On this date in...
1983: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Vera gave Angie a piece of her mind.
1989: On AS THE WORLD TURNS, John testified at Paul's trial.
1995: Tristan Rogers made a return appearance on GENERAL HOSPITAL as Scorpio's spirit (Scorpio was presumed dead at the time).
1996: The TV movie J.R. Returns aired on CBS starring Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Patrick Duffy and others from the original DALLAS series.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Brian Davies (ex-Dick, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Scott, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 73
Judith Chapman (Gloria, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Anjelica, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Ginny, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Charlotte, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Natalie, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 66
Margaret Reed (Sheila, GOTHAM; ex-Shannon, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 55
Shailene Woodley (Amy, THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER; ex-Kaitlin, THE O.C.) - 20
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