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Thanks a lot ! Would you have overall number for the year for Eric Braeden ?

It is not good for Audrey ! The Jessie / Phil / Diana / Peter quad is really good. I didn’t realize Meg was absent for so long from the canvas. Don’t know when she will be back in 1972 but Elizabeth McRae must have left the show for a year.

Yes I didn’t mention in my summary that Bob and Grace seemed to be very close as he was sad he didn’t walk her down the aisle in her supposed marriage to Bill.

@dc11786 Do you have more information about the 1970 year of SFT ? Or Grace Bolton as a character? I only found out she had a son by Len then died and Len and Patti adopted the kid. I wonder if she is pregnant and this is the reason she lies being married to Lt. Frazier.

Yes, there should be some more 1970-1971 stuff coming I keep digging

Recently found three old scripts from February 1970. Here what happened in these three episodes. Writers : Robert Newman, David Lesan & Doris Frankel #4797 – Friday, February 13th 1970 At the Bergmans’, Marge told Junior she couldn’t spend the evening with him as Jo was coming with Patti and Len, who were newlyweds for the evening. When Stu came home, Marge told him she was worried about Junior. Stu questioned his son who wondered where he came from. They realized some kids at school teased him. Marge gave him a hug. After dinner, Marge told Len, Patti and Jo that they had fun with Junior who wanted to know where he was from geographically and Stu and Marge first thought he was thinking about how babies were coming. They had a good laugh. Len turned the conversation to pollution and how mankind could disappear in a few years. Jo called Sam in Africa from the Bergmans’. When Len took the phone, he told Sam that Andrea was doing much better. She had forgotten the past but she knew Len was her son. Jo hoped she would soon marry Sam and be as happy as Len and Patti were. At the pizza place, Lauri told Scott it was probably interesting for him to work with his father. Lauri was okay with her job at the admission office because the pay was good. Lauri assured she hadn’t dated since she and Scott stopped seeing each other. While Lauri was about to leave because of the babysitter with Eric, Bill and Grace arrived. Bill and Scott talked a bit about Vietnam before Scott left. Bill asked Grace if she had thought about his proposal. She was evasive and thought they had changed a lot since the time they used to be together. Bill was ready to wait. Meanwhile, Scott brought Lauri back at her place. He kissed her before she entered her apartment. #4802 – Friday, February 20th 1970 Scott and Lauri arrived at the Justice of Peace to get married. Fran and Emmaline, two women working there, helped Lauri with her dress and bouquet, and served as witnesses for the wedding. The Judge of Peace performed the ceremony and pronounced them Mr. And Mrs. Scott Phillips. He advised them to spend time at a motel down the road. They could say they had been sent by him. At the motel, Scott and Lauri were uneasy to learn the motel room was $30 for the night but when the cleark learned they had been sent by Judge Freddie, he offered them the bridal suite for the same price. At the Harper house, both Ellie and Ida were awake at night. Ellie wondered why Scott hadn’t come home yet. They thought he might be dating some new girl since he broke up with Lauri or they were afraid he could have had an accident. In their suite, Scott and Lauri were offered champaign and Scott noticed they had one thing like in Doug and Eunice’s wedding. Scott wondered at a moment if they made the right decision but Lauri assured him they did. #4807 – Friday, February 27th 1970 Scott, Lauri and Eric were staying at Mrs. Leshinsky’s, Lauri’s mother. Eric had a bad dream and wanted his mommy. Mrs. Leshinsky calmed him down. Scott assured Eric he would stay with his mother and him from then. Scott assured his mother-in-law he used to give Lauri a bad time but was ready to change that. Lauri woke up and didn’t like her mother’s involvement too much. The following morning, the bathroom schedule was an issue at Mrs. Leshinksy’s. Lauri was very stressed about the schedule and Scott had an exam. Lauri was afraid Scott would be worried about his new life but he kissed her and assured her it was all okay. At her place, Grace received a phone call from Bill. He asked if Grace reconsidered his marriage proposal but she said she wished she could. As she hung up, her cousin Harriet – who thought Grace and Bill had tied the knot - appeared and thought Grace should tell people she was married to Bill even if Bill had just left town. Grace visited Dr. Rogers and told him she married Lt. Bill Frazier a few days ago. Bob was really happy for Grace. She added Bill had to leave for Vietnam. Later, at the Nurses’ station, Bob told Patti and Len that Grace married to her old flame who came back in her life. Back at her place, Grace wondered if she would be able to keep up the charade about her being married. She hesitated to join Bill in San Francisco before he left for Vietnam and marry him for real but she knew she didn’t love him and couldn’t do that to him. She felt very miserable.

Glad to see Mary Briggs coming. I only found out about this character when reading old Daytime Newsletter from 1972-1973. She will have an affair with Lee and will drive Meg jealous (again) when she is back from the sanitarium. I think Mary had an husband, Wade from whom she was estranged. We'll see.

From what I read, Judy Lewis will be brought back during 1969.

I will share more of February 1969 soon. To keep you waiting, I did some monthly chart for January. I guessed Joel Crothers joined on January 17th. It is the day he last aired on "Dark Shadows" too. It is said he left DS for TSS and I imagined he was hired for the new love story with Laurie who was introduced the same day. Just a wild guess though... he might have replaced Gordon Gray a bit later. JANUARY 1969 – 18 episodes 1. Jada Rowland (Belle Ames Britton) : 12 2. Nicholas Coster (Paul Britton) : 11 3. Audrey Johnston (Jill Stevens) : 8 4. Marla Adams (Belle Clemens) : 7 *. Joel Crothers (Ken Stevens) : 7 (first : 01/17) *. Terry O’Sullivan (Judge Sam Stevens) : 7 7. Linda DeCoff (Laurie Hollister) : 6 (first : 01/17) *. Rita Morley (Nola Hollister) : 6 9. Keith Charles (Nick Kane) : 5 *. Chase Crowley (Eleanor Gault) : 5 *. Mary McGregor (Susan Ames Carver) : 5 *. Lori March (Valerie Ames) : 5 13. Christina Crawford (Joan Borman Kane) : 4 *. Gordon Gray (Ken Stevens) : 4 (last : 01/14) *. Barnard Hughes (Wilfried Hollister) : 4 *. Jay Lanin (Alex Lockwood) : 4 *. Lawrence Luckinbill (Frank Carver) : 4 18. Beverly Hayes (Karen Clemens) : 3 *. Joseph Warren (Wally Sikes) : 3 20. James Antonio (Stan Collins) : 2 (last : 01/15) *. Elspeth Eric (Mrs. Borman) : 2 *. Marjorie Gateson (Grace Tyrell) : 2 *. Ken Kercheval (Archie Borman) : 2 (last : 01/15) *. Addison Powell (Dr. Spencer Hadley) : 2 *. Ed Winter (Bob Hill) : 2

Thanks for sharing !

Thanks so much ! The Jessie/Phil/Peter/Diana and the Steve/Audrey/Tom are really two stories I read about but seeing how it evolved day after day is so good !!

Nope ! I have them until Nov 1978 but too much work this year. Will try to post some more this summer

Audrey was so mischevious at the time ! You couldn’t imagine by watching an older Rachel Ames in the 90s’ or 00s’. Love that !

I am trying to find some scripts from the James Elward collection including some LIAMST. It might give us some more information. I wish I could fine Jane & Ira Avery scripts somewhere.

#3906 – Monday, February 3rd 1969 (Beginning of the episode missing). At the Stevenses’, Val was ready to leave. She told Sam she heard from Amy that Joan Kane, going by her maiden name Joan Borman, was back in Woodbridge. Sam grimaced. Laurie and her father quarelled. Laurie assured she was working with Ken, not dating him so why him being married would be important. Laurie mentioned another friendship Wilfred once broke up. Wilfred left. Nola admonished Laurie : this past incident should never be discussed again. Laurie apologized. Back home, Val was surprised to see Joan at the door. Joan said she was sorry about everything that happened. She made a terrible mistake in thinking Nick and Val were having an affair. She wanted to live at peace in Woodbridge and begged Valerie for forgiveness. Val remained aloof and non-committal. #3907 – Tuesday, February 4th 1969 Early in the morning, Amy turned up at Valerie’s. She told Val that Nick would introduce her to a friend, lawyer Thomas Austin. Amy wanted the divorce to go quick. Amy told Val she ran into Belle and Paul at the English Pub last night and it was awkward. It confirmed the baby would be only hers, not Paul’s. Nick arrived. Val told him about his ex-wife’s unannounced visit last night and Val assured she would never forgive Joan but had no desire to be vindicative. Meanwhile, Belle was serving Paul breakfast in her apartment. She wondered if Amy was stalling the divorce. Paul phoned Amy but she was not home. He found unusual she was not home early in the morning. Belle reminded Paul that Amy said the doctor confirmed she was fine so there was no reason to worry about her. Belle talked about her plans for after their wedding. She imagined they could live in Europe. Paul admitted he had considered applying to some foundation for a grant that would support them. After Amy went up to put on a new face before meeting the lawyer, Valerie questionned Nick about their recent bonding. Nick admitted he liked Amy’s friendship but Val wondered if he noticed she still loved Paul very much. Nick and Amy went to meet Thomas Austin. Austin asked Amy if she could prove adultery. Amy said she didn’t want to and wished she could protect her daughter. She then would need to be patient. Divorce could be final in two years. Nick suggested she should get a Mexican divorce like Joan did. #3908 – Wednesday, February 5th 1969 In his office, Nick received a phone call from Joan. She asked him for a favor. She had an appointment for an apartment but as she didn’t have a job yet, she asked Nick to back her up saying she received money from their divorce settlement. Nick refused lying. Paul then dropped in. He said Tom Austin called him and introduced himself as Amy’s lawyer. As he was Nick’s friend, Paul assumed Nick introduced him to Amy. Paul thanked Nick as he wanted the matter solved as soon as possible. Nick lost his temper and told Paul he didn’t realize how much he had hurt Amy. Paul assured he appreciated Nick’s support to Amy. Given his feelings for Belle, Paul needed to leave Amy. Meanwhile, Eleanor hoped her new upstairs neighbor would be less frivolous than the previous one. Mr. Travis, the landlord, seemed to prefer a woman in his apartement. Sam made fun of the situation – if Eleanor had a male neighbour, her life might be different. Sam then received a phone call from Nola Hollister asking him to meet. Mr. Travis introduced Joan to the apartement. She wanted to take it immediately. Mr. Travis assured the neighbour downstairs – a spinster working as a legal secretary – was okay. Joan was very flirty and Mr. Travis was ready to forget a trifle like references. Nola was in Sam’s office. She told him she didn’t share Wilfred’s feeling about Ken and Laurie. She was happy with what the collaboration was doing to Laurie. Sam said Valerie had misgivings about letting Ken and Laurie use her piano since Wilfred so strongly objected. Nola wondered how much Sam knew about Laurie’s past but Sam didn’t know much. #3909 – Thursday, February 6th 1969 Jill visited Amy. She said she was still uneasy about Ken and Laurie’s collaboration. Valerie agreed to let them use her piano since Laurie’s mother told Sam she was all for it. Amy told Jill about how she met Paul and Belle at the English pub and that Nick’s lawyer friend told her she could only get a short divorce on the grounds of adultery. She was tempted if it was not for Lisa. At Val’s, Ken and Laurie thanked Valerie for her favor. Val told that since Nola said it was right keeping it from Wilfred, she was okay. Nola called and thanked Val. After she hung up, Alex was seen seated nearby. As Wilfred was in New York for the day, Nola gave the housekeeper an extra afternoon. Alex admired the Hollister house. He understood why Nola wouldn’t leave Wilfred. Nola admitted that if she were ever going to, she would have done it three years ago with what happened with little Nancy Crawford. Nola said that Laurie would someday leave the house and Nola would be left with the impossible Wilfred. Nola wondered if Alex prefered she stay married for her money. He kissed her passionately. While working on a new song, Laurie had a burst on anger when she got hung up on a work. Laurie started talking about her time in the sanitarium to Ken. She mentionned a friend of hers, Nancy Crawford… but Val interrupted. #3910 – Friday, February 7th 1969 Nick asked Amy if she could give him a hand with the livingroom walls she had selected. Nick started to light a cigarette but Amy asked him not to as she couldn’t stand the smell since she was pregnant. When the phone rang, Nick answered. Paul was surprised. He wanted to ask Amy if he could come and grab some documents in his study. Amy agreed, Mrs. Giddens would be there with Lisa as she and Nick were going out. Paul then returned at his table with Belle at The Water Hole. He realized how much time Nick was spending with Lisa. Belle wondered if he was jealous but Paul denied. Mrs. Giddens arrived to babysit Lisa. Amy told her Paul would come and the babysitter showed her contempt for Paul and the « Clemens woman ». When they left, Nick asked Amy if he could smoke in the car despite her « delicate condition ». Mrs. Gidden had heard and was dumbfounded. Once at Nick’s, the prints were hanged. Nick and Amy talked about Paul’s visit to Nick once he found out that Nick adviced a lawyer for Amy. He told Amy that you can’t really follow a man’s mind when he was falling in love. Paul arrived at his previous home while Mrs. Giddens was watching the television. He went to find the papers in his study. While he was about to leave, Mrs. Giddens gave him a piece of her mind : deserting a lovely woman like Amy was shocking but leaving her as she was pregnant made him quite a monster. Paul was speechless.

#3901 – Monday, January 27th 1969 Amy felt better this new day but Paul visited her to talk about their divorce. Dr. Hadley called Amy to apologize – he didn’t realize Valerie didn’t know about her pregnancy. She answered vaguely to avoir Paul noticing what was going on. Paul said the divorce should be the friendlier possible. Amy asked if he was worried about what she could do on his reputation. After calming down, Amy assured Paul she wouldn’t cause him any harm. He was Lisa’s father after all. After Paul left, Amy sobbed. Val visited Sam’s chamber. He couldn’t go on lunch with her because he was expecting a call but he bought them both sandwiches. When he asked her about her family dinner, her face changed. She said something happened but she couldn’t talk about it. Sam shifted the conversation to his son. He said Ken had written lyrics to a song composed by Laurie, the Hollisters’ daughter. Val thought it was exciting but Sam wondered how Jill would react if Ken spent time with another woman and Wilfred Hollister wouldn’t enjoy that either. At the Country club, Laurie said Ken she was surprised he didn’t call her back but Ken answered he was disappointed in the lyrics he wrote. Laurie liked them but Ken was sure he could do better. #3902 – Tuesday, January 28th 1969 In his office, Nick was talking to Amy on the phone and said he was ready to move to his new apartment with her help. Frank arrived after he hung up and they talked about Amy’s pregnancy. They disagreed : Nick thought it was maybe for the best if Paul learned she was having a baby after their divorce. After work, Nick went back to his hotel and visited Paul in his room. Paul assured Nick he made the right decision leaving Amy. Mrs. Borman was shocked to open her door to her daughter Joan. Once inside, Joan phoned Nick to tell him she was back in Woodbridge and asked him if he had received the divorce papers. After the conversation, Nick toasted with Paul to his freedom. Paul wondered why Nick thought his leaving Amy was a bad idea while he had just divorced Joan. Nick answered Amy needed Paul, Joan didn’t need Nick. Nick stopped before telling Paul the truth. At her mother’s, Joan told her she and Stan gave Archie the slip in New York and then she quarelled with Stan over everything. When he sold his hot car before crossing over and refused to shar the money with her, she decided to split with him. She got her decree, took every time of Archie’s and lit out. She then would live a different life in Woodbridge. Belle visited Paul at his hotel room. He thought it was not discreet enough. Belle got tired of waiting for him to kiss her. #3903 – Wednesday, January 29th 1969 In her living room, Val was talking with Jill in the evening. Jill was upset she didn’t have time to share with Ken as he had to meet Laurie Hollister. Jill would like Val to use her influence to stop Ken and Laurie working together. Valerie thought she should give them a chance. Later, Valerie told Jill how she learned about Amy’s pregnancy and that she could understand why she was hiding the pregnancy from Paul. At the Country club, Ken called Laurie and told her they should work again at some point. After he hung up, Wally asked Ken if he knew about the Hollister girl’s past. Wally told him Laurie was carted off to a sanitarium for a while as part of trouble with her father but he didn’t know much. Ken then asked Alex if he could use the piano with Laurie and Alex was uncomfortable. When Alex went to his office with Nola, Ken questioned Wally about their supposed affair. Wally admitted it was only a guess and he didn’t have any evidence of him. Ken urged Wally to forget his stupid idea. In his office, Alex was not happy Nola suggested Ken and Laurie use the piano in the ballroom. If Laurie spent time in the Country Club, she could find out about their affair. When Alex told Ken there was a rule prevented him from using the piano, Nola said it was foolish but Ken assured he would find a piano elsewhere. #3904 – Thursday, January 30th 1969 In Sam’s chamber, he heard Eleanor on the phone – she finally evicted her tenant. She told Sam she hoped the next one would act like a lady. Meanwhile, Joan was at her mother’s and she went through the Herald to look for a new place for herself. Mrs. Borman thought she should first look for a job, and later for a place to live. Joan has huge ambition and she still had some money she took from Stan. Nick was moving in his new apartement. Amy was helping him and she offered him a rug to decorate his flat. They managed to put book on book shelves and Nick admitted that as a bachelor, his flat would probably be a bit disorderly. Amy admitted she promised Paul on a quick divorce, before he found out she was pregnant. She said that if he married Belle, he would not come back to her, only for the baby. Nick realized Amy was still in love with Paul. Sam expected Wilfred in his chamber to work on a civic project together but he was late. He talked with Eleanor about Ken and Laurie working together. She wondered how Jill would feel about it. Wilfred arrived late. When Sam talked about Ken and Laurie’s collaboration, Wilfred was shocked – he wasn’t told about this. Sam was sure Nola only forgot to mention it. Wilfred assured he would put a stop to his nonsense. #3905 – Friday, January 31st 1969 In the Hollisters’ living room, Laurie worried that Ken might come late and Nola wouldn’t like for him to come upon Wilfred. Laurie wondered why Alex Lockwood refused to let them use the piano at the country club. Ken arrived. He told Laurie he was surprised she didn’t mention her past to him. Laurie realized he was talking about her time in the sanitarium and asked if he changed anything. Ken apologized and told her he was sorry he asked. Val received a phone call from Ken. He asked her if by any way he could use the piano at her place with a friend. Val was surprised but agreed Ken and Laurie come to her house to discuss it. After Val hung up, Amy arrived at her place. Amy told she was supposed to have dinner with Nick but he had to cancel their plans so she didn’t want to come back to an empty place. Val couldn’t join her for dinner either as Ken and Laurie would come. Wilfred came home but Ken and Laurie had already left. (End of the episode missing).

Mr. L. Is Alex Lockwood, the boss at the Country Club whom Nola is having an affair with.

#3899 – Thursday, January 23rd 1969 Val phoned Amy to have some news. She invited family over for lunch and Bill would pick her up. Jill arrived and noticed Amy had morning sickness. Jill admitted Susan tried to convince her she should tell Amy to reveal her pregnancy to Paul. When Jill told Amy that Paul and Bill greeted them at the restaurant, Amy realized Bill was a lawyer with many succeeding divorce cases. Paul left work early and joined Belle at her apartment. He discussed with her his divorce from Amy and worried that Amy would name Belle as co-respondent. Belle didn’t care. Paul worried about his career but Belle assured she had brighter plans for their future. Grace and Susan arrived at Valerie’s. Val and Grace were worried about Amy’s health and questioned Susan as she was with her when she visited Dr. Hadley. At Amy’s, Bob arrived to pick her up. She questioned him about his lunch with Paul. Bob admitted he had no sympathy for Paul and refused to advise him on his divorce. He suggested Amy could be vindicative but she didn’t want to destroy Paul’s career. She suddenly fell sick again and told Bob to go to Val’s alone. Amy phoned Val and excused herself. Worried about Amy, Valerie called Dr. Hadley who assured her Amy was fine. She was sick as every pregnant woman could be. #3900 – Friday, January 24th 1969 Sam arrived at the Country Club bar and asked Ken for a drink. He was looking for bridge partners for the night. Nola arrived and Sam agreed to offer her a drink. Wally the waiter told Ken there was a good reason Nola was always without her husband. Nola told Sam she saved Ken’s job because her husband was acting foolishly. Alex joined and greeted the judge. After the phone call with Dr. Hadley, Val rushed over to Amy. Val told her how she found out and wanted to know why Amy kept mum. After Amy explained the situation, Val was compassionate but she wondered how long the charade could be kept – a pregnancy couldn’t be hidden forever. Amy didn’t know but Valerie promised she wouldn’t tell Paul. After Sam bored Nola to death with bridge game, she went back to the bar and asked Ken why he phoned Laurie and didn’t call back again. Ken said he wrote some lyrics for her song but thought they needed some work to be done. Nola said Ken and Laurie should meet but Wilfred wouldn’t know about it. When Nola left, she exchanged glances with Alex. Wally told that was the reason Nola came alone at the Country Club. Ken was aghast : were Mr. L. and Mrs. H. lovers ?

Absolutely fascinating !

I don’t think it was particularly large. It had 2-3 big stories and some collateral. Something 30-min soaps (B&B) are unable to do nowadays.

#3896 – Monday, January 20th 1969 – missing ? #3897 – Tuesday, January 21st 1969 Ken woke up early and rememberd the melody Laurie played on the piano. Jill was surprised he was whistling. Susan phoned and asked Jill for lunch to talk about Amy’s baby as she learned Jill knew. Jill remained evasive towards Ken. At Paul’s office, Bob Hill appeared and Paul introduced Bob – Valerie’s son – to Jill. After Jill left, Bob told Paul he didn’t want to get involved in his marital situation because he liked Amy a lot and was once interested in Belle. He wasn’t giving legal advice but as a friend, he thouth Paul should go back to Amy. Paul was angry at first. Ken phoned Laurie. He was interested in her song but was frustrated there were no lyrics. She suggested he had to do some and he said he would try. At The English pub, Susan told Jill she thought Amy’s attitude was absurd. She hoped Jill would be able to change Amy’s mind. They were interrupted by Paul and Bob who exchanged greetings. Jill was uneasy. Paul wondered why his secretary was at the pub with his wife’s sister and why she didn’t mention it to him. When Jill returned to the office, Paul assured her Susan and she couldn’t bring him and Amy back together. #3898 – Wednesday, January 22th 1969 Sam and Eleanor planned to work in the Stevens’ home and Sam invited her to dinner. Ken told Jill was late and couldn’t fix dinner. When Sam answered a phone call, Eleanor question Ken again on Nola Hollister’s good deed when he was on the verge of being fired but Ken departed. Eleanor offered to cook leftovers for Sam. When Sam complimented her, she felt very proud. From a cabin booth, Ken called the Hollisters and Nola answered. Laurie wasn’t home. Wilfried heard and wondered why Sam’s son – the hippie bartender – was trying to reach for his daughter. When Laurie came home, Wilfred informed her she had a phone call from a married man. Nola assured Wilfred Laurie met Ken at the club when they were having lunch and they talked music. Eleanor told Wilfred about her tenant problem. Her tenant was a divorcee who entertained men and Eleanor didn’t approve. Sam said she might be a little too rigid. When the name of Valerie appeared in the conversation, Sam took offense. He knew she didn’t approve of Val but she should keep her opinion to herself. Sam was growing more and more attached to her. Eleanor was appalled. After Wilfred left, Laurie asked Nola if Ken said more on the phone. It was probably about the lyrics but Nola shouldn’t say Wilfred. Nola assured she wouldn’t, Wilfred would not understand.

Thanks a lot ! Very fascinating to hear.

Yes, Lou Scofield is the head writer and John Hess who was head writer before seems to be breakdown writer.

Between Scofield and CBS taking over, Don Ettlinger wrote the show for a few weeks.

My please. Friday Jan 17th is Laurie’s first episode. She is listed as new in the cast list. The role will grow and she will be the main heroine of the last years of the show.