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http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/faithmediaandculture/2014/01/after-life-after-being-fired-from-one-life-to-live-over-gay-dialogue-dispute-patricia-mauceri-finds-a-new-path.html

Found this interesting interview with Patricia Mauceri on the net regarding her dismissal from OLTL

Thanks sooo much saynotoursoap for the detailed summary of the Ivan Kipling story...As I mentioned above, I was just a kid at the time and only caught OLTL when I was off from school, home sick or over the summer, so I only caught bits and pieces of it. I always said this period of OLTL was one of my favorites; not just because of the great actors, but well crafted stories and characters. I thought the show had a very dark, gothic feel during this period, perhaps because of Gordon Russell and his previous experience writing at Dark Shadows.

I remember Ivan pushing Karen and then trying to kill her in the hospital. One scene that sticks out in my mind was Karen in the hospital room having a dream sequence and asking Ivan ..."Why is everyone crying ???" to which Ivan answers... "Because your dead Karen...your dead !!!"

Didn't Ivan also try to poison Karen via her IV drip and then Jenny accidentally knocks over the IV, esentially saving her sister ??? I remember my mother telling me they would never kill off Karen - she's too popular ! LOL

Also, I know there was talk that Ivan was Edwina's father...was that just rumored or was that ever addressed in the story ???

Thanks for the info...and let's hope for some more YouTube videos of this great period of OLTL !!!

Great episode - classic OLTL !!! Judith Light, Michael Storm, Jacquie Courtney, Bob Woods, Andrea Evans, Julie Montgomery, Mary Murray, Nancy Snyder, Sally Gracie...

Jack Betts was the quintessential villian Ivan Kipling - especially creepy in this episode. He always scared the you know what out of me as a kid !!!

I don't remember the occassion for the party, but I do remember this was the party where Karen abruptly left (causing suspision by Dorian) because "Mario" was in a car accident ???, hit his head causing amnesia which reverted a masquerading "Mario" back to Marco !