Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

[DRW50]

I didn't see a thread for this on its own.

This was the soap which was said to have changed daytime drama forever, with the emphasis on "youth." Of course it started out as something which would, sadly, not change daytime, a tale of a mixed-race woman and her interracial relationships. Then moving towards making daytime superstars out of David Birney, Leslie Charleson, and Donna Mills, this show also helped launch the careers of Paul Michael Glaser, Michael Zaslow, Beverlee McKinsey, Andrea Marcovicci, and Bibi Besch, among others.

It's too bad the show didn't go on longer. At least, unlike some other soaps of that era, we have some episodes available.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZQ1uxKl6NY

[DRW50]

From the June 1972 Afternoon TV (Roband Publications Inc).

Edited November 28, 2010 by CarlD2

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I was reading that David Birney left the show because of a salary cut. I always thought he left for fame and fortune. I wonder how much the producers were kicking themselves.

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September 1971 Afternoon TV.

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Edited February 20, 2011 by CarlD2

[Paul Raven]

John Conboy "the Ross Hunter of Daytime Television"- so true!

Going back to David Birney, I always assumed he was offered better money by ABC to move to A World Apart, perhaps with the added promise of primetime roles. That is the only reason I could see him moving to a lower rated show. It seems odd that he would be asked to take a pay cut.

Maybe someone else knows the true circumstances.

Keep the classic stuff coming Carl!

Edited February 20, 2011 by Paul Raven

[DRW50]

Thanks for the kind words. I don't have it right now but have some behind the scenes thing for the show somewhere.

That was a classic quote by Constance about Ross Hunter, true.

How long was she on this show?

[SFK]

For the various reasons that I don't have to reiterate for you all how interesting that she was up for the part of Julie that Beverlee booked!

[DRW50]

I know! I wonder if they ever interacted on the show?

After Capitol ended I would have loved seeing them bring in Constance as some sort of rival for Alex, perhaps she could have been related to Jennifer and this could have brought Jennifer and Amanda Spaulding back to town.

[SFK]

I haven't followed CT's career like CT_Helena_Fan, but of the roles I've seen her in, she's quite versatile and equally comfortable and convincing as the white hat, the dark hat, and I guess the gray hat (?) in between. Even though her Audrey on Y&R was annoying, she totally sold it. I remember a lot of message board comments comparing her Helena energy to Beverlee's Alex and Susan Flannery's Stephanie. Of course neither of those ladies are as cutthroat (literally!) as Helena, but the whole ice queen thing I totally get. I'm really going into a soap relations pretzel here lol but I wonder how she would have done in Beverlee and Marj's role as Alex where she would have been able to play the naughty and nice.

[SFK]

And imagine if she and Beverlee had been reunited as Myrna and Clarissa like that SOD article re: Beverlee in the CAP thread.

[SFK]

Marj Dusay, Miss Recast herself, once spoke of the many connections in the soap biz saying that it was like they'd all pricked fingers and became blood siblings once upon a time. There are these soap archetypes that can be filled by so many members of the big soap rep company.