I think Mary Hartman Mary Hartman took several elements of this show.  The opening was a windowsill, it featured a female heroine (not at all like Vanessa), and she had a sister with issues 

Here's a 1971 photo of Audrey Peters and Ron Tomme with SFT's Mary Stuart and Larry Haines. I'm guessing that they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of both shows (which debuted September 1951).

Edited October 10, 20214 yr by amybrickwallace

Love of Life went to air Set 24 1951 -  a few weeks later.

I guess close enough for them to celebrate together.

15 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Love of Life went to air Set 24 1951 -  a few weeks later.

I guess close enough for them to celebrate together.

OK, I'll change it. Thanks.

I noticed Joan Copeland, who recently died, was on Love of Life in the early 1960s’. Apparently, she played two characters : Maggie Porter and Kay Logan. Does anyone have information on thèse characters ?

1 hour ago, FrenchFan said:

I noticed Joan Copeland, who recently died, was on Love of Life in the early 1960s’. Apparently, she played two characters : Maggie Porter and Kay Logan. Does anyone have information on thèse characters ?

I don't have any firsthand knowledge but I've read that Maggie appeared first, and was a "good" character.  She was dying and wanted Van to marry her husband.  After Maggie died, Kay came to town (Joan in a blonde wig) and was described as Maggie's "evil twin," who was trying to get Maggie's husband for herself, but failed.  And I think the character Bonnie Bedelia played on LoL, Sandy Porter, was Maggie's daughter.

Edited January 5, 20223 yr by jam6242

Maggie was married to Link Porter. When Maggie died, Link married Tammy Forrest. (Tammy was an alcoholic who was going deaf!!)

Then Kay turned up and tried to steal Link.

Kay may have been blonde when she arrived in town, but at some point was brunette (a pic I've seen) Perhaps she ditched the blonde to more resemble her sister and attract Link.

Link died in 66.

Guess Sandy was Link and Maggie'.s child.

I wonder if Kay was an afterthought who was brought on to disrupt Link/Tammy or always intended to come on?

How much time elapse b/w Maggie's death and Kay's arrival?

6 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Maggie was married to Link Porter. When Maggie died, Link married Tammy Forrest. (Tammy was an alcoholic who was going deaf!!)

Then Kay turned up and tried to steal Link.

Kay may have been blonde when she arrived in town, but at some point was brunette (a pic I've seen) Perhaps she ditched the blonde to more resemble her sister and attract Link.

Link died in 66.

Guess Sandy was Link and Maggie'.s child.

I wonder if Kay was an afterthought who was brought on to disrupt Link/Tammy or always intended to come on?

How much time elapse b/w Maggie's death and Kay's arrival?

Thanks !!

Behind the scenes at Love of Life, from July 1972, Daylight TV Diary.  Includes a few photos of Ja'net DuBois, who played nurse Loretta Allen.

 

Edited January 30, 20223 yr by jam6242

Father and daughter? It was never resolved

Thank you for the lovely article @jam6242

It's from a channel that specialises in collecting old television footage on 16/35mm film so this episode might be rare.

Look at the styling on Meg! You can really tell that she's the evil hoe sister.

@te. Thanks for posting that. At first I thought it must be one of the two or three episodes from 1953 that have been floating around  for years now but it doesn't match any of those I could find on Youtube and when I watched I did not really remember it. I'm always happy to see more of that time - Peggy McCay is excellent at making a good woman not seem saccharine or empty, and Jean McBride is fun as naughty Meg.  I know McBride wanted to retire, but given that they had already recast Vanessa, I'm not sure why they waited so  long to bring Meg back. I wonder, as we have seen so  little of the '60s run of the show, if they even mentioned Meg during her decade away. 

What IS that on Meg's head?

1 hour ago, Khan said:

What IS that on Meg's head?

I think she was living in her own version of the I Love Lucy potato sack episode, and a designer who thought she was a bitch gave her a doily to wear as the latest fashion from Paris.