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John Wesley Shipp John played Tony Lord on "One Life to Live." He didn't have much to say since this was during the time Tony was in a coma, sheeted from head to foot in an oxygen tent. John was used to bide time while "One Life to Live" producers were searching for George Reinholt's replacement Kevin Dobson The Nurses

Denise Alexander's first airdate as Lesley Williams was Tuesday March 13th 1973. Nov 1982 With all the rumors flurrying over Chris Robinson's head about his departure and then decision to stay on "General Hospital" as Rick Webber, Chris gave us a call. Without naming his salary, Chris assured us, "The money, which is very high, was never an issue. The network had met my requirements ages ago. What I wanted was additional time off along with a solid storyline. In the past two and a half years I've had no storyline except for that silly sponge plot." How can an actor have all the time-outs he wants and a storyline? Chris admits that that is hard and now is more interested in the time-off clause, although he hopes a stronger story is in the works. "Yes, it's true that I moved out of my dressing room as another columnist suggested. But I did the cleaning-out when I believed ABC would not give me the time off I requested. I did the moving out, not the network. "I did agree to work as a non-contract player when they could not devise a way to get rid of Rick as soon as possible. However, on the very first day they wanted me after my contract was up, I had a show to do in New York. The network was stunned at my unavailability, but I told them that since I was not under contract I would be unavailable for the shooting. "Shortly thereafter I received a call from ABC. They agreed to my needs for a more lenient schedule and I re-signed." What about the rumor that Robinson agreed to stay because he was given a "Fantasy Island"? His response, with overtones of incredulity: "I am shooting a 'Fantasy Island' this week, but that was already pacted before the new contract was signed with 'General Hospital'." . What will Chris do with his new time off? "I'm already doing a number of commercials for Datsun, as well as serving as the Bacardi spokesman in Mexico. I have a book I'm writing and a few film projects and personal appearances." Robinson seems happy to return to General Hospital," although Chris admits that Denise Alexander, who plays Leslie Webber, his wife might have enjoyed playing the Merry Widow of "General Hospital." Remember, fans, Chris is only pacted for a year. Next year, Leslie just might get to wear those widow's weeds. ...

Pamela Shoop's first airdate as Allison was Tues March 13th 1973

August 1963 Future Stars In "The Doctors " Cast By RUTH E. THOMPSON "You'll find this series has the same kind of excitement that made early TV so yeasty," said one of my favorite actresses, Abby Lewis, who was guest-starring on "The Doctors" the day I decided to mosey over and ask why things were changing from a complete story every day to a five-part format. I also wanted to find out why this NBC Monday through Friday (2:30-3:00) opus is credited with having "nighttime production values on a daytime budget." "Jerry Layton (the producer) sure knows talent and bless him, he does give pool actors a chance at stardom, a rare thing these days," Abby went on adding, "keep your eye on Richard Roat, believe me he's comer. Jerry always did know how to pick them, though. Lee Remick, Tony Perkins and Dina Merrill are some of the young actors I remember him giving breaks to back when he was doing 'Modern Romances.' " Well, already I was getting more than I bargained for. The show is a star maker too, or rather it's producer is. Before my afternoon was over I also found out who works harder than sandhogs, farmers or business tycoons; it's daytime TV producers with actors running a close second. "Why did we switch to a five episode format?" echoed Jerry Layton when I finally caught up with him in the carpeted viewing room where he was glued to a TV screen watching the dress rehearsal via closed circuit. "Well, we realized this 'Eight Hours ' for Emily' was too good to condense, then other stories of the same value came along and we changed our pace." He sounded like a happy man as he went on, "Now we can get below the surface of the characters and into their motivation in the five-day treatment. Important to us, too, is that now we can develop secondary and tertiary relationships among the regular characters in the back ground running story." The dress rehearsal for the first fiver was winding up and Layton picked, up his pencilled notes, threaded across the sets and into the already densely populated control room to confer with director Paul Lammers about desirable final changes. Assistants and engineers continued to push buttons, pull levers and go about their organized madness as three angles appeared on monitors of scene under way and five other monitors picked up every other group and setting. All stayed "in character" whether they were "on" or not. This "first fiver" also introduced two new regular "stars: Ann Williams (veteran of the departed "Young Doctor Malone" series) who's playing a lady doctor and handsome James Pritchett as Hope Hospital's new Chief of Staff. "Isn't Pritchett mighty young, though I grant he has the right air of authority" I asked Jerry Layton when we got back to the viewing room. "I figure," he said smoothly, "that you can get just as much emotion from a good looking face as from a plain one. It's not unheard of to have a post like that fairly young. Furthermore, in this series, it's imperative that the principals be young enough to make romance believable." As if on cue Pritchett. as Dr. Matthew Powers, was explaining that he was a widower. Ann Williams murmured lifelessly that yes indeed she was married ..." but unhappily, notice," injected Layton. So that's it. Obviously this is a situation that will bear watching. Well on to this "nighttime quality" business . . . how does he get it? Simple it seems,in addition to ability, and long experience he just practically works himself to death. The taping would end at 4:00 P.M. Then he'd have half an hour to rest, providing he did it in a taxi because "rehearsing the next episode would start in a rehearsal hall fifteen blocks away from the RCA Studios at 4:30. "It'll be over at 7:30 P.M.," Layton said. Then he projects himself into the future a bit and starts casting the story upcoming three weeks hence. Next morning at 8 :00 he's back in the rehearsal hall. "Careful planning is one way we can do what we do on our budget without cutting production values. We use only three hours of studio and camera time here at NBC. The rest is done at Judson Hall. Also very important is that we keep fifteen full scripts ahead so no money is wasted storing away scenery that would have to be if carted back in a few days , . . and our units are so designed that we have 36 combinations available at all times. "Now watch," he alerted me. "If we wanted to cut corners we'd just have Roat appear at Abby's door, instead we bring him there. There are doctors and nurses in the corridor. See? And did you catch the orderly pushing a cart?" I did, also a bulletin board and a candy machine. "Now look around Abby's room," he said when Roat finally got there. "We don't have to have a heat lamp, pictures and a view from the window, but you'd miss them if they weren't there. principals" "We're not budgeted for names, though sometimes we are lucky enough to get name value along with talent. Jerome Cowan (whom Layton slightly resembles) has appeared for us. Tina Louise (heartbreaker of the week of August 12 with Roat the victim) is another. But luckily, all we require, really is talent . . . and I'm sure we have a crop of future big names rignt here in this group." "I've just found out a producer's work is never done," running to catch up with Abby as Layton presumably ran for his taxi. "How is it with actresses these days?" "With me at least it's so busy I haven't had time for my exercise class," smiled Abby who has one of those perpetual angel faces that time doesn't touch. "You know I contend that life is a verb, 'to do' for an actress can never stop learning." She should know. Fresh from New Mexico in the 1930s she landed immediately in the company of the legendary Walter Hampden who set her to cutting her teeth on Shakespeare. Then she "swang over" to Kaufman-Hart musicals, George Abbott comedy and TV. Not that she's said goodbye to theatre ! A couple of seasons back she and her distinguished husband, John Seymour, fifth generation member of a theatrical family, hit Broadway again with the charming but ill-fated 'Howie'." Yet with all this experience she's done what classically trained actors seldom do. At Kim Hunter's suggestion a few years ago she started studying method acting with Lea Strassburg. Among her class mates have been Marilyn Monroe ("We all just loved her") and Ann Williams. I am passing along three insights out of my "Doctors" day. If you're a young actor, try to get on a Jerry Layton show. If you want to be a producer, good luck. And if you want to have a fresh pretty face like Abby's, keep reaching for the future so fast that time can't catch you.

Staats Cotsworth This Changing World 1944 Romance 'Berkeley Square' Leora Thatcher Young Dr Malone Miss Atwood 1940 Aunt Jenny 1940 Right To Happiness 1943 Story of Mary Marlin Maw Potter Lora Lawton Marge Mulvaney 1948 Romance of Helen Trent 1949 Backstage Wife 1949 Young Widder Brown 1951

Ben Hammer Another World Judge Stewart 1982 Tom Urich Another World Dr Harrison 1982 Ralph Byers Another World Sy Cole 1982 Malachy McCourt Another World Priest 1982 Ruby Holbrook Another World Registrar 1982

Doris Dalton Right to Happiness 1943 Lora Lawton 1943/1946 Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters 1946 Young Widder Brown 1948 Front Page Farrell Nora Waterman 1951 Whispering Streets 1955 My True Story 1955 When A Girl Marries 1955

re Love of Life Agnes Young was again playing Mrs Vento in 1965. In the info I have she appeared a number of times from April thru August.

Do you think Family might have benefited from being more serialized? Rather than an issue being done and dusted in one episode, things could have continued for longer and become more interrelated. As I recall, characters seldom referenced anything that came before. Mind you Executive Suite had recently flopped, so networks were probably reluctant to go the serialized route. Dallas and Knots both started with self contained episodes.

Not sure if I posted this before. From Sept 71 shortly before Irna returned (Jan 72) Winifred Wolfe, who was always listed as headwriter for this time period is not listed, so perhaps she had already departed and they were preparing for Irna's return Ep # 4007 Air date Sept 23 1971 Writers Warren Swanson John Boruff David Lesan Cast Bob Nancy Pa Simon Chris Meredith David Dan Tom Susan Dr Foley Sets Waiting area hospital Chris's room Hospital corridor phone booth Bookshop living quarters Pathology lab

Watching the March 96 episode, the direction/camera work is quite impressive no doubt, but I am wondering if in someway takes away from the essence of a soap. By taking away the generational aspect and intimate feel, The City and other shows that tried to re-invent the genre took away what makes soaps unique and identifiable. It certainly did not help the genre in the long run. Do others agree or feel soaps should have continued to try and become more 'contemporary'?

True Story 1959 Lots of new soaphopper roles! Jan 3 The Judgement by ? Cast: John Boruff Ralph Dunn Jean Mowry Lee Richardson Jan 10 Silver Eve by ? A college co-ed enlists the help of a psyhcology professor to prevent her parents from getting a divorce Cast Jerome Cowan Prof Alix Towne Jan 17 Doctor by George Lowther Cast Phillip Keneally Frank Overton Phyllis Hill Julie Burns Remo Pisani Joe Sirola Jan 24 Power Dam by Irving and Jane robin Cast Ford Rainey William Smithers Abby Lewis Jo Ann Le Compte Richard Mason Jan 31 AN ARTIST'S LIFE FOR ME A shrewd art dealer tries to swindle an artist out of a prize painting. Feb 7 Shadow of a Lie by Barry Lake An ex convict, believed to be dead, returns from the grave to blackmail his former wife and her new husband Cast Betty Buehler Ellen Collins Joseph Mascolo Ben Collins Feb 14 Live Again Lady by William Kendall Ckarke Three eligible suitors vie for the hand of an eligible congresswoman. Cast Casey Peyson - Congresswoman Edmon Ryan Simon Oakland Mel Ruick Feb 21 Cabin 19 by Calvin Clements Cast John Kelogg Martin E Brooks Viola Frayne Ronald Dawson Feb 28 Out Of The Dark by Mildred McDaniel Cast Arch Johnson Robin Howard Alfred Sandor Carl Low March 7 Neighbors by Robert Esson Cast Guy Sorel Noah Keen Claire Nielson Lydia Procnicka Ben Hammer Michael Dolan March 14 Stakeout by Barry Lake A masked gunman steals into a house and attempts to strangle a woman. Cast Coe Norton Frank Campanella Stan Watt March 21 An Attractive Family by John West A family of three, responsible for two undetected crimes, plot to kill a young heiress whose death will net them a fortune Cast Jan Miner David white Tim O'Connor Julienne Marie Burton Mallory Robert Blackburn March 28 Judgement of Character by Mildred McDaniel A masked gunman steals into a house and attempts to strangle a woman. Cast Steve Elliot Gaye Jordan Bert Freed Iranda Adonga Bob Jacquin April 4 Still Hunt A maniac escapes from an asylum. The sheriff hunting him is unaware that his own daughter is being held prisoner by the crazed man. Cast Kathleen Murray Frederic Downs Frank Schofield William Mason April 11 The Runaway by Arthur Mazzeo An ex-boxer can't find a witness to prove his story that he killed a man in self-defense. Cast Phyllis Newman Sam Locante Martin Rudy Augusta Cioli April 18 No Greater Love by Barry Lake Cast Hugh Reilly Herbert Holcombe John Armstrong Connie Van Ess Mildred Clinton April 25 ? May 2 Room For Rent by Michelle Cousins Cast Ruth White Myra Harkins Meredith Dallas John Napier Jana Pearce May 9 The Wife Beater by Jan Martin Cast Alan Ansara Susan Brown Milton Selzer Wiley Hancock May 16 Suspicion Island by Anne Howard Bailey Cast Lois Nettleton Nancy Pollock Jamie Smith Arnold Soboloff Alan Frank May 23 Home to Mother by William Kendall Clarke Cast Arlene McQuade Mark Lenard Ann Summers Edmon Ryan May 30 The Heist by Peter Barry Cast Bern Hoffman John Buckwalter Jesse Jacobs Val Avery June 6 Darien Original by Theodore Case Sally, a young artist discovers the painting shr bought for $12 may be worth thousands, she offers to share with her family, but the offer sets the group to squabbling. Her brother wants the money for college, her father wants to buy a business, her mother wants to buy a greenhouse and sally needs the money for art tuition. Cast Eileen Fulton – Sally Davis Jack Norton - Johnny Martin Rudy - Mr Davis Dorothy Laming – Mrs Davis June 13 Man Next Door by Arhur Mazzeo Cast Martin Brooks – Alfred Dietz Jan Miner – Leona Green Preston Epps Dee Clark George L Smith – Will Green Lenore De Coven – Lillian Dietz June 20 Hot Money by Calvin Clements Cast Robert Dane Mary K Wells Court Benson John Gibson June 27 The Great Carlini by Irving and Jane Rose An out-of-work magician accepts a very large salary to work as the dealer in a fixed game of cards. Cast Coe Norton – Bob Carlin Lisa Howard – Betty Carlin Joseph Mascolo Grant Gordon Tom Gordon July 4 ? by William Kendall Clarke Cast Craig Curtis Martin Balsam Richard Reed Jimsey Somers Frances Greet July 11 The Escape by Joseph Cochran Hoping to prove the innocence of her brother, who is falsely accused of murder,a young waitress makes a date with the real killer. Cast Margaret Stewart - Mary Martin Newman Ed Peck - Larry Richard Derr - Jonathan July 18 ? by Joseph Cochran Cast Sally Chamberlain Frederic Downs Frank Schofield July 25 ? by Barry Lake A woman is accused of killing her husband's best friend. Her husband,a lawyer, sets out to prove her innocence. Cast Fred Scollay Lorne Greene Jim Boles Al Ramsen Lee Delmo Aug 1 ? by Michelle Cousins An aggressive businesswoman whose clients know her only by her voice, Lois decides to come out into the open when a bachelor client writes a book criticizing American women, Cast Elaine Stritch Lois Kirby Howard Morton Bradford Miles Aug 8 ? by Irwin Lewis & Bob Allison Cast Paul Syevens Mel Dowd Alan North Walter Miller Aug 15 ? by John West A Shakespearean actor, Harry Kent, who attempts to make a comeback after a long illness. Kent is bothered by phone calls from his wife, who is supposedly dead.His valet and manager try to convince him that the calls are a hoax Cast Harry Kent – Martyn Green Frank Campanella -Fred Richard Woods – Tom Wallace Aug 22 ? by Gene Watts Cast Milton Seltzer Barbara Bergere Ford Rainey Fred Stewart Aug 29 ? Sept 5 ? Sept 12 ? by Michele Cousins A young widow, hoping to recapture the memory of her dead husband,returns to the lonely railroad station where they first met. Here she meets a stranger who shatters her dreams. Cast Lois Nettleton – Sue Richards Philip Sterling – Sandy Sanford Arthur Storch – Mike Barnes Harrison Dowd – Ben Miller Sept 19 Tomorrow Is Too Late by Arthur Matzeo Cast Joan Wetmore Gary Morgan Betty Schwartz Sept 26 The Cowbird by William Kendall Clarke Cast Robert Hogan Eugenia Rawls Grace Carney Karla Most Ralph Bell Oct 3 ? by John West Cast Ralph Drischell Frederic Downs Dortha Duckworth Ben Yaffee Oct 10 Dark Lantern by Robert Essof A destitute fortune hunter hopefully visits the home of his wealthy aunt.He is surprised to find the house inhabited only by a young recluse. Cast Herbert Evers – Clifford Lowe Patricia Barry - Lorry John Gibson – Constable Gregson Oct 17 ? by Michelle Cousins Cast William Redfield Dolores Sutton Paul Stevens Sally Kemp Oct 24 ? by Jane and Irving Robbin Cast Eileen Fulton John Larkin Patrick O'Neal Joan Benedict Oct 31 ? by William Kendall Clarke A young girl, frightened after seeing a murder committed,flees into the apartment of a strange young man Cast Dan Morgan - Neal Louise Troy - Amy Robert Jacquin Nov 7 Nightmare House by Theodore Case Cast Dan Madden Russell Gold Florence Anglin Rita Gardner Nov 14 ? by Gene Watts Cast Barbara Hayes James Coco Bill Berrian Hal Burdick Nov 21 I'll Die Laughing by John Andrew west Cast Mary Fickett Dick O'Neill Frank Schofield Charles White Nov 28 ? by Anthony Lagona Cast Lydia Prochnicka Jack Bittner Remo Pisani Edward Crowley Dec 5 ? by Margita Fischer Cast Meg Mundy Wesley Addy Lou Antonio Beverly Lee Dec 12 Forget to Remember by Michelle Cousin A veteran schoolteacher is tempted to accept a position with a publishing firm at a much greater salary. Cast Nancy Pollock – Laura Carlin Craig Huebing - David Jo Fisher William Putch Dec 19 A Christmas for Real by Marquita Fisher A couple living in a bleak flat and looking forward to a dreary Christmas are paid a surprise visit Cast Sam Locanto - Alex Findley Anne Sargent - Margaret Dec 26 ? by Louis Adelman A young woman tries to make her husband stop gambling. Cast Fran Spanier Frank Aletter Daniel Keyes Evelyn Juster

Agree with those dates. I think some stations took True Story on a one week delay due to sports programming. I have seen it airing at 4pm also due other programs being shown at noon.

Fixed. Thanks for pointing that out. also for the info re the Phillips, Old cast lists never make distinctions like this, so someone who didn't watch (eg me) might assume they were regular characters.

Sarah Burton Stories America Loves 'The Shiek' 1940 Wheatena Playhouse 'The Citadel' Mrs Lawrence 1941 Young Widder Brown 1950

Guiding Light Celia Bennett was on in 85 not 80 defending Andy Ferris not Andy Norris.

Kathleen McNeeny All My Children dayplayer role

Slick Jones fantastic Love of Life cast list is filling in a lot of blanks re characters and their role in the story. From 1973 ep # 5559 Tape date Feb 3 1973 Air date Feb 13 1973 Producer Freyda Rothstein Writer Christopher Bell w/ Peggy O'Shea Cast Kate Van Rick Lloyd Vinnie Sarah Bobby Extras Sets Potting Shed (Sarah's gardening business) Hospital corridor Phillip's living room Phone limbo area Vinnie and Lloyd discuss baby Rebekah's meningitis. Vinnie is annoyed Dan will be assisting in surgery but LLoyd thinks it's a good thing as might bring Dan and Kate closer due to their mutual concern over the baby. Van expresses concern about Stacey to Sarah and Bobby. She wants Bobby's assurance that Stacey is no longer delving into ESP experiments and believing she can contact the dead.

Re Ben Jerrod Just noticed an error in the cast listing Abel Forsythe was played By Lance Fuller You have Abel Collier Lance Fuller and Abel Forsythe... Don Collier angered/questioned Tom Prfivate investigator.

The premiere episode 'Whatsoever House I Enter' Dr Scott (Jock Gaynor) performs a critical operation on a 7 yr old girl.

As The World Turns Bruce Kellogg ?? NY photographer interested in Carol Ann 1973

Ep #828 Tape date June 28 1976 Air date July 5 1976 Cast Stuart Lorie Chris Peg Snapper Brad Leslie Pianist Sets Brooks Living room Peg's bedroom Stuart's office Brad & Leslie's apartment

That was when Wes Kenney came on and cleaned house of assorted Monty characters who had been hanging around for years. He decided there would be short arc stories that involved a bunch of new characters interacting with the regulars, some of whom might stay around. That approach didn't last long. I think the Shaun Cassidy/Dusty Walker story was part of that strategy.

So farewell Tina Burner. I agreed with that elimination - she didn't seem to bring anything as the weeks went on. Final 4 - Gottmik, Symone, Kandy (ugh) and maybe Uttica?? I still don't get the Kandy love - that workroom scene where all the other queens were praising her to high heaven about the sweet child underneath the brash exterior etc... Then her awful runway look -just a bodysuit with a few pieces of cheap fur and a shrivelled up dummy on her back. And her commercial wasn't anything. Olivia should be next as she's failing at funny and keeps smilin' her way through. Not really there for Rose either. One thing about Symone is that uses the sassy/ghetto/70's hooker vibe over and over. She does it well but isn't getting called out on it like some of the others who are read for relying on the same schtick.

How would GH fans feel about Doug Davidson playing Jeff Webber?