Thank you, Paul Raven.

Love the pics of Sherry Mathis. They are so of the era (circa 1981/82)

She could act, sing, was gorgeous - and from everything I've read and heard, was just as beautiful on the inside. So sad that she went so young.

May 1976 Afternoon TV Stars

I am so glad to see the photograph of Don Wallace! He was a director/writer of The Edge of Night during the early years, From These Roots, and One Life to Live. He was a writer for One Life to Live and Loving, and the executive producer of The Best of Everything and the serial Return to Peyton Place.

I had not known that he directed Search for Tomorrow.

Thanks for reading. I'm glad the article had some surprises. It was interesting to see some of the people who tried out. Do you remember that guy's LOL role?

Great article.So Jerry Lanning was on the radar at Search a couple of years before landing a role.I wonder if he read for other roles in that time?

This article actually piques my interest in casting, not just for soaps but for all television and film.

Carl, I sent the picture of Lewis Arlt with Anne Wyndham to Anne's husband, George. He loved it. Thanks again for posting the article!!

Monika I found another Anne Wyndham article (you may already have it).

October 1976 Afternoon TV

Thank you, Carl, I had not seen that article before. Anne did find the perfect guy - George Solomon - and married him in 1981. They are still happily married today, and their only child, a son named Tom, is a doctor. George and I first became acquainted on Twitter several years ago, and then FB. He is a very kind, funny and sweet man who plays ukulele and is devoted to his family.

The Solomons were very close friends with Paul Michael Glaser (who also had soap experience before hitting big with Starsky & Hutch) and his wife, Elizabeth. The Solomons' son Tommy was in the same class with the Glasers' son Jake. George told me that Tom was inspired to become a doctor largely because of the Glasers' brave face in the struggle against AIDS, and that Tom and Jake are still friends to this day.

I also have Annie's autograph and I can email you the images so you can post them here. Thanks again!!

I'll be happy to post them. If you've already sent them I haven't gotten them (sorry).

I haven't yet, but will soon. Thanks again.

From Monika

Thanks again, Carl!!