Guiding Light Discussion Thread

[amybrickwallace]

That sequence has stood the test of time!

[Mitch]

Christina is pretty old there...I always thought it was weird that she didn't think of Ed as more of her dad then Roger when she came back. The push and pull of thinking of Ed as her dad but wanting the approval of her bio dad would have been similar to Phillip and one thing to bring them together. But Long seemed to want to obscure that.

 

[amybrickwallace]

I know that Christina/Blake was raised a Bauer, but when did it come out that she wasn't?

[Nicholas Blair]

I apologize if someone else has corrected this long-standing error, but the name of the character played by JoBeth Williams was Brandy Shillitoe, a name possibly inspired by the British novelist Alan Sillitoe.

Somehow this name was printed somewhere as Brandy Shillooe, and the error has been picked up in other publications, including a book on GL. Robert LaGuardia's THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TV SOAP OPERAS was either the source of the mistake or perpetuated the mistake. By the way, LaGuardia's book is now selling for $768. Wonder if I still have my old copy?

[wonderwoman1951]

just checked amazon, that price if for a mass market paperback,  whatever the hell that is. used paperbacks ‘very good condition’ are going for $7.38, which is about what i paid 10 years ago. and while t’s a great (perhaps even invaluable:) resource, but no way i’d more than $100

[DRW50]

Thank you for sharing your memories. I wish any of this was available. I have only ever seen Lynn in a promo. 

I remember Maureen Garrett saying in SOD that Lynn had left the show because she got married, implying she hadn't really wanted to leave. Maureen said Lynn would, for a while, return and  watch her while she was filming, which would unnerve her. 

[amybrickwallace]

I would be totally unnerved, too!!!

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[DRW50]

Yes, it threw  me when I first read it. Maureen was very understanding, clearly.

[amybrickwallace]

Definitely. 

[John]

I read that same thing. Didnt she say someone at GL had to tell Lynn to stop visiting so much

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[Paul Raven]

Lynn had married Bill Beutel. longtime ABC news anchor. Maybe she had time on her hands as she adjusted to her new marriage/lifestyle,

That marriage didn't last long but Lynn didn't return to acting.

[Paul Raven]

[amybrickwallace]

I love those full-page TV guide ads. Thanks for posting this.

[Paul Raven]

Amy, hope you enjoy this!