Paul Raven

@slick jones oops! It was Melora Conway. I was looking her up and got Melora Hardin stuck in my head.

Search for Tomorrow Dr Craig Stefan....??? acting on behalf of absent Dr Bob Rogers re Brian Emerson's aneurysm Mildred P._____ Lascoe...Sheila MacRae..May 84. - ? 84..press agent publicizing Hogan's romance novels he has written under a female pseuodonym 'Claudia Farthingale' Alec Kendall...Robert Curtis-Brown...May 84- March 85. Tellly Burns...Dennis Boutsikardis..July 84 -? 84 .pimp, Justine Justine Calvert...Leslie Stevens...84- May 85 paralysed in a car accident that killed her parents for which Cagney feels responsible .Moves into McCleary home but fakes paralysis for sympathy to hold on to Cagney. Revealed as ex hooker when Telly Burns comes to town. Reveals she can walk when about to be exposed and attempts to seduce Cagney on his wedding day to Suzi but rejected by Cagney. Gets aj ob with Stephanie who moves her in with Wendy Works with Brett to try and keep Cagney and Suzy apart.Shot by Suzy at Murder Mystery party. Moves on to Quinn but leaves town for a dancing job. Officer Naigle.... Christopher Wells 84 investigates reported disturbance when Warren is hiding out at Wendy's apartment Ringo Altman...Larry Fleischman...August 82- June 84.. cohort, Warren C involved with Rhonda Sue. Shot dead by Travis after he kidnapped TR. William "Cruiser" McCulla...Joseph Phillips...Jan - April 85 Buddy to Ryder. Left Henderson for Chicago

Full Circle Virgil Denker...Mike Ross Sept 60-? ???.....Melora Hardin ???... willian Challee

Charles Weldon Edge of Night March 1973 Requests Julie Nathanson Barry Sattles Jai Rodriguez Jeffrey Dreisbach

Yes that was an unusual story for GH to tell at the time. a case of the Dobsons trying to go in a different direction? It also seems that at this point the decision was made to make Jessie a supporting character. Up until now she has rolled from one story to the next, but now she is a talk to. Maybe the idea was after a decade of trauma, they decided to rest the character for avlittle bit and then start a new romance/major story, but that never happened. Lee and Jessie could have hooked up and she becomes a stepmother to Scotty. That would have kept her busy in the late 70's.

Nowadays, Kim would kidnap Doug and force him to write a break up letter, devastating Julie. Or Doug would discover his true identity as a member of a crime family. Maybe Kim is murdered and Doug looks like the culprit so Doug and Julie go on the run to clear his name. But those sort of stories weren't on the cards in those days.

On ATWT Lisa had an affair with Michael Shea and became pregnant with Chuckie. After Claire divorced him he wanted to be a father to Chuckie but Lisa didn't want to marry him. When he discovered her son Tom was stealing drugs he forced her into marriage, otherwise he would report Tom.

Re Doug/Julie I have read that Bill Bell was not in favor of them marrying in 76 but by that time what other roadblocks could have been put in their way? Surely any other obstacles would have had viewers more annoyed than intrigued and anticipating?

Erica and Travis? What went wrong there?

To think, in 10 years they would all be gone... Looking at how TGL ,within a few years, dropped most of the characters and shifted to the Bauers. And people complain about that happening later to soaps in the TV era. Dorothy Dix at Home seems to have replaced Thanks for Tomorrow and was even more obscure. Interesting concept that listeners didn't take to.

Mansfield News-Journal Nov 9 1976 Women Given Break In 'Executive Suite' By John N. Goudas NEW YORK (KFS) "Executive Suite," 'CBS' glossy prime-time soap opera, hasn't really caught on with the viewers as yet, but it is building. It's the type of show that might sneak Into the hit status if it gets the chance to stay on the air. The women's movement should be pleased that "Executive Suite" has more parts for actresses than any other TV series of recent memory, and one of the most beautiful and talented members of the fine cast is Sharon Acker, who plays the harried Helen Walling, wife and mother. Ms. Acker's lovely face should immediately conjure up one of TV's prestigious series from the recent past, "The Senator," in which she co-starred (again as a wife) with Hal Holbrook. She describes her association with the short-lived but still-remember "Senator" as a happy and unhappy time. Happy because it was her first starring part in a TV series and unhappy because she was let go in an attempt to refurbish the series which won awards but didn't rack up the high ratings. "I wasn't informed that they were considering minimizing my part, It just began to happen and finally I approached the powers behind the show about it, and they left me no choice but to leave before I was reduced to a voice over the phone," the actress said. The whole thing is academic now since that was some years back, but you could still catch a fleeting flash of pain in Ms. Acker's eyes when she recalls the affair. Of course, there's no chance of that happening to Sharon In "Executive Suite" since she figures Importantly In the plot lines.. However, there are so many plot lines running simultaneously in the series, based on the popular 1945 movie, that Sharon and the rest of the company have to make their moments on screen count. Just before the series was scheduled to go into production, Sharon got together with her TV family, husband Mitchell Ryan), son (Leigh McCloskey), and daughter (Wendy Phillips) and the quartet of conscientious and caring actors worked to create the feeling of being a family. The obvious immersion and real joy she displays when she talks about acting keeps the subject fascinating even to the most inexperienced layman. Even though Sharon Acker could pass for 30 years old, she's the mother of four teen-age daughters in private life.

Do we know who is the CEO, COO and CFO? I hope Sharon is prepared for a sneaky takeover bid that is in the offing. And employees coming and going regularly...

As The World Turns Mandy Murdoch ????? fitness instructor 9/1984 dated Bob Matt Wilson Allan Lander (now Alan) 2/1985 Australian detective Brian McColl hired him to locate Gunnar. Lisa Miller Hughes Eldredge Shea Colman McCall Mitchell Grimaldi (Chedwyn) Betsy Von Fursteberg 1980 temp replacement when Eileen Fulton had hepatitis; June 1983-June 84 Dorothy ___ Connors Nancy Pinkerton Peabody 1983- Nov 84 [Jay and Kirk's mother; killed Whit McColl] Captain Daniel "Dan" McCloskey Dan Frazer July 1984-96 Captain of Police Squad, married Nancy Hughes, had Alzheimer's Mary ___ Ellison Hughes widowed by Brian, they had adopted Teddy (Ryder), the son of Joyce and Grant Colman, secretary Kelly Wood 75-80; 93 Janet Bell Oct 1998 Nancy and Dan's wedding Nancy ____ Hughes McCloskey Helen Wagner April - June 56 July 1956-March 81; 1983; April 1985-May 2010

Very sad news. A career that goes back 70 years. Did Bill tape any more scenes yet to be seen?

That hospital set was ghastly. Can anyone identify the various homes?

@jam6242 Thanks for finding that. One of many later soaps that never took off. I think This Is Nora Drake was the last successful radio soap launched. I see Paul Roberts in the credits. Pretty sure that's the same Paul Roberts who was headwriter on ATWT in the early 80's.

Y&R A slight variation when Kay got Derek drunk and married him, then forced him to stay married for a year so Little Phillip would receive a trust fund.

As The World Turns Mr. ___ Bundy worked at the Wade bookstore appeared at least until late 68 John McGovern mid 60's Ivor Francis " " Charles White " " Miss Doyle ??? nurse 1968 Eric Hollister Peter Reckell May 2 80-81 brother of Brad med student, construction worker, married Hayley, thought he fathered Cricket's son Billy. Dr. Joyce Brothers Dr. Joyce Brothers Nov 23 Dec 2 81; 10/19/1982 Betsy Stewart Montgomery Andropolous... ..Meg Ryan Aug 82- June 84

@alexisfan07 thanks for that. I was aware that if a current cast member appears in a flashback but is not otherwise in that episode they must be paid their normal rate. That makes sense. But for actors no longer on the show it appears they are to be paid the amount they received for the original episode. That could be quite expensive if it was a highly paid star eg Tony Geary. That pertains to speaking parts only I think - someone in the background would not have to paid. Now for performers who return for a day or two -are they paid the current day player rate or the same amount that were getting per episode when they were last on contract?

Shouldn't Peter and Diana Taylor be on the memorial wall?

SFT Yes Jacquie Schultz Patti was Jo's daughter and that was it. Firstly she was a good 10 years younger than Patti should be. Patti was a nurse who somehow morphed into spunky reporter. She had 2 children who in soap ages should be teens but JS Patti appeared to be child free and so on. It was nice to finally have Jo's daughter back but not as Pod Patti.

I agree. But the other issue is that soaps can become a closed shop and new younger and diverse writers find it hard to break in. And the shows can become 'old fashioned' in their attitudes.

Maybe Lucy should have been brought in for limited runs or at important story beats. The message could have been that sometimes there isn't a happy ending and too much damage had been inflicted on Lucy for her to be a regular part of Gary and Val's lives. A bittersweet moment. Because for her to be forgotten/ignored was amiss.

I couldn't find an age for him and saw that Barbara Esenten was 75 when she died so thought he was older. I wonder what is the youngest voice in the Y&R writing process?

This guy must be well into his 70's by now.