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Portia Faces Life Stan Wheeler Gordon Stern police reporter 1954 Search for Tomorrow Mr Gunther ??? Stu's boss Uncle of Melanie Pritchard Gunther The Seeking Heart Lt Bradley Hawkes ?? (possibly Chris Plummer's role) Love of Life Bill Beck ??? associate of Vanessa 1954

Russell Todd Search for Tomorrow Neva Small Edge of Night 1974

One Life to Live Julie Duncan Liane Langland

They could all move to the same retirement home ! Days would own the 55plus demo.

Pheobe should have started a used wig salon in Pine Valley.

For Your Consideration...Robin Strasser as Vivian Days

I guess the confusion came about because she was announced as lead taking the place of Alice Frost, it was assumed she played Ruth Evans Wayne. I got that info from a biography of Ruth Chatterton. June Travis Affairs of Anthony Mimsey Lawrence Waterloo Junction Merrilee Thunder Over Paradise

Re Ruth Chatterton She played herself on Big Sister in a 3 week stint in July 1939. Alice Frost who played Ruth Evans Brewster Wayne was on vacation so Ruth stepped into the lead role for that time, but not as the same character. In the story Ruth Chatterton, movie star,was a friend of Dr John Wane (Martin Gabel)

Eva LaRue tested foe Sheila on Y&R.

Clayton appears to not have any work done (or minimal)

This is cute. Bill and Susan have a new project, where they share the secrets to their nearly 50 year marriage. Bill's grandson came up with the concept and appears at the start of each clip before the Hayes' talk about one aspect of their relationship and use a clip of Doug and Julie to demonstrate their point. Check it out here https://www.soapoperasecrets.com/

Some 70's GH characters Dr Pierre Namath Mr Bannister lawyer for Mrs Galvin Joe Galvin suicidal patient Peter Taylor 1976 Mac Cam Faulkner's associate 1976 Jenny Flanders patient who had drug overdose and miscarriage Harvey Pason (Parson?) orderly who supplied Jenny drugs

In one of the synopses maybe 76/77 it read like a romantic merry go round. Sandy was interested in Bob, who showed some interest in Valerie who was possibly interested in Dan etc They just seemed to be teasing all these relationships but nothing concrete was being set up.

Gonna kickstart this thread and give some guys the spotlight Jeff Trachta is 61. The second photo is from a few years back. 1986

The whole baby saga and everyone involved is terrible. Does this Chance present in any way as some kind of government agent that would be involved in high stakes missions ? That kid is a few months old and Devon is talking about his welfare as though he's been left in a trailer park toilet. He is well loved and cared for and Devon has had access to him over and beyond his entitlement. Amanda is living with Devon and so therefore would be around that child. Does she have any attachment to him? Following Devon's twisted logic, couldn't Amanda's presence be upsetting? What do Nina and Ashley think about this? Jill? Victor? Devon is an idiot.

Both Jeff and Winsor are looking very 'preserved' at this point where as Clayton is looking way more natural; Interesting because of the three Clayton originally had that 'Ken doll' look.

Thanks for posting. Interesting that they set up the corridor and Ashley's bedroom for that scene. Perhaps it was used in previous or subsequent episodes. We didn't see the Abbott living room when Mamie answered the door so perhaps only the foyer was set up. Nowadays, they would have that scene take place downstairs, there really wasn't any reason for Ashley's room to be shown.

Sally- Stark Sharon was 38 and SSH -Julie was 34

Re ATWT I don't know how far into the 70's the Hughes living room set, (with the tiny staircase)was used or whether it was ever updated. The kitchen was seen from the beginning up till 1980 . Did Nancy demand new appliances at some point? Maybe when they went to color? The Stewart house shown in the 1979 Soap Classic episodes had been around for a long time .Was it originally the Lowell house? In between the drab sets, harsh lighting, heavy makeup,shellacked hair and frumpy clothing the World had stopped turning!

As The world Turns also held on to live presentations up to 76, years after every other show (except EON) went to tape. They also retained the same opening title from 1956. By that stage every other show had changed opening titles and music except for AMC and DOOL I think. And they had years on ATWT. EON changed when they went to ABC I think.

Return to Eden got some mentions in the primetime soap thread. The mini series was huge in Australia so the decision was made to do a spin off series. The male lead James Reyne was the lead singer of a popular band 'Australian Crawl' and I don't think he had ever acted before. His son was on Neighbours I think years later.

I'd have to say As The World Turns. They were #1 for 20 years but once the hour expansion settled in things began to go awry. Even with the same writers who took the show back to #1 when it got a little wobbly after Irna's second stint in 72/73. By 78 things began to fall apart as ABC, with newer soaps and faster pace made ATWT seem stodgy. They changed writers and tried to modernize - a disco and some new younger characters but the traditional audience wasn't buying it.

'Afternoons...a time to share' what a lame slogan for NBC soaps. A time to share what? And that promo, would anything entice you to tune in? I' be cleaning the toilet that Thursday. The Robert scene would have to go and replaced with something to do with couples/a love story. Know your audience!

Iris and Dennis were Lemay creations so the heart condition was his doing. Not sure why Pat was in hospital, but she left and was suspected of murdering Bernice because she had motive but no alibi. But it was quickly discovered that Mark, Bernice's other lover was responsible for her death. I wonder if they brought up the fact that she was already a killer and thus the police thought she might be likely to kill again. Years later they used the Tom Baxter killing to involve Pat in the murder of Greg Barnard. She flahed back to murdering Tom and stabbed Greg. But despite killing twice, she was allowed to walk free,

Adding my thanks for the GC places post. A fun read. I'd like to salute Mamie Johnson in this post. I know that she was probably paid well as housekeeper to the Abbott's but she sure earned that money. Up early each day to prepare breakfast, then up to 4 beds to be made (can you see Jack or John tucking in sheets and I don't imagine the girls doing it either -maybe Traci (such a pleaser) Washing/ironing and putting away clothes. Taking other stuff to the cleaners and grocery shopping. Keeping that huge house clean, arranging and supervising repairs. Then preparing dinner and clearing all that up. Would it be 9pm before she was finished and had a chance to read a book or watch TV. Did Mamie get weekends off?