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behind the scenes at Guiding Light & As The World Turns in 1981

In other news - few weeks ago Last night Martha Byrne (Lily ATWT) had a social melt-down (on a Saturday Night no less) where she wrote post after post on "X" (formerly Twitter) about how terrible Kamala Harris/Tim Waltz is, how the GOP has been there for her, asking "What LGTBQ rights did Trump take away?", and telling people how Tulsi Gabbard was thrown under the bus by Kamala Harris She lost a few fans last night after her "X" rant - on a Saturday Night of all nights!

Tonja Walker (Alex OLTL) did a livestream on YouTube the other day inviting people to ask her whatever they want. Politics did come up and Tonja confirmed she is a Trump Supporter

Tonja Walker (Alex) recently did a livestream on YouTube inviting fans to ask whatever they want - no topic was offlimits. Politics did come up and Tonja confirmed she is a Trump supporter - was originally going to back RFK Jr. but since he has dropped out, she has gone back to Trump

Apologizes if this has already been posted - Oscar Winner Gwyneth Paltrow all-time favorite show was Santa Barbara - she never missed an episode. Still years later she is such a fan of the show - she invited Robin Wright on her podcast to talk all things Santa Barbara

In other news - Last night Martha Byrne (Lily) had a social melt-down (on a Saturday Night no less) where she wrote post after post on "X" (formerly Twitter) about how terrible Kamala Harris/Tim Waltz is, how the GOP has been there for her, asking "What LGTBQ rights did Trump take away?", and telling people how Tulsi Gabbard was thrown under the bus by Kamala Harris She lost a few fans last night after her "X" rant - on a Saturday Night of all nights!

Dr. Heather Donnelly & Dr. Scott Clark back together again Vincent Irizarry and Frank Runyeon Repost from Soap Opera Times Row 1 - A. Martinez (Cruz), Marcy Walker (Eden Capwell), Carrington Garland (Kelly Capwell), Judith McConnell (Sophia) Nancy Lee Grahn (Julia) Row 2 - John Allen Nelson (Warren Lockridge), Gina Gallego (Santana Andrade), Ava Lazar (Santana), Gordon Thomson (Mason Capwell), Lane Davies (Mason) Row 3 - Harley Jane Kozak (Mary), Michael Brainard (Ted Capwell), Peter Love (Ric Castillo), Kristen Meadows (Tori Lane), Richard Eden (Brick Wallace) Row 4 - Vincent Irizarry (Dr. Scott Clark), Jane Rogers (Heather Donelly), Frank Runyeon (Michael), Kathy Shower (Janice), Terri Garber Suzanne Collier), Sherilyn Wolter (Elena Nikolas), Row 5 - Ria Pavia (Elaine), Louise Sorel (Augusta), Robert Newman (Kirk Cranston), Valorie Armstrong (Marisa Perkins), Steve Meadows (Peter Flint), Miranda Wilson (Sandra Mills)

First picture from the Santa Barbara reunion - nice to see Marcy Walker back

When Calista Flockhart played Ursula Blackwell on One Life To Live

Mary Page Keller - Ryan's Hope Promos from 1982 - the Original Amanda Kirkland. It is a shame that SoapNet refused to air reruns of Ryan's Hope during Mary Page Keller time on the show. It would've been interesting to see her work

Why does @EricMontreal22 keep getting banned?

Randall Edwards recently let it slip the real reason Julie Ridley (Dr. Annie Stewart) exited As The World Turns. At the time fans and soap columnists were puzzled by her sudden exit. P&G simply said she was going to take two months off for personal reasons, so Randall Edwards took over temporarily. Then the change was permanent as Mary Lynn Blanks took over, and Julie Ridley never came back - the soap press saying she wanted to return to Atlanta Fans have always wondered why Julie Ridley left so suddenly, never speaking to the media again and just disappeared. Now we know the reason why Julie Ridley left, as revealed by Randall Edwards in the new Ryan's Hope book - Julie Ridley was pregnant and not married. It is not scandalous today - but back in 1982 being pregnant out of wedlock was considered a no-no. P&G being very conservative probably didn't approve of its leading lady being pregnant and not married. Irna Phillips wanted her character Kim to be a single mother, without getting married back in the day. P&G balked at that, which led to Irna Phillips getting sacked. We don't know if it was P&G that asked her to leave, or it was Julie Ridley who wanted to leave. But that is the reason she left, she was pregnant.

Former Executive Producer of Ryan's Hope Joseph Hardy has passed away at age 95 Joseph Hardy Dead: Broadway Director, Producer Of 'Ryan's Hope' Was 95 (deadline.com)

I question the story about Laura Malone suing and winning a settlement because there is nothing on-line about it - and as a faithful reader of Soap Opera Digest (I have all the back copies from the 80s & 90s) nothing was reported about any lawsuit by her I wouldn't think she would have any grounds to sue - her contract expired and the show decided not to renew the contract. That is not wrongful termination. The contract expired and the show decided they didn't want to negotiate a new contract, nothing illegal about that. This whole story about Laura Malone suing and getting a settlement seems to be a urban legend, because there is no evidence this ever happened.

Today is the 49th Anniversary of Ryan's Hope - having debuted on ABC 49 years ago today - July 7th, 1975 Which means we are one year away from the 50th Anniversary - there have been suggestions about a 50th Anniversary gathering for the fans - only problem is someone has to organize it. So far nobody has stepped up to the plate Happy 49th Ryan's Hope!

All My Children Emergency Recast In Middle Of Scene! (1997) | Roscoe Born To David Forsyth

When Geoffrey Pierson Fired & Replaced In 24 HRs On Ryan's Hope | Right In The Middle Of A Storyline

Another World 1975 - Liz Matthews (Irene Dailey) out on a date with Dr. Gavin (William Roerick) In real-life Irene Dailey was a lesbian and William Roerick was gay - both with long-time partners

The reason you have shut down twice is NOT because of "Another World" videos - it is because of the City Lights interview with Beverlee McKinsey - yes you had the blessing of Scott McKinsey to post it. But you did not have the permission of the company who holds the rights to the library of interviews from City Lights - the company sells clips & whole programs from their library and will ask YouTube to shut down any account that uploads material they own - which is the McKinsey interview. So you could start a third YouTube channel and upload Another World videos without being affected - but the minute you upload that City Lights interview you will get shut down again - so just don't upload the interview and you will be fine

Ariana Muenker (Marianne Randolph) has started her own YouTube page and uploaded several scenes from 1975! featuring Pat, Michael & John Randolph - Alice (Jacqui Courtney), Aunt Liz, Barbara and Chris Pierson Here newly created YouTube page is here https://www.youtube.com/@arianatheearlydays767/videos She is uploading new videos from 1975 daily!

If they wanted to bring Marcy Walker on as a love-interest for Josh, they should've made Walker character a recast of Morgan. At least the character would have a past with Josh, she was connected to the Spaulding's and Bauer's clans.

Joel Crothers & Holland Taylor who played married couple Dr. Miles & Denise Cavanaugh I real-life Joel was gay and Holland is a lesbian - wish there were more scenes of the two them online - especially any love scenes!

When Liza BEAT Jenny in Junior Miss Pageant in a Huge Upset

Rita Bauer - Guiding Light led me to Santa Barbara Promo (Lenore Kasdorf)

Whatever Happened To Actor Who Played Jamie Sanders on One Life To Live (Mark Philpot) Watch video below - and you understand why its in this thread