10 minutes ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

I just got this old Digest & this was in it. And it was on my mind. 

Hayes, B., of Hayes &. Hayes [Doug Williams]. (1982). A Tribute to Brenda Benet: A Memorial. Soap Opera Digest, 7(16), 132–133.

A MEMORIAL

Is there ever a time when suicide is the answer? When pain surpasses its own threshold? When the seductive song of death is sweeter than the cacophony of life?

The chilling reply is "yes." Otherwise there would be no suicide. Not even a need for the word.

Suicide happens just often enough to remind us it is the solution for some. The final bleak option to dealing with one's overburden.

There is, of course, total disagreement on the moral aspect of suicide, with as many different points of view as there are religions, societies and philosophers.  Some consign the perpetrator to hell's eternal fires: others respect the act as a glorification through self-sacrifice.

But everyone jolts together in sudden agreement at the loss of a loved one, the sympathetic hurt, the deprivation and the frustration as the realization that a life has been snuffed out too early.

Our lovely friend, Brenda Benet, apparently took her own life early last April. Of course, whenever it was it was early, too damned early. Brenda was the perfect actress: stunningly beautiful, talented and utterly capable of her craft, dedicated and responsible, and sensitive to the extreme.

And there's the rub -- SENSITIVE!

The best actresses are the most sensitive, you know. In order to permit audiences to see into the depths of their private emotions, to discover choice human truths, the good actresses forego protective covering.

There is no other way. Either you protect your soft center with a hard shell of inhibitions or you bare your soul and take your chances. There never has been a hard actress; that would be a contradiction of terms, an oxymoron. There may be loud actresses, demanding actresses, inexhaustible workers, picky, tasteless, even hateful actresses --but insensitive? No way!

And Brenda was an actress. I'm sure she was sensitive to the fact that she was admired, appreciated, loved; that she enjoyed close friendships with many, both men and women; that she was aware she was considered abundantly successful.

And yet those positive components of her life and career couldn't balance out on her scale of importance. The negative tray was just too heavily weighted.

Three years ago, when Brenda first came on "Days of our Lives," she still had hopes that her marriage could be saved. It could not. She watched the pieces come apart. She was not a backbiter or a griper, so she didn't talk about it. But Brenda and I worked together closely during her first two years on the show, and I say Brenda was deeply hurt by the dissolution of her relationship with her husband.

Wounded, yes, but not killed. After all, she still had the wondrous product of that marriage, her 6-year-old son, Christopher. Brenda's life had come to focus on Christopher. When she spoke of Christopher, when he came to spend the day with her at the studio, when she touched him, talked to him, smiled at him, it was obvious that Christopher was the consummation, the reality, the treasure of Brenda's life. And it was beautiful. Love like that is inspiring to all who experience it.

And then she lost him. With a jerking suddenness, he was dead and gone, and Brenda was embracing only his memory.

Was she shattered by this? She didn't outwardly betray such impact. Instead, she consoled her grieving friends. She soothingly explained how Christopher had known he was going to die, described the ways he had let her know this, even detailed how she herself had had premonitions that he would never reach his seventh birthday.

No grief, no hysterics, no anger, no tears. Enigmatically, that torturous day of Christopher's death seemed to be swept under the carpet of fate.  I would have expected Brenda, the super-sensitive actress, to have been unable to control her emotions, let alone cover them.

In retrospect I wish she had screamed herself hoarse, torn the drapes, kicked and stomped and pounded herself to a frazzle, cried uncontrollably until exhaustion claimed her.

Because it is my opinion that she bottled up all those feelings of loss and unfairness of life, and the sadness and anger added perhaps a catalytic agent of guilt and "what if" and "why me?," and corked it up tight to put away in her pocket.

But such feelings don't just go away. You must express them, face them, deal with them and admit their presence, even if you don't understand their function, before time can work its healing magic.

I honestly think that Brenda -- for some reason -- didn't face her loss. And it caught up with her, blowing the cork off that bottle she had hidden away.

I believe that, had she accepted her grief and anger and allowed the tears to flow naturally, her eyes would have cleared so she could see all the reasons to live now. She would have now been able to open herself to the caress of love offered by friends on all sides. And she would not have abruptly deprived the world of her own special brand of love.

Many, many people loved Brenda. Not only her co-actors on "Days," and the producers and crews with whom she worked, but also her soap opera family across the land. Ever since the stunning news of her death was made public, people have been moved to write words of sympathy to Susan and me, to the producers, to other members of the cast. They've sent condolence cards. Masses have been celebrated. Poems and songs and eulogies have been composed. It's been wonderful. Wonderful, and terribly sad.

We all wish we'd been in the right place at the right time to prevent her suicide. We're sorry for the anguish she felt. We wish we'd sensed something that day, or the day before, and said, "Brenda, I love you and don't want you to leave. Please, don't do this."

But today each of us is older and sadder and, we hope, wiser. Perhaps we'll all be more inclined to say, "I love you and need you" to each other more spontaneously, not waiting for the look of panic that signals depression to the point of desperation. I, for one, hope so.

We loved you, Brenda, and we'll miss you.

• Bill Hayes, of Hayes and Hayes

"A LOVER'S TRIBUTE" 

2 hours ago, Joseph said:

"A LOVER'S TRIBUTE" 

It's funny. I don't remember her. And, she is quite beautiful & it is rare that I don't recall a beauty. 

Discovered this person who does these @thePHXfiles 

 

What’s up

I clearly remember an old scene of Alice Horton mourning her granddaughter hope.. lying on her knees and saying “first Addie, then tom, now hope” and crying. Do you remember maybe when this scene was showed? Which year? Cannot find it anywhere

 

Thought maybe during avalanche story from feb 1996.. but did not find this scene. 

 

thanks

poor Frances could hardly act in 2000... read from cue cards.. but boy do I miss Alice Horton. 

In case anyone else might think it was interesting like I do,I made a list per year of when all the characters (that have accumulated at least 10 episodes) last aired. Do not mind the way I listed their names, just something funny on my part. Obviously 2023 will be edited when 2024 begins.

Spoiler

1966
Jim Fisk
Dr. Donald White
Jean Sawyer
Frank Ferguson
Lil Miller

1967
Tony Merritt
Craig Merritt
Diane Hunter
Richard Hunter
Dr. Eric Cooper
Dickie Martin
Mrs. Ward
Mary McCall
Dan McCall
Judge Alexander
Jim Fleming

1968
Jean Perkins
Dr. Rusty Lincoln

1969
Helen Martin
Dr. Eliot Kincaid
Mary 'Janet' Blake Banning
Dr. Tony Romano
Jerry Barnes
Dr. Lawrence Andrews
Claire Larkin

1970
Judge Turner
David Martin
Wayne Charles
Peter Larkin
Wilbur Austin
Janene Whitney
Det. Perry
Sarah Fredericks
Dr. Eric Richards
Johnny Beacon
Jeffrey Jones
Rita Beacon

1971
John Martin
Dr. John 'James' Spencer
Mrs. Jackson
Cliff Patterson

1972
Ben Olson
Kitty Horton
Sheila Hammond
Rick (Myron Natwick)

1973
Scott Blake Banning
John Emory

1974
Addie Horton Olson Williams
Bert Atwater
Marcel

1975
Max (Hal Riddle)
Anne Peters

1976
Susan Hunter Martin Peters
Jim Phillips
Eric Peters
Annie Peters
Doc Lubick
JR Barnett
Adele Winston Hamilton
Smitty
Nathan Curtis
Paul Grant
George Owens
James Stanhope

1977
Dr. Mel Bailey
Kim Douglas
Jack Clayton
Ben
Rebecca North
Johnny Collins
Helen Grant
Dr. Frederick Powell
Sharon Duval
Karl Duval
Bruce Jamison
Mrs. Abbott

1978
Roy Hazeltine
Toni Johnson
Fred Barton
Jean Barton
Walter Griffin
Dora Zorelli
Larry Atwood
Patti Griffin
Ron Garvey
Arlo Roberts
Jim Bradley
Arlene Harris
Dominic Melita
Lorraine Farr Temple
Joanne Barnes
Amy Kositchek

1979
Steve Olson
Lt. Harry Danton
Carrie Spencer
Jay Livingston
Amanda Howard Peters
Jeri Clayton
Rosie Carlson
Betty Worth
Kate Winograd
Artie Bergen
Frank Evans
Ted McMannis
Theresa Harper
Pete Curtis
Jerry Rinehart

1980
Dr. Tommy Horton
Dr. Greg Peters
Bob Anderson
Hank Wilson
Brooke Stephanie Hamilton Woodruff
Dougie LeClair
Donna Temple Craig
Mimi Grosset
Harold Trask
Jordan Barr
Earle Carnes
Cathy Breton
Terry Gilbert
Tony Kingman
Flora Chisholm
Cassie Burns
Allen Hamlin
Sally Kirk
Kyle McCullough
Warren Heywood
Carol Welles

1981
Ellen Reynolds
Maxwell Jarvis
Kellam Chandler
Leslie James
Brent Cavanaugh
Tammy
Philip Briggs
Louie
Denise
Lori Masters

1982
Mary Anderson Marshall
Phyllis Anderson Curtis
Trish Clayton Banning
Lee Dumonde Williams
Martha Evans
Joshua Fallon
Johnny Stockton
Elsie Stoner
Dr. Stuart Whyland
Jake Kositchek
Dr. Evan Whyland
Sally Johnson
Dana Parker
Mitzi Matuso
Esther Kensington

1983
David Banning
Gretchen
Woody King
Tim Casey
Nikki Wade
SICO
Oliver Martin
Pamela Prentiss
Zoe
Jane (Nadine van der Velde)
Edith Baker
Brett Fredericks
Tilson
Wanda Owens
Charlene Higgins
Mrs. Whiting

1984
Dr. Sandy Horton
Renee Dumonde Banning Marshall
Delia Abernathy
Kelly Chase
Daphne DiMera
Orby Jensen
Foxy Humdinger
Trista Evans Bradford
Nadine
Steve
Joan Hopkins
Billie Chadwick
Tyler Malone
Tess Jannings Reid
Carlo Forenza
Maxwell Hathaway
Jonathan Carlton
Drew Perry
Sam
Abigail Abernathy
Jasmine

1985
Linda Patterson Phillips Anderson
Don Craig
Danny Grant
Gwen Davies
Marvin 'Speed' Selejko
Diane Parker
Danielle Forenza
Will Robbins
Barry Reid
Zach Parker
Norma Kirkland
Bob McBride
Vanessa Van Kessler
Jimmy Porterfield
Madeline Rutherford Bradford
Leopold Bronsky
Sonia Romanov
Nicholas Arani
Lionel
Hart Bennett
Latoya Preston
The Dragon
Richard Cates
Theodore Carver
Denise Preston
Robert Brennan
Tracy Van Zandt
Amy Cooper
Kevin Cates

1986
Margo Anderman Horton
Liz Chandler Courtney DiMera Craig Curtis
Tod Chandler
Howie Hoffstedder
Pete Jannings
Kate Honeycutt
Ian Griffith
Savannah Wilder Kositchek
Milos
Britta Englund
Charlie Jannings
Brother Francis
Nancy Pearson
Dr. Wayne Powell
Matt Burns
Veronica Allen
Harry
David Helpern
Nurse Darla
Ingrid
Daniel
Nurse Lisa
Nick
Yuri
Craven
Clark
Ralph (Gary Wood, Steve Eastin)

1987
Robert Jacobs LeClair
Alex Marshall
Ivy Selejko Jannings
Emma York Donovan Marshall
Jake Sellers
Janet
Lars Englund
Glenn Gallagher
Derek Sweeney
Dr. Mitch Kauffman
Sylvie Gallagher
Ogden Vaughn
Gillian Forrester
Barbara Stewart
Leslie Landman
Paul Stewart
Sasha Roberts
Olivia Reed
Robert Murdoch
Dr. Simon Hopkins
Kai

1988
Dr. Janice Barnes
Nickerson
Nurse Carol
Grace Forrester
Ethan Reilly
Ed Daniels
Phillip Colville
Gabrielle Pascal
Serena Fouchier Colville
Paula Carson
Alan Brand
Hogan
Darell Canby
Miguel Torres
Jose Torres
Vanessa Walker
Bianca Torres
Charlene
Rosa Ramirez
Ellen Hawk
Kristina Andropolis
Milo

1989
Mabel Cummings
Noel Curtis
Dr. Robin Jacobs Kauffman
Eli Jacobs
Luke
Nurse Cate
Monty Dolan
Orion Hawk
Tim Stanley
Ashley Burns
Nadine Waters
Julio Ramirez
Jake Hogansen
Eddie Reed
Jerry Pulanski
Adam Scott
Gail Carson
Wallace Flint
Sally Wales
Saul Taylor
Alfred Jericho
Santos
Larry Harrison
Ralph (Tony Vatsula)
Patty Downey
Irwin Stubbs
Colin Lawson

1990
Dr. Scotty Banning
Eugene Bradford
Bud
Peggy
Faith Taylor Banning
Yvette Dupre
JJ Bagwood
Simon Prescott
Oscar
Marina Toscano Johnson
Rebecca Downey
Vincent
Hank Tobin
Ernesto Toscano
Grace Brooks Jeffries
Loretta Toscano
Peter Moore
Sheila Salsbury
Jodi
Giuseppe Vitello
Hans
Lloyd Garrison
Chad Webster
Porter Rollins
Werner Bayer
Leopold Alamain

1991
Dr. Neil Curtis
Nick Corelli
Joey
Emilio Ramirez
April Ramirez Corelli
Cal Winters
Cassie Scofield
Craig Norris
Johnny Corelli
Emmy Borden
Dr. Whitney Baker
Joey Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis Jr.
Charles (Robert Madrid, David Eisenstein)
Mario
Dr. Jordan Bishop
Dr. Ralph Smith
Kurt
Rhonda
Howard Hawkins
Luis
Connor Dennison
Gretchen Lindquist
Domingo Salazar

1992
Paul Whitman
Simmons
Lavinia Peach
Duke Johnson
Harper Deveraux
Chief Tarrington
Marcus Hunter
Dan Ryan
Madeline Armstrong
Brian Scofield
Gregory Lacost
Glynnis Turner
Tanner Scofield
Dimitri
Molly Brinker Scofield
Maurice Marchand
Stuart Perkins
Nidia
Howard 'Hawk' Hawkins
Desiree McCall
Chauncey Powell
Ginger Brinker Hawkins Dawson Scofield
Ari
Chip Lakin
Rafi Torres
Danielle Stevens
Rob Stemkowski
Gaby
Gavin Newirth
Roger Lombard
Stella Lombard
Lisanne Gardener
Jesse Lombard
Chelsea (Lisa Marie Todd)
Willie Yamoto
Bridget

1993
Marty
Philip Collier
Tim Rollins
Taylor McCall
Casey
Cash Bowman
Gus Bartoli
Rebecca Morrison
Charles van Dieter
Ozzie
Steve Miller

1994
Dr. Tom Horton
Brandee Fields
Anne Goldberg
Father Kyle
Fred Harris
Mary (Rosemary Lord)
Henry Davies
David Caldwell
Dr. Ronald Layton
Leo
Fred Gillane

1995
Alan Harris
Dr. Roger Hunt
Charles (Steve Boergadine, Michael Russo)
Dr. Virginia Perkins
Dave Burnett
Bobby Lee Cooper
Ashley

1996
Jamie Caldwell
Daniel Scott
Father Francis Baker
Rachel Blake
Logan 'Parrot Man' Michaels
Lou
Sarah
Jude St. Clair
Deke
Andrew Walker
Al (Jon Bruno)
Benny LaMott
Paul
Keith
Mary Brooke
Rene Dumonde
Dr. Piccard

1997
Dr. Jonah Carver
Wendy Reardon Carver
Benjamin Reardon
Olga
Carmen
Jill Stevens
Dr. David Robbins
JL King
Travis Malloy
Ernie
TC Greer
Debra Thomas

1998
Peter Blake
Lynn Burke
Franco Kelly
Max (Reed Rudy)
Steven 'Jonesy' Jones
Agent Byers
Violet Crumb
Jasper Ward
Adam Ward
Laverne
Penelope Banks Kent
Darrell Ray
Rick (Richard Epcar)
Wayne
Earl
Erlene
Jay Gordon
Joan Hunt

1999
Chuck
Dr. Wu
Chelsea (Lena Banas)
Ali McIntyre
Lucille
Harold Wells
Dr. Claire McIntyre
Tracey Simpson
Nurse Marla
Rosa Barelli

2000
Roz
Father Lewis
Margaret Winston
Candy Lace
Rupert Harriman
Ethel Harriman
Kurt Schwengal
Christina Rush
Al (Lenny Rose)
Rex Rollins
Declan

2001
Curtis Brown Reed
Roberto Barelli
Lili Faversham
Benny Benetiz
Marlo Ungerschterner
Angela Moroni Walker
Dr. Maxwell
Vincent Moroni
Nathan Burke
Charles (W. Morgan Sheppard)
Ingrid Mitchell
Sal
Georgia Delgado

2002
Pat Hamilton
Greta von Amberg
Gregory Chairman
Larry Morris
Davis
JT Brady Reiber
Carl Thompson
Glen Reiber
Barb Reiber
Ms. Perez
Hawk
Ty
Mia
Elizabeth Cox
Jane (Ivonne Coll)

2003
Marie
Eliana
Paul Mendez
Carson Palmer
Brenda
Dr. Albert Miller
Oliver Wentworth
Gertrude Spears
Harold Jones Wentworth
Caprice
Kyle Stokes
Odell 'Ops' Smith
Chaz
Vin Ramsell
Bliss
Gabriella Ortiz
Barry Schmenkman
Maya Leano

2004
Dave
Patty
Gene Briscoe
Dr. Colin Murphy
Russell Spector
Mr. Milbauer
Crystal Galore

2005
Brandon Mendez Walker
Cassie DiMera Brady
Nurse Solly
Sophie

2006
Frankie von Leuschner Donner Brady
Jo Johnson Scofield
Vern Scofield
Nico
Dr. Karen Bader
Eugenia Willans
Dr. Alex North
Dr. Lois Banks
Officer Hammond
Officer Daniels
Eve Michaels
Dr. Ross
Dr. Jim Myers

2007
Alice Grayson Horton
Benjy Hawk
Jeremy Jacobs Horton
Lisa
Bart Biederbicke
Mitchell Lewis
Connor Lockhart
Cynthia Austin
Malcolm Woods
Penelope Johnson
Thomas 'TEK' Kramer
Patrick Lockhart
Officer Casarez
Willow Stark
Lauren Chaffee
Dr. Alan Rebert
Dr. Ella Kraft
Gabby
Duck
Jett Carver
Tyler Kiriakis Wilkins
Artemis Abboud
Demarquette Abboud
Ford Decker

2008
Mickey Horton
Sam Evans
Shawn Brady
Trent Becker Robbins
Cameron Reese
Dr. Miles Berman
Morgan Hollingsworth
Cordy Han
Sloan
Carmen Cruz
Crawford Decker
Crystal Miller
Colleen Brady
Eddie Vitali
Paul Hollingsworth
Anthony Marino

2009
Father Tim Jansen
Hilda von Bingham
Sister Theresa O'Malley
Dr. Charlotte Taylor
Grace Brady
Owen Kent
Dean Hartman
Kyle Simmons
Meredith Hudson

2010
Marie Horton Merritt Curtis
Dr. Bill Horton
Melissa Phillips Anderson Jannings Horton
Calliope Jones Bradford
Dr. Max Becker Brady
Isabella Toscano Black
Nurse Jennifer
Pete
Dr. Richard Baker
Mia McCormick
Arianna Hernandez
Madeline Petersen Woods
Ian Burnett

2011
Dr. Carly von Leuschner Manning Kiriakis Brady Alamain
Lawrence Alamain
Nicholas Alamain
Taylor Mendez Raines Walker
Fay Walker Mendez
Chris
Evan Sayers
Mary (Mary Garripoli)
Marco
Kinsey
Dr. Nathan Horton
Troy Winston
Charles Woods
Tim Carter
Gus Pascal
Jocelyn McCarthy
Bryan
Jane Smith
Dr. Ben Walters
Lee Michaels

2012
Jessica Blake Kositchek Fallon
Dr. Lexie Brooks Carver
Francesca 'Celeste' Brooks Perrault
Quinn Hudson
Madison James McAllister
Ian McAllister
Agent Spencer
Corey 'Andrew' Olivieri

2013
Dr. Cameron Davis
Brian
Sy Miller
Vargas
Marge Bernardi

2014
Father Matt
Ricardo
Dr. Jakub Chyka
Bishop White
Joseph Albert
Percy Ruggles
Liam Frazer
Sheryl Connors
Marybeth

2015
Miley Malloy
Maxine Landis
Tad Stevens
Joanna
Cole Hines
Bev Walters
Jeremiah
Zoe Browning
Dr. Ignatius Mandrake
Daphne
Clint Chessir
Tori Narita
Navidad
Kyle Southern
Agent Watts

2016
Caroline Brady
Ilya Petrov
Kimberly Brady Stewart Donovan Collier Donovan
Melanie Layton Kiriakis Jonas
Aiden Jennings
Chase Jennings
Derrick
Dr. Seth Malcolm
Dr. Fynn Thompson
Henry
Adriana Hernandez
Blanca

2017
Stefano DiMera
Henderson
Karen Fitzpatrick
Parker Kiriakis Jonas
Dario Hernandez
Anne Milbauer
Serena Mason
Jade Michaels
Lou Raines
Myron Raditz

2018
Harold
Griffin Sims
Father Louis
Mateo
Wyatt Stone
Miguel Garcia
Emily Brady

2019
Diana Colville Cooper
Rory Weedman
Shelly Santos
Dr. Henry Shah
Ted Laurent

2020
Tamara Price
Zoey Maddox Burge
Anjelica Deveraux Curtis
Mimi Lockhart Brady
Jason Welles
Hattie Adams Black
Kevin Lambert
Susan Adamson
Dr. Daniel Jonas
Paige Larson
Rose Duncan
Eduardo Hernandez
Summer Townsend
Sheila Watkins
Haley Chen Dalton
David Ridgeway
Vincent Belman

2021
Dr. Laura Spencer Horton
Carrie Brady Reed Roberts Reed
Drew Donovan
Ivan Marais
Austin Brown Reed
Billie Brown Reed Brady
Gabriel
Claire Kiriakis Brady
Angelo Vitali
Sydney DiMera
Deimos Kiriakis
Dr. Amanda Raynor
Dr. Clay Snyder

2022
Dr. Mike Horton
Dr. Valerie Grant
Chris Kositchek
Larry Welch
Andre DiMera
Sami Brady Reed Walker Roberts DiMera Hernandez DiMera
Victor Kiriakis
Christian 'Evan' Maddox Frears
Abby Deveraux DiMera Hernandez DiMera
Mary Moira Banks
Craig Wesley
Nancy Miller Wesley
Jan Spears
Zack Carver Brady
Jack 'JJ' Deveraux
Seth Burns
Arianna Horton
Clyde Weston
Henry Horton
Charlie Dale
Jules Grant
Carver Grant
Terrell 'TR' Coates
Beth Howard

2023
Julie Olson Banning Anderson Williams
Brent 'Doug' Douglas Williams
Maggie Simmons Hansen Horton Kiriakis
Hope Williams Welch Brady Black Brady Jennings Hernandez Michaels
Jennifer Horton Alamain Deveraux Blake Deveraux Brady Deveraux
Dr. Marlena Evans North Craig Brady Bradford Brady Black
Abe Carver
Tony DiMera
Roman Brady
Dr. Sarah Whyland Horton Brady Kiriakis Brady
Dr. Kayla Brady Deveraux Johnson
Anna Fredericks Brady DiMera
Bo Brady
Megan Hathaway DiMera
Shane Donovan
Eric Brady
Steve Johnson
John Forrest Robicheaux Alamain Black
Andrew Donovan
'Orpheus' Maddox
Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis
Justin Kiriakis
Shawn Douglas Brady
Billy 'Jack' Johnson Deveraux
Eve Baron Donovan Deveraux Brady Larson Kiriakis Deveraux
Harris Michaels
Alexander Kiriakis
Stephanie Johnson
Jeannie 'Theresa' Donovan Black
Vivian Alamain Kiriakis Jones DiMera Kiriakis
Brady Black
Kate Roberts Brown Kiriakis Brady DiMera Brady
Lucas Roberts Horton
Kristen Blake DiMera Crumb DiMera
Belle Brady Black Kiriakis Brady
Philip Kiriakis
Will Reed Roberts Horton
Susan Banks Black Crumb
EJ Banks Wells DiMera
Dr. Wilhelm Rolf
Edmund Crumb
Nicole Mendez Walker Robbins Roberts Kiriakis DiMera Kiriakis Brady Hernandez
Chloe Lane Black Horton Jonas
Maureen 'Bonnie' Lockhart Horton Kiriakis
Rex DiMera Brady
Theo Carver
Georgia 'Chelsea' Brady Benson Brady
Nick Fallon
Ciara Brady Weston
Johnny DiMera
Allie Horton
Ava Vitali
Joey Johnson
Rafe Hernandez
Chad Petersen Woods DiMera
Gabi Hernandez Fallon DiMera Shin DiMera
Sonny Kiriakis
Tammy Sue 'Jordan' Ridgeway
Melinda Chen Trask
Ben Rogers Weston
Wei Shin
Paul Narita
Xander Cook Kiriakis
Tate Black
Lani Price Grant
Thomas Deveraux DiMera
Holly Jonas
Eli Grant
Dr. Tripp Dalton Johnson
Sam 'Stefan' Maitland DiMera
Matthew 'Leo' Cooper Stark
Charlotte DiMera
Li Shin
Jake Lambert DiMera
Rachel Black
Gwen Rizchech von Leuschner
Paulina Price Dupree Carver
Chanel Dupree Kiriakis DiMera
Olivia Price
Dimitri von Leuschner
Jing-Wen 'Wendy' Shin
Jada Hunter
Sloan Petersen
Dr. Talia Hunter
Colin Bedford
Whitley King

 

On 10/1/2023 at 7:23 AM, asafi said:

What’s up

I clearly remember an old scene of Alice Horton mourning her granddaughter hope.. lying on her knees and saying “first Addie, then tom, now hope” and crying. Do you remember maybe when this scene was showed? Which year? Cannot find it anywhere

 

Thought maybe during avalanche story from feb 1996.. but did not find this scene. 

 

thanks

I seem to recall that scene around the time that Princess Gina died in January of 2000 when they still thought she was Hope. 

FROM THE VAULT: THE NIGHT MIKE HORTON WAS CONCEIVED...

 

Episode # 569...February 6, 1968

 

 

Episode # 570...February 7, 1968

NOTE: This script moves the storyline 10 minutes back, so the scenes are played again:

 

 

Episode # 571...February 8, 1968

 

In retrospect, it is horrific that not only did Bill later become Chief of Surgery at the same hospital, but Laura married him and their love story was portrayed as if they were "star-crossed lovers". 

In the current DAYS thread, we were discussing "rape erasure", and it looks like the soap press were complicit when discussing their history.

It is fascinating how not only our culture changed, but also how the avoidance of moral outrage on social media has affected storytelling (for the better, in case anyone missed my point).

Edited October 10, 20232 yr by j swift

9 hours ago, j swift said:

In retrospect, it is horrific that not only did Bill later become Chief of Surgery at the same hospital, but Laura married him and their love story was portrayed as if they were "star-crossed lovers". 

In the current DAYS thread, we were discussing "rape erasure", and it looks like the soap press were complicit when discussing their history.

It is fascinating how not only our culture changed, but also how the avoidance of moral outrage on social media has affected storytelling (for the better, in case anyone missed my point).

Well, in a way they were star-crossed lovers long ago, before she married Mickey, weren't they? Didn't she love Bill first? (But, no, they weren't at the time the mag seems to indicate.)  And she married Mickey & Bill was betrayed & abandoned & tortured but he still loved her so he became the image of the the emotionally tortured romantic lead, with all of its violent tendencies. Before Luke Spencer, he was Luke Spencer, except that he wasn't living with the thought that he would be dead in a few days & he was middle class & a doctor. 

If not I could be misremembering. 

Also in this instance we do not know if anyone from network dictated this rape. And, with Luke & Laura network did. 

 

KEN CORDAY TO PERFORM HIS FIRST PIANO CONCERT IN ALMOST 50 YEARS...THREE NIGHTS ONLY THIS NOVEMBER...

At the age of six, Ken Corday taught himself how to play the piano by creating and practicing his own music. It wasn’t long until Ken’s parents received a call from Professor Tanamichi Sogito who, impressed by Ken’s music, offered to take Ken on as a student at the age of 8 at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York City. As a teenager, Ken also developed a love for the drums and went on to play drums in many rock groups, culminating in touring with the band Lucky Mud throughout the Southwest, Bay Area, and Hawaii. In 1973, Ken enrolled at UCSC, and studied Jazz improvisation and ethnomusicology. His mentor, Professor Randy Masters, introduced Ken to modern Jazz, especially Brazilian new beat (Bossa Nova) music, and Afro-Cuban rhythms and cadences. Graduating in 1975 with a B.A. in music, Ken continued to Post-Graduate Studies at San Jose State University where his piano playing flourished under the tutelage of Lou Harrison and Higo Hirada. In 1977 Ken earned a master’s degree in music, and later that same year, Ken launched his composing career in television, specifically for Days of our Lives where he continues to compose the show’s music. He’s earned six Emmy Awards for music composition. After almost 50 years since his last piano performance, Ken will be returning to the stage to perform his first piano concert featuring a collection of his own never-before-heard, original music.

All proceeds from ticket sales for the concert series will go to benefit the SAG/AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program and the important work they continue to do.

For more information and to buy tickets: https://www.garrymarshalltheatre.org/songswithoutwords

Edited October 12, 20232 yr by JAS0N47

On 10/9/2023 at 6:33 PM, JAS0N47 said:

FROM THE VAULT: THE NIGHT MIKE HORTON WAS CONCEIVED...

 

Episode # 569...February 6, 1968

 

 

Episode # 570...February 7, 1968

NOTE: This script moves the storyline 10 minutes back, so the scenes are played again:

 

 

Episode # 571...February 8, 1968

 

Jason, Thanks for posting these script pages. It helps so much. Can I just ask about going over some pertinent dates to see if I have them right? Thanks. 

Laura & Bill were meant to be together but they were not for many years.

Dec 29, 1967 Mickey & Laura wed.

Feb. 7, 1968 Bill raped Laura.

Feb. 8, 1968 Bill said he didn't know what he was doing. Laura said she could turn him in to the hospital & ruin his career. (But, she did not.)

Nov. ? 1968 Mike was born.

8 years passes in real time. At the time of the Mike paternity reveal Wesley Eure was playing Mike & we are unsure of his age but he was SORAS'd so it may have been over 8 years in Salem time. During this time the audience knew that Mickey was sterile & Tom knew & Laura knew & Tommy's wife Kitty found out & then she blackmailed Bill so he knew. 

Mar. 19, 1976 Mickey learns his brother, Bill, had raped Laura some years back.

Mickey goes immediately & gets a gun & shoots Bill. He also has a kind of a nervous breakdown & gets amnesia & wanders off. Because his belt buckle says "MH" he calls himself Marty Hanson. He happens upon Maggie Douglas's farm. She's on crutches. She hires him as a farm hand.

Date unknown, Mickey returns to Salem & he is Dr. Marlena Evans 1st patient. 

 

1 hour ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Jason, Thanks for posting these script pages. It helps so much. Can I just ask about going over some pertinent dates to see if I have them right? Thanks. 

Laura & Bill were meant to be together but they were not for many years.

Dec 29, 1967 Mickey & Laura wed.

Feb. 7, 1968 Bill raped Laura.

Feb. 8, 1968 Bill said he didn't know what he was doing. Laura said she could turn him in to the hospital & ruin his career. (But, she did not.)

Nov. ? 1968 Mike was born.

8 years passes in real time. At the time of the Mike paternity reveal Wesley Eure was playing Mike & we are unsure of his age but he was SORAS'd so it may have been over 8 years in Salem time. During this time the audience knew that Mickey was sterile & Tom knew & Laura knew & Tommy's wife Kitty found out & then she blackmailed Bill so he knew. 

Mar. 19, 1976 Mickey learns his brother, Bill, had raped Laura some years back.

Mickey goes immediately & gets a gun & shoots Bill. He also has a kind of a nervous breakdown & gets amnesia & wanders off. Because his belt buckle says "MH" he calls himself Marty Hanson. He happens upon Maggie Douglas's farm. She's on crutches. She hires him as a farm hand.

Date unknown, Mickey returns to Salem & he is Dr. Marlena Evans 1st patient. 

 

Looks like you have most of it right, except when Mickey wandered off. He got amnesia in 1973. It was when he returned to Salem that he eventually shot Bill in February 1976.  (Also it is Maggie Simmons, not Maggie Douglas).

July 1973- Mickey is depressed, considering suicide as he recovers from emergency heart bypass surgery. He suffers a sharp pain in his head and collapses (then wanders off with amnesia, meeting Maggie at her farm in August 1973).

July 1974- Tom sees a photo of "Marty" in the newspaper and tracks him down at Maggie's farm.

 

February 1976- After finding out Mike's blood type does not match his, Mickey finally realizes he's not his father, buys a gun and shoots Bill. Mickey is sent to Bayview (where he meets Marlena in June 1976).

 

All those dates come from the monthly recaps by DSN, so you can read much more in-depth here:

 

"Days of Our Lives" Monthly Synopses from Daytime Serial Newsletter
1972-1973
January-June 1974
July-December 1974
January-June 1975
July-December 1975
January-June 1976
July-December 1976

Edited October 13, 20232 yr by JAS0N47

1 hour ago, JAS0N47 said:

Looks like you have most of it right, except when Mickey wandered off. He got amnesia in 1973. It was when he returned to Salem that he eventually shot Bill in February 1976.  (Also it is Maggie Simmons, not Maggie Douglas).

July 1973- Mickey is depressed, considering suicide as he recovers from emergency heart bypass surgery. He suffers a sharp pain in his head and collapses (then wanders off with amnesia, meeting Maggie at her farm in August 1973).

July 1974- Tom sees a photo of "Marty" in the newspaper and tracks him down at Maggie's farm.

 

February 1976- After finding out Mike's blood type does not match his, Mickey finally realizes he's not his father, buys a gun and shoots Bill. Mickey is sent to Bayview (where he meets Marlena in June 1976).

Oh, Jason, thank you so much!! 

When DAYS did the stunt actor change with Emily going from one scene as Gwen leaving from the airport & the next adjacent scene Theresa coming into Salem airport I went looking for some other DAYS actor change stunts. This is from one Jack (Mark Valley) to the next (Steve Wilder). 

Next, this is from one Bo to another. Basically it is just RKK being revealed as Bo.