Soap Memoirs That *Need* To Be Written

[Faulkner]

This was inspired by @Roman’s comment in the monthly Y&R thread about the idea that Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R; Cliff, AMC) should pen a nice tell-all about his career. (He spoke eloquently about soaps on Alec Baldwin’s podcast.) We’ve had quite a few books from big soap stars (Zimmer, Lucci, Braeden, Eileen Fulton, et al) and a few from writer/creators (Nixon, Lemay). 
 

With so many icons of the genre leaving us, whose thoughts are you most interested in reading in book form?

 

Me? Kay Alden (for her insights on Bill Bell and Y&R) and Elizabeth Hubbard (whom I recall is an exquisite writer).

 

You?

[AbcNbc247]

For Actors: Deidre Hall, John Aniston, Suzanne Rogers, Genie Francis, Jonathan Jackson, Susan Flannery, Victoria Wyndham.

 

For people who worked behind the scenes, I'd love to read from anyone who worked with James E. Reilly, to find out why he chose to depart from traditional story during his first stint on DAYS, and also why he declined so much in his later career.

 

[slick jones]

Jaime Lyn Bauer, Janice Lynde, Leslie Charleson, Stuart Damon, "Listen, Kiddo" by Kathryn Hays, Marj Dusay

 

Last person alive I'd want to see write a memoir:  Crystal Chappell

     That would be right up there with "I'm Dating Your Daughter" by Robert Kelker-Kelly.

[Contessa Donatella]

Crystal Chappell for every soap she's been on & Venice & the movie they made & generally going from "just a talented actress" to a real mover & a shaker & person behind the scenes who can write & direct & produce; Cady McClain for being an actress and a director and writing a solid memoir of her life and producing content; Jill Lorie Hurst for writing GL and working there; Nancy Curlee Demorest for her writing at GL and for those she wrote with; Ellen Wheeler for her entire career; I would have said Susan Flannery, Vicky Wyndham, too, were they not already listed.

[~bl~]

Crystal Chappell already wrote a memoir.  There is an archived thread about it on SON. 

 

[Faulkner]

Has Robin Strasser written a memoir? I feel like that would be a juicy read.

 

Bridget Dobson bridges a lot of gaps between soap eras, and the Santa Barbara revelations would be splendid.

 

JFP probably has an interesting book in her.

[amybrickwallace]

 

I second this emotion!!

[Contessa Donatella]

I've read it. It's very good. But, I want more of her in another memoir!

[DaytimeFan]

Robin Strasser

Louise Sorel

Lauren Koslow

Linda Dano 

Jennifer Bassey

 

 

[Contessa Donatella]

Bridget has recently done a 6 part interview. It reads like a memoir.

 

JFP? ACK. I just choked a little.

Dano would be great!

[Paul Raven]

Jada Rowland 

Denise Alexander

[Contessa Donatella]

Denise would be great.

 

Jane Elliot

Jerry verDorn

Robert Newman

Martha Byrne

Bill & Susan Seaforth Hayes have written 1 book together & are working on #2. Does anyone know if they are memoirs?

Grant Aleksander

 

[Faulkner]

I’m certainly not the biggest fan of her work, but even if her book was defensive and utterly delusional, I’d be interested in what she has to say.

 

Melody Thomas Scott has a memoir set for next summer.

 

I’d read a Scott McKinsey book about his mom.

 

Anthony Geary is notoriously private but when he retired from GH, he said he was interested in writing a memoir.

[Contessa Donatella]

Hey, yeah! I would even pre-order a Scott McKinsey book!

 

Geary, I would get around to buying it.

 

I'm still "off my feed" if it comes to JFP.  I can't do any better. I would read people talk about her, not hear her.

[Faulkner]

Saw that Debbi Morgan has published a memoir. Has anyone read it, and is it any good?

https://www.amazon.com/Monkey-My-Back-Memoir-ebook/dp/B00LD1OF6U/ref=nodl_

 

Vanessa Marcil has endured a lot of tragedy and probably has a memoir in her. (Maurice Benard’s memoir is coming out next year.)

 

A Kimberlin Brown memoir could be... enlightening.