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I think Robin Mattson was one of the Hope's before Elvera

That would be great if you would ask Jackie's daughter. I emailed UCLA today about the soap episodes in their collection and asked if they will available at some point to be viewed. The person in charge responded that they have no legal rights to distribute them and the copyright holders would have to give their consent. Some actors do save their work. Janice Lynde posted clips of her Y&R work as Leslie Brooks not too long ago.

I was looking at the UCLA archive database again today and saw they have some episodes from the show from 1958-1974 in their collection. There were quite a few from 1971 & 1973. Love to see those.

I would flip if the episode from 1969 would pop up of Rachel telling Alice she is pregnant with Steve's baby at her engagement party. It would be double awesome if it's in color and not grainy b&w kinescope. I can't believe that would be an episode they would destroy since it was such a important moment. Is it true that Paul Rauch destroyed material because of his dislike of Robin Strasser, Jackie Courtney and George Reinholt ? I know tape wiping was a common cost saving practice back then, but have heard that story about Rauch.

I saw that UCLA has several 1971-1974 episodes in their archive listed. People have said over the years that UCLA collects lots of TV stuff, but seems to not get around doing anything with it or making it available to the public to be viewed. I wonder what other sources could be tapped in finding surviving footage ?

Seeing those old AW pics is kind of sad knowing all that 60's footage has probably been destroyed to never be seen again.

Lilyan Chauvin who played Lil appeared on the show before in the 70's as Pierre's sister Marianne. She didn't like Sally and blabbed that Sally's baby was Snapper's to Stuart Brooks. Lilyan hosted a show where she interviewed several soap actors and it is on youtube. I posted several clips a while back.

I think she would have fit in nicely. I can picture her going up against Katherine and the Abbott's. She had elements of Brenda and Deborah Adair in her early Vanessa.

Looking back to some early Vanessa scenes on youtube, I feel that Maeve Kinkead might have been good as a recast for Brenda Dickson as Jill on Y&R.

Jordan Clarkes wife Valerie Hawkins was also an actress. In the 60's she did a horror film called 'Sting Of Death" about a jellyfish monster....LOL. Also in the 60's she was the girl in the Texaco ads dressed as a firefighter. I've seen some on youtube. Her daughter commented on one.

I thought that Y&R hired the composers from Bless the Beast Children to do their music ? They brought music from the film, but figured they also composed original pieces for the show over the years. Sandy DeVore who was a major graphic title maker for movies and TV (the Partridge family opening) created the Y&R logo and did the pencil sketches. When he retired in 1988 they switched to live action shots,

I was watching some episodes of a short lived 1970-1971 series called "The Interns" with Christopher Stone, Mike Farrell etc....on youtube and heard some background music that was later used on Y&R in the 70's/80's. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures. In one scene they were playing background music that I remember seeing in the 1975 Y&R Jennifer Brooks mastectomy episode.

The late Cindy Carol ? All sources I have checked says she is still alive and was/is a school teacher going by the name Carol Connelly. Her real name was Carol Sydes and she acted under that name till 1963 when Columbia gave her the stage name Cindy Carol for Gidget Goes To Rome. I found the 1963 newspaper article about it online.

Ed Bryce Commercial

I want to say this Donna Mills as the cat woman, but it also looks like it might be Ahna Capri.

Today I watched Gidget Goes To Rome (1963) with Cindy Carol (aka...Carol Sydes). I know she had a role on this soap and was married to Christopher Connelly of Peyton Place fame. I did some research on her and found out she is a school teacher going by the name of Carol Connelly. I can't find a recent pic of her though. Carol also did episodes of LITB with her NTY co-star Tony Dow.

There are also 1968/69 episodes of Mannix with Kathryn Hays (Kim ATWT). She is beautiful with her long hair, Jerry Douglas (John Y&R) and Beverlee McKinsey The 60's Dragnet also featured a lot of soap stars Jerry Douglas, Brooke Bundy, Judith McConnell, John McCook, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Don Stewart etc...

I Googled Adam Lazarre White (googly eyed Nathan) and was shocked he was born in 1969. I thought he was way older than that. He was just in his mid 20's when playing Nathan.

I wonder what Kathleen thought when Kim thanked for leaving the role to her ? Was Kathleen fired or did she quit ?

I always though that googly-eyed Nathan recast looked like Tony Dow from LITB.........LOL

I remember Kathleen Turner being a guest on Rosie O'Donnell's 90's talks show and they showed a clip of her on the Doctors. Kathleen said the writing was crazy at times. I don't know if that was true or if she was just bashing soap work. Interestingly Kim Zimmer who took over for Kathleen also appeared in Body Heat with her.

Here is an early 70's Mars commercial featuring Kathleen Beller and Parker Stevenson

Thanks for the SOD scans. I also enjoyed reading the Y&R bits.

Awesome song by the awesome Irene Cara, but those dancers are hilarious..........LOL That one guy gets slapped in the face by accident.