On this date in...
1958: Australia's first television soap opera, AUTUMN AFFAIR, premiered. It would get canceled less than a year later.
1989: On GUIDING LIGHT, Will forced Mindy to take pills threatening to kill Rusty if she didn't.
1998: Norwegian soap opera HOTEL CAESAR premiered. It was created by Swedish duo Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander.
2006: GLEE's Matthew Morrison debuted as Adam (Hughes) Munson on AS THE WORLD TURNS. He would leave in late November due to a "scheduling conflict" and was replaced by Matt Cavenaugh.
2007: Farah Fath debuted as Gigi Morasco on ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Teri Keane (ex-Rose, LOVING; ex-Sophie, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Rose, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Martha, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; ex-Marge, YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE; ex-Meg, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Lila, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-KITTY FOYLE; ex-THE INNER FLAME; ex-THE ROAD OF LIFE; ex-Joanne, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 86
F. Murray Abraham (ex-Joshua, HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE) - 72
Kevin Kline (ex-Woody, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 64
Doug Davidson (Paul, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 57
John Thaddeus (ex-Joe, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 51
Christina Chambers (ex-Marty, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Maria, SUNSET BEACH; ex-Molly, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 42
Aubrey "Drake" Graham (ex-Jimmy, DEGRASSI) - 25
Shenae Grimes (Annie, 90210; ex-Darcy, DEGRASSI) - 22
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