Guiding Light 

This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered 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 / ... 1,698 episodes, 1983-2009
Beth Chamberlin	...	Beth Raines / ... 1,509 episodes, 1989-2009
Maureen Garrett	...	Holly Norris / ... 1,056 episodes, 1976-2009

Storyline

This show took 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:

hospital | marriage | divorce | brother brother relationship | jail | 

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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

When long-time cast member Charita Bauer died in 1985, it took a year of persistent audience demands to write an off-screen death for her character Bert, in 1986. When Michael Zaslow left after developing A.L.S., the audience did not like the actor who was cast as his replacement. Roger Thorpe was written off in 1997, but audience demands persisted for a proper tribute, especially after Zaslow's well-publicized death in 1998. Roger Thorpe was finally killed off in 2005, off-screen. Soap legend Mary Stuart, who joined the show in 1996, died in 2002. In 2006, her character, Meta Bauer, was sent on a vacation to Nova Scotia.

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Quotes

Beth Raines Spalding LeMay#2: Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Alan is gone.
Jeffrey O'Neill: So?
Alexandra Spaulding #2: So, we were waiting for him.
Jeffrey O'Neill: And your hearts are broken because you miss him. Guess what, ladies, Mr. Alan Spaulding is no longer under the care of the state. He is all yours.
Alexandra Spaulding #2: Well, maybe the state will take him back.

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Connections

Referenced in WWE Raw: Episode #2.44 (1994)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Hooked for 10 years

I haven't seen every soap, but from what I have seen, this one can claim the best acting talent around. It's too bad Cynthia Watros (Annie) and Wendy Moniz (Dinah) had to go, They're both gifted actresses. Grant Aleksander (Philip) probably can claim best actor presently. Fortunately, the great cast makes up for some of the plot lines, e.g. Michael the angel, the bizarre cloning of Reva, and now Hart is in this metaphorical fight for life. It'll take a week to decide his fate. Pity the punching bag.