The Doctors Discussion Thread

[Khan]

Maggie DePriest did Anna Stuart's character on ANOTHER WORLD, Donna Love, no favors either.

[DRW50]

I'd also love to know more about what Anna meant. I never knew Mike was a cop.

It seems like Anna spent her entire soap career venting to the press about her writing. While I can't blame her, it's a wonder she had as lengthy of a career as she did.

[MichaelGL]

Thanks Paul, I never knew Mike was a cop either.

[Paul Raven]

In Dec 77,the show taped segments at a Manhattan center of Parents Anonymous for the Tom and MJ child abuse storyline.Actual sessions of the group's meetings were used.

[DRW50]

That's fascinating.

This was after Frakes left?

[Paul Raven]

No,I believe Frakes played Tom until he was killed off,along with Virginia Dancy in early 78 in the restaurant fire.

Ricky was sent to live with MJ's sister Ellie and her husband on their farm.

Edited April 30, 2011 by Paul Raven

[DRW50]

For some reason I thought that the child abuse story was revealed after Tom was gone. So did he abuse Ricky or was he just suspected of it?

[Paul Raven]

Tom did indeed hit Ricky.Synopses at that time have MJ admitting at the Parents Anonymous meetings that her attitude drove Tom to the abuse.I wonder if that's how it played or there were more levels to it as that would not fly today ie a wife's fault that her husband was an abuser.

[DRW50]

Thanks. For some reason, I don't know why, I thought this was a sexual abuse story. I guess that would have been way too much.

Who was MJ with after Tom died?

[Paul Raven]

Tom was killed off in Feb 78.Tom and MJ were only married for about 6 months and the abuse story was their only storyline. At some point Lauren White left and Carla Dragoni took over before Kathy Glass .MJ was support for several months until becoming involved with Colin Wakefield towards the end of 78.

[DRW50]

Thanks again.

[Paul Raven]

For the record,Bethel Leslie took over the role of Maggie Powers from Ann Williams in Nov 65

[DRW50]

From the April 1970 Daytime TV. A glimpse of one of my favorite soap actresses and someone who should have had so many more years with us - Virginia Vestoff. This is the first time I've seen her as Althea.

[DRW50]

So did Liz leave for good but then return? For some reason I thought that Virginia only replaced her temporarily, for a leave of absence or maternity leave. This doesn't sound like it was meant to be temporary.

Edited May 4, 2011 by CarlD2

[Paul Raven]

Fantastic article Carl.several actors I have not seen listed before.I always thought Jody Lee was a female.

Steve is always mentioned as a ladies man,yet none of his women are mentioned.Did he ever have significant relationships while Carolee was pining for him.

So Rita Lakin was still headwriter in 70.She started in 66 so that continuity was probably good for the show..I'm sure the Pollocks began in 70 so Ira Avery must have been a short lived writer in between.

I don't think Lakin ever wrote another daytime soap,which seema pity.

She recently penned a murder mystery novel.