Guiding Light Discussion Thread

[Reverend Ruthledge]

Bill did a lot of different jobs but the one he worked at most consistently in his life was in the advertising/PR field. 

It's the episode where Charlotte dies but not the one where she's poisoned. 

[Mona Kane Croft]

Were Victoria Wyndham and Nancy Addison playing the roles at that time?  Wow, those two on screen together must have been electric -- especially if they were enemies!   I'd love to see that.   

 

[Contessa Donatella]

I've always wanted to see Vicky Wyndham as Charlotte Waring!! 

[Mitch64]

The sell out of Chamberlain stock is soon forgotten as Henry and Van are back at Spaulding with no apparent ill will. It was just another move of Long's to push Van totally into the Lewis orbit and sit around and fuss over Billy. Long wrote some of the most interesting strong female characters but then wrote others as simpering wimps....Van and also Trish, who actually has a scene where she breaks off with Ross to concentrate on her family and be just like her Mama, "And take care of the men in my family."  

H.B. and Billy's schtick got really old when Josh left and Ryder was writing them..I swear every time the Gates walks into a scene he does a "Whooo Hooo" Thankfully Long corrects that on her second time...(though Hawk was a walking cliche who said "Dag NABBIT" every other line, but he was a minor comic character.)

Every time I see her name, I think of what they call her on DataLounge..."Lady Eye's A Popping!" which is really accurate. 

[Contessa Donatella]

I haven't been on DataLounge in a dozen years or more. Why is Vicky Wyndham a topic there these days? I was Gossipgrrrrrl. 

[Mona Kane Croft]

That's hilarious, but pretty darn accurate, especially when Wyndham was playing "bad" Rachel.  My God, she could be scary and mean!!  She certainly wasn't Robin Strasser's "Erica Kane" Rachel.   I find it kinda surprising, since Harding Lemay supposedly wanted to reform Rachel even before Wyndham was cast, that he actually wrote her much darker and almost frightening after Wyndham took the role. Lemay certainly didn't mellow Rachel at that point.  He made her even more villainous, before he reformed her.  Strange choice, I think.   

I did see her as Charlotte a couple of times, but I was rather young. As I recall, she was in a hospital bed and very resentful about something.  She treated Mike very rudely.  I assumed she was a bad character.  I can understand why she was cast as AW's Rachel after demonstrating her skills as Charlotte.   

[SoapDope]

I know Nancy Addison was Kit, but wasn't Melinda O'Fee playing Charlotte by the time the character was killed off ? VW went to AW in 1972.

[P.J.]

I know at some point in watching the '81 episodes, I was amazed to realize that Amanda, Jennifer, Vanessa, Trish, Diane and Carrie were running/working at Spaulding. (Alan and Henry had both given their daughters their voting proxies and intended to start their own consulting firm or something).

Alex's disdain for Henry and Vanessa circa 1984-85 never made sense. I guess it was supposed to prove how very ruthless she was in business. Stock situations rarely add up (on any show) anyway. It's just one of those irritating loose ends that I probably didn't even notice at the time. 

*sigh* So much more could've been done with Trish. But to be fair, her reluctance with Ross was also rooted in his feud with Alan and involvement with Alex. 

The Lewises' schtick diminishes markedly when Josh leaves (at least IMO). Or maybe it's Kyle's arrival, as Reva begins to break the Lewis habit. I do kind of chuckle---Billy's wardrobe also gets an upgrade when he marries Vanessa. I can imagine her burning those damn string ties.

[Reverend Ruthledge]

It was Nancy Addison playing Kit but it was Melinda Fee playing Charlotte at this time. 

[DRW50]

I've never gotten much out of what I've seen from O'Fee, but I am still curious for her take on Charlotte.

I wonder if Long didn't try to do very much with Rebecca Hollen because she didn't create Trish, or if this was just a Kobe issue. Either way, a real waste. And after Trish is gone Vanessa has to end up filling some of those roles for the Lewis family (even when she and Billy are split), which drains some of the life of the character.

[SoapDope]

There are conflicting dates as to how long VW played Charlotte. I have see 1967-1971 in some places and 1967-1969 in others. They list Felice Carmargo (1969), Dorrie Kavanaugh (1970) Melinda O'Fee (1970-1973). Some places say O"Fee took over the role in 1971. 

Felice Carmargo is the sister of VW and she substituted for her in 1969.

I wonder if Nancy Addison shared any scenes with VW before she departed ? That late 60's/early 70's time period for GL is sketchy to research.

Edited September 1, 2024 by SoapDope

[Contessa Donatella]

Felice also was VW's manager later on. 

[SoapDope]

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. I wish a 1968-1970 episode of GL would surface, especially in it's original color format. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Yes, they were very close, much more like best friends than sisters. And Felice literally handled so many details for her that VW would've hated dealing with. I have a picture of Felice & VW ... somewhere. 

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You mean like this? 

https://rumble.com/v5d6hte-gl-4-1-1972.html

This is my vintage soap channel. There should be more like this. 

https://rumble.com/c/c-6713140

Edited September 1, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
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[Aback]

I just got into a rabbit hole and found out that VW is Latin-American and her son played Dexter's brother on Dexter S01?