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Santa Barbara Discussion Thread
13:50 ED and NLG talk about being on Santa Barbara at the same time during the "weird Pam Long era"
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Y&R: Old Articles
While re-watching Liz’s July-Aug ’93 return. I realized - she never met her great-grandson Phillip IV! :\ What a missed opportunity. I picture Nina would be uncomfortable at first but Liz would win her over with her motherly ways. I can kind of understand why the writers didn’t go there. They’d have to reference that Liz didn’t return for Phillip III’s funeral. And l’il Phillip would have to say something equally cute and awkward like “Does this mean that I have 4 grandmas now??” (Jill, Kay, Flo, Liz) Liz returned for a solid year in ’03-04 but I’m pretty sure Phillip IV was off-screen that entire time. Does anyone recall in 2010, when Liz was stupidly killed off by MAB - was Phillip IV onscreen and did he share a scene with great-grandma Liz?
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Y&R: Old Articles
Does anyone know who Frederick Combs played on YR? “Frederick Combs (October 11, 1935 – September 19, 1992) was an actor, playwright and director. He died in Los Angeles of AIDS at the age of 56. Frederick is best known for his role as Donald in Mart Crowley’s 1968 off Broadway play “The Boys in the Band” and also the 1970 film version directed by William Friedkin. He didn’t hide his gayness and he gave a candid interview to gay In Touch magazine. “Do I regret playing Donald in The Boys in the Band? No. Of course not. Not in and of itself. I regret the aftermath." Born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Frederick, trained at the Barter Theatre, Abingdon. He made his Broadway debut in 1961. He also appeared in several productions of the Public Theater NYC and was a writer in residence at the Edward F. Albee Playwriting Foundation. Frederick did minor roles in made-for-TV movies including a role on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” but found acting jobs in any medium scare. In the mid-1970s, he moved to Los Angeles where he had his own plays produced including “The Children’s Mass” which some time lover Sal Mineo who helped produce. He also had several of his one-act plays produced. In lieu of acting jobs, Frederick worked as a dialogue coach and acting teacher, and In 1979, he founded the Actor's Lab Los Angeles, where he taught privately and conducted classes.
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ALL: Soap stars who reportedly didnt get along on set which soap actor feuds were real and which were just fan rumors
Some details... the fistfight happened 12/12/91, on the day that the episode aired 1/15/92 was being filmed. In PB's dressing room, PB and EB had to be pried apart by crew members. They each filed separate police reports. SOD reported that auditions were held to replace EB?? It's very hard to imagine that EB would be replaced over PB. After the holiday break, EB and PB both reported for work on 1/6/92. They had "kissed and made up". They had to post-film scenes for many eps that both of them originally missed due to the aftermath of the skirmish.
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Joan Crawford
Thanks! Gotta give points for creativity. 😄 It’s such a tough song to sing… some of these ladies just aren’t able to do it justice. One of my faves is Millicent Martin. Her version is the default in Apple Music
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Joan Crawford
Love this! I actually came to appreciate "I'm still here" backwards... I didn't know Broadway growing up and wasn't familiar with Elaine Stritch. But I saw "Postcards from the edge" in the theatre and adored Shirley's performance. Especially near the end when she slams the piano and yells "I'm! Still! Here!!!" ❤️😂 In recent years I learned all about Elaine and grew to love her... @Maxim you will love this... Elaine's other standard is "The Ladies Who Lunch" from the Broadway show "Company" 1970. A documentary was filmed on the making of the Company cast album. This is behind-the-scenes of Elaine recording "Ladies who lunch" and struggling greatly, much to the frustration of the producers. But like any great diva, she ultimately perseveres and nails it!
- One Life to Live Tribute Thread
- One Life to Live Tribute Thread
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Knots Landing
Banged out the podcast on the stairmaster 😅 it was a fun listen. The ladies’ deep affection for AB warmed me up a bit to him, as I do have my reservations. He has a good memory. Some tidbits: His audition was with Lisa Hartman and he was late bc his parking pass was for the furthest end of the lot Hugh Gagnier was a KL cinematographer, and Holly was Hugh’s daughter. Holly was on both Days and OLTL, and AB dated her for 5 years. Donna says she still chats with Holly via Instagram posts. He had to choose between a role on KL or the 1984 tv miniseries “Fatal Vision” (that part later went to Gary Cole). He chose KL when he learned Julie Harris would be his mom When he joined in ’84, the cast was filming on location in Oregon. He remembered the name of the hotel they all stayed at - the Salishan Coastal Lodge in Gleneden Beach, OR. He would drive Julie to and from dinner. Some sage wisdom from Julie to AB “don’t ever get a publicist. Let the work speak for itself” “I don’t ever wish for something to end, bc then I’d be wishing for life to end” “my most treasured memory in my entertainment career is that I was one of only two people who kissed James Dean on-screen” Larry Elikann the KL director would stop a scene mid-filming to remove props he didn’t like - which is a no-no from a continuity perspective. But Larry would just say “they’ll never notice” they being the audience He met Ava Gardner and she greeted him “how are you baby” while enjoying a cigarette No one on the podcast could remember poor Doug Sheehan’s name AB went to see Michele in 2001 on Broadway when she was on The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (I saw that too! :) The ladies gently teased him on the topic of him having 7 children, which I appreciated He dragged one of his sons, Romeo, on camera. I only heard the audio but it sounded cringe. Leave the kid alone! He was in a movie Malice and his girlfriend was played by Deborah Mullawney Farentinto (Capitol), who was the 2nd wife of Michele’s ex, James Farentino. There was a scene where AB and Deborah were supposed to be having sex, and the director told them they weren’t “going for it hard enough”. After they were done filming, AB and Deborah felt like they had basically had real sex. The era before intimacy coordinators! • The ladies said they will have Lisa Hartman on soon, but Lisa is waiting until the release of her and Clint Black’s upcoming memoir, so she can promote it.
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Knots Landing
Lord, what a messy human AB is. I definitely have thoughts on the whole Rust shooting but don’t want to derail the thread 😆 I’m aiming to listen to today’s podcast soon and will share observations.
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Knots Landing
Alec Baldwin on today's podcast, should be interesting!
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Y&R: Old Articles
Correct, and another chain reaction was Greg being left with splitting headaches from the attack, that were worsening despite pills from Snapper. At one point in summer '81 before the Edward reveal, it was hinted that maybe Greg, driven crazy by the headaches, was Nikki's stalker. But then the headaches were dropped, right before Wings Hauser quit and Howard McGillin took over.