Paul Raven

Elspeth Eric also played Dorothy Stewart on This is Nora Drake.

ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT CAST: Helen Trent, Hollywood designer, fighting for her life against the charge that she murdered producer Rex Carroll; Gil Whitney, resourceful lawyer, working desperately for Helen because he believes her innocent-and loves her; Cynthia Swanson, always Helen's enemy; her maid Francine, whose association with the sinister Karl Dorn involves her in Carroll's murder. BACKGROUND: Found in Carroll's apartment alone with his dead body, Helen's explanation that he was dead when she arrived makes no impression on the police. Gil, working his way through tangled evidence, finally collects enough material to persuade the District Attorney to issue warrants for the arrest of Dorn and Francine RECENTLY: The bewildered Francine, who was hypnotized by Dorn at the time of Carroll's murder, does not know how deeply she's involved. But she agrees to run away with Dorn when he orders her to do so. In his anxiety to leave no witness who can testify to his frequent visits, Dorn tries to kill the doorman of Carroll's building. This is a mistake . perhaps his last. ROSEMARY CAST: Rosemary, wife of Bill Roberts, who joins him in New York where he has accepted a promising new job in an advertising firm; Lefty Higgins, gangster, whose relationship with Bill's first wife keeps him on the fringes of the Roberts' lives. BACKGROUND: Bill's trip to New York makes history in Springdale, for at the last minute his assistant, Jane Springham, decides to go along. Some time later Jane returns, and frankly tells Rosemary that she loves Bill. However, when she told him so when they were alone in New York, he insisted that she go bock to Springdale. RECENTLY: Completely convinced of Bill's love, Rosemary joyfully wires him she is on her way to join him. But there is no Bill to meet her, and since she can't seem to contact his office, she spends a frantic time searching for him before he finally finds her. Sent off at the last minute on on urgent outof-town deal, he made arrangements to have her met, which misfired. But now they are together in the luxurious apartment Bill's boss found for them, and eagerly embark on an exciting new phase of their marriage. SECOND MRS BURTON CAST: Terry Burton, whose husband Stan is a merchant in Dickston; Barbara Wright, who is hurt in a railway crash on her way to the Burton's; the strange traveling -companion who steals her purse, and her identity, and whose real name is Helene Gruner. BACKGROUND: Having made room in their home for Barbara at the request of Terry's father, the Burtons welcome Helene .. unaware that the real Barbara is fighting amnesia in a nearby town. But almost at once Helene behaves oddly; she is tough, evasive, and steals jewelry from Terry and merchandise from the store. RECENTLY: Still without a memory, Barbara finds the Burton address in her coat pocket and impulsively goes to it. When she sees Helene, she starts remembering, and Helene knowing that if Barbara succeeds in regaining her memory she will be in danger of imprisonment, frantically tries to kill Barbara. But Jerry and Stan, their suspicions thoroughly aroused, pick up the trail Helene has left and manage to arrive in time to rescue Barbara. Meanwhile . who is the mysterious stronger trailing Stan'? STELLA DALLAS CAST: Stella Dallas, who believes that her simple, homely personality hos no place in her daughter's life now that Laurel is married to wealthy Richard Grosvenor; Mrs. Grosvenor, Dick's widowed mother; Gordon and Mercedes Crale, who gain Mrs. Grosvenor's confidence, and whom Stella instinctively distrusts. BACKGROUND: Seeing Laurel's happiness threatened, Stella sacrifices her own principles against interfering, and tries to warn Mrs. Grosvenor against Gordon. But the deluded woman goes ahead with pla s to marry the smooth gentleman who-as Stella fears-is merely after the Grosvenor money. RECENTLY: Though Stella can't destroy Mrs. Grosvenor's faith in Crabs, she can work to save Laurel's marriage from Mer- cedes Crale's obvious determination to break it up. Then one of Crale's associates double-crosses him, stealing some securities which Mrs. Grosvenor planned to give to Crole to invest for her. Stella sees that the Crale plot is even worse than she suspected. Fortunately, Dick is now on her side-but, even together, can they save his mother? THIS IS NORA DRAKE CAST: Nora Drake, a nurse, who is frying to help lawyer Charles Dobbs save his career from the after-effects of the death of Big John Morley; Tom, Morley's vindictive son; Suzanne, the sensitive young refugee befriended by Nora, in love with Charles. but persuaded by Tom to become his ally; George Stewart, Charles's brother, who makes it possible for Torn to fulfill his threat against Charles; Dorothy, George's wife. BACKGROUND: Believing his father killed himself to avoid a case Charles was building against him, Tom is delighted when he finds evidence that enables him to bring suit against George ,or forgery. Charles and Dorothy pool all their cash for George's bail ... which makes it grim for them when he disappears. RECENTLY: In a characteristic reversal of feeling, George decides he has injured his brother and must make some restitution. He broods over what it shall be, and finally appears one day in Tom s hotel room, determined to make him pay for Charles's suffering. Shocked, Tom recites that he is facing on enemy intent on murder. WENDY WARREN CAST: Wendy Warren, newspaperwomon; Mark Douglas, who hoped to marry Wendy when his estranged wife Nona divorced him: Aunt Dorrie, who kept house for Wendy's father until he went to a sanitarium to recuperate from a heart attack; Don Smith, new managing editor on Wendy's paper. BACKGROUND: The Douglas divorce is almost under way when Nona seeks a meeting with Wendy, to tell her that she has discovered she is going to have a baby and has decided, in spite of their past troubles, to try to make a go of her marriage to Mark. Convinced by Nona's sincerity, Wendy agrees not only to give Mark up but to help Nona work things out with him. RECENTLY: Though gossip still couples Wendy with Mark, she tries firmly to put him out of her mind. Concentrating on her work is easy right now, because of the dynamic new editor whose keen ideas and criticism keep Wendy on her toes. At first their interviews together are rather barbed, out Wendy soon begins to suspect that Don is not only a brilliant editor but could be a very attractive man . . if he wanted to. WHEN A GIRL MARRIES CAST: Joan Davis, who learns that her husband, Harry, has not really recovered from a recent loss of memory; Terry McDonough, who knew Harry while he was ill in New York, and comes to Beachwood to warn him that Angie, the woman to whom he became engaged during his spell of amnesia, has not given him up; Anne Dunn, who hates Joan, and hopes to make her suffer by hiring Angie to work at her hotel. BACKGROUND: Though Joan now knows that Harry's love for her is all he actually recalls from his past life, she hopes the future will bring complete memory back to him. She has not been fold about Angie's appearance in town. RECENTLY: Knowing that Angie is obsessed with the desire to get Harry back, and that Anne Dunn will help her, Terry thinks perhaps Joan should be told, so that she will be prepared for whatever shocking scenes she must go through. Harry, almost desperate from his efforts to keep Angie's presence from Joan, decides to fell her, but before he can do it, Joan-who has been strangely ill lately-collapses. YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE CAST: Anne Malone, superintendent of the Dineen Clinic in Three Oaks, who is separated from her husband, Dr. Jerry Malone; Sam Williams, an industrialist, and Gene, his son, both attracted to Anne; Lucia Standish, under whose influence Jerry has swiftly become director of a medical re- search institute in New York; Dr. Browne, Jerry's friend, who tries to warn him against Lucia. BACKGROUND: The separation between Anne and Jerry, at first considered a temporary one, stretches on and on until Anne, realizing that their marriage is hanging by a thread, makes a pride -destroying trip to New York to attempt reconciliation. RECENTLY: One thing is plain when Anne and Jerry meet. They still love each other. But over plans for the future they clash. Knowing that Lucia Standish's influence will be fatal. Anne insists that Jerry resign from the Institute and return to Three Oaks. But Jerry cannot underhand her reason. Blinded by the glamor of his big job, he refuses to leave, not realizing that more and more Lucia Standish is running his life. YOUNG WIDDER BROWN CAST: Widow Ellen Brown, who loves Dr. Anthony Loring, but will not marry him until her teen-age children. Mork and Joney, are willing to welcome him as a stepfather; Angela McBride, who works out a vicious scheme to win Anthony away from Ellen; David Campbell, whose neurotic sister, Amanda Cathcart, was working with Angela to ruin his future; Bruce Weldon. Angela's former fiance. BACKGROUND: Having tried many methods, both obvious and subtle, fo catch Anthony's attention, Angela resolves to simply get Ellen out of his life. The whole town is shocked when Amanda Cathcart is killed by a car which apparently was being driven by Ellen Brown. RECENTLY: Ellen's position is indeed dangerous, until Bruce Weldon suddenly comes forward. Unfortunately for Angela, Bruce says he saw the accident, and is able to swear that she, not Ellen. is guilty. Ellen feels under great obligation to Bruce, but her gratitude is supplanted by confusion when he tells her he has fallen in love with her.

I see in the credits for the Nov eps a character named Beatrice Lansing. As mentioned before, Marland always included a character named Beatrice in his shows as that was his mother's name. he also used the surname Lansing a few times so maybe he had a connection to that also. I was quite impressed by Mona's living room set as it looked quite detailed and spacious. Opposite the entry to that room is a door which I thought was a closet or entry to another room until the doorbell rang and I realized it was the front door to this mansion,just a few steps away - hardly the grand foyer you would expect such a house to have,.

OUR GAL SUNDAY CAST: Sunday and her husband, Lord Henry Brinthrope, who Iive at Black Swan Hall, in Fairbrooke, Virginia, Lewis Carter, his crippled daughter Hazel, and his brilliant ward, Joyce Irwin; Florence, Carter's wife, just released from a mental hospital; Roy Kingsley, the mysterious stranger who was kind to Hazel until he saw Joyce: Clifford Steele, an insistent suitor of Joyce's. BACKGROUND: Everyone, including Joyce, is shocked when Lewis Carter's devotion to her is finally revealed as a romantic attachment, instead of the fatherly affection it seemed to be. It is particularly upsetting in view of Florence Carter's recent return to a normal life, full of hope that it will be a happy one. RECENTLY: The tragedy which Sunday fears finally strikes. Joyce Irwin falls to her death from a hotel window in nearby Richmond. Everyone assumes she killed herself in remorse over coming between Carter and his wife . . . everyone but Sunday, whose firm conviction that Joyce was murdered is triumphantly vindicated when she helps to expose the murders-. PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY .CAST: Pepper Young, the red-headed boy who grew up to be Mayor of Elmwood; Linda, his wife; Peggy, his sister, wife of Carter Trent; Dad Young, who hopes Mother Young won't tell Carter's wealthy, strongwilled mother, Mrs. Ivy Trent, what she thinks of her; Edie, who firmly believes that Andy, her husband, is still alive though he's been missing over a year after a plane crash in South America. BACKGROUND: When Mother Young sees Ivy Trent manouvre her secretary out of what might be a happy love affair with pilot Jerry Feldman, she explodes. Now things can never be the same. RECENTLY: Ivy Trent persuades tough Gil and his long-suffering wife Min, to corn to Elmwood for a while. She gives Gil some money, feeling vaguely that it's wise to have him available for anything she might want him to do. Bored with Elmwood, Gil arranges for his extra-marital girl friend, Sadie, to come on from Chicago. What will happen when Min finally rebels? And what of the search for Andy, which is still going on down in South America? PERRY MASON CAST: Perry Mason, sharp-witted lawyer – detective, Della Street, his secretary; Martha and Don Smith, his clients, now standing trial for the murder of blackmailer Wilfred Palmer; Allyn Whitlock, a willful girl completely corrupted by her association with a peculiar man named Walter Bodt; Audrey Beekman, desperate with fear that her hard won happiness will be destroyed if her husband, Ed, learns she was involved with Palmer. BACKGROUND: In spite of Perry and his colleague Paul Drake, Martha is indicted for Palmer's murder, with Don named as her accomplice. Th most hopeful clue Perry has so far is a glove . . . a glove which Audrey, from its picture in the newspapers, recognizes as her own. RECENTLY: Hysterically, Audrey visits Martha in jail and extracts a promise that Martha will not reveal that Audrey, too, was being blackmailed by Palmer, and can testify to Martha's innocence unless there is no other way for Martha to save herself. But is anyone safe while Allyn Whitlock is still at large? PORTIA FACES LIFE CAST: Portia Manning, a lawyer, whose heart -breaking present assignment is the defense of her husband, Walter, who stands accused of the murder of Joan Ward; Clint Morley, the district attorney whose admiration for Portia leads him to press for Walter's conviction; Dickie, Portia's son, who was forced to reveal evidence which he knows helped build the case against Walter; Connie Abbott, a waitress who owes Portia a debt of gratitude, and pays it by trying to clear Wolter. BACKGROUND: As circumstantial evidence piles up around Walter, even Murray Lathrop, the lawyer with whom Portia is working, decides his client is guilty and withdraws from the case. RECENTLY: Connie Abbott knows that if Nick Evans con be persuaded, or paid, to tell the truth Walter will be out of danger, for Nick's story can prove that Steve Ward, the dead woman's husband, hos no alibi for the time of the murder. But can Connie and Keith Baker raise the five hundred dollars without which Nick will not reveal what he knows? RIGHT TO HAPPINESS CAST: Carolyn Kramer, divorced from Dwight Kramer, who has been granted custody of their son, Skippy; lawyer Miles Nelson, Corolyn's fiance, who is running for Governor; Constance Wakefield, once Carolyn's good friend, now Dwight's wife, Dr. Dick Campbell, Carolyn's former suitor: Annette Thorpe, powerful head of the newspaper chain backing Miles's candidacy. BACKGROUND: Miles, after beginning a brilliant fight on Carolyn's behalf in the custody battle over Skippy, was forced to turn it over to his partner when a crisis in his political party called him to the state capital .Though Carolyn knows his presence might have made no difference, she feels that he deserted her when she needed him. RECENTLY: Carolyn's resentment and fears for the future are intensified when, on Miles's return, .he sees that Annette Thorpe's claims on him have become powerful. Losing hope that he will succeed in getting this custody decision reversed, Carolyn forms a plan to take Skippy and flee the court's jurisdiction. It's an unwise scheme, but Carolyn is too upset to see how foolishly she's acting. ROAD OF LIFE CAST: Dr. Jim Brent, who does not suspect that his wife, just returned to him and his daughter Janey after a year -long absence, is not the real "Carol Brent" but an imposter; Beth Lambert, the actress trained to pose as "Carol" by a gang that wants information about Jim's important work at Wheelock Hospital; Frank Dana, a newspaperman who is suspicious of the story Beth tells to explain Carol's absence. BACKGROUND: Though Beth's mission gets off to a successful start, her own emotions interfere. Janey and Jim begin to mean too much to her ... so much that she starts faking the information she sends to Rockwell, head of the gang which employs her. RECENTLY: Beth, now hoping she can prevent the ruin of Jim's work, doesn't know that Frank Dana has sent a man to Europe to investigate her background. His suspicions gain strength when he learns of a meeting between Beth and Rockwell, who is now pretty sure that he is being deceived and comes to check on Beth. Time is what Beth needs . . . time enough to g ain Jim's confidence and tell him the truth.

Adding only one extra episode seems a bit odd, but there might be BTS reasons. Don't know that Sara is the kinda gal that would be interested in any 'enhancements'...

HILLTOP HOUSE CAST: Julie Paferno, assistant to Mrs. Grace Doll:on, supervisor of Glendale's orphanage, Hilltop House; Michael, Julie's lawyer husband; Kevin Burke, whom Julie once loved; Clementine, the six -year -old Hilltop girl who knew she would someday find her father. BACKGROUND: To everyone's joy, Clementine's father is found. But Julie's efforts to bring them together change quickly into an anxious attempt to keep them apart, for Sgt. Clement Arnaud not only refuses to acknowledge the child but makes many bitter, frightening threats against her. RECENTLY: Julie finally learns that Arnaud's hatred for Clementine is based on the lies about his wife, now dead, that were sent to him by his jealous sister while he was overseas. Working patiently, Julie convinces Arnaud that his suspicions are unwarranted, and is delighted when he completely accepts Clementine. But Mrs. Dolben's heart is set on having Clementine adopted by the Jessups, particularly since Arnaud is penniless. She resents what she considers interference or Julie's part. JUST PLAIN BILL CAST: Bill Davidson, barber of Hartville; Nancy, his daughter. wife of lawyer Kerry Donovan; Wesley Franklin, whose return to Hartville upsets the lives of John Ross and his daughter, Karen. BACKGROUND: Karen Ross, knowing that Wesley Franklin is determined to get control of her father's factory. She tries to turn Franklin from his purpose by flirting with him. Bill warns her against trifling with a man like Franklin, but Karen goes on-till suddenly she realizes Bill's fears are justified. Franklin forces her to promise that she will marry him after he divorces his wife. RECENTLY: John Ross furiously orders Franklin to leave Karen alone. In the midst of this explosive situation Franklin suddenly disappears. Ross, who made no secret of his hatred for the man, is suspected of knowing something about the disappearance, and when Franklin is later discovered. murdered. Ross is in a very dangerous position. But Bill Davidson, who has a habit of keeping his eyes and ears open. manages to save his friend and bring the real murderer to justice. LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL CAST: Papa David, whose belief that life can be beautiful has helped many of his friends, particularly Chichi, the girl who is now like a daughter to him; Douglas Norman, engaged to Chichi; Alice Swanson, who helps Douglas run the East Side News. BACKGROUND: After their brief quarrel over Chichi's interest in Chuck Lewis, the tough young gang -leader, Chichi and Douglas are closer than ever. Douglas now realizes that the attention Chichi was paying Chuck arose from her desire to help the boy outgrow his delinquent tendencies-in a way, she was spreading Papa David's philosophy to still another young person, knowing how it had helped her. RECENTLY: Everyone is happy that Chichi and Douglas are reconciled, except, perhaps Alice Swanson. With one bitter marital experience behind her, Alice has been very much afraid to fall in love again. But Douglas Norman has come to represent everything she wants in a husband-and he, apparently, cares only for Chichi. Alice hasn't had much happiness lately. Will she try to win Douglas? LORA LAWTON CAST: Lora Lawton, who works in a dress shop and lives quietly with her friend, May Case, until millionaire Theodore Blaine enters her life; Rosalind Ray, star of the play Blain is backing; Sidney Markey, Rosalind's manager. BACKGROUND: With Blaine's encouragement, Lora embarks on a cores, as a designer, planning the costumes for the play in which Rosalind Ray stars. Rosalind watches with catlike jealousy as Blaine's interest in Lora deepens into RECENTLY: Undiscouraged by several failures to discredit Lora in Blaine's eyes, Rosalind and Markey work out a brutal plan for the out-of-town opening of the ploy. They mix up the costumes Lora has designed so carefully, and manage to create a clumsy effect for which, of course, Lora, as the designer, is blamed. But before the play opens on Broadway the mix-up is straightened out. Lora's costumes ore shown in their proper light and she is hailed as a success. However, Rosalind's determination to break up the affair between Lora and Blaine has reached o dangerous intensity LORENZO JONES CAST: Lorenzo Jones, a mechanic who'd rather be an inventor; Belle, his wife, who may question Lorenzo's ideas, but won't allow anyone else to do so; Marty Crandall, on old friend who comes back to town in a blaze of glory-a successful inventor. BACKGROUND: Though at first he's happy to see Marty again, Lorenzo becomes suspicious of the invention about which Marty talks so mysteriously. The admiration which the whole town-Belle included-lavishes on Marty adds strength to Lorenzo's distrust of the man. What kind of machine is it, Lorenzo wonders, that keeps Marty so busy in the workroom that Lorenzo hos loaned him? RECENTLY: Gradually Lorenzo pieces together a fantastic idea, to which he clings despite Belle's scoffing. Astonishingly, it turns out to be correct! Marty is a counterfeiter, wanted by Treasury agents! When he is apprehended, Lorenzo, who has spread it around that he has known the truth all along, becomes the town hero. After basking in this for a while, he turns to new food for thought: a famous author, whom he somehow, instinctively, mistrusts. MA PERKINS CAST: Mo Perkins, Rushville Center's best - loved resident; Shuffle Shober, her associate in the lumber yard she runs; Joe, the young milkman of whom Ma is so fond. BACKGROUND: Mr. Boswell, an old friend makes a surprising suggestion to Ma. A good lumber yard is for sale in Middleboro. and Boswell says he will finance its purchase if Ma will manage it. Ma likes the idea, but who con be enlisted to do the active work? RECENTLY: Shuffle, of course, can't be spared; Willy Fitz, husband of Mo's daughter Evy, feels too much of home in Rushville Center to move to another town; and Joe claims he has no ambitions beyond driving his milk -wagon. It looks as if Boswell's offer may go begging .. . but all at once comes a letter from Cousin Bonito Hammmocker who, when lost heard from, was homesteading in Alaska with her family. But Alaska didn't turn out any better than their other ventures. They claim it's hard luck; Shuffle wonders if it mightn't be shiftlessness. Anyway, they ore once again looking for an "opportunity." Are the Hammockers the answer to Mr. Boswell's offer? MARRIAGE FOR TWO CAST: Vikki Adams, who marries Roger Hoyt believing he will outgrow his instability; Roger's Aunt Debbie and Vikki's parents, who are worried about the marriage- Pamela, Roger's former girl friend. BACKGROUND: Vikki and Roger set up housekeeping in the lavish house Roger insisted on renting from Debbie. It forces them to live beyond their means; Roger even hires a maid to help with the house- work. But a series of ghastly noises which Vikki hears in the cellar are heard by tie maid too, and after that it seems no maid will stay in this Hoyt home. RECENTLY: Pamela, working near Roger in town, makes opportunities to s him and remind him how wonderful he is. In contrast to his uneasy home and to Vikki, who is always over -tired and worried about money, there interludes seem increasingly pleasant to Roger. Meanwhile Vikki is drawn into the troubles of Loretta, her matron of honor, who can't decide whether to go back to Mike, from whom she's separated. Vikki is on the side of true love but is she giving Loretta the right advice?

Sorry for the repeats. I will have to be more diligent with checking, but with over 1000 names...

Some more requests Phllip Casnoff Julie Mannix Terry Kiser Biff Mcguire James Broderick Cec Linder Gloria Hoye Joanna Miles Barnard Hughes Elspeth Eric PS Don Stewart also made some appeared as Mike in the 50th anniversary eps

I think La Lucc should think about a new'look'. In that photo at least she's looking a little scary. The mound of hair on her tiny frame,strapless dresses, etc is probably not the best at her age. Or maybe I'm just too picky. Legends can dress the way they like!!

Some summaries of soaps airing in 1949 BACKSTAGE WIFE CAST: Mary Noble, wife of Larry Noble, one of the most popular actors on Broadway; Rupert Barlow, backer of the new play in which Larry is starring; Beatrice Dunmore, beautiful press agent hired by Barlow to publicize the play. BACKGROUND: As rehearsals for Larry's ploy go on, Mary becomes aware that Barlow seems anxious to spend as much time as he can with her. She finds him a pleasant and considerate companion, and is grateful for his activities on Larry's behalf, but does not suspect that he has fallen so deeply in love with her that he has hired Beatrice Dunmore to attract Larry, RECENTLY: Determined and clever as Barlow is, he does not know much about the solid, enduring kind of love that exists between Mary and Larry. In spite of his efforts they have been drawn even closer together. Mary seems immune to all Barlow's plans to involve her with himself, and Larry remains cold to Beatrice Dunmore's charms. Blaming Beatrice for his failure as well as her own, Barlow dismisses her. But Beatrice herself is not yet ready to admit failure. BIG SISTER CAST: Ruth Wayne, wife of Dr. John Wayne; Dr. Reed Bannister, John's associate at the Glen Falls Health Centre; Valerie, Reed's wife; Dr. Kenneth Morgan, former protege of Reed's; Mary Winters, a widow with a farm just outside Glen Falls. BACKGROUND: The friendship between Reed and John, in which there has always been an element of rivalry, is badly strained over John's cultivation of Parker, a power hungry millionaire distrusted by all the others. But when John angrily resigns from the Centre, Ruth persuades him to reconsider. RECENTLY: Still in conflict with Reed, John resumes work at the Centre. The situation is not improved when Dr. Kenneth Morgan comes to town. This embittered young man, whose work Reed believes brilliant, arouses John's antagonism, and the tension increases when Reed gives Morgan a job at the Centre. It looks too as though Morgan it going to bring trouble to Mary Winters, who has already hod more than her share. At Ruth's suggestion the young doctor takes a room at the Winters form, and Mary finds herself falling in love with him. BRIGHTER DAY CAST: Liz Dennis, daughter of Reverend Richard Dennis of Three Oak:, who-though she's only twenty-six-mothers the rest of the family; Althea, now Mrs. Bruce Bigby; Patsy, the sharp-tongued teen -agar; Bobby, the baby; Grayling, the only boy. BACKGROUND: Althea's marriage to young Bruce Bigby, student son of the very wealthy Bigby family, seemed like a real success story. So Liz believed when glamorous Althea, evidently prepared to be the perfect wife, went off with Bruce to the college town in the East where he was RECENTLY: Now, however, Althea is back in town for a visit-a visit after which none of the Dennises will ever be the same. For it is shockingly apparent now that Althea married Bruce only for his money, and is so determined to get some that she finally provokes Bruce's father into ordering her out of his house. Undaunted, Althea starts using Bruce's love for her as a goad to make him fight for money. Even Liz, who believes ill of nobody, now sees her sister as the callous person she really is. DOROTHY DIX AT HOME CAST: Dorothy Dix is a name familiar to all of us-the name of a woman who has earned world-wide fame through her sensitive, yet forthright advice on personal relations. This new radio drama tells the story of the woman behind the name, the woman who, in a pleasant, rambling farmhouse near Greenfield, writes her thoughtful replies to the questions of bewildered people, and somehow finds time as well to consider the problems of her neighbors. BACKGROUND: Dorothy's handsome nephew, John, hos been offered $10,000 by Roxanne Wallingford's banker to break up on affair between the headstrong young heiress and the gangster, Sherman Lane. Though Roxanne seems interested in John, Lanes influence over her is very strong. Dorothy suspects that the real basis for it lies in Roxonne's hatred for her mother, Lela. RECENTLY: In on honest talk with Dorothy, Lane reveals that Roxanne is almost in- sanely determined to force her mother to leave their home. It's Dorothy's problem now: should she tell Lela how desperately her own daughter despises her? DAVID HARUM CAST: David Harum, leading citizen of HomeviIle; Aunt Polly Benson, his sister; Mrs. Elaine Dilling, an old Homeville resident whose recent return has started a mysterious series of events; "Dorothy," who is supposed to be Mrs. Dilling's daughter but isn't; Jack Wallace. "Dorothy's" fiance; Hilda Jockson, posing as Mrs. Bradshaw. mother of Elaine Dilling. BACKGROUND: As president of the Horneville Bank. David is vitally concerned in Elaine Dilling's affairs, because she hos returned to HomeviIle to claim on inheritance belonging to her daughter. RECENTLY: A secret in Elaine Dilling's life has placed her in the power of Jock Wallace and his accomplice, the girl who is posing as Dorothy. Meanwhile the real Dorothy Dilling is a prisoner in the old Dilling home, watched over by Hilda Jackson. Wily old Hilda successfully deceives David into accepting her as Elaine Dilling's mother, and-with Elaine powerless to help herself and her daughter Dorothy-it looks as if Jack, "Dorothy" and Hilda may succeed in acquiring Dorothy Dilling's money FRONT PAGE FARRELL CAST: David Farrell, star reporter for the New York Eagle; Sally, his wife. BACKGROUND: When his city editor sends David out on o story, he is almost always sure of getting more than he asked for, because "Front Page" Farrell is never satisfied with mere facts. He wants to know and generally finds out-what's behind the facts. Sally, who used to be a reporter herself, hos the some keen -eyed curiosity as her husband, and though he sometimes tries to talk her out of coming along on his more dangerous missions, he invariably ends up being grateful that she is around to help. RECENTLY: One of David's recent assignments centers around an authoress whose new book sensationally "exposes" a number of socially prominent people. Keeping an appointment to interview the woman, he arrives at her house just as a taxi pulls up before the door. In it, to David's horror, is the writer . . . murdered. The confused trail which leads David from this incident guides him finally to a society party at which a daring robbery fob's place, and to the capture of a gang of blackmailers. GUIDING LIGHT CAST :Charlotte and Ray Brandon, whose marriage begins to break up when their adopted child, Chuckie, is claimed by his real mother, Meta Bauer; Dr. Ross Boling, with whom both Meta and her sister Trudy are in love; Ted White, Chuckie's father. who wants to marry Meta; Mama and Papa Bauer, anxious about their daughters; Dr. Reginald Parker. brilliant, cynical surgeon who knows something about Ross Boling's past. BACKGROUND: When Charlotte, over Ray's protests, agreed to give Chuckie up she thought she was doing the best thing for him. Nobody knew that the little boy would become the center of a struggle as Ted, determined to give his son a home and family, fries to force Meta to marry him. RECENTLY: Finally persuaded that she owes it to Chuckie, Meta agrees to marry Ted. Trudy hopes th.s will give her a clear field with Ross, but the young doctor faces his real feelings and makes a fight for Meta. Meanwhile, Reginald Porker's enmity hangs like a two-edged sword over Ross's head- a personal. and professional, threat. MORE TO COME...

Ooops! Another dud. Schwimmer is awful. The cast did their best but seriously i have always found McCormack to be the weak link. That Freddie Mercury scene was proof of that.

30.0/47 N Cosby Show 27.9/43 N Different World 23.5/37 C 60 Minutes 23.1/36 N Cheers 22.6/35 N Night Court 21.9/35 A Barbara Walters Special Tues @9 (pre-empting Moonlighting) 21.9/32 C Murder, She Wrote 21.1/32 A Growing Pains 21.0/37 N Golden Girls 20.3/32 A Who's the Boss? 19.3/30 C CBS Sunday Movie - Foxfire 18.9/34 N L.A. Law 17.9/31 C Grinch Stole Christmas Fri @8.30 (pre-empting Beauty & The Beast) 17.5/27 N Matlock 17.3/31 A Monday Night Football 17.3/32 N Hunter 17.3/26 N Family Ties 8-9 (pre-empting My Two Dads) 17.2/26 N ALF 16.9/30 C Charlie Brown Christmas Fri @ 8 (pre-empting Beauty & The Beast) 16.8/26 C Night Before Christmas Wed @8 (pre-empting Oldest Rookie) 16.7/30 N Amen 16.7/26 N NBC Sunday Movie – The Father Clements story 16.6/29 C Knots Landing 16.2/26 C Frosty the Snowman Wed @8 (pre-empting Oldest Rookie) 16.0/25 A Hooperman 15.9/24 C Kate and Allie 15.9/27 C Dallas 15.8/24 C Newhart 15.7/28 A Dynasty 15.7/28 N 227 15.6/24 C Designing Women 14.6/23 N Hunter Special Tues @9 (pre-empting JJ Starbuck) 14.3/26 C Falcon Crest 14.3/22 N NBC Monday Movie - Eye on the Sparrow 14.1/23 A Slap Maxwell Story 14.1/26 N Facts of Life 14.0/22 N Miami Vice 14.0/22 N Highway to Heaven 13.6/25 A 20/20 13.6/21 C Frank's Place 13.5/21 A Head of the Class 13.5/23 C Cagney & Lacey 13.2/21 A Perfect Strangers 13.2/21 N St. Elsewhere 13.1/20 C Simon and Simon 12.9/25 A Thirtysomething 12.9/23 N Bronx Zoo (pre-empting St Elsewhere) 12.6/23 N Crime Story 12.0/18 A Dolly 11.6/18 A MacGyver 11.2/18 N Mouse, Mystery and Me Sun@7 (pre-empting Our House) 10.8/20 N Private Eye 10.6/17 C Tour of Duty 10.5/18 A Mr. Belvedere 10.3/16 C Jake and the Fatman 10.2/19 C Law and Harry McGraw 10.1/16 A Disney Sunday Movie -The Christmas Star 7-9 (pre-empting Spenser For Hire) 9.5/17 A Full House 9.5/16 C Grammy Lifetime Awards Wed 9-11 (pre-empting Equalizer /wiseguy) 9.5/16 N Season to Be Smurfy sun @ 7.30 (pre-empting Our House) 9.2/16 A I Married Dora 8.9/16 A Ohara 8.8/16 A Hotel 8.6/14 A Buck James 8.5/15 A Pursuit of Happiness 8.3/13 C Houston Knights 8.2/14 A Sable 7.8/14 N Rags to Riches 7.1/12 A ABC Thursday Movie (Stranger on My Land) 6.9/12 C CBS Saturday Movie (Mrs Delafield Wants To Marry) 6.8/13 C West 57th 6.3/10 A SledgeHammer! Week 12 CBS got some rating gains from their Xmas specials. Otherwise nothing of particular interest.

Guess her contract was coming up for renewal and it was assumed she'd continue. Maybe her reps had intimated that and negotiations were underway etc... and then Julia announced she wasn't renewing. Don't know why they didn't just recast...

Wk 7 NBC won the week making it 7 for 7. CBS pre-empted all Monday shows for Echoes in The darkness pt 2 NBC premiered Beverly Hills Buntz following Cheers/pre-empting Night Court .BHB was planned to be showed occasionally before getting a regular run ABC pre-empted The Charmings for an 8.30 start for A View To A Kill. Premiere of Sable Sat @ 8 Last showings for Everything's Relative, My Sister Sam and Leg Work. 31.4/48 Cosby Show 29.7/45 Different World 26.4/41 Cheers. 24.0/38 60 Minutes 23.3/35 Growing Pains 23.1/41 Golden Girls 22.3/34 Murder, She Wrote 22.1/34Who's The Boss 22.0/33 CBS Special Movie – Mon Echoes in The Darkness Pt 2. 20.7/34 NBC Sunday Night Movie 20.4/34 Beverly Hills Buntz 19.9/31 Moonlighting 19.1/35 Amen 18.7/32 L.A. Law 18.2/27 ALF 18.1/27 My Two Dads 17.7/27 Family Ties 17.5/30 Monday Night Football 17.5/31 227 17.3/29 Dallas 17.3/34 Hunter 17.1/27 Head of the Class 16.8/24 Valerie's Family 16.5/27 Perfect Strangers 16.5/27 CBS Sunday Movie Echoes in The Darkness Pt 1 16.5/25 Matlock 15.9/25 Hooperman 15.2/26 Knots Landing 15.0/28 Facts of Life 14.9/26 Dynasty 14.6/27 Falcon Crest 13.6/22 Magnum, P.I. 13.4/22 Slap Maxwell Story 13.1/23 Equalizer 13.1/21 Highway to Heaven 13.0/24 Thirtysomething 13.0/23 St. Elsewhere 12.1/22 Crime Story 12.1/19 Our House 12.0/18 Dolly 12.0/21 Beauty and the Beast 11.6/18 J.J. Starbuck 11.4/21 20/20 11.4/18 Year in the Life 11.3/18 Jake and the Fatman 11.2/17 MacGyver 11.2/19 Married Dora 11.2/17 NBC Monday Night Movie Oh God You Devil 11.1/19 Miami Vice 10.9/19 Full House 11.0/17 Wiseguy 10.2/16 Tour of Duty 10.1/16 Disney Sunday Movie 10.0/17 Mr. Belvedere 10.0/16 Oldest Rookie 9.9/18 Sable 9.7/18 Private Eye 9.6/18 Law and Harry McGraw 9.5/15 ABC Thursday Night Movie A View To A Kill 9.4/16 Buck James 9.2/16 Ohara 9.0/16 Rags to Riches .8.6/17 A Hotel 8.2/12 Spenser: For Hire 8.2/13 C Houston Knights 7.7/12 Sledge Hammer! 7.6/13 Pursuit of Happiness 7.6/15 West 57th 57. 6.9/13 My Sister Sam 5.6/10 Everything's Relative 5.3/9 Leg Work .

June 26 1992 Billy came out to Andrew, so I guess that was the beginning of the story. The AIDS quilt was displayed late August

The shooting on Cutting Edge was Th and Fri Feb 8&9 1996.

Anna Suart/Toni seemed to be in limbo her last few months on the show. I wonder what the plans were for her character and the circumstances of her departure? She was unhappy so did she leave when her contract was up or was it a mutual decision? Mike hooks up with Sara Dancy...was that the original plan for that character?

Y&R began its unbroken run at #1 after Days hit #1 with the Steve & Kayla wedding in July 88.

And the changes began... ABC replaced Once A Hero with another superhero Sable (not a Colby's spin off!) at 8pm Saturday.After 2 airings they swapped it with O'Hara and aired at 9pm and then cancelled it. Max Headroom replaced by Mr Belvedere and The Pursuit of Happiness. CBS,coming third announced a raft of changes Mon Frank's Place and Kate & Allie swapped timeslots. Wiseguy moved from Thurs to Monday @ 10 replacing Cagney & Lacey Tues 48 Hours @ 8 replacing Houston Knights Cagney & Lacey @ 10 replacing Law & Harry McGraw Wed Law & Harry McGraw @ 8 replacing Oldest Rookie (on hiatus) Thur Simon & Simon @ 9 ( replacing Wiseguy) Sat High Mountain Rangers @8 Houston Knights @9 replacing My Sister sam (on hiatus) Everything's Relative and Leg work (cancelled)

Wk 3 of the 87/88 Season. NBC had baseball from Tues thru Sunday which meant their blockbuster Th and Sat shows didn't air (except for Cosby) A few shows saw a bump in their ratings as those viewers not into baseball sampled something different. The first cancellation : Once a Hero on ABC Sat replaced by a Carol Burnett rpt special. 1 Cosby Show NBC 28.2/45 2 Murder, She Wrote CBS 23.3/36 3 Growing Pains ABC 23.1/37 4 Who the Boss? ABC 21.9/36 5 Moonlighting ABC 21.8/34 6 Dallas CBS 20.2/35 7 Newhart CBS 19.5/30 8 CBS Sunday Movie CBS 19.2/30 9 Head of the Class ABC 18.7/29 10 A.L. Championship, game 2 NBC 18.7/32 11 Designing Women CBS 18.6/29 12 Magnum, P.I. CBS 18.6/28 13 60 Minutes CBS 18.5/32 14 ALF NBC 18.5/30 15 Valerie's Family NBC 17.6/27 16 A.L. Championship, game 1 NBC 17.2/28 17 Perfect Strangers ABC 17.0/28 18 Hooperman ABC 16.8/26 19 A.L. Championship, game 4 NBC 16.8/28 20 Monday Night at the Movies NBC 16.7/27 21 Knots Landing CBS 16.5/28 22 Falcon Crest CBS 16.4/31 23 Thirtysomething ABC 15.8/28 24 Cagney & Lacey CBS 15.7/27 25 N.L. Championship, game 1 NBC 15.5/26 26 Dynasty ABC 15.4/26 27 Dolly ABC 15.1/23 28 Kate & Allie CBS 15.1/23 29 Slap Maxwell Story ABC 14.9/23 30 Jake and the Fatman CBS 14.8/23 31 N.L. Championship, game 3 NBC 14.6/27 32 N.L. Championship, game 4 NBC 14.5/27 33 Equalizer CBS 14.2/24 34 Monday Night Football ABC 13.8/25 35 Wiseguy CBS 13.8/22 36 Franks Place CBS 13.7/22 37 Law and Harry McGraw CBS 13.6/24 38 Charmings ABC 13.2/21 39 Beauty and the Beast CBS 13.0/23 40 Houston Knights CBS 12.7/20 41 A.L. Champ., pre -game 1 NBC 12.3/22 42 MacGyver ABC 12.2/20 43 Oldest Rookie CBS 12.2/19 44 Spenser: For Hire ABC 12.1/19 45 Tour of Duty CBS 12.0/19 46 Hotel ABC 11.9/24 47 A.L. Champ., pregame 4 NBC 11.9/20 48 Married Dora ABC 11.6/20 49 Full House ABC 11.4/21 50 Disney Sunday Movie ABC 11.3/19 51 NBC Nightly News (Sun.) NBC 11.2/20 52 Buck Names ABC 10.9/18 53 20/20 ABC 10.8/20 54 N.L. Champ., pregame 1 NBC 10.7/19 55 ABC Thursday Night Movie ABC 10.6/17 56 O'Hara ABC 10.5/19 57 My Sister Sam CBS 10.1/19 58 . N.L. Champ., pregame 3 NBC 10.1/20 59 . Everything's Relative CBS 10.0/18 60 . N.L. Champ., pregame 4 NBC 9.6/19 61. Sledge Hammer! ABC 9.3/15 62. Leg Work CBS 8.6/16 63. Carol Burnett Special ABC 7.8/14 64. Wést 57th CBS 7.6/15 65. Max Headroom ABC 7.1/12

Dreadful episode. The subplots were inane and the whole balance was thrown off by having Grace interact with Noah only. Karen and Jack didn't share I scene. His character was unpleasant yet we're obviously expected to buy into the non existent chemistry between the two. I did laugh at the face cream antics but the rest of the jokes were pretty dire.

Publisher's Weekly review Bloody Soaps: A Tale of Love and Death in the Afternoon Jacqueline Babbin, Author abbin, who once produced All My Children , calls on her extensive backstage knowledge of daytime soap operas to enrich this lively, tartly witty murder mystery. The cast and crew of a TV soap opera called The Key to Life are shaken when their producer, obnoxious Wally Krog, is found in the studio with a knitting needle thrust through his neck. New York homicide detective Clovis Kelley, whose girlfriend Yancey Howland acts on Key , quickly learns that nearly everyone associated with the program resented the dead man. In fact, Wally's bullying and taunting infuriated so many people that Clovis is hard put to identify a prime suspect. To gain additional insight, he questions Key stars, writers, executives and staffers. What emerges is a tangled tale of behind-the-scenes backbiting and tenuous alliances just as titillating as the show itself. Then a second murder complicates things even further in this overpopulated piece of light, entertaining fiction. (July)

Jackie Babbin loved a murder mystery (she went on to write a few mystery novels) so certain she would have requested one to create interest.

Interesting. Thanks for posting. Valerie Harper returned to CBS with 'City' but it flopped. Full House was low rated and most of the shows with similar ratings were dropped. ABC stuck with it and it went Top 10 several seasons later.

Yep. It was originally Valerie, then when she departed it became Valerie's Family and then the Hogan Family. Does anyone have the details on why Ms Harper left her show?