On this date in...
1964: Primetime soap PEYTON PLACE premiered on ABC. It ran until June 2, 1969 producing 514 total episodes.
1999: Jacob Young aired for the final time as Rick Forrester on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. On Monday, September 26, he returns to the role he left 12 years earlier.
2009: On GUIDING LIGHT, Phillip proposed to Beth and then found Alan dead.
2010: AS THE WORLD TURNS aired the final wedding of Carly and Jack.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Forrest Compton (ex-Mike, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; ex-Dr. Daly, LOVING; ex-Bill, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Alfred, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Vince, BRIGHT PROMISE; ex-Grayling, THE BRIGHTER DAY) - 86
Henry Darrow (ex-Carlos, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Rafael, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Danto, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Ambassador Tabris, GENERAL HOSPITAL, ex-Ramon, DYNASTY) - 78
Tommy Lee Jones (ex-Mark, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 65
Scott Thompson Baker (ex-Connor, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Brian, SAVANNAH; ex-Craig, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Colton, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 51
Ross Kettle (ex-Jeffrey, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Stewart, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 50
Josh Charles (Will, THE GOOD WIFE) - 40
Marisa Ramirez (ex-Carmen, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Gia, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 34
Dave Annable (ex-Justin, BROTHERS & SISTERS) - 32
Christian Cooke (ex-Brae, ECHO BEACH) - 25
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