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I read somewhere that fans sent Fran Brill letters and cards of condolence after those episodes aired.

You're welcome, both of you!!! I find the soap stars of yesteryear much more fascinating than the bimbos and mimbos (sorry if that sounds too harsh) of today.

Cool, thanks!! Were they the only three theme songs during the 12+ year run?

Plus, even without the Stefano accent, there was no doubting whose voice it was. He should be on again today, as the officer was going to take Penny home.

I think the first theme song (which lasted through the first few years) was so pretty. Did anyone have a favorite Loving theme?

I'll do you one better - here's the link itself: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyxi9_nbc-daytime-1965_news

I was thinking of writing Ms. Brill again and telling her how so many here at SON remember those scenes of Fran Bachman becoming a sudden widow so vividly. I'd also like to ask her how she liked working with Gerald Gordon in FLD (I forgot to ask in my other letter).

Grace/Faith will change fairly soon, from where you are now. I believe that change happened sometime in September 1999.

What channel was that on? I remember hearing about it but never saw it.

Me, too. I've always loved Tom Poston, God rest him.

I saw Bev in some clips from ATWT from the late 80s - she played a short-term character who was involved with Kirk. That was probably soon after the AW 25th anniversary episodes that she returned for. I've also exchanged a couple of emails with Bev's predecessor as Pat - Susan Trustman, now going by her married name of Susan Leider. Long retired from acting, she has since become a painter. On dailymotion, there is a clip of the NBC Daytime promo from 1965 - and she's at the end of it, in jail and crying. I sent her the link and she was shocked - she had never seen it before!!

Yes, and from then on, that day has been known as Black Thursday for soap fans. That particular day, I had come home from a job interview, changed into my regular clothes and got online. I read that AMC and OLTL had been given the ax. My first reaction was "BOTH of them?" I thought what a waste it had been to uproot the AMC people to the opposite coast when the cancellation happened only a year (if that) later? At least OLTL got to stay in NYC. I'm still surprised that The Chew (what a stupid title) is still on the air. The Revolution - and I don't even remember what that show was about - sank without a trace. The only good out of the whole thing was Susan Lucci ripping Frons a new one. I'm still applauding her for that.

That ant movie was so ridiculous - but then that was when everybody wanted to be another Irwin Allen. LOL GG did do a number of primetime gigs through the 80s into the early 90s - Knight Rider, One Day at a Time, Highway to Heaven, Baywatch, Perfect Strangers, The Hogan Family, L&O - but those were episodics, not a star-making vehicle. The actress playing his daughter on Baywatch was played by a young virtual unknown named Mariska Hargitay.

Thank you. For some reason, I thought he went to OLTL in 2003, but I think Clint Ritchie was still making the occasional guest spot then.

RFlow, I love your avatar!! Who was your favorite character on the show? Did you like Shana?

Thanks for posting them, Carl - the Bachmans aka Fran Brill and Allan Miller. I just had the through the mail success from Fran Brill today (along with AW's Beverly Penberthy), and I've had Allan Miller's autograph for several years - before I even knew he had been on soaps. The fan letter I wrote to him was in regards to his primetime career. He went on to be an acting coach for many years (I'm not sure if he is still at it or is retired - he's in his mid-80s by now). The first photo of Fran Brill was when she played Rachel Jackson in 1975's First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson opposite TD's Gerald Gordon as Andrew Jackson.

Thank you, Carl. For the record, the one I sent was the "Star of the Month" with the yellow border. The b&w one - I thought she looked like Mary Frann. I love the most recent photo of her - she looks so glam. AW really did her wrong in 1982, from what I read. She could have been a tentpole on AW for years to come.

That sounds about right. I wanted to say 2004, but I knew it was around that time. Had JvD already moved on to OLTL by then? Thanks.

Thank you, Carl. Keep me posted!! SoapDope, KZ doesn't make it totally clear, but I've always assumed that KT chose to leave. In today's episodes, two pre-fame future soap icons show up - Susan Lucci in the first (a few months before AMC premiered) and Joseph Mascolo (years before he became DAYS' Stefano).

I also got a response through the mail from Fran Brill today, if you want to put that on the HTSAM page. Thanks again!!!

Check your PM while I get something out to you.

In one of today's reruns of The Doctors, a pre-Stefano Joseph Mascolo (credited as Joe Mascolo) played a police officer who helps out Penny Davis (Jami Fields). The episode was from April 30, 1969.

Yes!!

One of the reasons watching the reruns is so fun is because you never know who will show up on any given day. Today we get two for the price of one.

Susan Lucci, several months before AMC debuted, guested as a patient on one of the reruns shown today of The Doctors.