Today in Soap Opera History (July 2)

1968: Steve met Alice on Another World. 1974: Days' Alice
and Tom mourned their daughter, Addie. 1991: Days'
Jack and Jennifer were married. 2002: Hope Logan was born
on The Bold and the Beautiful.

"History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies."
- Alexis de Tocqueville

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer's (Ed Bryce) behavior worried his family.

1968: George Reinholt debuted on Another World as Steve Frame. At Walter (Val Dufour) and Lenore's (Judith Barcroft) wedding reception, Steve arrived, introduced himself to Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) then led her to the dance floor.



Steve and Alice would go on to become one of the most popular couples in soap opera history.

1974: On Days of our Lives, Alice (Frances Reid) tried to calm a distraught Tom (Macdonald Carey) after Addie's death.



1976: Former Days of our Lives head writer Kenneth M. Rosen died at age 47.

1980: On The Edge of Night, word spread that Draper Scott (Tony Craig) could be alive.



1987: Guiding Light's 50th Anniversary week continued as the Bauer Barbecue kicked off.  Alan-Michael (Carl Tye Evans) parachuted into the party. The show ended with a flashback to The Four Musketeers' 1983 prom introduced by Michael O'Leary and Grant Aleksander.



1991: On Days of our Lives, Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves) were married.



1999: On Guiding Light, Reva (Kim Zimmer) overheard someone talking about the wedding of one of the princes to his assistant, Olivia. Crystal Chappell debuted in the following episode as Olivia.

2002: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) gave birth to Hope with help from Stephanie (Susan Flannery) and Bridget (Jennifer Finnigan).



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Chuck Walling (ex-Charlie, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-Chuck, Santa Barbara) - 85
Polly Holliday (ex-Prison Inmate Leader, Search for Tomorrow) - 77
Julia Montgomery (ex-Sam, One Life to Live) - 54
Amy Weber (ex-Lark, Port Charles) - 44
Yancy Butler (ex-Ava, As the World Turns) - 44
Ashley Tisdale (ex-Savannah, Hellcats) - 29
Lindsay Lohan (ex-Alli, Another World) - 28
Margot Robbie (ex-Donna, Neighbours; ex-Laura, Pan Am) - 24

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