Guiding Light 

Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centers on the middle class Bauer family.

Creator:

Irna Phillips

Stars:

Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett

106 wins & 449 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kim Zimmer	...	Reva Shayne / ... 1,676 episodes, 1983-2009
Beth Chamberlin	...	Beth Raines / ... 1,506 episodes, 1989-2009
Maureen Garrett	...	Holly Norris / ... 1,043 episodes, 1976-2009

Storyline

Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family, but later the wealthy Spauldings, Chamberlains, and Lewises, along with the working class Reardons and others, took their own places of prominence, though the Bauers remained the heart of the show.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | middle class | 1980s | working class | 1970s | 

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Taglines:

Life happens here.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States] Official GL Message Board [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guiding Light

Filming Locations:

Springfield Township, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP),RDF Television,CBS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min (1952-1968) 30 min (1968-1977) 60 min (1977-2009)

Sound Mix:

Mono (1952-1987) Stereo (1987-)

Color:

Color (1967-2009) Black and White (1952-1967)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 2002, Joan Collins had a well-publicized stint as Alexandra Spaulding, the third actress to play the role. She was soon replaced by Marj Dusay, the second actress to play Alex after the first, Beverlee McKinsey, played her for seven years. Collins wanted to schedule her filming around her book promotion tour, but producers wanted Collins full-time. Alexis Carrington, the Dynasty (1981) character that made her famous, was modeled after Iris Carrington, the character that made Beverlee McKinsey famous.

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Quotes

Dinah: Well, don't you want to hear my tale of woe?
Edmund: Dinah, I don't have time to hear it right now.
Dinah: Oh, okay. Well, just kick me to the kerb, like everybody else has. It's cool.
Edmund: Look, Dinah, I've been where you are, wanting to live someone else's life, willing to do just about anything to have it. It's no good. It doesn't work. My obsession with my brother Richard cost me everything I cared about. I hate to see you make the same mistake.
Dinah: My whole life's been a mistake, Eddie.
Edmund: It's not a mistake, Dinah....

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Connections

Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition: Episode #2.2 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Die Springfield Story
Written by Ralph Thiekötter & Maik Weppner
Courtesy of Heinz & Klaus Funk, Hamburg
(German version)

User Reviews

A classic soap opera

Ah, yes. I can remember when I was in high school. The first thing I would do my junior and senior year when I got home was turn on the TV and watch this classic soap opera. From that moment on, I was hooked on it. In addition, I also enjoyed the days when Signy Coleman (Annie Dutton) was on the show. Ever since Saundra Santiago (Carmen Santos) left the show in 2002, I haven't been watching it as much. If you ask me, she was absolutely diabolical. You'd have to have seen the show between 1999 and 2002 if you want to know why. However, this is still a good soap opera. In conclusion, I highly recommend this classic soap opera to all you die-hard CBS fans.