Paul Raven

The Reva character was originally named Joanna.

Eustace Wyatt Pretty Kitty Kelly Isaac Hemish John Holbrook Lives and Loves of Dr Susan Dr Benson 1939

Could you pass this along Marcie Hubert 2 week stint Feb 65 (I couldn't find her in a quick search of AWHP)

Harvey Hays The Guiding Light/Woman in White Mr Rigby 1938

Rick stopped acting in the early 80's and died in 2019 after a long illness. There is a Facebook page dedicated to him with many photos from throughout his career and private life.

The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters: CBS: Nov 20, 1944 to Nov 12, 1948. (208 Weeks) Can a woman be happily married to a man seventeen years her senior? Has a guardian any right to fall in love with his ward? These are some of the questions which perplex Gary Bennett- leading male character in The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters." And the answers that the bewildered playwright- producer finds to these inquiries will determine the future action of the daytime drama. ' For, despite the title of the serial, it seems to be Bennett (played by Martin Blaine) rather than Evelyn Winters (Toni Darnay) around whom the plot revolves. Gary is a former Lieutenant, honorably discharged from the Army as the result of wounds received in Europe. He's 37, handsome. witty and debonair, would find his return to civilian life both pleasant and uncomplicated were it not for the accident of fate which places him in full charge of 20 year old Evelyn. (Her father, who has been killed in action, was so impressed with the noble character of the Lieutenant that he named Bennett his daughter's guardian -) Any reader of romances could guess the inevitable outcome of this situation. Evelyn and Gary fall in love practically at once, but Gary is almost afraid to admit the fact to himself, particularly since Colonel Winters specifically instructed him to pass upon any man Evelyn chooses to marry. The conscience struggles of the enamored guardian are also intensifed by the fact that Evelyn is wealthy, and that one of his duties is to protect her inheritance. The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters' is something of a novelty in daytime dramas in that it depends on emotional problems alone to lure its listeners. Fast-action scenes are conspicuous by their absence, and there's nary a gruesome accident, kidnapping or amnesia victim to stir up excitement. Financial struggles do not enter the picture, for all the characters are pleasantly secure, well able to indulge in an occasional fur coat or jeweled bauble. Even the discharged veteran angle is distinctly played down, as Gar seldom refers to his war experiences, is free of psychoses, has slipped back into the life of a Broadway producer as simply as he left it. Perhaps it is just this everyday life quality which lends the serial its greatest charm for followers. There are no dyed in the wool villains. G. Ted Blades (played by Stacey Harris) is Gary's rival but he's also a gentleman and dependable friend. Glamour girl Janice King (Flora Campbell), though doing her best to ensnare Gary, uses only amateurish and ladylike tactics when compared with other aggressive females heard on the air. Like a twentieth- century Jane Austen novel, the drama presents a picture of how ordinary people behave when they have "nothing to do but behave."

There are so many characters who by this stage have been destroyed by horrible writing-guilty of crimes that they should be in jail for, yet strutting around town passing judgement on others. Victor, Nikki, Adam, Chloe, Kevin, Phyllis etc When did this all start - Luke Spencer? Once TPTB decided it was OK not to pay for your actions it was open slather. Chelsea began her stint as a criminal con woman and it's been downhill from there. She needs to go and take a lot of that baggage with her. Unfortunately past regimes penchant for women to have multiple children complicates things. Anyway, there's no way Chelsea will die from this or possibly even take a leap. Its faux drama with no real lead up or consequences,

Betty Garde Our Gal Sunday Perry Mason 'Case of the Frightened Flirt' Peg Neeley 1947 Miss Hattie replaced Ethel Barrymore due to illness

NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff announced Santa Barbara in late Jan 84, so negotiations had probably been happening for a few months before? In October 83 NBC was still touting Scruples as frontrunner for a new soap, so there must have been some BTS stuff that saw Scruples fall out of favor and SB be announced so quickly. Scruples had been in development since at least early 83, originally for Fall 83, maybe before Brian Frons came on board. There were lawsuits as a result of Scruples being dropped from Pat Falken Smith as I recall.

I was thinking of the Hamptons as an NBC daytime serial in the 3pm timeslot. An ABC exec reviewing their summer original programming came to the conclusion that a drama on tape would not work in primetime after The Hamptons flopped.

There seemed to be a lot of panic when the ratings didn't fire up immediately. A pity that the original structure was tossed aside and the Andrades and Perkins were dropped. In the long run i think the show would have been better with fewer changes. We know that Melissa Brennan, for example, had potential,a lot of posters seem to like Ava Lazar. Maybe the Perkins parents could go recurring and Danny Andrade recast. I think they just needed a steadier hand to gude them through the first year. But with all the hype and money involved everyone wanted better numbers pronto

As The World Turns Sarah __ Fuller Gloria DeHaven 1964-66 fashion designer, dated Don, bio mom to Amanda Holmes Her first appearance was Nov 1965 Dr Paul Stewart Dean Santoro 1970-71 He joined Sept 1969 Jennifer Hughes Gillian Spencer 72-75 February 72 - October 75

Mason Adams Joyce Jordan MD Will 1945 Romance of Helen Trent 1950 Aunt Jenny 1956 Road of Life Clifton Wadsworth Young Dr Malone Spencer Bentley This Day is Ours Wallace Thayer Doc Barclay's Daughter 1939 Jane Arden Dr Steve Gray Perry Mason 1945 John's Other Wife John Perry The O'Neills 1941 Just Plain Bill 1945 Stella Dallas 'movie director' 1938

Barry Cullinson He also appeared on Loving in April 86 (possibly as Carl Jones again?) Days of Our Lives Ryan's Hope Russ Anderson Loving

Subject of a 2018 documentary 'The Bachelors of Broken Hill' The true life soap opera of Frank Provo and John Pickard. Actors, writers and gentlemen farmers, their greatest success would not be found on the boards of Broadway or the hills of Hollywood but in a closeted relationship 40 years. This is their love story.

From July 78 Visiting Elizabeth at the hospital, Jackie discovers Mike there and begins to think Alan may be right about Elizabeth and Mike. They were advertising American Girls as coming this Fall so that was advance promotion.

Maybe TLJ tells it that way to p**s on soaps and give the impression that they're created on the run. and that 2 weeks notice thing- if his contract was up then they wouldn't be waiting around with 2 weeks to go to awaiy his decision. We've seen that narrative repeated over and over, often by actors who are embarrassed by having worked on a soap and want to appear above it all. At the time he was happy enough to appear and obviously his performance and work ethic was enough for ABC to keep him on. Now I don't believe that he should have to praise soaps to high heaven but just admit that despite not being totally suited or happy with the fast pace you did your best and learned a lot before moving on.

Guiding Light Richard Todd himself- NY Jets player who appeared alongside Greg Buttles, fellow NY Jets player Oct 28 1983

The Hamptons debuted with a 13.8/25 share good for 18th place. However in its second week it slumped to a 17 share running 3rd and a 16 share in Wk3. Really not sure what expectations ABC had for the show. I guess if the ratings were good enough they might have made it a yearly Summer series. The networks Summer ratings were starting to dive at this point and a cheap(er) series that kept viewers watching network TV would have appealed to them. Obviously that did not happen. Maybe NBC could have picked it up for daytime?

No mention of Victor in any of those daily summaries...

Barry Sullivan Joyce Jordan MD Ma Perkins Portia Faces Life 'society doctor' Amanda David Harum 'newspaper reporter' Woman in White Pilots/Proposals Grand Hotel managing director of San Francisco hotel pilot for 64/65 season, NBC

Jack Petruzzi Woman in White Marc Dixon Sam

Thanks so much Jason for posting . So are we led to believe that Marie and mark never kissed or embraced? I know soaps were much more chaste back then, but surely as much in love as they sounded from those scenes, the two would have had physical contact. Or did that happen, making the story all the more shocking?

Marie Nelson Jenny Peabody Adventures of Dari Dan Aunt Rose 1937 Manhattan Mother Hannah

IMDB is wrong. There is 20 min of the show on Daily Motion and it includes a scene that shows Terry Alexander.