1968: Dark Shadows' Adam jumped from Widows' Hill.
1984: Steve and Betsy were married on As the World Turns.
1984: Y&R's Nikki wanted to track down Victor's mother.
1996: "Clink, Boom!" on General Hospital."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter. Frank and Anne Hummert produced the series.
1966: On Morning Star, Katy Elliott (Elizabeth Perry), Hank Stover (Warren Remmerling...
1984: Steve and Betsy were married on As the World Turns.
1984: Y&R's Nikki wanted to track down Victor's mother.
1996: "Clink, Boom!" on General Hospital."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter. Frank and Anne Hummert produced the series.
1966: On Morning Star, Katy Elliott (Elizabeth Perry), Hank Stover (Warren Remmerling...
- 5/31/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1968: Dark Shadows' Adam jumped from Widows' Hill.
1984: Steve and Betsy were married on As the World Turns.
1984: Y&R's Nikki wanted to track down Victor's mother.
1996: "Clink, Boom!" on General Hospital."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter.
1984: Steve and Betsy were married on As the World Turns.
1984: Y&R's Nikki wanted to track down Victor's mother.
1996: "Clink, Boom!" on General Hospital."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter.
- 5/31/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1962: Our Five Daughters premiered on NBC.
1968: Dark Shadows' Angelique dug her way of Jeremiah's grave.
1980: Atwt's Barbara was keeping a big secret.
2004: Rebecca and Julian were married on Passions."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1959: CBS Radio aired the final episode of Bakcstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert and premiered August 5, 1935 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Claire Niesen played the role of Mary from the early 1940s until the end of its run.
1968: Dark Shadows' Angelique dug her way of Jeremiah's grave.
1980: Atwt's Barbara was keeping a big secret.
2004: Rebecca and Julian were married on Passions."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1959: CBS Radio aired the final episode of Bakcstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future. The show was created by Frank and Anne Hummert and premiered August 5, 1935 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Claire Niesen played the role of Mary from the early 1940s until the end of its run.
- 1/2/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
On this date in...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter. Frank and Anne Hummert produced the series.
1984: On Guiding Light, Bert told Rick she knew he was upset because she had lost her leg, but she was going to be alright.
1987: Soap opera writer Roy Winsor died at the age of 87. Winsor was the creator of Search For Tomorrow, Love Of Life and The Secret Storm. The year Secret Storm was canceled (1974) he took over Somerset. He later would create the Cbn soap Another Life.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Maeve Kinkead (Dinah, Gotham; ex-Vanessa, Guiding Light; ex-Angie, Another World) - 65
Nick Scotti (ex-Tony, The Young And The Restless) - 45
Ara Celi (ex-Raquel, All My Children) - 37
Matt Cavenaugh (ex-Adam, As The World Turns; ex-Mark One Life To Live...
1943: Radio soap opera Lora Lawton debuted on NBC Radio. Joan Tompkins starred as Lora, housekeeper to important, dynamic shipbuilder Peter Carver. Lora would later marry Peter. Frank and Anne Hummert produced the series.
1984: On Guiding Light, Bert told Rick she knew he was upset because she had lost her leg, but she was going to be alright.
1987: Soap opera writer Roy Winsor died at the age of 87. Winsor was the creator of Search For Tomorrow, Love Of Life and The Secret Storm. The year Secret Storm was canceled (1974) he took over Somerset. He later would create the Cbn soap Another Life.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Maeve Kinkead (Dinah, Gotham; ex-Vanessa, Guiding Light; ex-Angie, Another World) - 65
Nick Scotti (ex-Tony, The Young And The Restless) - 45
Ara Celi (ex-Raquel, All My Children) - 37
Matt Cavenaugh (ex-Adam, As The World Turns; ex-Mark One Life To Live...
- 5/31/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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