All My Children Tribute Thread

[Soaplovers]

 

There is an episode of AMC from late 1989 where Nina asked her father to let her go...that her life was with Cliff..and he did.  Power of soaps..seeing how the Palmer/Nina relationship changed and became somewhat healthier.  When she visited in the 90s, they were a healthy father and daughter relationship.

 

Didn't Erica and Mark briefly date in the late 70s until it came out they were half siblings?

[DemetriKane]

Are Lucci and Alicia Minshew doing a film together? 
 

Lmao! 
 

 

yes something like that. I thought she was just interested in him and Mona was trying to stop it before it went further.

[DemetriKane]

Speaking of Erica and Mark. Amc missed out on not giving her more family members to play with it. Erica needed some Aunts and Uncles and some cousins  around in the 2000s.  I enjoyed that short storyline with her niece Julie Chandler working with Jack Erica couldn’t hide her jealousy.

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I had no idea the Kingsley were back in 1988...wonder if the strike derailed whatever plans were for them 

[Jonathan]

Erica introducing Bianca's nanny to Mona

Erica: Mother, this is Judith Allen. Judith, this is my mother, Mrs. Tyler

Judith: A pleasure to meet you.

Erica: I feel like she's my nanny too.

Mona: That would be quite a challenge.

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[soapfan770]

Gloria Marsh profile:
 

1991: Nurse Gloria Marsh arrived in Pine Valley with revenge on her mind. Her fiancé, Craig Lawson, had left her with no reason and pile of bills. She got wind of his latest plot to siphon off mourning widow Dixie Cooney’s vast trust fund. Craig begged Gloria to keep silent. She would only agree if Craig agreed to continue their affair.
Things began to change when Gloria actually met the kindhearted Dixie. She felt guilt over her affair. But already, she was in too deep and did not know how to find her way out.

1992: When Gloria’s involvement with Craig was revealed, she became an outcast in her new town. While getting drunk at a roadside bar, Gloria met Will Cortlandt. She flirted openly with Will but was not expecting anything more. Will was not about to be led on, and raped her that night. When Will was found dead in his apartment, Gloria was among the many suspects investigated.
Gloria took refuge in Wildwind as personal nurse to the recovering Angelique Marick. Gloria’s new position in Wildwind helped to her to recover some of the dignity she had lost in as a result of her very public indiscretions.

1993: Gloria began working at the hospital again. There, she met kind Stuart Chandler. Gloria fell in love with Stuart. But, his brother Adam Chandler had other plans for her. Adam promised to give Gloria everything that she ever wanted. Gloria tried to be content with her relationship with Stuart, but Adam was always in the back of her mind. On the day she was to marry Stuart, Gloria admitted that she had feelings for Adam. Instead, she and Adam married on his yacht, Fidelity.
But Adam and Gloria’s happiness met an early hurdle. Adam experienced paralysis as a result of a car accident. Adam hired Alec McIntyre to take care of his affairs as he recovered. Alec shamelessly flirted with Gloria. She did her best to keep true to her marital vows. 
One night, Alec and Gloria were stranded in a snowstorm. At Adam’s cabin, Gloria gave in to temptation. Alec promised that he would leave town after they made love. Only, Alec liked the new arrangement and reneged on his promise.

1994: Gloria thought Adam was missing. Really, he had faked his disappearance upon learning of her affair with Alec. He was masquerading at Chandler Mansion as Stuart. When Gloria found out the truth, she plotted her own revenge. Upon Adam’s miraculous return, they were to remarry in a lavish ceremony at the Valley Inn.
At the ceremony, Gloria told Adam that she would not marry him if he were the last man alive. At that moment, a tornado came crashing through. Gloria watched as the tornado destroyed the inn. At the end of day, Gloria announced that she would be leaving Adam. But the break was not as clean as she hoped. She was now pregnant with his child.

1995: Gloria was devastated when her baby, Anna Claire Chandler, died soon after childbirth. In a psychotic state, she blamed Adam for the baby’s death. Adam caught her trying to poison him. Gloria went to Oak Haven to recover from her loss.

1996: Gloria comforted Tad after Dixie left him. Gloria was the only person in Pine Valley Dixie had remained in contact with. Gloria felt guilty because she began to have feelings for Tad.

1997: Gloria had fallen in love with Tad. But she could not get past his history with other women. When Gloria found out Liza Chandler was pregnant, she wrongly came to the conclusion that Tad was the child’s father.
Gloria turned to her old friend Dimitri. Dimitri had just broken up with Erica Kane. Both friends learned to lean on each other. Dimitri surprised Gloria with a proposal. She accepted though her heart still belonged to Tad.
Dimitri told Gloria they were going to his native home in Hungary, Vadzel for their long awaited honeymoon. Really, Dimitri was on the run with Madelyn Grey. He had just learned that Madelyn was not his daughter. Dimitri’s brother Edmund Grey and Tad snuck into Vadzel to reclaim Madelyn. Tad convinced Gloria to read the paternity test. When she realized Madelyn was Edmund’s daughter, she begged Dimtiri to give up the child. Gloria remained in Vadzel to comfort Dimitri, but he pushed his new wife away.

1998: At the first annual Crystal Ball, Gloria watched Dimitri confront Tad and Edmund at gunpoint over his embarrassment at Vadzel. Gloria stopped Dimitri from hurting them. After a heated argument, she told her husband their marriage was over. 
Gloria tried to clear her mind at the hospital. A storm hit Pine Valley and caused a major bus accident. As Gloria tried to tend to the victims, con man Ryan Lavery tried to make it appear as if he was on the bus too so as to cash in on the settlement. Gloria saw through Ryan’s act. But before she could do anything, Dimitri was admitted after a tree branch at Wildwind fell on him. He was in need of blood, and the hospital was out. Gloria realized Ryan was a match. She threatened to turn Ryan in to the authorities if he did not give her the donation she needed.
Gloria stood vigil over Dimitri until he awoke from his coma. When he awoke, she gave him her wedding ring, and left Pine Valley forever.

Edited February 7, 2021 by soapfan770

[OzFrog]

I completely forgot Gloria’s involvement in Ryan’s introduction to Pine Valley!

[DRW50]

 

Sadly her last scenes (with Stuart at the boarding house I think) were preempted because of the Monica Lewinsky bullshit, but Gloria's last few weeks on the show were a wonderful surprise - they really covered many angles of the character and gave her a proper goodbye, unlike many around this point who started just disappearing. I suppose it helped the McTavish likely created Gloria, and was probably fond of her. As a fan of Gloria's, I was glad she got to leave on a high note after a lot of drudgery. 

[Jonathan]

 

I really liked Gloria and I thought Teresa Black grew leaps and bounds as an actress. She really killed it during the Adam/Stuart/Gloria triangle and I thought for sure she would get a supporting actress Emmy nomination. For a character who had no ties to any families, she lasted a long time.

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[Jonathan]

 

Oh I love this. Thank you for finding and sharing.

 

ETA: The La Lucci interview in the AM Chicago episode, I believe, is the interview that Susan referenced in 2011 during Oprah's final season where Susan said it was the best interview she had ever done at the time.

 

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by Jonathan

[Pine Charles]

Awesome!!

 

AMC was the #1 soap in Chicago for years.

[Soaplovers]

Do any of you think Gloria could have served a purpose on the canvas past early 1998?  The fact she was a nurse allowed her a function of interacting with a large cast of characters.

 

She had ties to most of the canvas..and I didn't get why she was written off in favor of the Camille Hawkins character (who only lasted a mere six months).  Plus, with Dixie returning that year..would have been interesting to see where their friendship stood after Tad/Gloria ended.

[Jonathan]

 

This is really interesting that the Kingsleys returned in 1988. Most of the soap sites don't even acknowledge or document their return in 1988. I too am curious about the storyline the writers had lined up.