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Thanks a lot. I will update my list with your information.

Roya Megnot took over in early October 1984. Here what I found in a review: "When « Loving » began it’s new time period last week, actress Patty Lotz had been replaced by newcomer Roya Megnot in the role of Ava Rescott. This falls into one of those categories of “who cares?” They seem pretty indistinguishable to the viewer, and one is just as good (or just as bad) as the other. On the other hand, one the more interesting young female characters seen on soaps recently is former Galahad Club member Gina Daniels played by Annabelle Gurwich on “Guiding Light.” Both actress and character have made such a strong impression on “GL” viewers that, although she’s not a contract player, she will be seen frequently in the coming months. Of her popularity continues, she will undoubtedly be offered a contract." Short Soap Takes, The Gettysburg Times, Oct. 12. 1984

I love the HW thing but keeping a coherent list is driving me crazy

Thanks dc11786. I love your information. My sources are usually Jon-Michael Reed columns but you must be right about Morgenroth & Kantor taking over Lemay. That's what I thought too but someone posted that Levin was new HW in Jan. 82 according to SOD so I was confused and changed my list. I'm quite sure Levin was hired in June 1981 but you are probably right: with the strike, her material was probably aired later the fall but I don't have any information about it.

I keep wondering in Levin was still part of the writing team but only promoted to HW as an interim gig after Barlon & Scott and Lemay. I have no idea why Lemay left so quickly.

From what I know after Marland left: Mel & Ethel Brez (Dec. 77 - May 78) Linda Grover (May 78 - Sept. 78) Elizabeth Levin & David Cherrill (Sept. 78 - Sept. 80) Ralph Ellis & Eugenie Hunt (Sept. 80 - Jan. 81) Lawrence & Ronnie Wencker-Konner (Jan. 81 - May 81) Aaron Scott & Anne-Marie Barlow (May 81 - July 81) Elizabeth Levin (July 81 - Dec. 81) Harding Lemay (Dec. 81 - Feb. 82) Elizabeth Levin (Feb. 82 - June 82) Barbara Morgenroth & Leonard Kantor (June 82 - Dec. 82)

Harding Lemay only took over for two months from Dec. 1981 to Feb. 1982 when Elizabeth Levin (whom he had taken the reigns over) came back before being replaced by Barbara Morgenroth & Leonard Kantor in June 1982.

No Nancy and Chris as this is the cast photo from 1983-1984. Helen Wagner left the show between 1981 and 1985.

Thanks Carl

Melba Rae died three months later

Thanks a lot for this and everything you post Carl. Even if I don't reply a lot because I don't have enough time but I very often read carefully what you post. It's always a pleasure.

R.I.P. Matt & Maggie Powers are together again in heaven.

No, Liz Hubbard left in July 1977 when Althea moved to Japan with Penny and Jerry. She would come back on early February 1981 after Penny had died. Gordon had left "The Doctors" in July 1976 when Althea and Nick couldn't agree about having babies or not. In August, he joined the cast of "General Hospital" as Dr. Mark Dante until July 1978. Gordon did not come back to "The Doctors" in 1977.

I see your point but if "The Doctors" were still on the air today, you can be sure the show would not be like it used to be.

Thanks a lot for this

So Eunice was killed in fall 1976. The ratings for 1975-1976 were 8.3 and 8.6 for 1976-1977. It cleary declined the next season with 7.5.

If I'm not wrong, it was Irving and Tex Elman.

Thanks a lot

The Doctors or Search For Tomorrow would be great. Is The Secret Storm available too?

Is it an extract from a book by La Guardia?

Reading my summaries from 1982, I don't find any mention of James of his family. Weird.

Thanks saynotoursoap, you should write an history book about soaps, I would certainly buy it Carl, Tom Carroll was M.J.'s husband. He was the guy who molested M.J.'s nephew she was taking care of after her relatives died on her wedding day.

I did not know that. How do you know about the plans the show had? Did you read it somewhere?

The show was really in need of fresh blood. The Pollocks were successful on "The Doctors" but when their run ended, Robert Cenedella and Margaret De Priest turned out to be very bad fits for the show. Ratings went from 9.5 before the Pollocks left to 7.3 when Marland took over only a little more than a year later. He introduced the Dancys as he did with the Snyders 10 years later on ATWT but it seems like he made them appear more quickly.

Yes, this is Marland's work. He left "The Doctors" in December 1977 when ABC gave him a few weeks to watch "General Hospital" before becoming the new headwriter.