Paul Raven

Susan Douglas Romance of Helen Trent Lynn Swanson Stella Dallas 1947 perry Mason Wilderness Road Front Page Farrell My True Story 1955 When A Girl Marries 1955 Whispering Streets 1955 Road of Life 1957

There is no need for Phyllis at this point and like so many others her romantic possibilities are limoted so it's just rehashing Phick with no real drama or stakes at hand. MS is probably floundering and pissed due to the horrid writing and it's coming through onscreen. Phyllis could leave town and even if Summer stayed they could write around her mother's absence for a fair while. Just don't put Summer in anything that would require Phyllis' physical presence. Result - saving her salary to be spent elswhere and one less played out vet to write for.

Was Lyman interested in returning to AMC at that point? I would imagine with Mama's Family ending she would have been hoping to parlay that into some more primetime work rather than heading back to NY and AMC. She did agree to Generations but it was in LA, short term and came with some contract perks I recall eg the chance to direct, which she wanted to pursue.

Lizabeth Pritchett Somerset Search For Tomorrow

Judy Lewis The Verdict is Yours Frank Lovejoy Light of the World Jarrod Helpmate Wheatena Playhouse 'Lydia' Myrt and Marge Ken Ross Proposed soap 'House with the Open Door' 1939 Abie's Irish Rose Abie Woman in Love is a segment of 'By Kathleen Norris' Arline Blackburn Woman of America 1946 Joyce Jordan 1946 By Kathleen Norris 'Woman in Love Tamara Todhunter David Harum 1947 Stella Dallas 1943 Just Plain Bill 1942 Young Widder Brown Ellen Brown (temp for Florence Freeman)

April 1969 He Thrives On Suspense Irving Vendig can be considered to be the exception to the rule you can't have your cake and eat it, too. For Vendig has continued to enjoy success and a substantial income as , a writer, first in radio and now TV, while living in Sarasota, although it is estimated about 99 per cent of all regularly scheduled network TV programming originates from either New York or Hollywood locales. Yet Vendig, who has lived in Sarasota since 1938, refuses to leave his Florida home for the supposedly affluent addresses of the writing fraternity on both coasts. "I like it here in Sarasota," he says. "The air is clear and the society is different." Vendig is creator and head writer of NBC-TV's new suspense series, "Hidden Faces," which is colorcast Mondays through Fridays. Though the serial originates from NBC's studios in New York, where the actors and production staff are based, Vendig writes the scripts in Florida. In today's world, the 1,100 miles that separate him from New York City present no handicap. "I am no further away than the telephone," he says. "But in a crisis or for major casting I will fly to New York, and it is easier and more relaxing to get to New York from Sarasota, than to travel to the city from Westport, Connecticut. I know because I used to live in Westport." While working on a serial such as "Hidden Faces," Vendig, who also created "Edge of Night," the first half-hour dramatic TV series in 1956, sits at his typewriter seven days a week. His day begins at 8:30 a.m. Born in Holly Springs, Miss., Vendig moved to Chicago at the age of two. "I took my parents with me," he chuckles. While working as a researcher for a Chicago advertising agency on the Little Orphan Annie" radio show, he decided he could write dramatic dialogue. In 1935, he began writing his first radio serial, "Judy and Jane," with which he was associated for 25 years. As his career was beginning to prosper, daughter Laurie Ann was experiencing respiratory ailments. "When Laurie Ann was five, she had pneumonia twice during the same winter," he recalls. "Our physician informed us that she could not take another severe winter. We had to move to Florida. A friend suggested Sarasota, and we've never regretted the change." Despite the change in location, there has been no change in career except for the better. He created and wrote the "Houseboat Hannah" and "David Adams" radio shows. He was associated with Erie Stanley Gardner in his "Perry Mason" radio series for 14 years, but left when the show moved to Hollywood. "I would not leave Sarasota," he says, "even though I could have been involved with 'Perry Mason,' television shows and feature movies." In 1951, Vendig assumed the writing responsibilities of TV's "Search for Tomorrow," then in its eighth week. During the more. than five years that he wrote the series, it climbed to the number one rating for daytime serials. He left it six months after he created and began writing "Edge of Night," which went on to become TV's top rated daytime show. Now he is striving to catapult his "Hidden Faces" into the lead in the rating race. After completing each script, he Xeroxes a copy and sends it air mail, special delivery to Charles Fisher, producer of "Hidden Faces," in New York. Fisher reads it and then discusses it with Vendig via telephone ("our phone bill is enormous") before turning it over to the serial's two production assistants for cast calls and set breakdowns.

I believe the first use of a teleprompter was way back in 1950 when First Hundred Years debuted on CBS. As it was the first time live 15 min daily serial was attempted and it was felt actors couldn't cope without it. The youtube clip of BTS at Y&R with Jeanne and Jess shows the cue card guys scurrying around below camera level to position themselves to be seen. At some point in the 70's reruns of The Doctors 'prompting services' are credited. I always wonder if Constance Ford on Aw used cue cards as she was always looking elsewhere rather than others in the scene. That could have been her acting style or a way to reference the prompts if necessary.

Jeanne Cooper. Peter Bergman has stated in various interviews that he never uses them. Various soaps have banned them at one point or another but as budgets (and taping times) were cut I think all shows employed them.

Donna Reade Romance of Helen Trent Doris Harper Betty and Bob Agnes Stevens Painted Dreams Ma Perkins Helen Van Tuyl Right to Happiness Rose Palmer Thunder Over Paradise Quicha Lone Journey Mrs Trilling Ma Perkins Mattie Henderson Helen's House proposed serial 1940

Patricia Dunlap Backstage Wife Jill Stewart Todays Children Catherine Carter

Edge of Night Sgt Damato...Rock R. Rogers 1960

Dull actor, dull character. Just thinking how the marriage of Sharon/Rey was pointless. They're already having problems. The whole story would have been more dramatically effective if their mutual reluctance to marry came into play. Sharon, because she's already had umpteen marriages and is conflicted about her relationship with Adam. Rey, because he's already had a bad marriage and Sharon has the above listed issues. The inevitable split wouldn't leave Sharon with yet another divorce on her scoreboard. Rey has lost his family and work connection, so he could be dropped with little fallout.

Search for Tomorrow Tracey Walter...Davy early 70's

Edge of Night Jay Barney...Dr Field 1960/61 Dina Paisner appeared July 29/30 1959 James Shaw...courtroom guard 1973

Jay Barney Edge of Night...Dr Field

Bernard Grant True Story 'Blackout' 2/15/58...Johnny Beaumont Diana Douglas True Story 'Blackout' 2/15/58....Jane Beaumont Jan Miner True Story 'Man Next Door' 6/13/59....Leona Green Donald Buka Right to Happiness...Billy Harris 'injured war her' 1944 Aunt Jenny 1952 /1956 Front Page Farrell 1949 My True Story... Jonathan Willard 1954 Stella Dallas... Stanley warwick 1954 Lora Lawton ...replaced Billy Redfield in unknown role 1946

Patty Tate on Search as a young girl and I believe Beth on Eon was a goodie. Dorothy on ATWT not so much.. Seems once she played Dorian and matured her roles had a darker quality.

Yes I guess that CBS daytime skews older and not as urban? So less desirable to advertisers. So 2 million daytime viewers might not equate to 2 million primetime.

Lack of budget means no sets or extra characters, That and years of poor stories mean Nick is pretty much superfluous at this point. Its sad that CBS #1 soap hasn't been given financial support it needs. I'm sure some of its primetime shows have ratings not far off Y&R but don't look like they were taped at the community center.

Glitter was basically Hotel Mk2. ABC that season had Dynasty, Hotel, Paper Dolls, Love Boat, Finder of Lost Loves and Glitter. Way too much Aaron Spelling. All those shows were on the decline or outright flops. I imagine half of the regular cast were hardly seen.

Thanks for posting that. I had never heard of him so did some research. A pioneer in the modelling field. He also appeared on OLTL.

Audra Lindley True Story 'Who Am I? 8/31/57 ...Sandra Ellison Meg Mundy True Story 'Secret File' 9/28/57.... Kay Manning True story 'Milk and Cookies' 5/24/58... Judith Walker Stephen Elliot True Story 'Secret File' 9/28/57...Stuart White Lee Bergere True Story 'Reunion' 10/19/57...Paul Ashley Ed Begley Amanda of Honeymoon Hill 1943 The Soldier Who Came Back The Right to Happiness David Harum Just Plain Bill Valiant Lady Story of Mary Marlin...Daniel Burke

That Love of Life info is great!

Primetime shows were preserved because of the possibility of reruns. Many shows didn't really start to profit until they went into local reruns. Short run shows often made a loss. Soaps were seen as inexpensive (and profitable) daytime fillers that would never be repeated -how could they when they could run for years? As part of that economic framework, the tapes were erased to be used again.

Wouldn't it be cool if the actress/character was something special and really lit a fire under the show? When was the last time that happened?