Paul Raven

Daily rehearsal circa 76.Thats Kathy Hays in the 2nd pic sitting.The guy in the light sweater is the director.

Yeah,kinda random.Sort of half hearted nod at history.Let's bring back a vet character,recast and ignore all that went before! Search needed some strong leadership around 1980,that could blend old and new.

Ironic that she was on an NBC soap as her dad Pat Weave,was said to be anti soaps in the 50's when he headed NBC.

Melba looks like Gladys Kravitz! The Corringtons got rid of Scott and Kathy.I don't think Ratray clicked as Scott.

I'm sure that was a priceless heirloom handed down through generations of the English family!

Pheobe was always a sucker for a sweet talker.

Peter Ratray took over as Scott for about a year, until the character was dropped after 10 years.Chris Lowe played Eric for years.Maybe Eric could have come back as a young leading man in the 80's.

SOD synopsis continues Karl Duval tells Dr. Marlena Evans he wants Sharon out of the psychiatric ward and home. Sharon, he says, is terrified of hospitals, afraid she will slip, inescapably, into insanity. Marlena begs for more time. She attempts to tell him that Julie is blameless, that Sharon's problem is very deep-rooted. She has confusions about her sexuality. Karl is appalled. Sharon a homosexual? He cannot accept that. He refuses to listen to any more. Together, Marlena & Laura piece together the cause of Sharon's suicide attempt, and Marlena tries once more to get the truth from Julie. At first, Julie is reluctant to discuss it, but when she hears Sharon is closer than ever to tragedy unless she receives the proper help, Julie describes what happened. Karl, meanwhile, has taken steps to get his own way. He takes Sharon home. Marlena, frightened at the consequences, rushes out to the Duval house to beg for Sharon to be helped in therapy. Again, Karl Duval refuses Dr. Marlena Evans's insistance that his wife Sharon needs therapy, but this time his vehemence is unstoppable. He will care for his wife, and no lopsided psychiatrist will be able to hurt her again. He has already made reservation for their flight to Madrid. Later, alone, he wonders if he is really doing the right thing. Karl and Sharon leave for Madrid. She finds it very difficult to leave, and she cries for all the love that could have been. Before going, she makes sure that Julie receives the cameo. Will Sharon's flight away from herself lead to disaster... and for whom? And that was it for the Duvalls.

Amy should have been referenced along the way.Maybe,she dies and her daughter comes to live with Joe and Ruth.

Who killed Phil Brewer?

Joel and Sigourney Weaver as Avis.Looks like she had a TV show exposing the nefarious goings on in Somerset.

Tully was out by the end of the year 68,but exactly how long I don't know. i have read that James Storm was on for a year 68-69. Yes,Soap World

Doug and Julie's second wedding.They got a location shoot for this one.

Ruth and Amy-sisters who didn't stay in touch.

Of course! JLB couldn't offer much competition in that area...

The first Larry,Paul Tully.Unlike AMC,the original cast stayed intact,apart from Larry and Meredith.

Good to see Brenda and the girls!

I think that is Kenneth Harvey as Doug Martin.

James Douglas as Eliot. After AW he went to ATWT .I wonder if he was approached at anytime to recreate Steven on RTTPP?

Armand Assante as Dr Mike Powers with David O'Brien

Late 60's on set.Ann Williams and Mary Stuart do look like sisters.

From SOD re Julie and Sharon Sharon Duval and Julie Williams go on a shopping spree and return to Sharon's house with all their goodies. Julie had admired a beautiful cameo necklace but didn't purchase it because of the exorbitant price. Sharon did. While the two women are sharing a cup of coffee and a pleasant conversation, Sharon gives Julie the necklace. Needless to say, Julie is stunned at Sharon's show of generosity. When Julie makes noises about leaving, Sharon pleads with her to stay. They have sherry in Sharon's bedroom and Julie admires the decor. To everything Julie admires, Sharon answers by saying "take it, it's yours." Julie laughs off her continued generosity until Sharon offers Julie the house! But even then, she is not aware of what Sharon is telling her. Again she makes noises about leaving. She sits at Sharon's dressing table and Sharon blurts out her true feelings. She tells JUlie that although Karl is leaving Salem, she, Sharon will stay. She will stay forever to be with Julie. She loves Julie. Julie, caught unawares by Sharon's admission, recoils in horror and runs from Sharon's house. Sharon, feeling the rejection and digust Julie is feelings, does the only thing she feels she can do... cut her wrists.

In the Slesar article,it is stated that Slesar returned when the headwriter passed away.Lou Scofield was the writer at the time,but he didn't die until 72.Was it just an factual error,or are they referring to another writer? Did Scofield leave Edge to create WTHI? Also,regarding Edge writers,does anyone know why Irving Vendig left the show he created and wrote for almost a decade? He went on to create NBC's answer to Edge,Hidden Faces.

Great pics, I have never seen Tina as Patti or Dino in that time frame.It was weird to get him back as Len and recast Patti,then give them nothing.Tina looks a good fit for Patti. Val Dufour always reminds me of a vampire.