Paul Raven

Broadcast Week May 30th 1983 NEW YORK—Loving, ABC's first new daytime television drama in eight years, debuts as a two-hour Sunday Night Movie June 26. The weekday series enters its 11:30 a.m.-noon EDT slot the following day. This is the first time that ABC has launched a daytime serial in prime time. CBS took a similar route with Capitol, which debuted with a one-hour special following top-rated Dallas on Friday night last year. Unlike its standard made-fors, however, ABC has shot the two-hour special on videotape instead of film. "The decision to shoot the pilot on tape was made in terms of utilizing the same sets for the future series," said Joe Stuart, producer. "But with the amount of lighting and special angles we wanted, we ended up shooting it like a film, and never really cut it the way a serial is cut." Emmy-winning veteran soap writer Agnes Nixon (All My Children, One Life to Live and others) and Douglas Marland are the show's head writers. Key characters are a television anchorwoman and a politically ambitious university president. Lloyd Bridges and Geraldine Page appear in the pilot. Future appearances in, the regular series are not ruled out. "The show has a broad scope, dealing with all generations," Stuart said. "Loving is more of a philosophical description, including sexual and sensual loving but also the love of people for one another—father, mother, children, brother to brother and sister to sister." The show has been on a tight schedule. Production began in January, and the special began taping in April. The movie was shot in 22 days, half in the studio and half on location in and around New York. It was then edited from 9 a.m. to midnight for 13 days straight. Shooting for the regular series begins this week. "It was a crash program to have the sets ready for April," Stuart said. "God at times was kind to us and at other times tested our mettle. Joe Stuart "During the last scene shot for the special, it was supposed to be summer. The two characters were dressed for summer, but it was 40 degrees. During one of the night scenes shot at 2 a.m., it started to snow. As much as you can do with electronic cameras, you cannot make it not snow." ABC rented a photographer's studio in Manhattan for a mass photo session for the show's cha racte rs.

Larry Bryggman also was cast on GL (Mike Bauer I think) but had military service and had to drop out. Janet Sarno's AMC role was Mrs Schultz

Re Lynne Thigpen Add Edge of Night

Re ATWT Lawrence (Larry) Guardino played Doyle. I'm assuming this is the 1980 character.

In early 1967 Konrad Matthei (Roy McGuire) took six weeks off ATWT to film an obscure Australian movie 'Journey Into Darkness' In an interview, he says his last day before departing was Roy slipping into a church to see Sandy(his ex wife) marrying Bob Hughes. As the show was live at that time, it means Bob and Sandy were married January 1967. I've never seen a date for that marriage before. In his absence Roy went off to Medical school. Konrad mused that Roy would probably be a fully fledged doctor when he returned to Oakdale. I know Roy married Penny but not much else about the character. Does anyone know more about Roy McGuire?

Great you are getting those facebook responses! Nocholas Surovy was also on OLTL.

Another SFT role Dr Maria Thompson - Dana Ivey

Re SFT Add Gladys Weed played by Janet Sarno Brenda - Jenny O'Hara 1973 At some point Richard McMurray also played Dr Ned Hilton

Mon Nov 28 1954 Jim Gavin's sister pleads with her mother not to interfere in Jim's life.

October 1955 TOP NAMES IN TV SOAPER Valiant Lady, TV's daytime soap opera, has instituted using top Hollywood names in guest stints. Signe Hasso has appeared already and others booked are Dane Clark, Charlton Heston, Joanne Dru and John Ireland

Nov 83 NEW YORK—Reeves Teletape's 81st St. studio here was transformed recently into an abandoned warehouse for a special two-day taping of NBC TV's Search for Tomorrow. Reeves provided the Search crew with a Chapman Crane, an RCA TK46 and several Steadicams with Ikegami 79B lenses for the "film-style" shoot, which took place in the studio and outside on 81st St. To turn the studio into a warehouse, the sets were extended to twice their normal height—almost 20 feet—and the lighting was redesigned. Several night scenes were filmed outside on 81st St. between Amsterdam Ave. and Broadway. Was this for the Jo kidnap story?

1983 NEW YORK—ABC and CBS tied for the daytime Nielsen lead the week of Oct. 16-21, with 6.6 ratings. NBC lagged behind with a 4.5. General Hospital on ABC led all shows with a 10.3 rating/33 share, followed by the second half of The Price Is Right on CBS with an 8.7/37. ABC had three shows in the top 10, CBS six and NBC one.

Re SFT Add Judge McNair - Hansford Rowe

Re Where The Heart Is Dr Carlos Ramirez - Gonzalo Madurga

Re Love of Life Mildred Russell was played by Julia Shelley

Re Lynn Milgrim Sister Agatha - One Life to Live mid 70's

Did Iris come to Bay City due to Dennis having health problems and Russ being his doctor, thus leading to Russ/Iris romance? Or have I got this mixed up. Mac was first on the scene played by the first actor who was not the dashing catch portrayed by Douglass Watson. Although the story is there was no intention to pair up Rachel and Mac, I wonder what the original plans were when Mac was recast with a more attractive actor?

Re ATWT Nurse Kathy Harris - Cecilia Hart early/mid 70's.

Just read that Karin Wolfe (Mary Anderson) gained a release from Days when she landed the title role in 'Gigi" on Broadway in 1973. The show ran for 103 performances Nov 73 - Feb 74 She returned as Mary in April 74 and stayed another year.

Re Hidden Faces Kelly Simmons was also played by Mary Bracken Phillips Re Secret Storm Alan Castner played Vic Corelli

Re Phillip Sterling He had another role on Love of Life in 1972

Re John Danelle As The World Turns...Dr Wilson Love Is A Many Splendored Thing...unknown

Re Where The Heart Is Add Ronnie Claire Edwards - Barbara A World Apart Add Helen Stenborg

1978 Still another syndicated soap opera - following Y &R Ventures' High Hopes and JWT Syndication's Gold Coast -was entered in the marketplace last week as Syndicast Services wired stations about The Unknown, a daily barter vehicle it's pursuing for this fall. The series, to be produced by Time -Life Productions, was described as involving a young woman "who is granted a strange power of vision" and a man "who seems to know more than he should" and is "the mysterious gift -giver who weaves through [her] life ...'

Re Secret storm Add Doris Rich - Judge Foster 1966