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I had to correct the previous post. The second person I mentioned as one of the show's executive producers was inaccurate. Their names were the same (Dave Hummel and David Hummel), but it wasn't the right David Hummel who actually passed away in 2016.

https://spi-collective.com/who-we-are/ It turns out that the founder of this media production company based in Virginia Beach is directly connected to Another Life. The guy at the top who founded the company actually played a 'villain' for a couple of months. His name is Chris Calcagno and he played the part of 'Dave Cohen' who was Becky's big shot record agent/producer from the Big Apple. While he was clearly depicted as a manipulative, shady, unscrupulous and stereotypically Jewish (Even though he's Italian), there have been many Italian/Jewish cross-ethnic castings, most notably Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur from 'The Golden Girls' or John Turturro and Robert De Niro playing Jewish characters in various films. He's 71.

Yeah, her tv and movie credits prior to Another World were much more sporadic and usually in a supporting role capacity. She was mostly invested in the theatre. I watched scenes from complete episodes of AW in sequence on YouTube from 1999 where she plays Etta Mae, but it's not like I cared much about the storyline.

Elain Graham ('Carla Redlon') has been on many great TV shows up till 2018, from Another World between 1996-1999 and later on critically acclaimed prime time shows such as 'Oz', 'Law and Order' and 'Smash' to name just a few. She has been a prominent figure in the NYC theatre scene for decades and in 2022 made an appearance in a documentary produced by actor Glynn Thurman entitled "Women of Theatre New York, a Love Supreme" together with 7 other actresses, mostly African-American, about their career. You can watch the entire film here. She makes several appearances throughout the documentary. She is 73 here. https://fawesome.tv/movies/10567817/women-of-theatre-new-york?utm_source=social_share&utm_medium=website_fawesometv_navigator_api&utm_content=video_screen

I came across this blog written by Eddie Hailey ('Gene Redlon'). He was a praise and worship leader in a Santa Monica community church between 2013 to 2020 or so but that church is close now. He very candidly writes in length about his childhood, his upbringing, how he became born again, his move to LA from the Mojave desert where he grew up, his acting career and more. He never mentions Another Life as far as I can recall but I may have missed something because I skipped over parts that were more evangelizing in nature. I have to say that he's a very good writer and that these entries could and should be the basis for his biography if he ever releases one. I didn't find anything about his whereabouts since then on social media, but I believe he should be 77-78 y/o by now. His final entry is the first one. The first entry is the one at the bottom of the page. https://share.google/vvPj7Q6aRntFirhLI https://share.google/deq119lHFZm5ovsmm (Most recent photo of him from a decade ago. Second photo from the top)

https://share.google/IYYWIWFxeajIXhAb6 You may be familiar with this Pinterest account. It has a few random photos of Another Life cast members in individual and group settings probably released by CBN for promotional purposes. Scroll down and you'll find those photos after a set of photos from The Doctors and later on between other soaps. Other photos are taken from The Secret Storm, Love is a Many Splendored thing, The Doctors and more. The actress Lori March who starred on The Secret Storm would later guest star on Another Life in 1984 as one of Dr. Vanessa Fazan's high society patients. Roy Winsor created The Secret Storm and Another Life so this was a tribute to his leading soap actress on The Secret Storm. ***UNRELATED: If you followed or are still following 'The Doctors' on RetroTV, You can watch all available episodes from 1967 till the most updated ones at the moment from late 1980 on the following link. Episodes will most likely be added until the show's conclusion in late 1982. http://watch.itsrealgoodtv.com Scroll down the page and look for THE DOCTORS

I've just now learned that the actor who played Miriam Carpenter's husband on the show, Paul Mason, actor Robert Bendall, passed away at 73 in early 2022. We only got to see him in 30 episodes but he was actually an original cast member so he was there for 100 episodes together with their son Frederick who only appeared maybe twice during that 30 episode block He had a modelling career in NYC prior to joining AL and after moving to the West Coast following his dismissal from AL he had supporting roles on shows like Night Court and Falcon Crest to name a few, but he left acting in the Nineties for teaching in the LA public school system. https://share.google/3p2gOBUh81RQNcHLy https://share.google/EHtJFpIqeK55ljMPO

I knew about this movie a long time ago. The screenwriter Tony Bruce was a huge fan of AL and that's how he got both actresses on board. He wanted to do another film project with MaryJean Feton in the Nineties but it didn't work out in the end. https://share.google/EIazYUwJhviPwOwEK This is a very well written synopsis and a very elaborate critical review that makes some good points about how one should reevaluate this effort looking 20 years back.

Are you familiar with a movie called 'Visions of Sugarplums'? I wouldn't have bothered mentioning it if it wasn't for the fact that both MaryJean Feton and Edye Byrde had co-starring roles in it and not only that, it was marketed as a gay comedy released only on DVD, but there wasn't a lot of comedy going on there. Very amateur low-budget Christmas film with mostly awful acting and directing, but for some reason it's still in circulation 27 years after it was shot and 24 years after it's release in 2001. Edye Byrde died shortly after shooting ended. You wouldn't believe the lines coming out of her mouth while MaryJean pretty much had a big cross to bear and not just figuratively...you'll see for yourself. Edye's first scene starts at 00:15:01 while MaryJean's at 00:16:23. You really don't have to waste your time on this other than on their scenes... Visions of Sugarplums (2001) - a gay comedy film by Edward J. Fasulo - Gay Themed Movies https://share.google/wJIIXuyLKQToEeHIe

That's right, between 1988-2006. And it just so happens that the entire movie is on Youtube!...but with French voiceover and that is because it was released in France in 1991 under the name Aux Portes De L'enfer. In the States it was released with an alternative title: 'The Ungodly'. I saw at least one seller on Ebay who has the official VHS released cassette in good condition (so he claims), but I can count on the French I took at uni... https://youtu.be/WvT195Z6RQ8?si=rbErEbmZpMSkPESu ...and just in case you're looking for a very elaborate synopsis with screen shots going over all the themes and inside jokes in the film, you can Google Translate the following page and have a good read: https://share.google/61p3gWosN0MecnIqB

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332942/ I remember his son wrote a few times on the private AL Facebook group which wasn't really active for the past decade or so, but can't add anything relating to his time on the soap. However, he brought up this idea about setting up a reunion to mark 30 years to AL, but eventually it never took off the ground. The mini-biography he wrote for his Imdb page is pretty extensive, but it doesn't mention the exact years he played short term supporting roles on a few network soaps back in the late Seventies and after his contract with CBN ended. Pay very close attention to this B-Movie from 1989 where he was credited as 'Robert Elarton' in his only leading role to date...this will shock you in so many ways I don't even want to add another word about it. Just read the plot, the reviews, take a look at some of the screen shots and ask yourself what was that all about? https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0102965/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Tom McGowan who played the late Carolyn Collings' (Lenz) husband has been into real estate for the past few decades, mainly in restoration. He's 77. https://share.google/kqhC6eH3iKnQ8TwGu https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mcgowan-77899923?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

I remember Michelle Seidman (Jill) reflecting on the AL Facebook group over a decade ago about how she and Carolyn felt at some point that their scripts became repetitive , that it felt like they were echoing the same talking points. Michelle Seidman left the show quite abruptly, but the scriptwriters had to mention her character as if she were still around for a while to explain why her relationship with Peter came to an end. Anyway, after that ship had sailed, The Cummings were pretty much left with nothing to sink their teeth in and I recall both were practically absent for about 30-35 episodes until their send off episode at the Davidsons which was very emotional and truly felt like an end of an era. I never really understood why Carolyn came back a few months later...perhaps it was to give Terry some emotional support after Lori's hospitalization, but it didn't amount to anything other than a friendly gesture on and off set because I know she and MaryJean Feton remained close friends almost till the day she passed away. I appreciated Carolyn's input when she struggled with Jeff's adultery and domestic abuse. Some very compelling scenes from both actors there. The problem is that once two characters are reformed, there's little left to work with. So Jeff got caught with drugs at the book store and subsequently put in jail...at least that incident introduced us the first incarnation of Dave Philipps, who was never meant to be a permanent character and was only brought back a year later because Read Morgan who played Jason Prescott failed to fit into the leading man role as was originally planned. Michelle Seidman left for NYC while filming in Virginia Beach and there seemed to have been some disagreement about her filming schedule (she would commute to Virginia once a week to film her scenes) so she was eventually let go.

l've just learned completely by chance that unfortunately the actress who played Liz Cummings, Carolyn Lenz (whose married name became Collings in 1983) passed away earlier this year on May 18th at 77. https://www.facebook.com/share/1ApuNESTmE/ She was married to Cliff Collings whom she met on the set of the show. He played 'Dom Cavalaris' whose daughter Donna found shelter at the Cummings' household for a while when one day Dom barged in and viciously attacked the family while violently grabbing Donna with force in a very powerful and violent scene. There is an obituary on legacy.com if you google her full name.

Debbie McLeod appeared in this Toyota Christmas commercial shot in Seattle in September 2023 playing the 'grandma' towards the end. She just turned 67 this month but I wouldn't cast her as a grandma yet... https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19pQrK6PMb/ The actor who played 'Denis Frazer', the man who harassed Terry on the phone before knocking on her doorstep and later confessed being the driver who crashed into Scott and Nora's car invoked some memorable scenes from Terry culminating in her bursting into tears crying her heart out in that big dark empty Davidson household. She would later meet him face to face as he accepts Jesus as Lord and Saviour. He makes another visit in a Christmas 1982 episode as a reformed man who turned his life around. The actor who played him is Nat Benchley and he has quite an interesting 'pedigree'. However, both his IMDB and Wikipedia listings fail to mention this role. Nor does his own biography. He had a major role on the acclaimed HBO police drama series 'The Wire' (2002-2008). He's 79. http://www.natbenchley.com https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0070359/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Benchley Just recently found this podcast with Alan Sader (Harold Webster) from about a year ago where he very briefly mentions Another Life around 04:40. It was his first TV role although he did local commercials and theatre work prior to that. Of course he later made many appearances on TV shows and movies and is best known for his Christian Children Fund TV spots. An interesting listen in any case. He's 85. http://TVJerry.com https://share.google/SDuq2G5A2YpPTgktm (Look for 'Alan Sader talks about his past and future' on the Podcasts tab on page 3 if the link fails to open.) I came across this rather 'scary' head shot of MaryJean Feton from just a few short years ago when she played an old woman on AMC's long running horror series 'The Walking Dead'. Talk about dedication to your craft... https://share.google/MTbxoENF5uZHplyI5 If you didn't get to see her demo reel which shows only part of the roles she played between 2001 to 2020, here's a link: https://share.google/ZKTkM2g4YdEuqGjkl (Press the media tab for videos)

I recently found out that Suzanne Granfield, the actress who played Helen Carpenter, passed away exactly two months ago on June 22nd of this year at 94. It turns out she was also a poet and a playwright. I even found her resume from the Sixties. Here is a news report about her passing away: https://share.google/images/UFCGF7Ajfc1HMRq1s Another actress who had a remarkable longevity is Dorothy Stinnette who played Kate Philipps and passed Away in October 2023 at 95. I only learned of this recently. There is a touching obituary on Legacy.com and it's ironic that she's more known for her Hardnose Mrs. Hatcher commercial than her many TV and theatre credits. Here are 2 interviews from the past year that Matt Williams (Ben Martin) gave on The 700 Club where he spoke about Another Life. He hardly ever mentions the show as a launching pad for his career. He considers The Cosby Show as his first acting/writing credit. https://cbn.com/video/shows/700-club-september-26-2024 https://cbn.com/video/stories/comedy-writers-take-life-love-and-all-spiritual-stuff linktr.ee/mattallenwilliams Other notable Another Life alumni is Chris Roland (Russ Weaver). His life journey is very unconventional and adventurous. He's a multifaceted Renaissance man of sorts. His website has plenty of stories on his TV and movie career in front and behind the scenes as a producer, director, entrepreneur and philanthropist and later as a spiritual 'guru' and a therapist... http://www.chrisroland.com and finally there's Darrel Campbell (Peter) whose script writing career took him to Hollywood alongside Matt Williams. Both worked on 'Home Improvement' for its entire run. http://Darrelcampbell.com I didn't get to read everything on those sites and perhaps you already knew about them, but in case you didn't, I hope this adds other perspectives.

I wrote a very lengthy reply but unfortunately just before I was about to submit it I pressed the wrong button and actually closed the page so everything went down the drain with it... In short, I started watching the show in May 1983 when I was 13 y/o. I vividly remember the promos during the weeks leading up to the premiere. They would show a face of one of the characters and then that face would gradually turn to the side and the announcer would say something like this: "Miriam Mason. The woman with everything. The good looks and the rich daddy. Soon Miriam will find things are about to change for the worse...watch the story of Miriam Mason on Another Life. The new drama that's bigger than life and every bit of it is real!". They had similar promos with Lori and Gil that I can recall. So that was exciting and cryptic for me back then because in this part of the world I never thought one would get to watch an American soap and I already knew by then what a soap was because the sitcom SOAP concluded 2 years earlier. So when AL started, it kicked off with episode 70 without Tom Urich's prologue which was only added in October 1984 after the show was cancelled. It first aired at 20:00 pm but a few months later it also had a repeat at 14:00. The station airing it was a VHF over-the-air station which was owned by CBN whose broadcast originated from a neighboring country. There was no cable TV back then and the signals were not always great, so my AL viewing experience wasn't optimal. There was interference from time to time and it was only years later that I got to watch the show in proper quality. I guess back then I didn't fully understand aspects of political corruption and how organized crime groups use legal businesses to hide illegal activity. I liked that tension within the show, but not when it completely overshadowed other Storylines. One of the worst mistakes the show made was during its final year when it came up with this incredulous storyline that lasted nearly 6 months and required a substantial revenue expenditure. I believe it backfired so bad that the decision to pull off the plug was reached very soon afterwards. As a 13 y/o, you don't read the early signs which is why I didn't realize that when Nancy screamed at Nora: "I Wish You Were Dead!!", she already knew something we didn't know: That was shocking in itself, but even after seeing Scott, Terry and Nora going over old albums and reminiscing about the good old times, it still didn't occur to me that this was a 'going away' tribute. The scene with Terry leaning towards Scott's body soaking his blood on her cheek weeping in agony is so gut wrenching that it 'scars' you forever, same as does Lori's attempted rape episode, Miriam's kidnapping, psychological torment and subsequent escape, Helen Carpenter's surprise return, Hollister Mall grand opening with Charles' heart attack and Nancy's fake paralysis exposed (or not?), Kate Philipps' fate , Russ Weaver and Blue Nobles' showdown...and there are plenty more but I don't want to ruin it for you. The irony is that I would describe myself as mostly secular. I did watch The 700 Club from time to time in my teens and some other Christian ministries out of curiosity, but I don't subscribe to all of what born again Christians or evangelicals believe which is why I find some of the stories on Another Life not consistent with my own belief system, but since I genuinely have a soft spot for the show I can overlook these things with a grain of salt. It was important enough for me to embark on a project of uploading it on Youtube since it was about being at the right place and at the right time.

I can add that some influential CBN donors threatened to pull off funding unless Timm was fired because it was rumored he took part in malestripping parties. Somebody wrote that on a private Facebook group created by an Another Life cast member which I joined over a decade ago. It's no longer active but I provided the link on a previous post. I don't know if you know this, but Jeannette Larson who played Lori #1 was on Playboy's cover in February 1973. If you google 'Jeannette Larson Playboy' you'll find many links to that photo in various sizes and quality. It's not in full nudity and in fact it's shot in pretty good taste. She was only 20 back then and you can imagine she became born again a few years later. In the late Seventies and early Eighties as the disco era was coming to an end there was this spiritual void that had to do of course with many other cultural and social changes. I don't know if her leaving the role had anything to do with her Playboy past because even at a time when we didn't have the internet, there were probably enough people who knew she was on the cover of that magazine when she got the part. Even Renee Crawford (Marianne) was on the West Coast a few years trying her luck in the movie industry. She even had a small role in "Cannonball" in 1981 which required her to basically show off her body in suggestive sporting gear. A year later she would head back east to Virginia Beach...

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it! I did approach CBN a while back about the missing 69 episodes and was told the tapes were in bad shape and that any prospect of digitization would be very costly and time consuming. I was basically told that I had to sign a binding contract with their legal department. That was out of the question for me plus you may have figured out by now that I don't live in the US because the recordings of Another Life between 2009-2018 were from Christian stations in Cyprus and The Netherlands as you can tell by the various subtitles. After Another Life ended it's original run on October 5, 1984 - it was aired the following week with Tom Urich's 3 minute prologue which was added in 1984 to repackage the show for future reruns. There is even a local newspaper report which can probably be traced on an archived and scanned newspapers site informing viewers about Another Life returning on October 8, 1984 picking up from a more advanced storyline on an independent station in one of Florida's viewing markets. I saw it with my own eyes years back but I didn't keep it saved in a file.

Yes, it's me. I started recording episodes in 2009 from one source where it only aired once a week, but I started off right before Lori's notorious near rape episode. I never thought I could ever get access to all the episodes, but I did a lot of research and eventually found other outlets where the show only aired once a week as a program filler of sorts, but years later came the unexpected breakthrough where it started airing 7 days a week and that's how finally by October 2018 my job was completed. I had to distance myself from the show over the past couple of years since I felt this chapter in my life already exhausted itself, but I always kept following the whereabouts of the cast and kept in touch with someone who interviewed many of them. The transcript for those interviews and their respective links appear on the main page of my YouTube account where episode 70 is at the center of that page. Up until a decade ago I was active on a private Facebook group which was created by Darrel Campbell (Peter Davidson) and his wife Pam. Back then many of the cast and crew were active and uploaded photos and behind the scenes stories. Unfortunately the group seems to be have been abandoned for a long time, but I suppose one can send a message to Darrel Campbell through his Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/46017930860/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT I should mention that I first tuned in to Another Life in 1983 a few episodes before Scott and Nora died in that Christmas Eve car crash. I was 13 at the time. I think I didn't fully understand what I saw and perhaps I shouldn't have watched because some scenes 'scarred' me for life. I understood it was a Christian soap very quickly although not at first. Over the years I did get to watch it properly and while I have a soft spot for it, I have very ambiguous feelings towards it, but that's for next time. I enjoy reading your summaries, I like your perspective.Looking forward to the next installments.

Indeed he is. Unfortunately he passed away 3 years ago at 87. He was 13 years older than Mary Jean on the show. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tom-urich-dead-robert-urich-brother-1235195057

Sorry for the previous typo Trailer Released October 15th, 2024 (Short, Student, Savannah College of Art and Design)