Contessa Donatella

Report post Posted 1 hour ago Dedication I dedicate this book to my beautiful mother, who was still fighting the good fight after the completion of this memoir, Mom, you lost that fight, but the presence of your indomitable spirit, love, and humor, will live in my heart forever. I know the trials and tribulations you endured both as a child and as a woman. This is because my entrance into this world, and the experiences of your life, were so akin, to and intertwined with yours. It created a very strong dynamic between the two of us, which throughout the years, often caused our relationship to be strained and contentious. It took a long time for me to understand and accept the woman you were, only because it took me that long to understand and accept the woman I became, holding on to my fears for almost a lifetime. But it's not a cliche that it's the difficult times that makes us stronger and give us a clearer perception. My perception of you in both our lives became quite clear, Mom. You loved me every secoind with every morsel of your being, and never wanted me to make the same mistakes you had. I finally recognize how hard you had to work in order to persevere and maintain your sense of dignity and grace through all your adversity. I have the deepest respect, admiration, and love for you Mother. You are and will always remain my champion. In Memory of Lora Morgan May 22, 2014 Members 1,128 posts Report post Posted 27 minutes ago Preface I can still remember that magical day sitting on the floor of director John Erman's living room. Only inches away from me was the legendary Henry Fonda, and across from him, perched daintily on the sofa, the great Olivia de Havilland. Filling out the rest of the room, draped across chairs and settled comfortably on the floor, were Georg Stanford Brown, Lynne Moody, Richard Thomas, Marc Singer, Fay Hauser, Greg Morris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and little ole' me. I was about to embark on one of the greatest roles of my burgeoning career, and one of the most historical events in television history: Roots: The Next Generations.

Report post Posted 1 hour ago You see, I was able to fool folks because I was such a good actress. Well, I mean, I am a good actress. I mean I do have an Emmy award., an Independent Spirit Award Award, a Chicago Film Critics Award, three NAACP Image Awards, and a host of award nominations that say so. And let me tell you, I had to pull out all the acting skills for this one...because for a very very long time I made my way through life wearing this mask...but I was living with so much insecurity, so much fear, and FEAR was huge. It felt like the first emotion I was born cognizant of. It enveloped the air I breathed. It spoke for me. It ruled me. and it had its way with me. ... it was the monkey on my back! Signed Debbi Morgan

There you go! Somehow incapable of not calling names! Simply have to call me a nutcase no matter how calm & collected things are. A real shame.

Carla & Sadie from OLTL? So, Tots Sum is AW Rachel & Ada AMC Erica & Mona LOV Ava & ? Aggie had a real serious pattern going on there!

Love that song!

Marcia McCabe was excellent as Bunny Eberhardt, a hitwoman, trying to kill Jake McKinnon, on AW! After Jake was killed (which did not last, if you know what I mean) Vicky & Paulina both had to be palm bearers (Is that spelled right?) and the music that was played while they were taking Jake's body to be entombed was that Rolling Stones' hit "You Can't Always Get What You Want, but If You Try sometime You might get what you need" Because of that music one year YT took all those clips down! http://pgpclassicsoaps.blogspot.com/2008/12/mccabe-mr.html

I posted it at the end of this thread.

Oh, I agree! Still agree, although I have to give Joan Collins a special place as Alex for 6 months. I was leery of her and then she delivered as one of the hardest working in daytime. Now, here I don't agree. I flat-out loved Justin Deas on ATWT, on SB, and on GL. But Jill was so wrong about Frankie and about Mo!

WOW. What a great thing to have heard from her.

I was happy with those GL giants.

Personally I'd like to have both Deas & Dusay.

Right. I had the wrong pronoun!

When Susan went on trial for David's murder she was defended by Mickey Horton. Mickey soon found himself falling in love with Susan's psychiatrist, Dr. Laura Spencer. Susan was acquitted on grounds of temporary insanity, and the bond that Mickey and Laura had formed in their common defense of Susan led to their marriage. When Bill returned to Salem, he was shocked to discover that his brother was married to the woman he loved. Working together at the hospital only increased the tension between Bill and Laura, and one night, in a drunken stupor, Bill raped Laura. Laura soon discovered she was pregnant., and a horrified Tom confronted her with the news that the child she was carrying could not be Mickey's. Unbeknownst to everyone save Tom, Mickey was sterile. Laura told Tom of the rape, and they vowed to keep their secret. Mickey was thrilled when "his" son, Michael was born.

I loved The City and I loved PC ... I even loved A Daytime to Remember. I just missed out on Loving except for the last 3 weeks of it - the murder.

That 4.9/18 was great! To bad the bottom dropped right out of it. Was Mimi Rogers in it?

Meanwhile Bill Horton had fallen in love with a fellow intern, psychiatrist Dr. Laura Spencer. Their joy was cut short when Bill developed tuberculosis of the hand. Fearing he would be unable to remain a surgeon and feeling unworthy of Laura, Bill left Salem and moved to Pine Grove. While in Pine Grove, Bill met Mark Brooks, the town doctor. Mark recommended the surgery and therapy that eventually saved Bill's hand. Bill knew he was cured when his surgical skills saved a young boy from death. Bill's confidence was restored, and he and Mark returned to Salem.

Chapter 6 The Story Line 29 years' worth of Days story line from Nov. 8, 1965 through Dec. 31, 1994 (Tommy Horton lives in the Horton attic.) (Don Craig went to mail a letter in Santa Barbara.) (Susan Seaforth Hayes teased at the Days 26th anniversary party, "Many die, but few are buried.") Salem, USA is our beginning. Its "bible" explains 1910, Salem is a sleepy little midwestern community 40 miles from a large midwestern city. County Seat, County Medical Center, University, ... Horton residence is at 280 Harris Avenue. In the premier episode Julie had been caught shoplifting, a bid for attention. She was being brought up by her grandparents, Tom & Alice. She was in love with the older David Martin & they were secretly engaged. Unfortunately he had gotten her best friend Susan pregnant. Susan pretended she would divorce him after the child was born, but it was a lie. David was watching the infant, while he was on a swing. Richard, the infant fell and died. Susan shot David and killed him.

And, now, he is again.

http://babycutest.com/hd-santa-barbara-wins-their-1st-daytime-emmy_bUW9vAa6fTnU.html?fbclid=IwAR21bpJZp8McNO9klDC2uIjVfsLMKXZ9XSvswJFo6OXJxVyJzw1s1lyzO1c Love how excited they were!

Famous Fans (Not On Topic) Alice Barrett (Frankie Frame) discovered that movie superstar Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding) is an "Another World" fan. Barrett filled in for Roberts during rehearsals for the series finale of "Murphy Brown," on which Roberts was a special guest star. When Roberts finally arrived on the set, Barrett was surprised to find that Roberts recognized her as Frankie Frame. After giving Barrett a hug, Roberts admitted that she was thrown for a loop the day Frankie was killed off. Tennessee Williams, who wrote such theater classics as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," counted "Another World" as one of his favorite television series. The legendary, singer-actress, Judy Garland, best known for her performance as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz", was so thrown by seeing Constance Ford (Ada Davis) in the audience at one of her concerts that she had to take a break. l lived in New York (well, okay, actually I lived in Brooklyn) for 7 years & I got to know people who knew something about the soap world. One of them told me that Greta Garbo never missed an episode of "Another World." Bette Davis watched "Another World" every day. General Hospital has many famous fans, including: Wayne Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones. The Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, who joined the show in late 2008 for a short guest stint. World-renowned skier Kristi Leskinen is a devout fan of the show. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford. Singer Billy Currington. Freestyle motocross rider Mike Metzger is also a fan of the program and rarely misses an episode. Elizabeth Taylor was a part of Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding, and joined the cast temporarily as the originating Helena Cassadine. Princess Diana was a devout fan of the show, and went as far as to send two bottles of Bollinger champagne to Anthony Geary and Genie Francis in time for Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding. Geary turned his into a lamp. General Hospital helped launch the singing career of Rick Springfield, who had watched the show for many years before joining the series in 1981. Comedian Jimmy Pardo frequently refers to his fandom on his podcast Never Not Funny, and has had stars of the show such as Jack Wagner, Carolyn Hennesy, and Jason Thompson on the podcast as guests. "As the World Turns" has had its share of famous fans---author Stephen King and pianist Van Cliburn, who could always tell when the organist was on vacation because the background music wasn't nearly as good. Fred Astaire, Bobby Short, Andy Warhol and hockey star Ron Greschner all watched religiously, as did Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and famed historian Shelby Foote. Mamie Eisenhower, Betty Ford, Lillian Carter, Barbara Bush, and Bette Davis who called them daytime dramas instead of soap operas. Bette Davis once confessed to Val Dufour at a party that she and her friend-secretary-confidant, Vic Greenfield, were card-carrying soap lovers; so much so that whenever she misses an episode of "Another World," her favorite show she calls serial-buddy Fran Allison, to find out what happened. Bette was watching the week that I died, says Val, who played the ill-fated Walter Curtin on "World" for eight years, "and then she called me and told me how sorry she was to see me go. She said, Your last days were just beautiful, Val!"

Too bad for JFP if Marcy didn't lean in to her! JFP had plenty of Rappaports to do for. Yes, Bev's shoes are really hard to fill! Joan got good writing.

Yeah, AW was my show, too, and there were times it got short shrift.

Well, were you for Joan Collins during that 6 month period? I was completely leery of her and then it turned out she was one of daytime's hardest workers who turned in a remarkable performance.