THE DAILY NEWS, TARRYTOWN. N. Y. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1965
Birthday Unnoticed
Perhaps as a gesture of good citizenship, the CBS daytime soap opera "As the World Turns" will practically ignore the fictional 72nd birthday of Grandpa Hughes, a popular regular character on the epic played by veteran TV and radio actor Santos Ortega. Two years ago they made a big thing out of his 70th birthday and the network was flooded with 150,000 assorted cards and cakes which must have delighted the U.S. Post Office right in the midst of the holiday rush. In any event, this year the show will make a notable contribution to our turning world by letting Santos' birthday go unnoticed. The press agent called it Santos! gift to Santa.
By
Paul Raven ·