Paul Raven

This is great! Thanks for posting all that stuff. Did Carol Roux only sign up for 6 months? It seems odd they would go to all the trouble of getting her back and using her character to launch the show,only to write her off so soon.Or was it a case of her not being happy and the producer agreeing to let her go? This towards the end of the show's run,around Nov 76. Like any army of invading and conquering soldiers, the tensions, the pressures, the uncertainties have won a very decisive victory over Carrie's physical well-being. They force her into complete physical collapse. Carrie is admitted to Somerset Hospital where Dr. Stan Kurtz advises complete bedrest and quiet. She's to have no visitors. She'll be remaining at the hospital for at least a week. Carrie reluctantly follows Stan's advice. She knows bedrest is required, but she also knows this confinement will mean the end of her meetings with Steve. He'll never be able to get into the hospital, it would be too dangerous!! Carrie should have known better. Has danger ever stopped her new love from doing anything?? It shouldn't have come as such a surprise when she sees a disguised Steve enter her room. Tears of joy stream from her eyes as she stretches out her arms and beckons Steve to her side. Steve rushes over, and taking Carrie's fragile body in his arms wraps it in the warm cocoon of his embrace. She rests there, thankful for the brief respite she has been given from her fears. It is a very sweet moment, but as said before, it is a very brief one. Carrie could not put aside for long her worries about Steve. It gnaws at her, forcing her to ask Steve if he found out the identity of "Mr. Big" yet. Steve wishes he had some positive news, but all he can say is that he's getting closer. He puts on a brave front and tells Carrie not to worry, he's safe. The Organization doesn't have the tiniest inkling that's he's working undercover. What Steve Doesn't Know, Denny Does!! What a fool!! Steve is really convinced he conned The Organization. He should only know that he's a marked man!! Joe Caster has told Steve's new partner, Denny Saunders, that Steve is a walking dead man!!! Denny is very surprised that she's bothered by this news. She usually never gets involved with her partners. She hopes she can hide her distress from Steve. It has finally clicked. All the evil, treacherous pieces have finally begun to fit. Steve is no longer blindly (dumbly) following The Organization's master plan. He has put two and two together and realized, with a shudder of fright, that The Organization is not his fool, but rather he is theirs. They are the ones who are using him -- but for what, he doesn't know yet -- and he's not going to wait around to find out!! Steve tells Julian and Lt. Price that he's going to skip town -- and he's taking Carrie with him. Explaining his quick decision, Steve says his fears that if he gets his from the mob, so soon will Carrie -- and he wants to make sure such a thing will never occur. He doesn't want anything ever to happen to Carrie, she's the only thing that gives his life meaning. Julian and Lt. Price try to dissuade Steve from this decision, but their words fall on deaf ears. Steve is adamant and determined to pack his and Carrie's bags and leave Somerset. On It Goes Well, Steve better move fast -- The Organization sure is!!! They're hurrying their little "kill Julian" plan right along. They needed Sgt. Chip Williams and now they got him. Chip'sdriving ambition has outweighed his sense of moral decency -- promotion talks and nobody walks!! Chip asked for and now he may get Lt. Price's job, chief of detectives (the other day, Lt. Price got a notice from his department head saying he may be transferred). When they want a job done, The Organization does not leave any string unpulled. This was a small and easy price to pay to get Sgt. Williams on their side, and now with him in their corner, it won't be till much longer till Julian -- and Steve -- are pushing up daisies!! It should come as no surprise that these recent developments are now causing a very broad smile to appear on Fred Harrington's face. He won't have to worry too much longer about Julian discovering the truth -- that he, Fred Harrington, is "Mr. Big." The notebook the Organization wants is in Julian's safe at The Somerset Register. When Carrie and Steve learn that The Organization broke into Carrie's grandmother's house looking for this notebook, both of these courageous reporters decide not to leave town. It just wouldn't be right to leave Julian alone to face the mob. They feel it will only be a matter of time before the mob deduces that the notebook may be in Julian's possession. Steve now has no other choice than to continue his undercover work with The Organization. Dead-End Clues? While the mob keeps getting closer and closer, Steve, Julian and Lt. Price are racing against the clock trying to figure out the identity of "Mr. Big." All they have are three clues: the name "Harry Rose," which Greg wrote in that notebook; the music box playing a Strauss Waltz, which Steve heard over the telephone; and the phrase "all the iron in him," which Joe Caster let slip to Steve a while back. It's not much to work with, and as can be expected, these men are getting nowhere with their efforts. It wouldn't be such a difficult feat if they only knew what certain people in Somerset know about Fred Harrington. Jerry has told Heather, Vicki, Stan, and Teri that he inserted a steel plate in Fred's arm. Jerry then added that Fred is always complaining about "all the iron in him." The music box is a musical clock which rests prominently on a table in Fred Harrington's study. Vicki heard this musical clock when she paid a visit to Fred to ask him to donate money to the hospital's new children's wing. Vicki was quite impressed with this clock and she tried to tell Julian about it, but he was usually too preoccupied to listen to what he thought was idle chatter. Hopefully, someday soon, either Julian's, or Steve's, or Lt. Price's ears will pick up on some of this "idle chatter." It may be the only thing that will save them. Steve's undercover work is beginning to pay off. He's smiling broadly as he hands over to Julian and Lt. Price the three phone numbers Joe Caster used to reach "Mr. Big." Lt. Price immediately checks out these numbers and finds that one belongs to The Register, the other to Trimmlers, an exclusive men's shop; and the third to The Somerset Country Club. Julian immediately gets to work. He asks Vicki to get him a list of all the country club members as well as a list of all the men who shop at Trimmlers. He doesn't let fear stop his crusade. Julian refuses to dwell on the fact that in addition to shopping at Trimmlers and belonging to the country club, "Mr. Big" also has something to do with his paper. He trusts his employees. He finds it very hard to believe that one of them could actually be the mob's chieftain. What Julian does believe, though, is that he is the mob's next target. He has no idea how they're going to eliminate him; he just hopes he can outwit them before their evil deed is done! Will Tom Tell? Tom gets a call from his "friend." His chum from the mob tells him that if he'll give them a lead to the notebook, he'll be off the hook for good. With these words ringing in his ears, Tom remembers a very important fact. He recalls that Lena told him that both Steve and Julian were very interested in Greg's notebook. Tom then wonders whether Julian and Steve are working together. Will Tom use this information to free himself from the mob's clutches? Only time will tell -- but one has to remember that Tom is a desperate man! Denny is finding it harder and harder to maintain her cool. She likes Julian and Steve and she hates the idea that she's going to be involved in their murders. Steve notices that her armor is cracking and he's playing very heavily on this fact. Using friendship as an enticement (Steve senses Denny can really use a friend) Steve hopes he can get Denny to talk about what she knows. He sense this information could be very vital to his and Julian's safety.

Walter Matthews who played Rachel's father Gerald Davis on AW and Somerset has passed away Walter Mathews, stage, film, and TV actor, died of natural causes in Mountain Center, Calif., on April 28. He was 85. Mathews performed in the original cast of "Equus" on Broadway in 1974 and recurred on "General Hospital" and "Another World." He was recognizable as the original "You can pay me now or pay me later" mechanic in the Fram Oil Filter commercial. The actor made guest appearance on dozens of TV shows beginning in the early 1960s, including "Perry Mason," "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," "Mission: Impossible," "Mannix," "Adam 12," "Emergency!," "Charlie's Angels," "Quincy" and "Murder She Wrote." Mathews grew up in the Bronx and received his M.A. in drama at Ohio U. He made his Broadway debut in a 1956 production of "King Lear" that starred Orson Welles. He is survived by four children and five grandchildren. MATHEWS, Walter Born: 10/10/1926, New York City, New York, U.S.A. Died: 4/28/2012, Mountain Center, California, U.S.A.

Variety Jan 30th 74 Polly Rowles, Jane Rose, Bibi Besch and Audrey Landers into NBC-TV soaper "Somerset" cast.

Variety April 10th 74 Marie Masters has rejoined the cast of 'As The World Turns' soap opera after a year's absence.

Variety 29th April 87 David O'Brien joined the cast of NBC-TV's "AnotherWorld." Rebecca Hollen joined the cast of NBC-TV's "Another World"

Thanks so much for this.As Carl said,the extra details are fabulous.The way Bill Bell wove all this together is amazing. I have never seen mention of the Jay character,who was a rival for Maggie's affection.I'm surprised he wasn't brought in later to create conflict for Mickey and Maggie. Please,please post the summaries for all the shows.I will be forever in your debt!!!!

Variety March 15th 1967 ... Beverly Todd cast for a running role in CBS-TV's "Search For Tomorrow" soaper.. Now some 45 years later,she's on Days as Celeste.

Bruce was played by different actors throughout the 60's. I get the feeling that he was seen maybe a few times a year at special occasions.Meta had been reduced to a minor character,it seems,so Bruce's absences would not have had to be explained too often. Variety May 12th 1971 Barbara Rodell switched from CBS-TV's "Secret Storm" soaper to same web's "Guiding Light"

Variety July 19th 1972 While the character she played on "Where the Heart Is" goes to Rochester to visit a sick aunt, Bibl Osterwald will be in Hollywood to play the male lead's mother in "Bridget Loves Bernie," a CBS-TV primetime newcomer in the fall

Variety April 23rd 1970 Anthony George is joining cast of "Search for Tomorrow," CB8-TV daytime drama soaper, beginning tomorrow, in role of a surgeon.

Variety Feb 17th 1971 Tony Geary into cast of soaper "Bright Promise"

Variety 28th April 1971 Constance Towers signed for a regular role in the CBS soaper "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing.

Variety 11th Feb 76 Kathryn Hays returned to the cast of CBS-TV's "As TheWorld Turns" after a three-month absence, during which Patty McCormack filled her role.

Variety 10th April 74 C. David Colson has joined the cast of CBS-TV's "As the World Turns". (As Tom Hughes)

I wonder who Hazel was? Variety 11th July 73 William Prince and Augusta Dabney, married in real life, will play husband and wife on "As the World Turns."

Variety 12th May 1971 Geraldine Brooks joins the cast.She had been a young star at Warner Bros in the late 1940's. As Carl reported upthread,she was out by September.Does anyone know how her role as Arden fitted into the story at the time?

Both Larry Gates and William Roerick,who became beloved characters in later years until their deaths had appeared previously on GL as Ira and Bruce Banning respectively.

Just saw Mary Stuart as a nurse in the 1948 Warners movie 'Embraceable You'. She had 2 scenes.