'BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS. Saturday. September 2, 1978
Search’ Loses Sensitive Actor by Jon Michael Reed
NEW YORK — First the bad news. "Search for Tomorrow” has lost one of its finest young actors. Michael Nouri, the dark, brooding man who has portrayed Steve Kaslo on the series for the past several years, decided a few months ago that he was ready to move onto other career goals in lieu of signing another contract with the show. The character of Steve had been in remission from a disease for over a year. Rather than replace Michael, who was enormously popular in the role, the writers and producers went out on a limb by having Steve’s condition worsen. For two months the ”Search" audience has watched as Steve deteriorated physically.
CRITICAL conditions on soap operas’ usually terminate in miracle cures. The writers and producers of “Search” were brave enough not to honey-up their story and allowed Steve's life to be cut short. Last week Steve Kaslo died. The tragedy was compounded by the fact that with Nouri's departure serialdom also lost one of its finest, most sensitive young actors. Audiences can be confident that Michael Nouri, who displayed his singing talents on the “Search. ' will soon pop up on theater screens or Broadway boards.
NOW THE good news. "Search” is intensifying Its efforts to do more location shootings. Last weekend Mary Stuart (Jo). Peter Ratray (Scott), George Shannon (Chance), Lewis Arlt (David) and Billie Lou .Watt (Ellie) were shipped off to Manakin. Va., outside Richmond, where they were involved in exterior shootings that involve an auto accident. Sorry, you’ll have to tune in next week to find out who’s involved terminally as a result of that. .The "Search" cameras also taped the exterior of a Manakin hotel, the Foxhead Inn, which will serve in the "Search” story as the facade to the fictional Hartford Inn.
Back to the bad news. "Search" is undergoing sweeping cast dismissals. Expect them soon. In their place two newcomers are adding spice to the longest-running TV' serial. Blonde Megan Bagot appears as Laine Adamson, manipulator Ted Adamson’s sexy daughter who will probably spark a flame for Scott Phillips. Christopher Goutman will be a regular as Marc D’Antonio, the volatile drama professor who may help shy Kylie bloom. Other additions are on the way, so stay tuned
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