"All My Children" (1970) TV series 1970-????

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Creator:

Agnes Nixon
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Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

5 January 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Mystery

Tagline:

She's holding her baby, she just doesn't know it yet.

Plot:

Set in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, All My Children is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.

Plot Keywords:

Soap | Male Female Relationship | Wedding | Tragedy | Soap Opera

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 155 wins & 456 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	1:00 PM	ABC
Tue. July 21	1:00 PM	ABC

Cast

Alicia Minshew	...	Kendall Hart Slater / ... (647 episodes, 2002-2009)
Cameron Mathison	...	Ryan Lavery (627 episodes, 1998-2009)
Michael E. Knight	...	Tad Martin / ... (592 episodes, 1983-2009)
Susan Lucci	...	Erica Kane (577 episodes, 1970-2009)
Thorsten Kaye	...	Zach Slater / ... (566 episodes, 2004-2009)
David Canary	...	Adam Chandler / ... (558 episodes, 1984-2009)
Jacob Young	...	JR Chandler / ... (512 episodes, 2003-2009)
Bobbie Eakes	...	Krystal Carey Chandler / ... (439 episodes, 2003-2009)
Aiden Turner	...	Aidan Devane (435 episodes, 2003-2009)
Melissa Claire Egan	...	Annie Lavery / ... (425 episodes, 2006-2009)
Walt Willey	...	Jackson Montgomery / ... (412 episodes, 1989-2009)
Kal Cauthen	...	Kal (345 episodes, 1997-2004)
Rebecca Budig	...	Greenlee Smythe / ... (338 episodes, 1999-2009)
James Mitchell	...	Palmer Cortlandt, Sr. (nee Pete Cooney) / ... (322 episodes, 1979-2008)
Jill Larson	...	Opal Sue Gardner Purdy Cortlandt #2 / ... (314 episodes, 1989-2009)
Chrishell Stause	...	Amanda Dillon / ... (271 episodes, 2005-2009)
Alexa Havins	...	Arabella 'Babe' Carey Chandler / ... (259 episodes, 2003-2007)

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Series Directed by
Conal O'Brien		(93 episodes, 1987-2009)
Casey Childs		(55 episodes, 1997-2009)
Steven Williford		(51 episodes, 2004-2009)
Angela Tessinari		(46 episodes, 1997-2009)
Sherrell Hoffman		(36 episodes, 1980-1982)
Larry Auerbach		(35 episodes, 1980-1981)
Michael V. Pomarico		(25 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jack Coffey		(23 episodes, 1980-1993)
Jill Ackles		(13 episodes, 1996-2009)
Robert Scinto		(12 episodes, 1980-2003)
James A. Baffico		(9 episodes, 1997-2004)
Barbara M. Simmons		(9 episodes, 2000-2009)
Francesca James		(9 episodes, 2006-2008)
Enza Dolce		(8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Fritz Brekeller		(6 episodes, 2008)
Anthony Pascarelli		(6 episodes, 2008)
Christopher Goutman		(4 episodes, 1987-1996)
Jean Dadario-Burke		(3 episodes, 1981-1990)
Roy B. Steinberg		(3 episodes, 1986)
Diana Wenman		(2 episodes, 1981)
Henry Kaplan		(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
Lewis Arlt		(2 episodes, 1998)
Andrew Lee		(1 episode, 2004)
Phideaux Xavier		(unknown episodes, 2000)
Albert Alarr		(unknown episodes)
Gerald Anthony		(unknown episodes)
Shelley Curtis		(unknown episodes)
Del Hughes		(unknown episodes)
Mary Madeiras		(unknown episodes)
Andrea Giles Rich		(unknown episodes)
Rusty Weatherford		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Brendan Ward		(232 episodes, 1986-1995)
Charles Pratt Jr.		(127 episodes, 2008-2009)
Barbara Esensten		(64 episodes, 2007-2008)
James H. Brown		(63 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rebecca Taylor		(43 episodes, 2003-2009)
Chip Hayes		(42 episodes, 2004-2009)
Joanna Cohen		(39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kate Hall		(36 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michelle Patrick		(29 episodes, 1990-2009)
Megan McTavish		(25 episodes, 1987-2007)
Addie Walsh		(24 episodes, 2001-2008)
Jeff Beldner		(16 episodes, 1993-2008)
Amanda L. Beall		(16 episodes, 2003-2008)
Karen Lewis		(13 episodes, 1989-2007)
Tracey Thomson		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stephen Demorest		(8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Marla Kanelos		(7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Victor Miller		(6 episodes, 1989-2006)
Courtney Bugler		(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michael J. Cinquemani		(6 episodes, 2008)
Lorraine Broderick		(5 episodes, 1981-1997)
Bettina F. Bradbury		(5 episodes, 1993-2006)
Richard Culliton		(4 episodes, 1991-2002)
Frederick Johnson		(4 episodes, 1995-2002)
Sara A. Bibel		(4 episodes, 2007)
Agnes Nixon		(3 episodes, 1971-2000)
Elizabeth Smith		(3 episodes, 1990-1995)
Hal Corley		(3 episodes, 1991-1998)
Janet Iacobuzio		(3 episodes, 1993-2002)
Mimi Leahey		(3 episodes, 1999-2004)
Daran Little		(3 episodes, 2008)
Lynsey Dufour		(3 episodes, 2009)
Kathleen Klein		(2 episodes, 1981-1995)
Wisner Washam		(2 episodes, 1981-1992)
Susan Kirshenbaum		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Gillian Spencer		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mary K. Wells		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
N. Gail Lawrence		(2 episodes, 1995-2001)
Craig Carlson		(2 episodes, 1997-2002)
John Piroman		(2 episodes, 1998-2004)
Lisa Connor		(2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Tracey Thompson		(2 episodes, 2008)
Margaret DePriest		(1 episode, 1988-1989)
Christina Covino		(1 episode, 1997)
Caroline Franz		(1 episode, 1997)
Jean Passanante		(1 episode, 1999-2001)
Louise Shaffer		(1 episode, 2001-2002)
Gordon Rayfield		(1 episode, 2002-2003)
David A. Levinson		(1 episode, 2003-2004)
Juliet Law Packer		(1 episode, 2005)
Kenneth Harvey		(unknown episodes, 1975-1980)
Joanna Coons		(unknown episodes, 1988)
Judith Donato		(unknown episodes, 1992-1998)
Jane Owen Murphy		(unknown episodes, 1995-1997)
Courtney Sherman		(unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Millee Taggart		(unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Charlotte Gibson		(unknown episodes, 1997-2001)
David Hiltbrand		(unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Royal Miller		(unknown episodes, 2000-2001)
Michael Conforti		(unknown episodes, 2001)
Amanda Robb		(unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Robyn Hatcher		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Karen Harris		(unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
Clarice Blackburn		(unknown episodes)
Carlina Della Pietra		(unknown episodes)
Roni Dengel		(unknown episodes)
Richard Holland		(unknown episodes)
Kiki McCabe		(unknown episodes)
Dani Morris		(unknown episodes)
Jack Wood		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Julie Hanan Carruthers	....	executive producer / associate producer (180 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jørn Winther	....	executive producer (98 episodes, 1980-1981)
Charles Pratt Jr.	....	consulting producer / executive producer (63 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ginger Smith	....	producer / coordinating producer / ... (50 episodes, 1996-2009)
Karen Johnson	....	producer / associate producer (28 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lisa De Cazotte	....	producer / coordinating producer (23 episodes, 1994-2009)
Nadine Aronson	....	co-producer / associate producer / ... (12 episodes, 2002-2008)
Enza Dolce	....	associate producer / assistant producer (9 episodes, 2002-2008)
Felicia Minei Behr	....	executive producer / producer (6 episodes, 1989-1996)
Jean Dadario-Burke	....	executive producer / senior producer (6 episodes, 1997-2003)
Jacqueline Babbin	....	producer / executive producer (5 episodes, 1982-1986)
Casey Childs	....	producer (5 episodes, 2002-2004)
Terry Cacavio	....	coordinating producer / supervising producer (4 episodes, 1983-1996)
Thomas de Villiers	....	coordinating producer / supervising producer (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Nancy Horwich	....	associate producer / coordinating producer (4 episodes, 1989-1995)
Francesca James	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Joann Busciglio	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Connor	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gary Tomlin	....	producer (1 episode, 1995-1996)
Heidi Adam	....	supervising producer (1 episode, 1997-2000)
Agnes Nixon	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1970-1981)

Series Original Music by
John Dickson		(21 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dina Dore		(unknown episodes, 1970-1990)
David Benoit		(unknown episodes, 1995-2002)
Billy Barber		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Jeff Engel		(1 episode, 2003)

Series Film Editing by
John Grella		(1 episode, 1979)
Karen Johnson		(unknown episodes, 1997-2004)
Anthony Pascarelli		(unknown episodes, 2004)
Stephen Cali		(unknown episodes)
Robert Frazier		(unknown episodes)
Barry Gingold		(unknown episodes)
Roger Haenelt		(unknown episodes)
Barbara M. Simmons		(unknown episodes)
Shirley Simmons		(unknown episodes)
John Tumino		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Judy Wilson		(3 episodes, 1991-1997)

Series Production Design by
Barry Williams		(1 episode, 1997)
Roger Mooney		(1 episode, 2001-2003)
Boyd Dumrose		(unknown episodes, 1997-2001)
Kevin Rupnik		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Martin Fahrer		(181 episodes, 2001-2006)
Michael Saz		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Margarita Delgado		(2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Charles Schoonmaker		(2 episodes, 1995-1997)
David R. Zyla		(unknown episodes, 2003)
James Hammer		(unknown episodes)
Katherine Roth		(unknown episodes)
Richard Schurkamp		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Vanessa Elese	....	makeup artist (132 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ingrid Okola	....	makeup artist (108 episodes, 1980-2009)
Scott Hersh	....	makeup artist (80 episodes, 1981-1989)
Kathy Lineberger	....	hair stylist (61 episodes, 2004-2006)
Judi Goodman	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes, 1976)
Joyce Carollo	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Richard F. Esposito	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Lisa Johnson	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Robin Kaiser	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Anna Knommydes	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Sheri Kornhaber	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Anna Krommydas	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Audie Metcalf	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Pat Moore-Theis	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Val Reichenbach	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Mary Anne Spano	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Deborah J. Steele	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Julie Teel	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Felicia Minei Behr	....	executive in charge of production: ABC (unknown episodes, 2001)
John Baxley	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Xandy Sussan	....	assistant production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Nicholson	....	director: rooftop sequence (2 episodes, 2008)
Stephen Messer	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Martin Fahrer	....	set designer (181 episodes, 2001-2006)
Amy S. Dholakia	....	industrial scenic (6 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chas Plummer	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Joel Reynolds	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Albin S. Lemanski	....	sound mixer (1 episode, 1976)
Charles Eisen Sr.	....	sound (1 episode, 1981)
Jack Hughes	....	audio remixer (1 episode, 1984)
Dick Roes	....	audio (1 episode, 1984)
Kathryn Tucker-Bacheider	....	sound engineer (1 episode, 1984)
Bill Kaplan	....	sound mixer (1 episode, 1989)
Ken McLaughlin	....	location sound mixer: Bahamas (unknown episodes, 2003)
Robert Ambrico	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Chuck Eisen	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Rob Gigliuto	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Glen Heil	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Ashley Howe	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Mitch Janklow	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Eric Johnson	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Dominick Maldari	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Edward Raab	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Joe Rombi	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Robert T. Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
John Spagnola	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Walter Tate	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Locke Wallace III	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects (unknown episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Alex Hoffman	....	visual effects production assistant (1 episode, 2008)
Christopher D. Martin	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 2008)
Jon Rosenthal	....	visual effects artist (1 episode, 2009)
Japhy Grant	....	digital artist (unknown episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts (181 episodes, 1988-2006)
Vince Cupone	....	assistant stunt coordinator / stunt performer / ... (32 episodes, 2006-2009)
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator (20 episodes, 2006-2009)
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt double: Babe Greenlee (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Anthony Vincent	....	stunts (4 episodes, 2006)
Scott Burik	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gabriel Hansen	....	stunts (3 episodes, 2006)
Tracey Ruggiero	....	stunt double (3 episodes, 2006)
Alicia Skirball	....	stunts / stunt double: Alicia Minshew (3 episodes, 2006)
Antonio Saillant	....	stunt performer / stunts (3 episodes, 2008)
Jen Weissenberg	....	stunt double: Rebecca Budig (2 episodes, 2008)
Todd Ryan Jones	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2009)
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1998-2000)
Nancy Ellen Anzalone	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Scott Leva	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
David Shumbris	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Len Walas	....	video lighting / video operator (2 episodes, 1979-1981)
Frank Venta	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1976)
Eric Johnson	....	camera operator: electronic camera (unknown episodes, 2003)
Julian Lord	....	electrician (unknown episodes, 2003)
Robert Ambrico	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Sean Conklin	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Jason Cullum	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Dave Forrest	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Virgina Higgins	....	video operator (unknown episodes)
Adam Keith	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Donna Larson	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Rich Martinez	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Mauro	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mary McIlwain	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Tom Shepard	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Michael Thornburgh	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Erica Schieferstein	....	casting assistant (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes, 2002)
Bobby Hoffman	....	casting consultant (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Krott	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Anthony Volastro	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rene Marie Irwin	....	wardrobe (416 episodes, 2006-2008)
Lara Greene	....	set wardrobe (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Anzalone	....	set wardrobe (11 episodes, 1991)
Gregg Simmons	....	wardrobe assistant (8 episodes, 2000)
Susan Wachsler	....	costumer (3 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Music Department
Paul F. Antonelli	....	music supervisor / musical director (2 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Other crew
Kimberly Ehrlich	....	production intern (138 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Boord	....	intern production assistant (73 episodes, 2008)
Todd Garrin	....	production intern (63 episodes, 2005-2006)
Shelby Kovant	....	production intern (38 episodes, 2006)
Paul Wielunski	....	production intern (36 episodes, 2006-2007)
Courtney Boches	....	production intern (24 episodes, 2006)
Diana Gonzalez-Jones	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark-Adam Fareri	....	production intern (11 episodes, 2006)
Robert Miles	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2009)
Susan Murphy	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1998)
Penny Bergman	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Tamara P. Grady	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Michael V. Pomarico	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Rusty Swope	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Howard Zweig	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1995-1997)
Diane Collins	....	additional script supervisor (2 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Raybin	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Karen Johnson	....	associate director (1 episode, 1997-2004)
Richard Polonetsky	....	production intern (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Terry Walker	....	associate director (unknown episodes, 1997)
Brian Koppel	....	intern (unknown episodes, 1998)
Nicole Papas	....	intern to writer / production intern (unknown episodes, 1998)
Anthony Pascarelli	....	associate director / production assistant (unknown episodes, 2004)
Michael Cohen	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2005)
Kathryn Peaslee	....	title designer (unknown episodes, 2005)
Monique Bell	....	assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes)
Norene Bini	....	dialect coach: Tomy Dunster (unknown episodes)
Travis William Blue	....	intern (unknown episodes)
John Devoe	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Marcos González Palma	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
A.J. Gundell	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Mary Harris	....	story consultant (unknown episodes)
Anthony Lucente	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
J.J. Lupatkin	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Agnes Nixon	....	story consultant (unknown episodes)
Jerry Pilato	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Anthony Volastro	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
Art Wallace	....	story consultant (unknown episodes)
Tara Walsh	....	story coordinator (unknown episodes)
Darnell Williams	....	acting coach (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Ruth Warrick	....	in loving memory of (unknown episodes, 2005)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Creative Horizons

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• ABC Distribution Co.
• Buena Vista Television (worldwide)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (1970-1999)
• Chum Television (1999-)
• Fremantle Corporation, The (worldwide)
• SoapNet (2000-????) (USA) (TV) (repeats)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  taping location
• Score Productions  music supervision

Also Known As:

"All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1970-1983) | Stereo (1983-)

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Studios, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Erica Kane's secretary "Val" is named after Val Reichenbach, Susan Lucci's former hair dresser.

Quotes:

[after Jamie leaves]
Brooke Allison English #2: I should feel better. Shouldn't I?
Tad Martin: I couldn't tell you. I just had an out of body experience. I swear I just watched myself walk out the door 20 years ago headed straight for trouble.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Loving" (1983)

Great Soap

Even though this show is not as wonderful and perfect as it use to be it is still a great show. The actors and actresses have great talent and show it really well. I'd refer this show to anyone who wants to watch some good drama. It has the forever famous Erica Kane and her countless marriages which are sure to entertain. The ups and downs of the relationships of the citizens of Pine Valley. The Characters draw you in and the situations keep your eyes on that screen. This show has won many emmys and there are reasons for it. I really enjoy this soap and I hope that others viewers can learn to enjoy it as well. Like I said before if you want to see some great stories and great talents you should definitely tune into this soap!