to be at the time, yet came across as one. Karin Wolfe played Mary in the early 70s. She was playing the role when Mary's mother Phyllis accidentally shot her, thinking she was shooting at Julie. I also remember Carla Borelli playing Mary for a short time, I think right before Stanger took over.

I hadn't heard that Karin Wolfe became a writer.

Barbara Stanger was my least favorite. There was something about her I couldn't stand. I didn't mind the others as much. I liked Karin Wolfe the best.

Cassie has me drawing a blank! I guess Leslie wasn't a major character, but I always liked her. A coworker of mine remembers seeing her and liking her too. Of course, I was just happy to see Chris get away from Mary Anderson! I couldn't stand her. I don't remember Liz being a villain exactly. She did have an affair with Don Craig while he was married to Marlena. Also, Tony put her up to spying on Doug & Julie. The Dimera's wanted Doug's Place because of the tunnels connecting the club with the Dimeras' previous mansion. I remember something about everyone thinking there were titanium deposits in the tunnel. Doug & Julie were investigating Stefano themselves. I was hoping Jean Bruce Scott would come back too, especially when I thought they were giving Nick a multiple personality disorder. I forgot to mention, Christopher Stone, who replaced Edward Mallory as Bill Horton, also starred in "The Interns" with Stephen Brooks.

Thanks for the new article! Some of the comments from Mrs. Corday about the cuts sound like the comments from her son when he made his cuts. The Leslie James character was one of my favorite pairings for Chris Kositchek. I forget what happened to her. I had a big crush on Stephen Brooks. I had liked him in a show in the 70s called "The Interns." I think he quit show business again when he left Days. He was only in his 50s when he died.

Does anyone remember a storyline in which a patient with a bandaged face is at Hope Memorial (and I think with amnesia) and one of the nurses (possibly MJ) falls in love with him while taking care of him before she even sees his face? And if so, did this turn out to be Billy Aldrich? Thanks.

I saw Lori March (Valerie) during the "The Twilight Zone" marathon that was on the SyFy channel the other week. The episode was called "Third from the Sun." Denise Alexander played her teenage daughter! I'm a fan of both so that was a pleasant surprise!

Wow, I didn't know about this. I don't remember Higgs on Love of Life but I remember him well on the Doctors. His character committed suicide on that show. Thanks for posting.

I believe it was a newspaper column about cooking, but yes, that was dropped.

Well, Leslie had married Stanley on the rebound because Mike had married Charlotte Waring when he found out Leslie was pregnant with Ed's baby. And Ed cheated on Leslie with Janet Mason. I think Barbara was already divorced from Stanley when she first appeared on the show. My first memories of her are of her being involved with Adam Thorpe. The children were all grown. The only other black character I remember from that time period was the husband of Olivia Cole's character, but I can't remember his name.

This was all going on while he was married to Leslie! I don't remember details but I do remember that Stanley Norris was one of the most "icky" characters I have seen. William Smithers was playing him when I watched (and I believe he was the last to play him) and I could never see him in anything else without having a negative reaction to the sight of him.

I can't remember the actress' name but she later played the grandmother on "Family Matters!" And I think she played Nell Carter's mother on "Gimme a Break."

I believe Olivia Cole's character was one of the women involved with Stanley Norris. He was sleeping with her mother around the same time. I believe her mother was Freddy (Rick) Bauer's nanny.

By the time I started watching in the 70s, it seemed the personalities of Susan & Alan were the reverse of their earlier versions as described above, and seen in the available clips. Of course, Susan had gotten older and I would assume had matured, and had a teenaged son to raise. Alan was the volatile one, of course his experiences in Vietnam had affected him. He was psychologically disturbed. He was one of my favorite characters though. I believe he was killed by Dan Kincaid's drug goons (but Susan went on trial for his murder).

I just watched the first two shows on archive.org. I really enjoyed the one from 1960 with Peter, Alan, & Susan. Wow, the characters of Alan & Susan are so different from the 1970s version! It's as though they reversed roles. I know they explained that Alan changed in the 1970s because of his war experiences. Susan changed for the better (at least she was a more pleasant person). This is the style of soaps I prefer but those days are over for good I guess. I saw a recent interview with Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, Days of our Lives). She was discussing the difference between her early days on her show, and the current show. During the interview, she said her producer (she didn't specify whether it was Gary Tomlin or Ken Corday) told her that the audience "didn't want to see talking heads anymore." Those talking heads in the old days of soaps were a lot more riveting than the characters in the current shows, in my opinion!

I didn't see Joan Crawford's appearance on the show but I read about it in Mommie Dearest! I don't remember seeing her daughter on the show either. Thanks for the links! I'll check them out.