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I don't recall any mention of Liz while she was gone. Always a puzzle that Bill dropped Liz. Julianna seemed willing to work and Liz was valuable in the Kay/Jill scenario. It wasn't as if there weren't other supporting characters around during that time...

Mart Hulswit was cute as younger man but by the early 80's he was overweight and balding thus the decision to let him go. Don Stewart had aged much better, so Mike was retained at that time.

Kathy had a son Doug by David Sutton. I don't believe Kathy ever had relatives on the show although I have seen Jamie Larson referred to as her sister in law. Kathy was older than Liza when they were introduced - I think Liza was about 14/15 and Kathy early 20's? Peter Simon left first in 77 and Peter Ratray took over as Scott before Scott and Kathy left town in 78.

Re Brighter Day Alan Butler - Phillip Pine

Re First Hundred Years Mortimer Drake - Kermit Murdock

Re Valiant Lady Add James Millhollen - Tex

Lyle Sudrow Young Widder Brown 1944 Romance of Helen Trent 1946 Lora Lawton 1947 David Harum Alfred Allen 1948 Modern Romances 1949 Perry Mason Gordy Webber 1954 Five Star Matinee 'Night of the Execution' 1956 Madeline Sherwood Stella Dallas 1954 Karl Weber Midstream Neil Brooks 1939 Stepmother Gerald Lowe Lora Lawton Adam Collingswood 1944 Romance of Helen Trent 1953 Our Gal Sunday 1948 and 1958 Betty Lou Gerson Ma Perkins Laura Toohey 1942 Joan Wetmore This Life is Mine Kate Hastings Lora Lawton 1948

Muriel Bremner Lone Journey Edith Crandall (you have listed as Lonely Women) Hugh Marlowe Stella Dallas 1941 William Lee Story of Mary Marlin 'Never Fail' Fredericks Laurene Tuttle Masquerade 1947 Fran Carlon Mainstream Corinne Courtney 1940 Houseboat Hannah 1941 Young Widder Brown Norene 1943 Judy and Jane Jane When A Girl Marries Grace Conley 1951 Front Page Farrell 1952 Road of Life 1958

Hawkins Falls Eddie Simmons Marion Browne

Re Three Steps to Heaven Alan Anderson played by Lester Fletcher 1953 Mary Kevin Kelly 10 yr old actress 1053

Re Hawkins Falls Bruce Dane was the real life son of Frank Dane

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Re Barbara Joyce She was on Brighter Day in 59 at the same time as recurring on ATWT

Elaine Stritch Young Widder Brown 1947 Katie's Daughter 1948 Helene Dumas Backstage Wife 1945 Second Husband 1945 Her Big Sister role of Vera was a temp replacement for Grace Matthews maternity leave 1948 Just Plain Bill 1948 Front Page Farrell 1948 Strange Love of Evelyn Winters 1948 Stefan Schnabel Backstage Wife 1947 Lora Lawton Prof Tonyan Against The Storm 1951 Marvin Miller Mary Marlin Chief Terwilliger Harry Bellaver Front Page Farrell Sgt Miles 1951

Thanks for that detailed reply. I guess one reason for the decision to change the focus was that the move to NY meant that a lot of the actors would have to be recast so they decided to go with new characters.

Virginia Dwyer Rose of My Dreams 1947 Our Gal Sunday 1948 Front Page Farrell Janet Cleason 1949 Carl Frank By Kathleen Norris Woman in Love Joe Holloway 1940 Kevin McCarthy David Harum 1947 Eric Dressler Perry Mason Dr Keegan MacDonald Carey Mystery Man 1941

Re A Time to Live Producer/Director Alan Beaumont stepped into the role of Carl Sherman when Jack Lester was unavailable at the lost moment.

Another Hawkins Falls performer Barabara Foley 1954

Variety had a review upon the shows return on Mon 2 June 1947 after a 6 month hiatus and a move from NBC to CBS. Dr Charles Matthews (Hugh Studebaker) was pastor of Church of Good Samaritan in Selby Flats , an underpriveleged area of LA. The good doctor's philosophy of life was keynoted in the opening installment by a lamp of friendship delivered to him by a divinity student. 'It's the symbol of 'The Guiding Light' says Dr Matthews.Now I know what to say at the state prison.' The next scene took place at the prison. Art Glad was the writer.

Happy to contribute any radio articles I come across in my collections (boxes of random clippings, photo copies,magazines etc) I know I have seen something on the Guiding Light legal battles and will search it out. Hoping to post more radio stuff in the coming days. I do find the whole radio era quite fascinating - the sheer number of soaps on the schedule is quite mind boggling! RE TGL Wasn't Meta introduced using another name (Jan Carter) as a mother who had given up her child? Had Ray Brandon and his wife adopted that child? That was Chuckie and Meta reunited with Ted the natural father? She went back to her family and that's how the Bauers came to be? Daytime Top 15 week of Dec 21-27 1947 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. My True Story 3. Our Gal Sunday 4. Backstage Wife 5. Big Sister 6. Wendy Warren 7.Road of Life 8.Right to Happiness 9. Ma Perkins 10. Romance of Helen Trent 11.Stella Dallas 12. Pepper Young's Family 13. Breakfast Club 14.Aunt Jenny 15. Fred Waring

Was this on air or in a press announcement ?

John Larkin Painted Dreams 1943 Backstage Wife Lt Robert Ralston 1943 Lora Lawton 1948 David Harum 1950 Just Plain Bill Dan Morgan 1950 Ever Since Eve Elspeth Eric Your Family and Mine Mary Peterson 1940 Humphrey Davis Backstage Wife Henry Decker 1949 Lorenzo Jones 1949 Katherine 'KT' Stevens Pepper Young's Family Molly Linda Watkins We Are Always Young Dawn Just Plain Bill Amelia 1947

Museum of Broadcast has some Y&R screentests from over the years for viewing with these actors on tape Alexander, Jason Bernsen, Corbin Bowman, Pamela Daniels, David Mason Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Eileen Hauser, Wings Herring, Lynn Hickland, Catherine Hunley, Leann Lester, Terry Mowery, Carrie Purcill, Karen

1946 "Dr. Ruthledge "Back in "Guiding Light" The little community of Five Points, mythical locale of The Guiding Light (NBC, five -a -week, 4 p. m., CST) is preparing a welcome home week the first week of April, celebrating the return of its beloved minister, Dr. John Ruthlege, played by Arthur Peterson. For the past two years, Peterson has been serving with the armed forces overseas and his radio character, Dr. Ruthledge, has been with the services, too -serving as chaplain. Peterson created the role of the kindly minister in 1937, when The Guiding Light was first broadcast.

Three Steps to Heaven Add Adele Newton (child actress)