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Today, I learned that Ray Martin and Edythe Britton composed the theme song for the ABC serial Never Too Young.

Score Productions provided other (probably background) music.

Mr. Martin also composed the theme for NBC/Bing Crosby Productions' Bright Promise.

I agree that Procter and Gamble should have transferred Steve and Alice to Somerset.

However, Alice did remain a character on Another World (I think throughout the years that the show was produced by Paul Rauch).  All of her storylines would have never been undertaken.

Actress Marla Adams (Belle Clemens Britton Kinkade) passed away recently.

The Amy-Belle rivalry was one of the best in daytime television history.

Tchina Arnold did not leave Ryan's Hope to appear on Martin.    After the cancellation of Ryan's Hope, she was cast by ABC to played Sharla Valentine on All My Children.   She probably would have remained on Ryan's Hope had it not been cancelled.

Christine Tudor would have been great as Karen #3 on One Life to Live!

If the character had remained or returned, more storyline could have been given to Dr. Larry Woleck and Dr. Danny Woleck in later years, and that would have been very good!

Ron Sproat did write for the replacement for Never Too Young (Dark Shadows).   However, it was into at least its seventh month or so before he was the writer.

The first thirteen weeks were written by Art Wallace, and the second thirteen weeks were written by Mr. Wallace and movie writer Frances Swan.

I read that Conson Studios is where the program was produced.   (although I know that a lot of the show was videotaped on location at Santa Monica Pier)    

Were there other shows produced in the Conson Studios?

The Guiding Light could have employed BOTH Lynne Adams and Barbara Rodell.

I am pretty sure that Lynne Adams choose to leave The Guiding Light.

I do not remember Kathryn Hays in the role at all.   Barbara Rodell, who had been killed off both Another World and The Secret Storm, became the third Leslie.  I think that she was popular in all three of those roles.    She had also appeared on A Flame in the Wind/A Time for Us and, later, on As the World Turns (on which she was fantastic.

Agnes Nixon had created the roles of Leslie Jackson, R. N. and also Dr. Steven Jackson.  Their relationship, I am told, was a lot like that of Palmer Courtlandt and Nina Courtlandt, two later characters who were also created by Agnes Nixon for All My Children.

For years, there was a painting of Mrs. Jackson, the supposedly deceased wife of Steve and mother of Leslie.  However, Mrs. Jackson was not really dead (much like Gillian Spenser's role of Daisy on All My Children.

Jada Rowland left The Secret Storm for the third time, and CBS placed Lynne Adams as the fourth Amy.   I am not exactly sure why she left the show, but the father of her child had been murdered, she had appeared on the first season of the PBS program Sesame Street, two of the longtime actresses had left The Secret Storm (Marjorie Gateson and Haila Stoddard), the show had a new owner, and Ms. Rowland was also working as a puppeter.

It is said that Ms. Rowland was traveling across the country, and, when she was somewhere in the South, she contacted the show and told them that she was out of money, asking the show to forward her enough to get back to Manhatten and show's studios.

At that point, Lynne Adams was taken off the show and replaced by Jada Rowland.

Lynne Adams returned to The Guiding Light to replace Barbara Rodell.

But, if the show had really done the smart thing, they would have kept Barbara Rodell as Leslie, and also hired Lynne Adams to play Victoria, who was the mother/wife seen in the portrait.   Ms. Adams could have worn make-up to make her look old.   (She wore a older woman's hair style when she was on The Secret Storm.)

Actress Carol Tietel (who had completed a role on The Edge of Night) was hired to play Victoria.

The Secret Storm was cancelled around Thanksgiving of 1973 and left the air in February of 1974. The show was sold to American Home Products (its original owner), and that company attempted to syndicate The Secret Storm.    (My local CBS affiliate, WJTV, was said to have been the first station to purchase the future show.)   But, alas, the proposed syndicated version never materialized, and the show was hastily drawn to an uncomfortable conclusion.

Two of the show's popular stars, Dan Hamilton and Stephanie Braxton, joined the cast of All My Children on ABC.  David Acroid moved to NBC to played Dr. Gilcrest on Another World, and Bernard Barrow (Dan Kinkaid) joined the cast of The Edge of Night.

There was a consideration by NBC to revive The Secret Storm, but the decision was made to produce How to Survive a Marriage instead.

By the way, Jada Rowland was considered for the role of Dr. Faith Coleridge on Ryan's Hope in 1975.  The show's owners had created the role for Ms. Rowland, but it was decided that she was a little too old to play Faith.

I am thinking that the actress Lisa Cameron played Susan prior to the departure in 1971.

I don't know if the actress chose to leave Another World or (probably) if she made the decision to leave herself to play another role.

She did play Peggy Reagan on As the World Turns in 1971 and 1972.  (Peggy was a nanny for Dr. Dan Stewart who was secretly in love with him.)  Perhaps Irna Phillips created the role of Peggy for Lisa Cameron.    

I thought that she was a lovely actress and was suprised to not see her cast in other television roles!

Tony Carlin also played Craig LeWinter on Ryan's Hope - probably around 1981.

This was posted by Lisa Sutton (Nancy Feldman #1 on Ryan's Hope):

Now I’m only able to teach through zoom, which is still very fulfilling but it’s not the same as in person. Maybe one day soon I’ll teach again

xoxo Miss Lisa

In my opinion, actor James O'Sullivan was the best to play Dr. Jeff Martin on All My Children.

I have questions about Robert Gorman, who was one of the original producers of ABC's One Life to Live (along with Don Wallace and Doris Quinlan).   Who was he, and on what other projects did he work?

Mary Layne (The Edge of Night, Another World) is also a real estate agent.

Last night, I watched a lot of tapes from the Paul Rauch-era of One Life to Live.

I have a couple of questions:

In what order were the various members of the Sanders family introduced?  I imagine that it went in this order, but I would like to know and not speculate:

1.  Judith Russell Sanders (Louise Sorrell) - sister of Jon Russell

2. Jamie Sanders (Mark Philpot) - came onto the show when Joshua Cox was introduced as the new Dan Woleck

3. Charles Sanders (Michael Billington for one or two episodes and then replaced in the role by Peter Brown)

4. Elizabeth Sanders (Lois Kibbee)

5.  Kate Sanders (Marcia Cross)

Later, Mari Lynn's mother married into the family.

The show seemed to be heading to a Lisa-Brad-Connie triangle.  I had forgotten all about this.  This was after the character of Dr. Joshua Hall had departed the show.   Lisa's father (Lloyd Hollar) had also left, as had reporter Mike Rivers (Eriq La Salle).  The role of Connie O'Neill was being played by the second actress in the role, Teri Donohue.

Who else inferred a romance between Lisa and Brad?   How long did this last, or was it for a single episode?

Here is a question about two former television performers who happen to have the similar last name:

What has happened to Lionel Johnson (Michael Randolph on Another World) and Julie Ann Johnson (Joy O'Neal #2 on One Life to Live)?

Actress/producer Lyn Loring (Betty #2 on NBC's Return to Peyton Place) passed away at the end of last year.  Her death is now being announced.

Actress Bonnie Bartlett (Vanessa #2) has written her own autobiography.

Happy anniversary to The Edge of Night, which premiered on April 2, 1956.

How would the audience have felt if the late Michael Levin (best known as Jack Fennelli on Ryan's Hope) had played Mark Elliott on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing?

He probably would have remained on the show for most of the run.

And, David Birney (who played Mark #2) would have been great in the role of Jack on Ryan's Hope (excepting the fact that he did not look very Italian).

Could someone tell me when The Edge of Night stopped using the organ and piano in the opening and switched to orchestrated music?   I know that it was during the CBS run.

I loved the entire Price family.   I felt that Sheila's break-up with Troy was too sudden and not logial enough.  She then became paired with Hank.

I enjoyed Valerie Pettiford in the role of Sheila, but I also greatly enjoyed Stephanie Williams in the role.  She was so beautiful, but the character had so little to do.  The only time that her storyline was anywhere near interesing is when R. J. came to her apartment and she begged him not to hurt Hank's career.   R. J. made Sheila strip for him.  She did have a semi-emotional scene when she told Hank good-bye and that she was moving to Europe.

Dr. Ben Price was also a wonderful character to me.  I had never known until today that the show considered killing R. J., but had that storyline materialized, two likely suspects would have been both Sheila and Ben.  His final scene with Marty, though, completely puzzled me, as I had noticed no attraction between those two characters.

I also liked the storyline in which Rika Price (sister of Ben and Sheila) was involved with Troy's son.   (I think that the actor and actress later married in real life.)  Rika would have been good with Javier, R. J. or Antonio.  I beleive that it was during the Linda Gottlieb years that the rap storyline aired and Curtis Blow was a special guest and a consultant.

The best thing to have done with this storyline is to have Sheila say good-bye to Hank, leave to join Ben in Europe, then (several years later) to return with a child who may have been Hank's or may was not his.

I absolutely hated the return of Becky Lee and had not known that there was a reason for her personality change.

I liked all three of the actresses who played Rachel.   Mari Morrow may have laced the talent of the other two, but her work was acceptable.   I loved Rachel B. Grant, although i always that the she and Kelli Taylor (Kelly #2 on All My Children) could easily have exchanged roles.   (I thought that Ms. Taylor was extremely talented and was wasted.)

Also, One Life to Live introduced a hospital administrator who was trying to have Ben Price fired as a physician,  She could have been placed in triangle with Hank and Shelia had the show kept this character.

I am now wondering about actres Janis Young.  She appeared on Our Five Daughters, The Edge of Night (probably in a day role) and Another World (which was produced in the same studio as Our Five Daughters).  

I read that after she and her husband (record producer Mark Abrahamson) divorced, she became a drama professor at Bennington College.  Is she still teaching there (doubtful), or how is she spending her time now?

I loved the entire Price family.   I felt that Sheila's break-up with Troy was too sudden and not logial enough.  She then became paired with Hank.

I enjoyed Valerie Pettiford in the role of Sheila, but I also greatly enjoyed Stephanie Williams in the role.  She was so beautiful, but the character had so little to do.  The only time that her storyline was anywhere near interesing is when R. J. came to her apartment and she begged him not to hurt Hank's career.   R. J. made Sheila strip for him.  She did have a semi-emotional scene when she told Hank good-bye and that she was moving to Europe.

Dr. Ben Price was also a wonderful character to me.  I had never known until today that the show considered killing R. J., but had that storyline materialized, two likely suspects would have been both Sheila and Ben.  His final scene with Marty, though, completely puzzled me, as I had noticed no attraction between those two characters.

I also liked the storyline in which Rika Price (sister of Ben and Sheila) was involved with Troy's son.   (I think that the actor and actress later married in real life.)  Rika would have been good with Javier, R. J. or Antonio.  I beleive that it was during the Linda Gottlieb years that the rap storyline aired and Curtis Blow was a special guest and a consultant.

The best thing to have done with this storyline is to have Sheila say good-bye to Hank, leave to join Ben in Europe, then (several years later) to return with a child who may have been Hank's or may was not his.

I absolutely hated the return of Becky Lee and had not known that there was a reason for her personality change.

I liked all three of the actresses who played Rachel.   Mari Morrow may have laced the talent of the other two, but her work was acceptable.   I loved Rachel B. Grant, although i always that the she and Kelli Taylor (Tayor #2 on All My Children) could have played each other's roles just as well.

I loved the months of friendship between Max and R. J., and missed it after the writers stopped writing mutual scenes with them.  I especially hated the way the show fizzled the character of R. J. out.  Wasn't R. J. paired with Alex or Lindsey later.   I did not care for their scenes.

Here is a recent picture of Lisa Sutton (Nancy Feldman #1 on Ryan's Hope):