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Actually it was Willi Burke who played Fran Gordon on OLTL. I don't think she was a substitute performer but had replaced Barbara Britton in the role.

Mrs. Corrigan didn't die on the operating table. It was after surgery -- I assume when she was in the recovery room. And she did appear on screen in the recovery room albeit she didn't have any lines.

Not sure if she's already on your list, but did you catch Josephine Nichols as Mrs. Glendennen (spelling?), an ornery patient who meets up with Julie Forrest on "The Doctors". It was the 12/31/69 episode. Ten years later, Nichols would play the role of Kate Marshall on "Texas."

I didn't care for Edelstein's solo stint. There was an intelligence to Lakin's writing that I found missing when Edelstein was at the helm. Edelstein also didn't seem interested in writing for characters like Liz and Jody Lee (who seemed to be favorites while Lakin was head writer). I'm curious to see where Avery goes with the characters and stories. As for the lack of posts here, I think it has to do with the changes in the board design. I noticed a real drop off in posts after they rolled out the new board design about a month ago.

I recognized her voice and thought it was Gorney. I then found some old clips of her on AMC and realized it was indeed Gorney, just a month before AMC's debut. I'm not sure where they're headed with this storyline with Carolee's new job but I have to wonder if this setup was put into place in anticipation of the possible Steve/Carolee spinoff. I adore Dorothy Butts and always love when she gets a line or two. What are other names has she been given? It's odd they gave her Grant when they already have Lou Grant as a character.

Thanks, Slick! I thought that was Karen Lynn Gorney as the student nurse. Cool new set for the student nurses, too!

Well, Rick Edelstein's stint as head writer is over. As of the episodes airing today (August 31), Ira Avery is being credited as head writer. I guess Edelstein's stint lasted a mere four months.

Did you guys notice this bit when Mike was in the park some episodes back? It was when he met up with the little girl. He was sitting on the bench, bouncing her ball, and singing in a rhyming manner. He said, "M, my name is Michael and I'm come from Madison." Coincidence or the first on air-reference to the city's name?

Wheeler was producer when they did that episode.

I vaguely recall Landers' Heather Kane on Somerset singing. And just a correction to some posts above. The actor's name was Keith Charles, not Nick Charles.

Three major things: Clone Reva (aka Cleva) The Santos family and the mob The Princes of San Cristobel It was the mob and that damn island that may be tune out for good in the summer of 1999.

Actually, Steve did talk about his brother, but it wasn't Jason. There was a scene in 1968 where Steve and Karen began talking about war. Steve mentioned then that he had an older brother who was killed during the bombing of Berlin if I recall correctly.

No, it's not just you. I'm still catching up but cringed during some of his performances the other day. He seems so out of place in juxtaposition to the other actors' styles. I hope Nancy runs off with Shana and leaves bellowing Paul and petulant Mike in the dust.

Mike is working my nerves lately. Grow up, junior!

It was around February 1984 when SOD announced it. The story about Donna and the men's club was the only one I recall. According to the Another World Home Page, she wrote for the show from 1984 to 1985 during the Gary Tomlin/RIchard Culliton era.

Anyone have the scoop on Linda Elstad, who wrote for Another World in the mid-80s? I remember Soap Opera Digest announcing in early 1984 that Elstad had been appointed head writer. Elstad previewed her plans a bit in Soap Opera Digest. I recall her saying that one of her big stories involved Donna Love who was going to cause a commotion by joining some kind of an all-men's club in Bay City. That story never materialized, and Elstad never became head writer.

Actually, a lot of websites (including IMDB and a memorial page for Isabel) say that they were cousins, not sisters. There are also references to her being the youngest child and the only one to survive infancy.

Ah, thanks. I couldn't place her at all. I do remember that scene between her and Ed now that you mention it.

Do you know which one is Ginny Martin? Greta Rae is the actress. Interestingly, another Nurse Martin showed up in this week's credits (played by Mimi Cozzens).

The black doctor is Simon Harris, I believe, and his arrival is imminent…his name appeared in the credit crawl on one of Friday's episodes. I don't mind the background actors not having lines and I'm sure it was because of budgetary reasons -- lines meant they got paid more money. Each of them does a great job with their facial expressions. I love Nurse Wheeler's looks of disgust at times when Nick opens his mouth. I think this continues for a few more years. I remember seeing an article posted online called "The Silent Ones" and it profiled some of the background actors, including Dorothy Butts.

According to Sharon, what she's posting are 10 hours of edited scenes from the Raven/Jefferson Brown storyline. Edge's editor gave this to her as a present when Edge ended its run in '84. So it's very possible that the scenes are not necessarily on other channels since the editor had access to a comprehensive library of episodes. Yes, that's Laurinda Barrett.

The slap was awesome!!! I think it was real, too. Jami Fields was prepared for it as she blinked her eyes right before the moment of impact.

You're in for a treat with today's episodes! All hell's breaking loose at Althea and Nick's and Hope Memorial. And a future primetime soap star shows up as a police officer. Riveting and edge of your seat drama!

My personal feeling is that either CBS or P&G didn't want him around and didn't want the Bauers to be prominent. So many of the Bauers who were axed in 1983-84 (Hope, Hillary, and Mike) had plenty of story left in them yet they were pushed aside. At least we saw Mike for a few episodes in 1997. We never saw Hope after her abrupt departure in late 1983. Their de-emphasis reminded me very much of what Another World did with the Matthews family.

I saw Helen in the play 2 Lives at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey about 10 years ago. She was amazing and garnered rave reviews for her performance. She riveting as a grieving mother and brought a number of audience members to tears with her performance.