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[slick jones]

 

HAWKINS FALLS ADDITIONS

 

Carol Corey was Floyd's sister.

Toughie Padgett John Galvarro   1951-55   soda shoppe

Claire Petrah          Jean Mowry    1951-53

?????      Jayne Heller

?????????    Barbara Foley    1954

 

 

LOVE OF LIFE

Joshua Garrett   ??????    knew Vanessa     1954

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT

Dolores         Lisabeth Shean     1984

 

AS THE WORLD TURNS

???????????     Gordana Rashovich

 

A TIME TO LIVE

ADDED PAUL RAVEN'S INFO.

 

[slick jones]

HAWKINS FALLS

 

Donald Yates    Mark Roberts   worked with Lona at the paper   1953

Sue Riga worked in Dr. Corey's office.

Casey Saunders  Noel Mills   1954  magazine writer about boys detention center

Calvin Sperry ran the pharmacy

[jam6242]

More Hawkins Falls:

 

From January 1953 issue of Variety, add actors:

Sam Siegel

Les Podewell

Norma Ransom

Henry Elders (who played the District Attorney according to a blurb in newspapers.com)

Stanley Gordon

Muriel Bremner

Irwin Cherone

 

From various Ross Reports on Television, add actors:

Emmet Vogan

Jean Christian

Gary Walberg

Herb Newcomb

Henry Barnard

 

From newspapers.com (multiple newspapers):

Lucile Lorelle played Clara Fennert.

 

From Radio-TV Mirror:

Tony Eben (child actor)

Ronny and Richard Holm were also child actors.  Richard looked a few years older than Ronny (who appeared to be close to Tony's age).  All the children are described as Lona's neighbors.

 

 

[jam6242]

A few more for Hawkins Falls.

 

From NBC press release, Nov. 1951, Jack Bivans plays Mike Pargin, who returns to Hawkins Falls after his business fails.

 

From NBC press release, Mar. 1955, mentions that Pat O’Neal plays Perry Hyden.  I’m guessing this is the man little Nellie was with when Lona met her.

 

From April 1954, Minneapolis Star, Rupert LaBelle has just finished a run on a Hawkins Falls.

[Paul Raven]

Re Hawkins Falls

Bruce Dane was the real life son of Frank Dane

 

[Paul Raven]

Re Three Steps to Heaven

Alan Anderson played by Lester Fletcher 1953

Mary Kevin Kelly 10 yr old actress 1053

Edited September 1, 2020 by Paul Raven

[Paul Raven]

Hawkins Falls

Eddie Simmons

Marion Browne

[slick jones]

HAWKINS FALLS

Warden Bristol (?Cristol?)     Tom Neal   boy's

detention center  1954      @jam6242

 

Added

[slick jones]

THE BRIGHTER DAY

Mrs. Garrett's first name is Rose   1955  (Charlie's wife)

[Paul Raven]

Re Valiant Lady

Add James Millhollen  - Tex

[Paul Raven]

Re First Hundred Years

Mortimer Drake - Kermit Murdock

[Paul Raven]

Re Brighter Day

Alan Butler - Phillip Pine

[Paul Raven]

Follow Your Heart

Add Marjorie Gateson

 

The Bennetts

Add Biil Grisley

 

Three Steps to Heaven

Add Ralph Friedman

        Roger Sullivan

[slick jones]

THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN

AUGUST 3, 1953-DECEMBER 31, 1954        NBC

NEW YORK CITY

 

 

Jennifer Alden  ...   Lori March    1953-54   neurotic rival of Poco

Alan Anderson    ...  Lester Fletcher   1953

                Dort Clark     

George Bailey     Ty Perry  

Vince Bannister ....   John Marley   1953-54    nightclub owner  tried to split Bill and Poco

Max Bremner  ...   Mercer McCloud    villainous character

Dr. Campbell     ....Harry Holcombe

Jason Cleve    ...   Lauren Gilbert     publisher

Mrs. Cleve   ....  Harriet MacGibbon 

Charlotte Doane   ...    Mona Bruns     

Mrs. Doane ...   Doris Rich   

Nurse Gaines ...   Natalie Schafer    

Cliff Jenkins     ...   ????

Walter Jones    ...   Earl George

Pigeon Mallory   ...  Eeta  Linden

Bill Morgan 

Poco's husband, a writer

                      ...   Mark Roberts     1953-54

                             ...Gene Blakely

                        ...   Walter Brooke    

  "Poco" Mary Claire  Thurmond Morgan ....   

  NYC model that's a hometown girl, deep down

                                 Kathleen Maguire  1953-54

                                ... Diana Douglas 2/54   ...   

                                ....Phyllis Hill       1954    

Chip Morrison ...   Robert Webber  

Joan Saint John    Effie Afton

Barry Thurmond   ...   Roger Sullivan   Poco's brother

"Uncle"   Frank  Thurmond  ...   Poco and Barry's uncle

                       Frank Tweddell  

                        Edwin Cooper

Alice Trent   ...   Laurie Vendig 

Beth Waring   ... Madeline Belgarde       Nan's daughter

Nan ___ Waring    ...   Beth Douglas     singer

 

 

 

Angela ...  Ginger McManus    1953   

Elaine the night club hostess  Kay Medford       4/54       

Laura  ....    Inge Adams

Lona     Judith Braun

Mike ....   Joe Brown, Jr.      ran a burger joint 

Monty, the bartender         Sam Gilman        4/54

Nell the fortune teller    Miriam Goldina   1954

Susan      Susan Oliver    younger sister    9/53

 

 

Child     Adele Newton   1953 or 54

Psychiatrist     Jay Barney     9/1954      2 weeks

Young Girl       Mary Kevin Kelly   (10 year old)  1953

 

 

Announcer      Don Pardo   1953-54

 

 

 

?????????

 

Donald Buka   

Ralph Friedman          

Henry Lascoe     4/54

James McDonald

John Pavelko     1954

Jane Seymour      4/54

Howard Smith

Ralph Stantley

Donald Symington     4/54

Irving Taylor

 

 

Edited March 1, 2021 by slick jones

[jam6242]

Re Three Steps to Heaven, Kay Medford played Elaine, night club hostess. 

 

Sam Gilman played Monty, a bartender.

 

Poco is described as a NYC model whose roots are still deep in her Midwestern hometown.

 

Poco's husband, Bill Morgan, was a writer.

 

Barry Thurmond was Poco's brother and Uncle Frank was her uncle.

 

Vince Bannister was a nightclub owner-racketeer.  Was trying to break up Poco and Bill, by trying to convince Poco that Bill was a bigamist.