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Thank you so much!! I did indeed hear from Maureen Mooney today, now Maureen Mooney Pellegrini. Here's what she had to say: "Hello Monika, Thank you so much for this, what a surprise. I just did a commercial last Nov. I can send that to you to view if you would like. It's fun. I am just getting back into the business so I will keep you posted! I need to do a web page but I am very untechnical. Well thank you again. Maureen Mooney Pellegrini" That was so sweet. I was very touched!!

Hey, to each her own, girlfriend!! ;-)

Why not throw in Malcolm Groome and make it a trifecta, applcin? ;-)

Yes, the exception to the rule!! Though on a show like EON, one could never be completely sure...;-)

Thank you for sharing all that, danfling!! While I am not familiar with Ann #1 or #4, I am familiar with Joanna Miles, mainly for her Emmy-winning turn as Laura in 1973's production of The Glass Menagerie, an endeavor which also won her co-star Michael Moriarty (later of L&O) an Emmy. You are correct when you said that the Washams met when performing in Plaza Suite - I read that in a couple of different articles about them.

I got in touch via FB with Georgia Pellegrini, the daughter of Maureen Mooney. I sent her screencaps of her mom as both the candy striper and as Temp Liz. She was delighted and said she would send them off to her mom right away.

Is it me, but is practically every soap character named Adam always up to no good? There's Adam Carrington, Adam Newman, Adam Chandler, Adam "JR" Chandler, Jr., etc. ;-)

Peter Hansen said in SOD upon the passing of Augusta Dabney, that people would come up to her and ask what her why Lee and Caroline weren't on the show anymore. She said, "Silverman!" (That was right when Fred Silverman became president of ABC.)

Yes!!!!

Your guess is as good as mine...but you're right about P&G shuffling EPs to the different shows to keep them fresh. In a podcast interview I listened to with guest Susan Bedsow-Horgan (best known for her success as EP of OLTL in the mid-90s, but in the late 70s-mid 80s she worked at both GL and ATWT as a producer and a writer). At ATWT, the EP when she got there was Fred Bartholomew. At the same time, Mary-Ellis Bunim was at the helm of SFT. Then P&G decided to have them switch shows. Had AW lasted past 1999, I wonder how long Chris Goutman would have been in charge. For the second consecutive day, I have received a through the mail autograph success from an AW alum - Laura Malone (Blaine Ewing). She long ago gave up acting, went to law school, earned her degree and is now an attorney working for Zulily in Seattle. Not only did she sign the pictures I sent but she also enclosed a lovely handwritten note. I will email the images off to Carl soon.

Yes!! It makes it all the more a pleasure watching Sally play Martha knowing that she was just as nice off-screen. One of the things about the show I love is how different all the characters are - a bunch of people from all different walks of life who come together because they are "dedicated to the brotherhood of healing". It's pretty much like any office environment when you look at it that way. Some co-workers drive you batty, some become your friends for life, and it may be both in some cases.

Today I got a through-the-mail autograph success from one of AMC's earliest cast members, Judith Barcroft (Ann Tyler). It was a outdoor cover photo of Afternoon TV magazine with her and William Mooney (Paul Martin). Her husband was one of AMC's earliest writers. Do any of you have memories of her as Ann? Was the character a typical heroine?

That is so great. Sharon's the best, she really is. In today's mail, I had my latest autograph success - this time with Judith Barcroft, the first Lenore. I'll get the image off to Carl soon.

I love Sharon!! Thanks for posting that. She's located on the West Coast now - and it's criminal that none of the remaining soaps have scooped her up.

Yeah, so do I, but it is still one of the most entertaining memoirs from an actress I've ever read.

I'm rereading Zimmer's book and can just imagine how it must have felt to work on the show in the Wheeler era. Not that I think everything was Ellen Wheeler's fault (she had to answer to the folks at P&G, she was given a certain amount of money to work with and was still told to make cuts, etc.), but Peapack was for sure a failed experiment. There had to be a better way to keep things going than that.

I loved that vintage Don and Marlena clip, since I haven't seen much material on them available.

Wow, I never heard that. Cool.

Have we heard anything about cast additions - i.e. the replacement for Amaro/Pino? I haven't.

Dan, I've tried getting into contact with Pam to no avail. I still hope she'll respond but I am not holding my breath. I totally agree with you about Martha. Sally Gracie was all too often relegated to comic relief so it was GREAT to see her get a scene that she could really sink her teeth into. I think the last time we saw her give such a serious monologue was when she was trying to comfort Ed Stark, who had yet to reveal his "disappearing acts" (i.e. helping Anna). About a month ago, I emailed Carolee Campbell and asked who her best friends amongst the TD cast were other than David O'Brien. She responded that she was close to Jim Pritchett and his family, and absolutely adored Sally Gracie. I found out that Sally's only child, Tim Kebbe, is now an attorney with his own firm located in NY. I emailed him (and passed him along Carolee's email) and this was his response: "Dear Monika, Thanks for you kind note and the forwarded message from Carolee Campbell. Like Carolee, your messages bring me to and through memory’s gateway. Carolee was a great friend of my mother and father, as was her husband Hector Elizondo. She also stands out as a respected and fun part of my childhood. I have seen some older - that is, from the 1950’s - clips of my mother on YouTube. I am not familiar with the Retro Television channel, but will take a look. In a way, I grew up with The Doctors and its cast. I finished my adolescence with One Life to Live, another day-time drama, and its cast. I had a happy childhood and adolescence. My mother, I discovered, was more or less the same at home as she was on television, on stage or in movies. So the delightful person you have encountered on Retro TV is the same one who raised me. I appreciate your note. I think that Sally would be pleased that television aficionados still enjoy her work. Take care. Tim"

Yup, and I just saw him on Jimmy Fallon last week promoting it. He looks well and seems in very good spirits.

I haven't seen the reruns from today yet, so I don't know if Pam is back or if MM kept filling in for awhile. The only other character we had seen temped since Retro began airing the reruns was Maggie - first when Kathleen Murray was in a couple of episodes due to Bethel Leslie being out with the measles, and the second when Bethel left (supposedly temporarily) to play Sean Connery's wife in The Molly Maguires, and Lydia Bruce was supposed to fill in for 8 weeks. Of course, as we all know, Bethel stayed out west and Lydia's 8-week run turned into nearly 15 years.

I don't know, because other cast lists I read had her listed as still part of the cast in 1970, and some other sources had her staying until 1971 (Julia Duffy took over as the slightly aged Penny in 1973). I'll try to find out for sure and let you know if I hear anything. As for Pam Toll, she married at least twice more and is today the mother of four grown children (and is probably a grandmother by now). She has two daughters from her second marriage and twin sons from her third. One of her sons, Daniel DeVault, is very active in theatre in Tennessee.

Very cool!!

Watson71, you hit the nail right on the head, I couldn't have said all that better than you just did. Carl, thanks for posting my AW autograph success stories (and all of them, really). I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I do.