Members dc11786 Posted June 30, 2015 Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks. I guess I was wrong about Ettlinger being the only headwriter. Since then, I've read that Raphael Hayes wrote the shows opening episodes. After reading the detailed history of "The Young Marrieds" from a wonderful poster on this board, I wonder if Hayes had the same problem that Elward had with scripting and Hardy brought in Ettlinger because they worked together on "Love of Life." Ettlinger's arrival in January would explain why the story begins to shift in the months to come. A lot of the initial story seems to revolve around Craig Reynolds and the publishing. Craig is in an important position at the publishing company, married to the daughter of the company's owner, in love with one of the company's authors (Kate), and the object of affection of one of his colleagues (Flora). When Craig departs in February after conflict with Ted Alcourt, who is described as a narcissist in an early press release, a lot of this seems to fall apart and shift in other directions. I wonder if Ettlinger added crazy Liz Grey to the story. Liz doesn't appear in the story until March, but Tony receives a phone call from the hospital in February which probably indicated the direction the Tony/Kate romance was heading. Also, in the show's initial press releases, it indicated that Kate would be caught up in a defamation suit because of her book, which would certainly impact her relationship with lawyer Tony Grey. I wonder if this played out or if the story was scrapped when Rafael Hayes left the show. Some other random tidbits... - Hebert Bayard Swopes, III, Maggie Hayes' real life son, appeared on the show in 1966 in a running role. This role was announced in April, 1966. - One of the articles Carl posted on ATWT mentioned Jenny O'Hara previously played Susan Michaels. This seems to coincide with most of the press from the 1960s and 1970s. O'Hara said she did a year on the show so Susan appeared into 1966. - In a TV Guide article about the show, Doug Colton's ex-wife was said to be named Evelyn and that she was set to appear on the show in the future. Based on the article we have from Carl, we know "Evelyn" appeared onscreen. I think Evelyn may in fact have been Jenny O'Hara's Susan Michaels, but I'm not sure. - I think the episode that saynotoursoap had posted aired September 23, 1965. The episode synopsis for that day reads: "Dave acts out of desperation." The September 22nd preview reads: "Steve learns shattering news." This is followed by September 24: "Steve makes an irrevocable decision." This would seem to fall in line with what happened in the episode. In the episode previously online, Steve has already learned from Jason Farrell about the pregnancy. Steve still seemed to be unsure what he should be doing, which would line up with him deciding in the next episode. Because of Jane's decision to go to Europe to have her baby, Dave decides, out of desperation, to ask her to marry him. This would set into motion the events leading up to October. It would appear that Jane initially says yes to Dave, but then Steve is forced to tell his friend that Jane is pregnant with his (Steve's) child only for Steve and Jane to marry at the end of October/early November. In November, Jane and Steve honeymoon in Bermuda. - Most of the information we have on this series comes from Wesley Hyatt's book on daytime programming. For the "A Time for Us" entry, he used the information in TV Guide. TV Guide had daily descriptions for many of the NBC/ABC programs in 1965. Also, there is a rather descriptive article on the show in an October 1965 edition. It covers Roxanne Reynolds' dinner party, which actually occured in July 1965. The dinner party was suppose to launch "at least a year's worth" of stories according to Joe Hardy. With that said, Hardy outlines a lot of what is to come in the next year, but until we see more information it should be noted that we don't know for sure what happened. The article outlines the return of Craig Reynolds, Miriam Bentley pushing her pal Roxanne to pair off with Doug, Doug's problems with his ex-wife Evelyn, Doug and Roxanne's marriage plans, and the idea that ultimately Craig and Roxanne would get back together. I haven't seen many November/December synopses for "Time for Us" so they might actually reveal more of the story. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted December 30, 2015 Members Share Posted December 30, 2015 The role played by actor Victor Arnold was Tony Corso Actress Leigh Lassen(Patti Whiting, SFT and Mrs. Terry Logan) appeared on FITW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted March 22, 2016 Members Share Posted March 22, 2016 Maggie Hayes as she appeared as Roxanne Reynolds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted June 5, 2016 Members Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) Herbert Bayard Swopes, III, Maggie Hayes' son, appeared on the show c. spring 1966. He was only 17 years old at the time. Â Jane Reynolds died in the Monday, November 28, 1966, episode. The previous Friday, Jane was driving to meet with her husband, Steve Reynolds, when a bout of blindness caused her to crash the car. On Monday, Jane succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident surrounded by her husband and her son, Mark. In the final moments of the episode, Steve shared the news with his in-laws, Al and Martha Driscoll. Jane is treated by Dave Simon, Steve's friend who loved Jane deeply. Before Steve arrives, Jane and Dave have a very tender conversation in which Jane thanks Dave for loving her and admits, while not in love with Dave, her love for him was something that was very special to her. It was a very different scene than what I was use to. Â Surprisingly absent from the November, 1966, episode is Linda Driscoll, Jane's sister and longtime rival for Steve's affection. Linda seems to be off the canvas by this point as Jane begs Steve to look after her parents after her death because "they have no one." I guess Josephine Nichols' Louise Austen, Martha's mother, may have also have been written out by this point. Morgan Sterne's Dr. Stan Eastman is mentioned, but not seen. Edited June 5, 2016 by dc11786 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted July 18, 2016 Members Share Posted July 18, 2016 Earlier this morning, I read that Beverly Hayes (Jane Driscoll #1)  and Gordon Gray (Steve Reynolds #1)  were married in real life.  I had never heard this before.  Ms. Hays went on to roles on Dark Shadows, The Edge of Night, and The Secret Storm. Mr. Grey later created the role of Ken Stevens on The Secret Storm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted January 16, 2019 Members Share Posted January 16, 2019 A FLAME IN THE WIND/A TIME FOR US DECEMBER 28,1964-DECEMBER 16, 1966 HAVILAND    Nancy Ackerman   Lynne Rogers             Hoppers Ted Alcourt       John McMartin   worked at publishing company 65          ATWT, FC Chris Austen      Richard Thomas   Kate's son  1964-65  ATWT Kate ___ Austen   Kathleen Maguire    tell-all author  1964-65 Hoppers Louise ___ Austen  Josephine Nichols   Kate's mother-in-law  64-66 Hoppers Patricia Austen     Jennifer Leak     Hoppers Miriam ____ Bentley  Lesley Woods  gossipy neighbor  65-66 Hoppers Doug Colton        Ian Berger    gold-digging pianist   65 Roxanne Farrell Reynolds Colton  Margaret Hayes   64-66 Tony Corso        Victor Arnold    Hoppers Paul Davis   Conard Fowkes  Linda's director  65  Hoppers Al (Skerba) Driscoll       Roy Poole   64-66   Hoppers Linda (Skerba) Driscoll    Berrett Arcaya   66                         Jane Elliott      65     Hoppers                         Barbara Rodell   64-65   Hoppers                         Joanna Miles  65-66    Hoppers Martha Austen (Skerba) Driscoll   Lenka Peterson 64-66    Hoppers Dr. Stan Eastman          Morgan Sterne     66     TD Jason Farrell             Walter Coy      65-66 Leslie ____ Farrell         Rita Lloyd      65-66     Hoppers Elizabeth ___ Gray        Nancy Franklin institutionalized psychotic   65       Hoppers Tony Gray                Morgan Sterne  attorney, Kate  65 Sue Michaels    Jenny O'Hara     65-66   Hoppers Alice Perkins      Frances Fuller    64-65     LOL Flora Perkins      Jacqueline Brookes envious woman 64-65    Hoppers Craig Reynolds     Frank Schoefield  64-65  Hoppers                   Thomas Coley    65-66 Jane (Skerba) Driscoll Reynolds Margaret Ladd  64-65  Hoppers                    Beverly Hayes    65-66   DS, EON, SS Steve Reynolds     Gordon Gray      64-65                      Tom Fielding (Holland) 65-66     LOL Dave Simon        Terry Logan   65-66  Steve's friend  Hoppers Rose ___ Simon     Anne Revere      Hoppers Earl Wilson         Earl Wilson, reporter  3/12/65   Doris        Pamela Raymond     1965    SS Ellie  Linda's NY confidante  Billie Allen  1965 Fran    Elaine Hyman    1965     AMC, AL Nick         Jon Stone       1965 Pam            Leslie Charleson    1965  Hoppers    ???? Robert Hooks Leigh Lassen     ATWT, SFT Herbert Bayard Swopes III  4/1966-??(17 year old son of Maggie Hayes)  0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted July 13, 2019 Members Share Posted July 13, 2019 Kathleen McGuire as Kate Austen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted July 13, 2019 Members Share Posted July 13, 2019 I adored Kathleen Maguire (pictured above).  I read that she was a heavy smoker, and that was tragic.  0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted May 13, 2020 Members Share Posted May 13, 2020 I learned yesterday that actress Elaine Hyman (Fran) passed away earlier this year (March 2, 2020).   She also appeared on Dark Shadows, All My Children, and the serial Another Life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted June 22, 2022 Members Share Posted June 22, 2022 Here's the cast and several weeks of TVGuide episode descriptions A FLAME IN THE WIND/A TIME FOR US DECEMBER 28,1964-DECEMBER 16, 1966 HAVILAND    Nancy Ackerman   Lynne Rogers             Ted Alcourt       John McMartin   worked at publishing company 65        Chris Austen      Richard Thomas   Kate's son  1964-65  Kate ___ Austen   Kathleen Maguire    tell-all author  1964-65  Louise ___ Austen  Josephine Nichols   Kate's mother-in-law  64-66 Patricia Austen     Jennifer Leak     Miriam ____ Bentley  Lesley Woods  gossipy neighbor  65-66 Doug Colton        Ian Berger    gold-digging pianist   65 Roxanne Farrell Reynolds Colton  Margaret Hayes   64-66 Tony Corso        Victor Arnold    Paul Davis   Conard Fowkes  Linda's director  65   Al (Skerba) Driscoll       Roy Poole   64-66    Linda (Skerba) Driscoll    Berrett Arcaya   66                         Jane Elliott      65                                                     Barbara Rodell   64-65                         Joanna Miles  65-66 Martha Austen (Skerba) Driscoll   Lenka Peterson 64-66    Dr. Stan Eastman    Morgan Sterne     66      Jason Farrell             Walter Coy      65-66 Leslie ____ Farrell         Rita Lloyd      65-66  Elizabeth ___ Gray        Nancy Franklin institutionalized psychotic   65       Tony Gray      Morgan Sterne  attorney, Kate  65 Alice Perkins      Frances Fuller    64-65      Flora Perkins      Jacqueline Brookes envious woman 64-65   Craig Reynolds     Frank Schoefield  64-65                     Thomas Coley    65-66 Jane (Skerba) Driscoll Reynolds      Margaret Ladd  64-65        Beverly Hayes       65-66   DS, EON, SS Steve Reynolds     Gordon Gray      64-65                      Tom Fielding (Holland) 65-66 Dave Simon  Terry Logan   65-66  Steve's friend Rose ___ Simon     Anne Revere      Earl Wilson     Earl Wilson, reporter  3/12/65   Nurse Andy   Jenny O'Hara  1965 Doris        Pamela Raymond     1965   Ellie  Linda's NY confidante  Billie Allen  1965 Fran    Elaine Hyman    1965     Nick         Jon Stone       1965 Pam            Leslie Charleson    1965    "Movie Star"  August Dorr Watkins  1965  (actress Jenny O'Hara's first husband... they met on the set)   ???? Candice Azzara Valerie French Robert Hooks Terry Kiser Leigh Lassen      Herbert Bayard Swopes III  4/1966-??(17 year old son of Maggie Hayes)    2/8/65 Roxanne becomes alarmed by Craig's action. 2/9/65 Kate tries to help Jane resolve a problem. (Margaret Ladd) 2/10/65 Linda alters her relationship with Steve. 2/11/.65 Craig becomes more upset by Ted's insinuations. 2/12/65 Terry receives an important call from the hospital. 2/15/65 Craig's actions have surprising repercussions. 2/16/65 Jason's maneuvering brings unusual results.  (Walter Coy) 2/17/65   Al is worried about Linda 2/18/65 Chris asks Kate a question. 2/19/65 Steve wonders about his future relationship with his father 2/22/65 Not Available. 2/23/65 Martha is concerned about Kate and Tom. 2/24/65  Jason Farrell and Kate have an unpleasant conversation. 2/25/65 Kate questions feelings about Tony. 2/26/65 Not Available 3/1/65 The arrival of a new neighbor upsets Kate. 3/2/65 Steve is suspicious when Linda delays her plans. 3/3/65 A strange inquiry destroys Kate's mood. 3/4/65 Jason Farrell makes a surprising offer to Al. 3/5/65 Kate promises to help Liz. 3/8/65 Roxanne insists on talking to Kate. 3/9/65 Linda doubts Steve. 3/10/65 Not Available 3/11/65 Roxanne receives a suggestion from Jason. 3/12/65 Kate makes a decision about her book. 3/15/65 Kate is faced with a decision. 3/16/65 Al is confronted with a major choice. 3/17/65 Linda is offered a bargain. 3/18/65 Louise makes a surprising proposal. 3/19/65 An ominous threat shakes Jason's publishing empire.  @Paul Raven @DRW50 @jam6242 @vetsoapfan @danfling @victoria foxton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 23, 2024 Members Share Posted April 23, 2024 Nice to have something new on FITW A Pioneer Of Pioneers by William Hyder baltimore Sun Sun 17 Jan 1965 A BALTIMORE-BORN actress is a regular on ABC-TV's new day-time serial "Flame in the Wind." Ironically, the show is not being carried in her home town. But Baltimoreans who can pick up Washington's Channel 7 can see Margaret Hayes weekdays at 2 P.M. in the role of Roxanne Reynolds. Miss Hayes, who is sometimes billed as Maggie Hayes, is the daughter of the late J. L.Ottenheimer. Nominally an insurance broker, Mr. Ottenheimer was a performer at heart. He spent much of his time organizing talent shows and taking them to hospitals, institutions and U.S.O. clubs. In the early days of radio he headed a local show called "Jack Ottenheimer and His Gang," writing the songs and skits himself. Growing up in this atmosphere, his daughter Florette took naturally to the stage. She gave her first performance at School No. 64, Garrison and Maine avenues, and continued acting in school shows at Forest Park High School and the Teachers' College of the Johns Hopkins University. At the Hopkins she was one of the first girls to appear with the Barnstormers, who for years had barred female performers. After a period of modeling in New York, during which she worked in three short-lived Broadway plays, Florette was signed by producer Hal Wallis to a Warner Brothers contract. Under the name of Dana Dale she made her screen debut in 1940 in "The Man Who Talked Too Much," a movie starring George Brent and Virginia Bruce. Her second picture was "The Letter," which starred Bette Davis. More small parts followed at Warners' and later at Paramount, where she was given the professional name she still uses. But the newly-christened Margaret Hayes soon felt the need of more stage experience. Returning East she toured in "Jane Eyre," "Laura" and "The Philadelphia Story," and appeared on Broadway in two George Abbott shows and starred as Jo in a City Center production of "Little Women." In the late Forties Miss Hayes married Herbert Bayard Swope, Jr., a producer-director in the theater and television. TV was mushrooming at the time. Hundreds of live dramas and comedies were being produced in New York. Miss Hayes was soon caught up in the stream. She starred in more than 200 teleplays, including the first drama in the long-running "Circle Theater" series. This is the period everyone calls TV's pioneering days, but as a radio performer Miss Hayes outpioneered the pioneers. She had worked in TV as early as 1939, appearing on an experimental program. In 1955 Miss Hayes returned to Hollywood to appear with Glenn Ford in the movie version of "The Blackboard Jungle." Other films followed. By this time TV production had largely shifted to California, and once more Miss Hayes found herself in the thick of the medium. She acted on most of the big shows. Miss Hayes and Mr. Swope make their permanent home in New York. They have a son, Herbert 3d, age 15, and a daughter, Tracy, age 12. Tracy is named after Miss Hayes's favorite stage role, Tracy Lord in "The Philadelphia Story.". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted April 25, 2024 Members Share Posted April 25, 2024 Frank Andre played Dom Corso, who sung in a night club as early as December 1965. He seems to be one of the leads by the fall of 1966. Also working at the club was Stash (Bayard Swopes). Corso sang a rendition of the show's theme song. I suspect that Dom may have been a love interest for the final actress (that we know of) who played Linda Driscoll (Beret Arcaya). I also suspect there was a third Steve Reynolds. There is a question in a newspaper TV column asking why Tom Holland (Steve #2) left. Given the timeline, it's possible that Steve just left town with his and Jane's son Mark after Jane's death in late November, 1966. I suspect though the final Steve appeared sometime late in 1966 when Steve was on a business trip in South America. I wish more information would appear on this show. The latest episode summaries in TV listings I can find are from December, 1965 in newspapers. I do wonder if TV Guides might not have listings for the show, but I haven't really explored that option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 25, 2024 Members Share Posted April 25, 2024 Thanks to both of you for the extra info. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 25, 2024 Members Share Posted April 25, 2024 Some FITW publicity shots Jacqueline Brooks Maggie Hayes Lenka Peterson Kathleen McGuire   0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted April 30, 2024 Members Share Posted April 30, 2024 A FLAME IN THE WIND/A TIME FOR US DECEMBER 28,1964-DECEMBER 16, 1966 HAVILAND    Nancy Ackerman    Lynne Rogers     1965         Ted Alcourt        John McMartin   worked at publishing company 65        Chris Austen       Richard Thomas   Kate's son  1964-65  Kate ___ Austen    Kathleen Maguire    tell-all author  1964-65  Louise ___ Austen   Josephine Nichols   Kate's mother-in-law  64-66 Patricia Austen      Jennifer Leak     Miriam ____ Bentley   Lesley Woods  gossipy neighbor  65-66 Doug Colton         Ian Berger    gold-digging pianist   65 Roxanne Farrell Reynolds Colton  Margaret Hayes   64-66 Dom Corso  Frank Andre  1965 - 66  Nightclub Singer Tony Corso         Victor Arnold    64 Paul Davis   Conard Fowkes  Linda's director  65   Al (Skerba) Driscoll       Roy Poole   64-66    Linda (Skerba) Driscoll     Berett Arcaya   66                         Jane Elliott      65                                             Barbara Rodell   64-65                         Joanna Miles  65-66 Martha Austen (Skerba) Driscoll   Lenka Peterson 64-66    Dr. Stan Eastman     Morgan Sterne     66      Jason Farrell              Walter Coy      65-66 Leslie ____ Farrell         Rita Lloyd      65-66  Elizabeth ___ Gray   Nancy Franklin institutionalized psychotic   65   Tony Gray       Morgan Sterne  attorney, Kate  65 Alice Perkins       Frances Fuller    64-65      Flora Perkins       Jacqueline Brookes envious woman 64-65   Craig Reynolds     Frank Schoefield  64-65                     Thomas Coley    65-66 Jane (Skerba) Driscoll Reynolds                   Margaret Ladd  64-65                 Beverly Hayes       65-66   Mark Reynolds  ????  1966  son of Steve and Jane Steve Reynolds      Gordon Gray      64-65                      Tom Fielding (Holland) 65-66 Dave Simon  Terry Logan   65-66  Steve's friend Rose ___ Simon      Anne Revere      1965 Dave's Mother Earl Wilson      Earl Wilson, reporter  3/12/65   Nurse Andy    Jenny O'Hara  1965 Doris         Pamela Raymond     1965   Ellie   Linda's NY confidante  Billie Allen  1965 Fran     Elaine Hyman    1965     Nick          Jon Stone       1965 Pam             Leslie Charleson    1965   Stash   Herbert Bayard Swopes III  4/1966-??(17 year old son of Maggie Hayes)  worked at the nightclub "Movie Star"  August Dorr Watkins  1965  (actress Jenny O'Hara's first husband... they met on the set) ???? Candice Azzara Valerie French Robert Hooks Terry Kiser Leigh Lassen       Bob Paget   August 1966   @dc11786 -- I added the info that I didn't already have.  I originally had 3 actors for Steve. Gordon Gray, Tom Fielding and Tom Holland, but later learned Fielding was Holland after a name change.  0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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