1984: Days of our Lives' Alex didn't believe Stefano was dead.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden left a trail of notes for Cruz.
1997: As the World Turns' David met James Stenbeck.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted as Carly 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...
1949: A Woman to Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. The show was an early attempt to bring soap opera to early evening television. The leading character, Christine Baker (Patricia Wheel), was...
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden left a trail of notes for Cruz.
1997: As the World Turns' David met James Stenbeck.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted as Carly 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...
1949: A Woman to Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. The show was an early attempt to bring soap opera to early evening television. The leading character, Christine Baker (Patricia Wheel), was...
- 5/2/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1984: Days of our Lives' Alex didn't believe Stefano was dead.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden left a trail of notes for Cruz.
1997: As the World Turns' David met James Stenbeck.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted as Carly 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...
1949: A Woman to Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. The show was...
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden left a trail of notes for Cruz.
1997: As the World Turns' David met James Stenbeck.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted as Carly 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...
1949: A Woman to Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. The show was...
- 5/2/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Kidnapping runs in the Adison family in author Christopher Graves' new novel Sinner, but a potential victim with a lot to live for is looking to escape the clutches of the latest killer in what has become a seriously twisted family tree. With Graves' new thriller out now in paperback and for the Kindle, we've been provided with an excerpt from the new novel that may have you checking your back seat the next time you sit behind the wheel.
To read an excerpt from Chapter 12 of Sinner, click the cover art below, and visit Amazon and Graves' official website to learn more about his new psychological thriller, which is based on his award-winning screenplay of the same name:
Sinner synopsis: "Written by Christopher Graves, the psychological thriller is inspired by the Bald Knobbers, one of the most feared gangs of vigilantes in 19th century America. Its prologue opens in Douglas County,...
To read an excerpt from Chapter 12 of Sinner, click the cover art below, and visit Amazon and Graves' official website to learn more about his new psychological thriller, which is based on his award-winning screenplay of the same name:
Sinner synopsis: "Written by Christopher Graves, the psychological thriller is inspired by the Bald Knobbers, one of the most feared gangs of vigilantes in 19th century America. Its prologue opens in Douglas County,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On this date in...
1949: A Woman To Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. A Woman To Remember was an early attempt to bring soap opera-radio soap opera, at that-to early evening television. The leading character, Christine Baker, was even depicted as a radio soap opera queen, engage to handsome Steve Hammond, but beset by scheming rivals, notably shrewish Carol Winstead.
1982: Longtime Another World star Hugh Marlow (Jim Matthews) died of a heart attack at age 71. The character of Jim died suddenly in Helsinki, Finland while on an extended vacation in Europe.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted on General Hospital as the second Carly Corinthos.
2006: CBS aired a special, Dynasty: Catfights & Caviar, reuniting the cast including stars John Forsythe, Joan Collins and Linda Evans.
2008: Daytime legend Beverlee McKinsey (Iris, Another World; Alexandra, Guiding Light) died at age 72.
Celebrating...
1949: A Woman To Remember debuted in the 7:30-7:45 p.m. timeslot on the DuMont Television Network. A Woman To Remember was an early attempt to bring soap opera-radio soap opera, at that-to early evening television. The leading character, Christine Baker, was even depicted as a radio soap opera queen, engage to handsome Steve Hammond, but beset by scheming rivals, notably shrewish Carol Winstead.
1982: Longtime Another World star Hugh Marlow (Jim Matthews) died of a heart attack at age 71. The character of Jim died suddenly in Helsinki, Finland while on an extended vacation in Europe.
2001: Tamara Braun debuted on General Hospital as the second Carly Corinthos.
2006: CBS aired a special, Dynasty: Catfights & Caviar, reuniting the cast including stars John Forsythe, Joan Collins and Linda Evans.
2008: Daytime legend Beverlee McKinsey (Iris, Another World; Alexandra, Guiding Light) died at age 72.
Celebrating...
- 5/2/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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