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Update on Deborah Courtney (Cal) now Pollack http://www.edwardanddeborahpollack.com/Aboutus.html 1266 × 1260

Ryan, like Cole, was kept on for too long and outlived his usefulness.

Re Bernard Grant Luis Van Rooten Add Right to Happiness 1959

Re Jimsey Somers Variety Nov 58 mentions her as Barbara on EON. Not sure if this is the maid role listed in 57?

Thanks Slick OK my new requests June Dayton Bradford Dillman Juliet Mills Renee Jarrett Don Galloway Michelle Phillips

Sorry i referred to an old list I hadn't deleted!! Time to clean up my files...

Requests Phillip Clarke Mona Bruns Frank Thomas Snr Beverly Lunsford Peter Barton Colby Chester Chevi Colton

Re Vicki Vola Add Young Dr Malone (radio)1958

This photo dated June 1990 shows Ed Bryce on Loving

People like Teri Keane should have been acknowledged for her contributions over many, many years. I'm sure she would have many fascinating stories to tell.

Totally agree. The thing with older shows is that there needs to be forward planning so the next generation of younger characters is ready to step up. SORASING seems to be the go to plan but the problem is that it catches up with the framework in the end. characters like Tom Hughes and Dan Stewart were played out when the should have in reality just beginning to take center stage. ATWT introduced the characters of Alice and Debbie as Don's stepchildren to bring youth to the core families - even they were aged before being forgotten forever. If the many children and grandchildren had been aged less drastically by the 80's there would have been several ready to step up and provide young stories that tied into the core.

I'm sure Slick can fill in the gaps.

Aug 58 1. TPIR 8.7 2. Secret Storm 8.3 3. ATWT 8.2 4. SFT 8.1 5. House Party 8.0 6. TEON 7.9 7. Dotto 7.7 8. TGL 7.5 9. Verdict Is Yours 7.5 10. Tic Tac Dough 7.5 11. Big Payoff 7.4

Making Katherine and Victor billionaires was a mistake IMO. Wealthy yes, but pretending to depict billionaires lifestyle on a daytime soap is ridiculous. Also, i believe that Victor was already living in GC when the character was introduced. His involvement with Katherine came later.

So enjoying these blasts from the past. Appreciate anything and everything you share.Thanks again!

Re Mary Fickett Add Nurse Molly West - Young Dr Malone (radio) 1958

A correction re Edge of night Variety reports Betty Sue Albert taking over from Beverly Lunsford in May 58. (Lunsford got a Broadway show) Re Valiant Lady add Robin Keil Re Verdict is Yours Add Sara Dolley Re Brighter Day Nancy Malone in as Babby Dennis May 58 Re Love of Life Ann Loring in as Tammy May 58 all from Variety

Re Jay Barney His Helen Trent role Kurt Bonnie was 56-58 He was also on Secret Storm in 58.

re Susan Douglas Add Second Mrs Burton 1958

For Love and Honor NBC. Up against Falcon Crest. Following 'Manimal' on Friday nights in 1983 was the low-concept military drama, 'For Love And Honor' which was produced by David Gerber. Filmed on location at Fort MacArthur on the outskirts of San Pedro, California and at MGM/UA studios in Culver City, 'For Love And Honor' told the military stories of a peacetime paratrooper battalion of the fictional 88th Airborne Division. The recruits at the elite military base were in training to be combat-ready to be part of a rapid deployment force. "It is not an Army show. We do not have the support of the US Armed Forces," David Gerber disclosed. "The military background is solely for dramatic tension, a device wherein we bring the characters together and place them in conflict, in life-and-death situations. What I've attempted to do is come up with a hybrid, a realistic drama with modern army life as a backdrop. The result is a series that has all the ingredients of a prime-time soap opera plus the action and adventure not usually found in the soaps." Cliff Potts played First Sergeant Eugene Allards, "the balance on the seesaw between the enlisted men and the overly ambitious captain." He expressed, "One of the best things about this series is that the people involved are not only TV personalities, they're actors as well. The fact that it's set within a military structure makes it no more pro-military than 'Hill Street Blues' is pro-police. Both shows are dramas. They deal with people." However 'For Love And Honor' was unable to attract the minimum 25% audience share to stay on air. For the 1983-84 season, the 12 episodes of 'For Love And Honor' averaged 9.1% ratings (of the 83.3 million TV households in the US at the time) and 16% audience share. David Gerber continued, "I begged NBC to get us out of that Friday night time period because we were dying in the ratings." Cliff Potts remembered, "We have some growing pains. We've been under the gun since we started. I thought we'd be a midseason replacement and have time to work out the kinks, but instead they put us on in the fall." David Gerber continued, "First, they wanted strong, masculine adventure. Then they wanted more melodrama, like in the soaps. Then we weren't quite a soap and we weren't an adventure. Maybe I'm in the wrong pew." Cliff Potts recounted, "There have been so many changes since we did the pilot. Spell those changes s-e-x." Critic Stuart D. Bykofsky praised, "I admired 'Love And Honor' for the things it had and things it did – good scripts, believable situations, interesting characters, good acting, good directing. I also liked it for the things it avoided – gratutious sex, moronic melodrama and brainless cliff-hangers." David Gerber voiced, "Yes, I’m going to have more melodrama." Already filmed sequences were reportedly had to be re-edited and scenes from one episode had to be moved to another episode. David Gerber continued, "They want pure soaper and action with adventure. I’ve been begging the network to take the series off. To give us time to rework the show – and bring it back next season (1984-85), in a different time slot, away from 'Falcon Crest'. "We've been going crazy trying to keep up with the changes the network wants. They want wall-to-wall soap opera. I'm not ready to do that. I will give them melodrama from time to time, as long as I don’t lose the impact of it as a military show. But it’s going to take time to get all that sort out. I wouldn't say 'stoop'. Let me use the word 'bend' rather than 'stoop'. I'm hoping the stories are not banal while they are bigger than life. There ought to be room on TV for straight drama, for something besides soap. I'm on thin ice within myself. I don't know how it's going to come out. It's a roll of the dice at the moment." Critic Gary Deeb noted, "Under the direction of executive producer David Gerber and head writers Leon Tokatyan and Diana Bell Tokatyan, 'For Love And Honor' steers itself into surprisingly effective territory. The stories are interesting, the characters are very touching, and there are a lot of sexually hot stares, smiles and winks exchanged throughout the program. Most of it is quite plausible dramatically." Cliff Potts continued, "Essentially, if you want people to watch you have to have charming and attractive characters. The military has been so low-key for such a long time that people forget it's made up of people. The military is a tool and the important thing isn't what happens at our level. Young people who go into the military can't make political choices. It's up to the nation as to how this tool is used." After the first 6 episodes including the pilot NBC had commissioned went on air, the network decided to re-order for another 6 episodes but switched time slot to Tuesday against 'Hart To Hart'. With 'The A-Team' and 'Remington Steele' provided lead-in audience, 'For Love And Honor' still only attracted, in one week, 9.4% households ratings and 17% audience share compared to 'Hart To Hart' 16.3% households ratings and 28% audience share. Speaking to the press, Cliff Potts made known, "When I got this role my mother clapped. She says I do my best work in uniform. Mother liked what I did in (the mini-series) 'Once An Eagle' (1976-77) and I have to agree because I thought it was one of my best roles. He was a man who was too ambitious to get ahead. I'd just gotten back from Israel where I did 'Sahara' with Brooke Shields. "It's set in 1927 and she's driving in a Sahara car rally and ends up in the middle of an Arab holy war. I play the man who designs and builds her car and goes along as her navigator and helpmate. I stopped in Paris for a week of relaxation on the way back and when I arrived I got a call from David Gerber, the producer, on Monday. I went to the network on Wednesday and started filming the next Monday." Yaphet Kotto played drill instructor, Master Sergeant John "China" Bell, "We’re doing our 6th show now (or at the time), and I have yet to see a script that's like the movie ('An Officer And A Gentleman'). People look at the surface. They see me, a black man, they see a white guy (Cliff Potts) and a girl (Shelley Smith) and they say, it's gotta be the same. It's like saying if you do anything military with a black guy in it, you're copying 'An Officer And A Gentleman'." Shelley Smith played Carolyn Engel, the captain in the medical corps. "We have the sense in our show that we could go to war at any time because we are a combat-ready unit," Shelley Smith explained. "In fact, I know in one episode we shot, the guys go off in a plane, and it looks like they're going to head into a troubled area (the episode reportedly filmed two weeks before the real life US invasion of Grenada in 1983). "I don't know if people care what I have to say about this. I'm an actor. I'm not a politician and I don't know the end-all and I'm not very well read on foreign policy, but if you ask me my opinion, I think that there's a heck of a lot more to take care of in this country (the US), rather than pouring the money and the people into Lebanon (US marines were sent to Lebanon 1982-84 on a peacekeeping mission) and El Salvador (the civil war in El Salvador lasted 1980-1992) and all the other trouble spots in the world." Of the relationship between First Sergeant Allard and Captain Engel, Cliff Potts offered, "I think they're going to have to go off and do it in a different social milieu. She's worried that he's an enlisted man and she's an officer. I'm confident enough not only to carry on a relationship with an officer but a woman who has been to college. But it's always been on her turf. The Army is his turf. What would happen to him at a cocktail party where there are a couple of VIPs and he’s just a sergeant?" Shelley Smith shared, "When I was a top model and I worked for a lot of years, every year the prices went up. Now they’re so high that even a medium model can earn $80,000 a year – and the top models, forget it, it’s half a million. The years I was working, it wasn't that much, but it was still a lot of money. And in a certain way, easy money - $2,500 a day to put some clothes on? Unless the weather’s bad or the clients are nasty, it’s not a bad thing to have to do. "In modeling, you have nothing to think about. It’s so exterior. So I’d make jokes all the time. That’s what got me through. I think that’s why people hired me, not for the way I look. Joke it up. You have to laugh at it. If you take it too seriously you’ve got deep trouble. I love practical jokes and I love to tease people. Sometimes I feel guilty because you hope that someone has a good enough sense of humor to take a joke, but sometimes it goes a little too far and someone might take you too seriously." In 1970, Yaphet Kotto decided to set up his own film production company in part to search for meaty roles but also to hire minorities in behind the camera jobs. Yaphet Kotto elaborated, "I found out there weren’t many, women especially. Once, I was told, 'Women don’t do that.' I put up $25,000 out of my pocket to train 12 women as script supervisors. The other day (in 1983) at MGM a woman came up to me and said, 'I want to thank you. You put me through school so I have this job.' I still don’t know her name." By 1983, "I think there are more opportunities now for those who really want to try but it comes down to one thing, money. I don’t think anyone is consciously saying, 'Let's keep blacks, women, minorities out of these jobs.' What they're saying is, 'How can we make money? Let's do another 'E.T.', or 'Jaws'." As a model becoming an actress, Shelley Smith believed, "It's even more of a help now because people like Veronica (Hamel), you don’t take her lightly. People like Jessica Lange, who keeps winning the top awards for acting, are very good actresses. When I first came out here it got me in the door, it got me an agent. I had studied acting, thank goodness, and I still do, but they don’t know if you can act at that point. It gets you in the door. It doesn’t get you a job. "Pilot season (January through March) is a tough time of year for actors and it’s a particular beef of mine. You used to be able to read for different projects and then decide, but now an actor must sign an agreement after being cast in a pilot (to turn down other projects during the holding period while the networks decided whether to buy the series for the fall or not)." Yaphet Kotto: "Since 1968, when I did my first television, I've been fortunate to be one of those actors who has been able to move between movies, TV and the stage. I did ‘The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones', 'Report to the Commissioner', 'Blue Collar', 'Alien' without an agent. The producers called when they were just starting the project. I was hired for 'Report to the Commisioner' a year before the movie was made and the producer gave me holding money so I wouldn't get tied up with anything else. "Television is a grind. One of my shortcomings is that I don't think about the business aspects. I get involved in a character and, sometimes, it doesn’t work out. I was interested (in 'For Love And Honor') because China's a departure for me. I've played middle-of-the-road guys, policemen, lawyers, in most of my 28 movies (to 1983), and only two bad guys, but somehow I got tagged with this 'heavy' label. This one's a romantic role. China's a Vietnam veteran who was captured and escaped. He had to leave his Vietnamese wife and child behind and has lost contact with them. Meantime, another woman has come into his life and he's caught between them. It's the working out of his conflict and finding himself that interested me. He's a real multidimensional character."

In 1985, NBC took another stab at a primetime soap with 'The Covenant' which had supernatural overtones The mythical Nobles was the most powerful banking family in the US and the keeper of an ancient covenant of evil. In one scene, a loan for an amount of $550 million was made in cash to a German business man Heinrich Bosch who was living in Argentina. Viewers were told, "The bank is just a front for the power of hell itself." Noble bank had many international clients. Some loans were said, made to finance "drugs, guns, revolutions." It was noted the family crest was a horned occult sign. The ability to control the force was passed on through the women in the family. In the basement of the bank's 12-level building, was home to deadly supernatural powers. Zachariah (an Old Testament name) informed, "Around 1500BC, fair skin people (Caucasian) pushed through the Hindu Kush pass (between Afghanistan and Pakistan). They conquered India (which) became a priest class. "Now, the power that the conquerers had, came from something they called the covenant - an agreement with evil. After India, they dropped from history but re-emerged around 1000BC in Israel where their influence was challenged by the biblical judges. History lost them again but they reappeared constantly down through the ages wherever there is discord and inhumanity. "Interestingly enough, the word for these people is Aryan. An English translation of that word is noble. I am part of a small order. We judges trace our origin back to biblical times when the Nobles first made their covenant with evil. Our purpose is to destroy them. The power of the covenant passes from generation to generation through the women." Produced by Michael Filerman of 'Dallas', 'Falcon Crest' and 'Knots Landing', 'Covenant' was one of three pilot movies shown on NBC between June and August 1985. The first 'Code of Vengeance' (a 'Rambo' type pilot) would be retitled 'Dalton' for the TV series. Six episodes were filmed. The second 'Stingray' was created by Stephen J. Cannell. According to the NBC vice president for drama development at the time, "'Stingray' was developed as a 9 o'clock show but Stephen created a different character and arena than we had discussed. He (Stingray) was a man of mystery, with an almost surreal quality. He didn't have the humor that Stephen usually puts in that appeals to children." The third, 'Covenant' ('The Omen' like pilot). Up against reruns of 'Kate & Allie' and 'Cagney & Lacey', 'Covenant' was ranked the 22nd most popular program that week. Like 'Dallas', the main title design featured the three-way split-screen. Similar to 'Falcon Crest', 'Covenant' was set in San Francisco. Jane Badler and Michelle Phillips played the Alexis and Krystle of 'Dynasty' or J.R. and Bobby of 'Dallas', fraternal twins (or non-identical twins) Dana and Claire. Zachariah continued, "But Claire and Dana are fraternal twins so their power is split between them. Each of the sisters has limited power. To exercise the full potential of the covenant Dana and Claire would have to come together and act as one. But the child, Angelica, she is the monster. When she comes of age and is initiated into the covenant she will have all the power."On 'Covenant', Stuart Hall was "the man that knows" who planned to "go right up to the top. There is power and you can control it. I want to be part of it. I want to know where it comes from. I want to know how it works." Stuart's friend, David Wyman, had worked at Noble bank for 5 years as "personal advisor to the founder of the bank." In one scene, Stuart told David, "You know how the world works. It all get down to power." David countered, "But what kind of power. That's what I'm talking about." Zachariah to David Wyman: I want to tell you the people you are working for. The Nobles. Did you know that Victor Noble was Hitler's confidant. He built his bank with Nazi gold and the purpose of that bank is to finance death, terrorism, destruction all over the world. They have an interesting family tree, the Nobles. Claire is married to Eric, a cousin of Victor's son. Victor murdered his own brother and then married his brother's wife. Dana murdered her own mother in order to marry Victor. The family is nothing but incest and intrigue fighting to control its power. It's a very special power. The power of evil. Watch them very closely. They will do something and give themselves away. Something supernatural. In another scene, Dana told Victor (Roman name meaning conqueror), "I'm afraid we're going to have a problem with my sister. When the time comes to initiate Angelica into the covenant, Claire is not going to give her up. Victor (dismissively): There's nothing she can do about it. It's preordained. Once Angelica turns 21, that's it. 21 is the traditional age for investiture. It's been 21 since ancient times because of the responsibility of possessing of that power. Dana: She's only 18 now, that's 3 years away. But it's only tradition, she can be any age and still be given the power. If we were to initiate her now we could guide her. It's about the preservation of the family. This whole family's destiny rest on the power of the covenant. You yourself have no power - only control over the one that does. That will be Angelica. If you lose her, you lose everything. Michele Brustin of NBC continued, "We were anxious to get audience feedback on these three pilots. It would be a misnomer, however, to call these busted pilots. They were passed over for the fall season, but we did want to see how the audience reacted. These pilots came in very late and very rough. We didn't have any time periods for them. I think in other years, when our ratings were lower, they would have gotten on the schedule." 'Flamingo Road', 'Bare Essence', 'For Love and Honor', 'The Yellow Rose' and 'Berrenger's' were all canceled due to lackluster ratings. 'Covenant' was NBC next attempt at developing a successful prime time soap. However Brandon Tartikoff maintained, "If this one fails I'll have to give up the ghost." After watching 'Covenant', 'The New York Times' expressed disappointment because "the movie ends inconclusively, and Angelica still hasn't been told about the covenant. Will she be? Only if this dippy movie turns into a series."

March 1-5 1982 1. GH 9.8/32 2. AMC 8.8/31 3. OLTL 8.1/29 4. GL 8.0/26 5. Y&R 7.4/27 6. ATWT 7.3/26 7. RH 6.7/25 8. SFT 6.6/23 9. DOOL 6.2/22 10. AW 4.0/19 11. EON 4.6/14 12. Texas 4.0/13 13. TD 3.7/14 Week ending July 19 1983 1. TPIR 2. GH 3. Y&R 4. AMC 5. GL 6. ATWT 7. Wheel of Fortune 8. OLTL 9. TPIR 10. Capitol

Re Herb Nelson Gertrude Warner Add This Is Nora Drake 1958

Russel Kubeck seems a bit of a mystery man as there is nothing about him on the web. Was this name a psuedonym perhaps?

Stephen Mines, who played Paul Stewart in the mid 60's died May 21 aged 80 He also had roles on Days and Paradise Bay. https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/muskegon/obituary.aspx?n=stephen-d-mines&pid=193072915