As much as I enjoyed the Kathleen/Cass/Frankie story when Julie Osborn returned in 1991, I always wondered if the show could have kept her and moved her away from Cass. I always enjoyed Kathleen and thought it could have been interesting to see her with someone else. But who? Would there really have been anyone viable for Kathleen at that time?

Grant comes to mind but I wonder if that could have went anywhere since he was in the middle of the Vicky/Paulina stuff at the time.

Michael? John? Jamie? I think i'd rather have seen Kathleen with Jamie instead of that dreadful Kelsey!

Thoughts....

I thought Julie Osburn only agreed to stay for a short time, so that might be why Kathleen never got out of Cass' orbit.

One of my former supervisors, years ago, was pregnant with her first child when she started watching soaps. She first heard the name Kelsey from watching AW and chose that for her newborn daughter.

had no idea who lara parker was but wow, uncanny and would have made the perfect alice. often wondered who would have been a better replacement for bev mckinsey for the role of iris. i did like carmen very much but she was not really iris. Had Carmen Duncan ever left, Dixie Carter would have been a perfect fit replacement. Voice, body and character

I always thought Paker would make a great Alexandra Spaulding recast...or maybe Elizabeth Spaulding..so she would have made a cool Iris.

I think Elizabeth Ashley would have made a fun Iris. She ended up on the show, anyway, didn't she?

Yes Elizabeth played Frankie's mom Emma in Spring 1990 before moving on to Evening Shade on CBS.

Yup, and ironically Emma was the first AW role that Beverlee McKinsey played.

I always thought Paker would make a great Alexandra Spaulding recast...or maybe Elizabeth Spaulding..so she would have made a cool Iris.

Isn't she quiet young? Do you see where I am going with the Dixie Carter thing? I realize she is a brunette but changing eye color and hair on soaps means nothing in recessing. Remember Mary Page Keller played Sally Frame? Dark hair and eyes compared to the typical blue eyed blonde other actresses

I think Elizabeth Ashley would have made a fun Iris. She ended up on the show, anyway, didn't she?

As Iris no but ironically they both played the role of Emma Frame Ordway. I think this was Harding Lemays first Frame family when he decided to make Steve Frames family as a forefront for the show. I think E Ashley is a great actress but did not think she really portrayed the real Emma. She was quite different than Teresa Hughes role from the 70's. Nothing shocking as that is how most recasts are.

That really was a great cover photo. Was that Jacquie's last cover/feature as Alice?

The character Rick Ludlow on AW, a college coach involved with Kate Donovan and Pat Randolph was portrayed by Scott Palmer[ Tim Sullivan Y&R, Joshua Fallon, DOOL]. The AWHP doesn't have the actor's name, so I figured if anyone had ED's e-mail they could let him know. I found this in a Jon Michael Reed column in the google newspaper archives. I didn't write down the date, but I believe it would have been 1978.

I never knew that Pat was involved with a college coach. She didn't waste any time getting back into the dating pool after splitting up with John for good, did she?

Who was Kate Donovan?

From the AWHP:

Kate Donovan {Gordana Rashovich} college English Instructor. August 1-December 28, 1978

I'm sure there is more in the 78 synopses, so I'll try to report the highlights a little later for both characters, Kate and Rick.

Was this when the Randolph twins were in college?