Paul Raven

Cast photo 63 / 64?

A color photo of the b/w days of 1961. I think frumpy Lisa is pregnant at this time

Yes. Back from the dead can be effective as a plot device if used sparingly as it was in the 60's and 70's. For some reason once the 80's hit,it became commonplace, As for the Hughes kitchen,this would have been ready to be retired as Nancy and Chris were cut down in appearances. I think the kitchen set dates back to the 50's.Am I correct ?- as I recall seeing it in old clips. When did they stop using the living room set?

Actually, The Dobsons had the Wade bookstore burn down. Lisa looked like a hooker with that cotton candy hairdo.And Nancy's hairstyle was so dowdy.

More from 'Both of Me' The ratings were sliding and Charles Irving was commuting back and forth from LA and not giving 100% to the show.There was a bitter dispute between Irving and the ad agency representing P&G..Finally Charles Irving was fired.Things fell into disarray. The new team was Frank Dodge,producer, Dan Levin, director and the Hursleys as head writers. Doris Hursley told Mary they wanted to make Jo less perfect,more human and said she wanted to get to know Mary. Mary later discovered that the Hursleys insisted on their names being first in the credits rather than Mary's. Mary never had that in her contract,it just became tradition. Mary states that the Hursleys and Levin were hired on Irna Phillip's recommendation. Levin had been working on TGL but was having problems with the actors.Mary claims that Irna wanted Search's 15 min timeslot to expand TGL and that these hires were not put in place to help SFT. The first story the Hursleys had for Jo was her reconciliation with Arthur after he cheated on her with her sister Eunice and developed a drinking problem.Jo would not sleep with Arthur and took a job as a secretary to a handsome foreign correspondent ,even though she has a 2 yr old son to care for and supposedly was trying to reconnect with her husband. Under the new director,things changed.Previously the actors and director made changes together and were open to suggestions but Levin was strict about every shot,move and line of dialogue,not wanting any changes.It upset the rhythm the actors had previously established. In Mary's eyes, Jo became vindictive towards Arthur ad eventually Mary refused to say a particularly hateful line.Mary found the atmosphere toxic as she tried to preserve her character. Levin began arriving late for rehearsals which aggravated the situation. The story led to Jo being held at gunpoint and seeking therapy from a new doctor in town,a pretty but inexperienced actress. In one scene,Mary was developing a cold and had to stifle coughs throughout. That led to her being called into a meeting with Dodge and P&G and ad agency reps.She was accused of making things rough on the young actress because she knew this character was a replacement for Jo.Mary was stunned... Mary does not mention the actress or character's name. Does anyone have an idea?

I am reading Mary Stuart's autobiography 'Both of Me'. It deals with her personal and professional life and I thought some posters might be interested in tidbits about SFT. I'll add more as I read on. Through luck Mary had dinner with Roy Winsor who said he'd be interested in talking further with her about a new show 'Search for Happiness'.At an acting class months later Charles Irving said he'd been watching her at Winsor's suggestion and agreed she'd be right for the show which he was producing. She signed a 7 year contract. They did a kinescope in Jan 51 in preparation for a May debut.By September Irving was now producer and director.They originally had no sets,just black velour backdrops with door frames and windows hung over the front.After the first 13 weeks,they were under budget.Irving was proud but was soon told not to let that news out or the budget would be slashed. Instead he spent the money on better sets with actual walls. Lee Grant was the first Rose Peabody but was fired after 6 months after the insinuations about Communists spread through the industry. When Don Knotts left Mary was worried for him as she didn't think his quirky looks and persona offered him a future in show business.She advised him to take up an offer to be a disc jockey in Texas. There were many mishaps being live.In one instance Lynn Loring noticed that the porch set had fallen down so little Patti surprised Jo by telling her it was too cold to go outside.Mary wondered what was going on and made for the door as the script called for them to go on the porch and peel apples.. Lynn ran in front of Mary and blocked the way and then Mary noticed what had happened . Lynn took the bowl of apples and put them on the table and they continued the scene. She said cast and crew grew very close and the main contact at P&G was the exec at the Biow agency with whom they had a familiar friendly relationship. Jo and Arthur were married in June of 55. Prior to that it had been revealed out of nowhere that Arthur had been married before.Mary states that was the first of many times that the writers threw in something out of the blue and the actors just had to live with it and try and make it work. Mary had her baby and went on maternity leave while Arthur and Jo went on a honeymoon. Terry O'Sullivan quit and when Jo and Arthur returned Karl Weber was the new Arthur. Melba Rae always called Mary 'Jo'. At the beginning of the 7th year,things began to change.There were now several successful soaps on the air and competition was stronger.The Biow agency closed down and Leo Burnett took over. Irving Vendig had left to write 'Edge of Night' and the new writer was having trouble. Mary states the original themes and characters were starting to wear thin.Backstage personnel had moved on and the close knit feel was eroding...

1965 Press Photo great shot of Ann Williams

Variety Nov 3rd 1965 1.As The World Turns (CBS) 13.0 2.Secret Storm (CBS) 11.0 3.Password(CBS) 10.8 4. Houseparty (CBS) 10.8 5, Guiding Light (CBS) 10.6 6. Search For Tomorrow (CBS) 10.4 7. Edge Of Night (CBS) 10.3

Variety May 19th 1965 CBS TV's answer to ABC-TV's "Peyton Place" ,"Our Private World," registered a rating of 15.1 and a 25 share of audience for it's preem. The Friday (7) "Private World" chapter, two nights later, only drew an 11.9 rating and a 21 share. The 11.9. compares to an 11.1 rating for the daytime soaper "As the World Turns," from which it is based.

Variety August 30th 1967 CBS" longtime champ, "As the World Turns," continues to suffer slippage. It's still the toprated daytimer, but less than a point ahead of the tied third placers with a 10.8 average rating.

Variety October 9th 1974 "As The World Turns" and "Match Game ' 74" ranked one-two with ratings of 11.4 and 10.8, respectively, followed in the top five by ABC's "All My Children" (9.4), NBC's "Days of Our Lives" (9.2) and NBC's "The Doctors" (9.1).

Variety April 17th 1974 NBC-TV's "Celebrity Sweepstakes," debuting on the daytime sked during the week of April 1-5, ranked second for the week with a 7 rating and 28 share. CBS' "Search for Tomorrow" led during the 12: 30 p.m. time period with a 7.5 and 30 share, with ABC's "Split Second" logging a 6.2 and 24 share.

Variety May 3rd 1972 Susan Sarandon to take a regular role in "Search for Tomorrow" along with Kipp Osborne. She was in the movie "Joe" and he was in Broadway's "Butterflies Are Free," as Keir Dullea's replacement . . .

Variety June 18th, 1969 "As the World Turns" with a 13.8 and "Search forTomorrow" with a 10.4, both CBS. That web's "Edge of Night" ties NBC's "Another World" with a 9.7. "Guiding Light" runs fifth with a 9.0 for CBS. CBS daytime average of 8.5 for the two-weeks' 10 a.m. through 4: 30 p.m. day part puts it 47% ahead of NBC's 5.8,

Variety Feb 21st 1968 Playwright Arthur Miller's sis, Joan Copeland. into the "Search For Tomorrow" serial cast.

Variety September 2nd 1964 William Traylor and Diane Rousseau are being imported from the U. S. to star in a new soap opera, "Moment of Truth," which will begin running on CBC-TV in the fall. James Gatward, who recently came from Britain, will direct. It seems Traylor and Rousseau were the original choices for the roles played by Wattson and King. Traylor was later on DOOL and Rousseau spent 10 years on Love of Life.

Variety Sept 9th 1965 Desilu Sales has acquired world distribution rights, except for the U.S. and Canada, to "Moment Of Truth," NBC-TV daytime stripper produced by Robert Maxwell. I wonder if they succeeded in selling to any other countries?

When Lisa returned to the show in 67 with her new blonde and glamorous look,they showed flashbacks to highlight the change.

Thank you also. I am reading Mary Stuart's book ''Both of Me' and will post some SFT tidbits soon.

Variety Feb 5th 1958 "Search for Tomorrow," the CBS-TV soaper, is undergoing a virtually complete personnel changover on the production side. Charles Irving, who created the soaper with Roy Winsor, has resigned as exec producer due to his commitment on the NBC-TV "Kitty Foyle" serial; Frank Dodge is replacing.

Thats Wayne Tippet as Jerry.judging by the mention of Nancy and Kate Lodge appearing,it would seem to be 61/62

This one might be a little obscure ,but for the record... Variety March 3rd 1966 Robert Lowery subs for Hal March on several segs of NBC-TV> daytimes, "Paradise Bay," in order to free March for other commitments

And thank you for the nice comments. I'm glad others enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy posting!

Variety June 1st 1966 Bertram Berman has been named producer of NBC-TV's daytime series, "The Doctors."