Paul Raven

I searched for Gene Williams and didn't see that.🙄

Re SFT Add Gene Williams 8 yr old Jan 13 1978

I'm watching from time to time via YouTube. The new MJ - Carla Dragoni has debuted. Not sure why they bothered as MJ could have easily left town and Dragoni play a new character.

Re Ralph Camargo Larry Haines Add Right to Happiness 1960

re Arthur Peterson Obviously a slip up Rev Rutledge Guiding Light 1937-46?

It will be interesting to see GL's ratings for later in Marland's run to see if it stayed strong or he was running out of steam. The show was rocky after he left and the Gail Kobe/Pam Long came along and even got it to#1 for a few weeks in 84. The trouble with that regime IMO is that they threw out too much of the old structure and focussed on new characters and then further writers did the same until there was a patchwork of families - a couple of Bauers, some Reardons, Lewis and Shaynes. It was all too fragmented...

What a non story. Who hasn't received some fake email promising money? Did they contact Inside Edition to keep them in the public eye?

Guiding Light was CBS #1 soap at this time and that was up against GH. I don't recall that being acknowledged much at that time. If only CBS and P&G had found the formula to keep them strong. Maybe Doug Marland could have overseen the GL and ATWT as he seemed to be the only writer that could keep ratings up consistently. He was really the last writer that seemed to have the magic touch.

Roger Davis played Robert E Lee Prewitt in the From Here to Eternity pilot

re Leora Dana Add The Working Mother NBC Daytime special 8/12/1960

Patty Weaver - October 85 Would that be her going recurring? I don't recall Gina leaving town at any time... Was Gina/Patty recurring from then on or did she go back on contract at some point?

Henderson Forsythe was 64 in that 81 ep and Linda Dano was 38 so quite an age difference. Meanwhile real life couple Larry Bryggman was 43 and Jacquie Shultz was 25. Funny how some people looked older back then. I imagine a 43 yr old in todays soaps would have a much more youthful appearance than Larry B.

Days was in ratings and story trouble by the late 70's. The characters and stories that Bill Bell/PFS had written thru late 60's to mid 70's had been played out. Bill/Laura,Mickey/Maggie and Doug/Julie had been through the mill and were happily married but subsequent writers had to scramble to find story that kept them frontburner hence Bill/Kate, Laura going crazy.,Maggie the alcoholic,Julie being raped/ on trial for murder and burnt etc Also these characters were now in their 40's and in the case of Ed Mallory and John Clarke had not aged well. Susan Flannery and Denise Alexander were gone and Laura and Susan were damaged as a result. SORASING Mike and David worked short term but they were also married off too soon. So the thinking behind an overhaul was sound but the execution was off. Within a few months, characters were killed off, shipped out of town and disappeared while a bunch of newbies appeared. Had things played out more slowly and the new characters been more interesting things might have n=been different.

That is a story I have read many times. Jane House I believe was the actress in question and had appeared nude in the play Lenny. But when Liz was killed off she was being played by Judith McGillan.

Re Whitfield Connor Add Husband... The Working Mother NBC Special Dec 1960

A comment on YouTube regarding an audio post states that Monday Dec 20 1971 was ep # 4072. Hope that helps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQeML9MPy90

Barry Lake was headwriter in August 1960. His wife Marge ? Margo? was an artist and he had an art exhibition written into the script and used her artwork. The episode aired on a Wednesday and the collection was shipped to New Hope PA by Thursday for her own exhibit.

Re The Verdict Is Yours The show moved taping location from NY to Hollywood in June 1960. New set was introduced with viewers being told new courthouse was being used. Jim McKay worked for 3 weeks before leaving as he did not wish to relocate permanently. Cast for first LA case 'The Matter of Vail' Steve Brodie as irate ex husband/father suing for custody of 5 yr old daughter Cece Whitney as the ex wife/mother Ann O'Neal Sally Bliss Ray Barnes Barbara Bestar

Thanks for continuing to post these. Surprised to see ATWT as the top rated CBS soap and #4 in the ratings, while Y&R was lower. GL was in better shape but had to fight GH so in that sense was holding up well. NBC was a disaster.

Re Valiant Lady Add Lt Maxwell - Andrew Duggan 1953

re Mason Adams add The Guiding Light - piano player at club where Gloria sings 1950

Re Rita Lloyd Bernard Grant Add 'The Serpent and the Staff ' CBS Best Sellers (Radio serializations of popular novels). June 1960 She played the role of Esther.

Some additions From CBS Daytime 90- a series of Daytime tv movies that played Feb 74 Legacy of Fear Harry Bellaver Lois Zorich Don Scardino Trio for Lovers Maureen Anderman The Guest Room Dan Hamilton Frank Converse - John Banks Once In Her Life Constance Towers - Joan Baldwin Brett Halsey - Martin Baldwin Tiger On a Chain David Ackroyd - Peter stone Leslie Charleson - Nora stone Bruce Gray - Eliot Pearson Allan Miller - Dr Burghoff Some requests Sydney Walker Barnard Hughes Brian L Green John Boruff Peter Donat Kimetha Laurie

re Brighter Day Barbara Joyce's role of Anne Meadows was in fact her ATWT role, she played another role on TBD. Variety reported in Aug 58 she was appearing on TBD while continuing as Anne on ATWT

Re William Redfield Add Romance of helen Trent 1959 - 'beatnik'