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The Verdict is Yours People v Taggart and Allen- 6 episodes. Jan 1960 Lt Richard Hendricks Laurence Haddon Lt on Overlook Police Force, arresting officer Bryan Prebble Joe Hamilton Manservant in the Taggart-Boucher household for over 20 years Linda Spencer Elizabeth Perry ex fiancee of defendant Ralph Taggart Douglas Evans Douglas King business associate of the late George Boucher and nephew of the late Eugenia King Taggart Boucher Rena Lazlo King Kitty Mattern estranged wife of Douglas King former 'war bride' Millard Colton Stuart Wilson real estate agent in Pleasantville Ralph Taggart Wesley Lau co defendant. Son of the late Eugenia King Taggart Boucher and stepson of murdered man. Accused of stealing $15,000 from the safe of George Boucher, beating and murdering him. Denies the charge, claiming Boucher gave him the money and they were involved in a physical struggle but left Boucher alive. Constance Allen Arline Sax co defendant. Mistress of the late George E Boucher.Claims she arrived after Taggart left,Boucher was aggresive and she shot him in self defence.

Ep # 3437 Tape date Oct 12 64 Air date Nov 3 64 So at this point they were almost a month ahead. When did SFT stop airing live? Written by Julian Funt & David Lesan Cast Alison Fred Len Jo Athur Nurse (extra) Sets Metcalf living room Hospital room/corridor At this point Patti was to marry Everett Moore but Ev had been hospitalized. I think she was pregnant by Everett? Must have had a miscarriage? Arthur was running Tate Enterprises for Allison his cousin.

It was great that Sally Sussman brought Dina/Marla back to Y&R but I wish that before the Alzheimers story Dina had been allowed to be a kick ass older woman causing the fur to fly In GC. Marla would have nailed it. Instead we got the dottery old lady trope.

Another example of an actor enjoying scenes that may not be so well received by viewers. I caught some of Eileen's Southern Belle...

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August 61 Larry Hagman Joan Harvey John Larkin.

Young marrieds Bob and Lisa with Chris and Nancy in the background

Some FITW publicity shots Jacqueline Brooks Maggie Hayes Lenka Peterson Kathleen McGuire

Norman 'Dack' Rambo as he appeared in Never Too Young

GUIDING LIGHT Cindy Adams Cindy Adams 12/9 & 12/12/1995 Gossip Columnist accompanied Fletcher to charity ball. Lucille __ Wexler Rita Lloyd July 1978- October 80 Nurse Katherine "Kit" Vested Norris Nancy Addison 1970- April 74 dies after shooting herself in struggle with Joe Werner

Well I suppose a cellar would survive a fire. But keeping Jordan imprisoned is another mark against Victor, although by this stage it doesn't matter anymore. Victor could drop a bomb on GC and still go unpunished. Jordan stole a baby and is villified. Victor replaces Jack with a double and the two are working together like old pals. Go figure...

Caught a bit of Traci and wish they wouldn't give her such corny lines. We know Traci has a big heart etc but in the scenes with Jack and then Danny she was just blathering on about how wonderful they are. It comes off as too needy. Beth deserves better than that. And I wish she would ditch the old lady hair do!

Were the cousins established from the outset or just written in ? I would hope the former as Labine/Meyer seemed to have a comprehensive backstory/bible. It's always smart to have some characters available for down the track. I never found Richard Backus particularly appealing. He never got a long lasting role. Maybe a different actor could have made Barry work better?

I know at one point ABC daytime used focus groups a lot to dictate storyline, but I imagine those days are long gone, so I wonder who is pushing that a 60 plus actor has to be a lead. Especially when the character is a criminal. Surely they should be pushing younger actors, as happened in the past, and let the older veterans move into a more supporting role. It seems GH can't move on from what was working 20 years ago.

@DRW50The only actor I recognized was a young Douglass Watson as the Private.

@Khan thanks for that, very interesting!

Nice to have something new on FITW A Pioneer Of Pioneers by William Hyder baltimore Sun Sun 17 Jan 1965 A BALTIMORE-BORN actress is a regular on ABC-TV's new day-time serial "Flame in the Wind." Ironically, the show is not being carried in her home town. But Baltimoreans who can pick up Washington's Channel 7 can see Margaret Hayes weekdays at 2 P.M. in the role of Roxanne Reynolds. Miss Hayes, who is sometimes billed as Maggie Hayes, is the daughter of the late J. L.Ottenheimer. Nominally an insurance broker, Mr. Ottenheimer was a performer at heart. He spent much of his time organizing talent shows and taking them to hospitals, institutions and U.S.O. clubs. In the early days of radio he headed a local show called "Jack Ottenheimer and His Gang," writing the songs and skits himself. Growing up in this atmosphere, his daughter Florette took naturally to the stage. She gave her first performance at School No. 64, Garrison and Maine avenues, and continued acting in school shows at Forest Park High School and the Teachers' College of the Johns Hopkins University. At the Hopkins she was one of the first girls to appear with the Barnstormers, who for years had barred female performers. After a period of modeling in New York, during which she worked in three short-lived Broadway plays, Florette was signed by producer Hal Wallis to a Warner Brothers contract. Under the name of Dana Dale she made her screen debut in 1940 in "The Man Who Talked Too Much," a movie starring George Brent and Virginia Bruce. Her second picture was "The Letter," which starred Bette Davis. More small parts followed at Warners' and later at Paramount, where she was given the professional name she still uses. But the newly-christened Margaret Hayes soon felt the need of more stage experience. Returning East she toured in "Jane Eyre," "Laura" and "The Philadelphia Story," and appeared on Broadway in two George Abbott shows and starred as Jo in a City Center production of "Little Women." In the late Forties Miss Hayes married Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr., a producer-director in the theater and television. TV was mushrooming at the time. Hundreds of live dramas and comedies were being produced in New York. Miss Hayes was soon caught up in the stream. She starred in more than 200 teleplays, including the first drama in the long-running "Circle Theater" series. This is the period everyone calls TV's pioneering days, but as a radio performer Miss Hayes outpioneered the pioneers. She had worked in TV as early as 1939, appearing on an experimental program. In 1955 Miss Hayes returned to Hollywood to appear with Glenn Ford in the movie version of "The Blackboard Jungle." Other films followed. By this time TV production had largely shifted to California, and once more Miss Hayes found herself in the thick of the medium. She acted on most of the big shows. Miss Hayes and Mr. Swope make their permanent home in New York. They have a son, Herbert 3d, age 15, and a daughter, Tracy, age 12. Tracy is named after Miss Hayes's favorite stage role, Tracy Lord in "The Philadelphia Story.".

And Meg (along with Nick Benedict) was the first soap 'name' to be brought onto Y&R.

Nick had the housing project but that was never dealt with . Trouble is in addition to Josh's crappy writing they can't afford to bring in sets and characters that might provide an appropriate story for Nick. Maybe some sort of social issue thing where he helps a struggling family etc He just doesn't work as a NE exec.

That downgrading of guest stars was obviously a budget thing. Were there any MSW episodes that 'broke the mold' eg went against the formula in any way?

Requests Rex Everhart Tony Carlin Mike Hodge James Noah

Steve and Liza were super popular in the mid 70's.

Did Angela's 'face refresh' coincide with the NY move?

And Lewis Arlt. Meg did a great job as Julia (combo of the actress and Bill Bell's writing) She could have come off as a victim/damsel in distress but imbued the character with an inner resolve that allowed us to forgive Victor just as she had. And bringing on Julia's daughter Jamie at some point would have been a nice gesture.

@FrenchFan Your efforts and willingness to share are much appreciated. The 1960's soap era is not well documented and much misinformation has been printed and reprinted, so these scripts are the only way of getting true info. Thinking about Sara, she was GL's first woman doctor-a sign of the times. ATWT had Susan around this time also. TD had lead the way with Maggie and Althea and Days had Laura. Patricia Roe would have been playing Sara at this time- she continued throughout 68 until Millette Alexander too over. I wonder what the circumstances were? Was it a case of Millette wrapping up her EON stint and GL grabbed her and decided to replace Roe? Nowadays we have so much more info on this sort of stuff. The Ferros only lasted about a year. They had to follow Agnes' long run. I wonder if their stories were well received ? Maybe not...