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ATWT made the cover of TV Guide in 1971
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Here's a photo the shows Karl Weber in the role of Arthur Tate.Weber stepped in between Terry O'Sullivans two stints on the show.
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Rosemary Forsyth,who played Laura on Days from 76-80,auditioned when the character was revived in 93 but lost out to Jaime Lyn Bauer.
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Yes,it was the Jody at Wellington college storyline.
Frank Parker,who many years later would play Shawn Brady on Days,auditioned for the part of Bill Horton in the mid 60's.
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Deborah Goodrich (Silver AMC) had signed on to play Hollace Dineen on Edge of Night,but pulled out at the last minute.Kelly Patterson took over.
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Those were all from a SOD article on the subject
Regarding Beckman,GL's legendary casting director Betty Rea stated that Beckman had the long hair and accent associated with Jenna,"Claire,being English,was a big plus.You couldn't really use an American girl to take over Fiona's part".
Seems Beckman actually was English.
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On Loving,Judith Hoag was suddenly hospitalized on the morning that she was due to tape several scenes as Lottie. The runner up for the role, Pamela Saunders, was contacted and 4 hours later was taping those scenes.
In 94 Claire Beckman (Sabrina ATWT) replaced Fiona Hutchinson as Jenna on GL
Have these been mentioned?
Sherilyn Walter For Hunter Tylo as Taylor On B&B
James Carroll for Mark Derwin as Mallett on GL
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Mary Page Keller went to test for Nicole on AW and instead was chosen for Sally.
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Let me add my thanks,as I have never seen that opening.
AW should have stayed with the concentric circles as its trademark.They kept them at the beginning of the 82 revamp but that was it.Also,the 'we do not live...'statement should have been maintained in someway.Perhaps revived in a later opening-maybe flashed on screen between character shots.
I disliked the 82 opening-it was too generic and the sihouettes looked amateurish.I hated the Crystal Gayle opening.Having to listen to that song every day and the crappy images and Another World script was ugly.
The JFP opening was all wrong.It gave the impression of some slick primetime show.i know that was the intention but the show IS a daytime soap.
The later theme tunes were bland.
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I'm think perhaps that GL wasn't that interested in keeping Don Stewart.He was probably one of the highest earners due to seniority and maybe was offered less money and fewer appearances.Having both Mike and Ed was probably seen as unnecessary as the show was constantly trying to be more hip and contemporary. Maybe he saw the writing on the wall and decided to bow out gracefully.
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This TV adaptation of the long-running radio serial of the same name (heard on NBC at first and then CBS from 1939-60) transferred only the principal characters' names
and the credits of Irna Phillips as creator and Julian Funt as writer. Set at Valley Hospital in Denison, Maryland, its title character was Dr. David Malone, son of Dr. Jerry Malone (whom one observer described as "the most generous, gifted doctor to ever put on rubber gloves") and Jerry's wife Tracey.
David struggled to follow his respected father's footsteps with a successful career and marriage, but it was not easy. During the show's run he found himself either in love with
or loved by Dorothy Ferris, Eve Dunbar, and Gig Houseman, finally marrying the latter. His parents disapproved of Gig, though, and if that was not enough heartache, he was put on trial for murder after the suspicious death of Lillian Houseman, Gig's mom. David was, however, exonerated and managed to continue his career.
The show's real star in terms of activity was Clare Bannister Steele, who rivaled Lisa on As the World Turns for overall chicanery on a soap opera at the time. She became Tracey's stepmother-in-law when she wed Emory Bannister, and devoted considerable effort to driving a wedge between Jerry and Tracey. She also belittled Tracey's sister, and Emory's other daughter, Faye. By 1960 Clare was cheating on Emory with Lionel Steele. Clare and Lionel intimidated Emory to the point at which he threatened Clare, and the devilish duo used his action to put him through a messy court trial. After Emory died in January 1961, Clare and Lionel began an off-and-on relationship which lasted through the end of the show's run and included marriage, jealousy, deception, and other soap opera staples. It was hardly a surprise that Lionel's daughter Lisha, witnessing her parents' behavior, felt she was living in a world of scheming adults.
But there was more to Clare's story than a search for love. In 1961 she lost sight first in one eye (due to thrombosis) and then in the other (due to hysteria), but her vision returned.
Judged insane later that year, she returned to Denison in 1962 and stayed with Dee Dee, the only woman patient enough to keep a relationship going with Dr. Ted Powell (he tried in 1960 to break up David's romance with Dorothy, among other noble deeds). But she never really mellowed and continued to cause trouble for her former daughters-in-law. Meanwhile, Dr. Jerry Malone ran into a few roadblocks of his own. He faced a malpractice suit in October I960 for his care of Pete, a chronically ill child. Helping his defense was Dr. Eileen Seaton, who nursed an unrequited love for the doctor who had helped her survive a run-in the previous year with the evil Peter Brooks. Interestingly, actor Robert Lansing played Brooks opposite his then-wife Emily McLaughlin, who played Dr. Seaton. And playing Jerry and Tracey Malone were real-life couple William Prince and Augusta Dabney.Other doctors were Stefan Koda, who wed Faye in February 1962 after a challenging courtship, and Matt
Steele, who found himself a suspect in yet another extended trial in 1962-63, this time for the death ofwheelchair-bound Larry Renfrew following surgery that was supposed to make him able to walk again. Renfrew was wed to David Malone s sister Jill, who had failed in a relationship earlier with Jody Baker, and both she and Dr. Steele had to rely
on lawyer Harold Cranston's defense work to pull them out (Cranston had defended several other characters in
earlier episodes).
Young Dr. Malone wound up its 4 and a half year run with good news. Jerry, ill during Jill s trial, recuperated from a hospital stay and saw his daughter freed, while son David agreed to
run a pediatric clinic with Erica Brandt. NBC replaced the series with the long-running game show You Don't Say.
Cast:
Dr. Jerry Malone.... William Prince
Tracey Bannister Malone(1958-59).... Virginia Dwyer
Tracey Bannister Malone (1959-63).... Augusta Dabney
Dr. David Malone.... John Council
Jill Malone Renfrew (1958-59).... Kathleen Widdoes
Jill Malone Renfrew (1959-62).... Freda Holloway
Jill Malone Renfrew (1962-63).... Sarah Hardy
Clare Bannister Steele.... Lesley Woods
Emory Bannister (1959—61).... Judson Loire
Lionel Steele (1959-63).... Martin Blame
Lisha Steele (1959-60).... Zina Bethune
Lisha Steele (1960).... Michele Tuttle
Lisha Steele (1960-61).... Susan Hallaran
Lisha Steele (1962).... Patty McCormack
Faye Bannister Koda (1959-61).... Lenka Peterson
Faye Bannister Koda (1961—63).... Chase Crosley
Dr. Stefan Koda (1959-63).... Michael Ingram
Dr. Ted Powell (1959-63).... Peter Brandon
Peter Brooks (1959).... Robert Lansing
Phyllis Brooks (1959).... Barbara O'Neill
Jody Baker (1959-60).... Stephen Bolster
Dorothy Ferris (1960).... Liz Gardner
Dorothy Ferris (1960).... Florence Mitchell
Eve Dunbar (1960—63).... Loretta Leversee
Deirdre "Dee Dee" Bannister (1960-63)..... Elizabeth St. Glair
Pete Ferris (1960).... Luke Halpin
Gig Houseman Malone (1961—62).... Diana Hyland
Mrs. Lillian Houseman (1961).... Elizabeth Watts
Larry Renfrew (1961-62).... Dick Van Patten
Harold Cranston (1961-63).... William PostJr.
Dr. Matt Steele (1961).... Eddie Jones
Dr. Matt Steele (1961).... Franklyn Spodak
Dr. Matt Steele (1962-63) .... Nicolas Coster
Miss Fisher (1962) ..... Betty Sinclair
Erica Brandt (1962-63).... Ann Williams
Lt. Flagler (1962-63)..... William Smithers
Natalie (1962-63) ..... Joan Wetmore
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Jerry,David and Tracey Malone (William Prince,John Connell,Augusta Dabney)0
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Cheryl Richardson (Jenny GH)tested for Dawn on GH,Mindy on GL and Debra on OLTL
Heather Tom tested for Sarah Horton on DOOL
Patrick Muldoon tested for the role of Brad's brother on Y&R,then they dropped the idea.
Sean Moynihan (Powell OLTL) tried out for Cooper on Loving.
Hilary Edson tested for Mindy on GL in 83.Judi Evans also auditioned.
Amelia Heinle auditioned for Brenda on GH
Steve Burton tested for Zach on B&B,AJ on GH and Ryan on Y&R
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In a SOD interview in May 93,Yvonne Perry (Rosanna ATWT) mentioned auditioning for Dixie (AMC),Jenny (GH),Kelsey (AW) and even Eleni on GL,with her hair dyed and a Greek accent!
Kimberlin Brown tested for Cassandra on Y&R before landing the role of Sheila.
Tonja Walker,Catherine Hickland and Janine Turner tested for Tina on OLTL before Karen Witter was cast.
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The People Mag article
There's Hardly a Fig Leaf Left in Eden, and It's Paradise for Cable Soap Fans
By Hollis Evans
The scenario sounds as if it were written for a Roman orgy, or perhaps a tale from the Decameron. Most of the principal male characters are having illicit affairs and looking lasciviously over their partners' shoulders at other women. One lady is raped in the course of the story, another is deflowered in a barn, another roughed up in a shower, and yet another takes vengeance on her unfaithful lover by seducing his new love in a lesbian scene. There is, moreover, a madman abroad on the local college campus who is raping, maiming and murdering coeds. If all this makes A New Day in Eden seem racier than any network TV soap opera in history, there is a good reason. The program airs mostly late at night on Showtime, Oak Media and Prism systems, which together have four and a half million subscribers. And as the first long-running soap produced especially for cable, Eden has leeway that makes its broadcast cousins green with envy: Because it doesn't use public airwaves, it isn't regulated by the FCC—so anything goes.
The surprising fact about Eden is that it seems almost prim in a medium that is steamy with X-rated "midnight films" and stag shows familiar to travelers from the closed-circuit fare at many hotels. Eden features nudity, to be sure, but it is discreet nakedness. There are no frontal shots below the waist, and the nude scenes are brief, dimly lit and filmed in profile for the most part. "We don't have a model to turn to," says executive producer Michael Jaffe, 38, "so all you can do is follow some rules for yourself. First, the story has to be good and the actors have to be good. Second, less is more. If the audience wants to see more, we're safe. If you leave everything out in the open, the audience becomes jaded."
Without the odd moment of titillation, cable viewers might not be interested, even though Eden's plot line compares favorably with daytime soaps. Set in a once slumbering Midwestern ghost town named (natch) Eden, the show portrays the changes wrought by the giant electronics empire of Bryan Lewis (played by Jim McMullan). Lewis' enterprises revived Eden's economy and attracted the interest of the arrogant, abrasive Josh Collier (Steve Carlson), a troubleshooter evaluating the village's urban renewal. As this drama unfolds, Bryan Lewis' sons, Greg and Biff, along with a half-dozen other local studs, are attempting to bed every woman in the community. "We wanted to compete at every level with network quality, despite the fact that we operate with 50 to 60 percent of network budgets," says producer Jaffe. On the level of plot, Jaffe certainly has fulfilled his wish.
The creative force behind Eden is Douglas Marland, 48, a two-time Emmy winner who wrote for CBS' Guiding Light and ABC's General Hospital. Most of the cast has also been in network soaps and prime-time shows—but none had any prior experience in the buff. Maggie Sullivan, 34, a General Hospital veteran who plays Eden's top femme fatale, found the first undress rehearsals an ordeal. "In the beginning it took a lot of guts and trust. You don't get that intimacy in a network situation, because you don't get that close."
Producer Jaffe has a track record of serious network TV shows, often about high-minded subjects. (Example: A Woman Called Moses, the story of Harriet Tubman, the former slave who helped run the Underground Railroad.) Just how well his newest venture is doing is hard to assess. He has wrapped 33 episodes, but only 10 have aired, and he is uncertain whether the show will be renewed.
Meanwhile Marland is determined to use every trick in the book to attract and hold an audience, including a Dallas-like season-ender in which the identity of that mad rapist is left undisclosed. By season's end, in fact, only patriarch Bryan Lewis will have kept his clothes on in every episode, a fact that disgruntles the actor who plays him. "I just wish he would get out of the office," grumbles McMullan. "I'm tired of sitting behind that desk and staring at that green carpet. When I finally do get into bed, it'll probably be with my tie on."
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That is the same Michael Fox who played Saul on B&B.
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Liz Keifer auditioned foe Eve on GL before getting the part of Blake.
Rudolf Martin auditioned for Alec on AMC.The part of Anton was then created for him.
According to Ann Hamilton,when she auditioned for Mindy on GL,she was up against Kate Collins ex Natalie AMC
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Phillip Brown (Steve Kendall) spoke about Search in a SOD interview March 94
In response to the question"Did he ever want to kill his agent for talking him into something?"
He replied."that would have to be SFT.I was there in 83 and didn't much care for their approach to the actors. Before we'd tape a scene,they's come out and announce,'You's better get it word for word in two takes,because we don't have the money to spend on you'. It was my first experience in daytime and it wasn't a real good experience."
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Eric,you are referring to Lone Star Bar and Grill.Carl posted an article about it ,NDIE and others further down in the thread.
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In early 93,Christopher Cass(ex Jack Loving) played Scott on ATWT over a 3 week period when Joseph Breen took a leave of absence.
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Don't know if this has been mentioned-Marj Dusay,who subbed for Louise Sorel as Vivian on Days,had originally auditioned for that role.
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On his facebook page,Eric James says that he beat out Desi arnaz Jr for the role of Jim on Bright Promise.
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Guiding Light discussion thread
in DTS: Cancelled Soaps
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Justin and Elizabeth marry.