I had books (novelized) about The Guiding Light, All My Children, and One Life to Live.

They were paperbacks, published in the 1970s.

The All My Children book concentrated on Phil Brent and Tara Martin.

The One Life to Live book concentrated on Dr. Larry Woleck, Meridith Lord, and Karen Martin Wolek.

The Guiding Light book concentrated on Kathy Roberts.

All these storylines were originally written by Agnes Nixon.

Thank you for the info. I have just bought the OLTL book....Moonlight Obsession 1&2...With the beginnings of OLTL!!

I don't think there were ever any 3rd books for any of the ABC soaps (with Books 1 & 2 being a single, double sized volume). I believe the Soaps & Serials series folded right after their introduction, didn't it? I actually have the GH one and it's all about Phil/Jessie, Steve/Audrey, but MOSTLY about the very beginning of Lesley and the whole backstory of Laura's conception/birth that actually wasn't seen on the show (if I remember correctly because it's been 25 years or so since I've read it).

I had books (novelized) about The Guiding Light, All My Children, and One Life to Live.

They were paperbacks, published in the 1970s.

The All My Children book concentrated on Phil Brent and Tara Martin.

The One Life to Live book concentrated on Dr. Larry Woleck, Meridith Lord, and Karen Martin Wolek.

The Guiding Light book concentrated on Kathy Roberts.

All these storylines were originally written by Agnes Nixon.

I found some of these in a thrift store as a teen--I remember I was a bit embarassed to buy them (I was very self conscious at the time) as they were categorized as romance fiction.

The ones I have are:

3 volumes of All My Children from Jove Publications the first two from 1980, the third from 1981. They cover 70s storylines and are all credited as Agnes Nixon's All My Children, a Novel by Rosemarie Santini.

Vol 1 Tara and Philip

Vol 2 Erica

Vol 3 The Lovers (Tara Chuck Erica Phil)

On the backs they call them the Saga that has Thrilled Millions and each book says it covers a few years, 1- 70-72, 2- 72-74, 3- 74-76.

The OLTL one is from the Soaps and Serials Romance label of Pioneer Press and was written by romance writer Gwendolyn Arden (who only has a tiny credit inside). It says it's based on scripts, but doesn't give any name credits to OLTL writers. My edition says it's 2 books in 1, though it's only 350 pages or so and the whole thing is called Moonlight Obsession. I haven't read this one yet (the writing isn't brilliant in these), but the back says it's about Karen, Larry and Meredith, and claims that future books will be coming, but I don't think any other OLTL ones did.

It's from 1987 and has a fun ad in the back to buy a full color map of Pine Valley, Llanview or Port Charles (ordered from ABC themselves)--I would love to have these, there's a tiny pic of the Llanview one. The book claims that either out already or coming soon are books based on Young and Restless, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Another World, Days of Our Lives, Knots Landing and Dallas--and the big advertising claim is "find out what happened on your osaps before you started watching, from the very beginning". I admit, pre internet I would have loved these more, when it was much harder to find out about backstory (I had a thick magazine put out by SOW I think from 94 that had lengthy stories for all the soaps).

Full clip of Ellen Holly speaking at Al Freeman, Jr.'s memorial service:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddqTZYkM9BA

She looks beautiful! Only her hair is a lighter shade. I don't know how she keeps from aging - especially considering the amount of worry that she may have had due to her mistreatment.

She mentioned Spike Lee. She worked with Mr. Lee on the film School Daze.

She also mentioned not caring for one of her numerous leading men. I am sure that it was the actor who played Dr. Jack Scott (Arthur someone).

I wonder if she spoke at the funeral of Lillian Hayman?

She looks beautiful! Only her hair is a lighter shade. I don't know how she keeps from aging - especially considering the amount of worry that she may have had due to her mistreatment.

I totally agree.

Yes, Arthur Burghardt. She doesn't mention him by name in her book, but anyone familiar with her leading men can deduce who she's writing about.

I'm not sure is she spoke at LH's funeral, it's been so long since I read One Life.

Thanks for sharing that SFK. I had been hoping to see her entire speech. She looks great and her speech was so well written. I get so mad when I think of what could have been with Carla and Ed and Sadie and down the line with Josh.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I just reread her We Love Soaps 4-part interview from February of last year and it has made me so angry all over again.

Gabrielle gives birth to Al :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb5xujXKb9g

I have just uploaded in youtube some scenes I had from OLTL in 1969, we can see Carla, Jim Craig and Sadie in colour!!! I hope you enjoy and I would love to have some day the complete episode!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aODCCawd6dM&feature=youtu.be

Edited January 27, 201312 yr by Goldensoaps

This is a fantastic scene, especially the end ("Go to hell" "I intend you"), and the pinball machine.

I really wish they had not taken so much away from Marty after the rape. I get that she was a huge self-destructive bitch at this time, and she was only this way so they could redeem her via rape, but she has so much more personality and complexity.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svqoeIvAms

I just saw this Family Feud on here. It has Viki, Joe, Carla, Larry and another girl. I've seen pictures but i've never seen it till now. aparently it's been up since October. enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkNq6AvGbKA

So that's Kathy Glass (Jenny #1)?

Ugh, can't take Richard Dawson.

Ugh, can't take Richard Dawson.

Not to get totally off topic but i liked Ray Combs as the best family Feud host. when i was young i used to watch him all the time. he had a very sad ending to life but he was very fun on the show.