Today in Soap Opera History (April 4)

Today in Soap Opera History (April 4)

On this day in...

1975: On Another World, Dennis (Mike Hammett) and Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) came over for the first dinner with Mac (Douglass Watson) and Rachel (Victoria Wydham) at the Cory mansion.

1980: On The Edge of Night, Logan (Joe Lambie) and Raven (Sharon Gabet) had it out over Jamey.



1983: On As the World Turns, Tom (Justin Deas) accused Margo of keeping her pregnancy a secret to hurt him.



1986: Bill Hayes returned to Days of our Lives as Doug Williams after a two year absence.

1988: Britain's ITV aired the final episode of the original version of Crossroads, after a 24 year run. Hazel Adair and Peter Ling created the show in 1964. A new version of the soap debuted in 2001 but only lasted two years.



1988: On As the World Turns, Frannie (Julianne Moore) returned to Oakdale to tell Kim (Kathryn Hays) and Bob (Don Hastings) that Andy might have a drinking problem.

1995: On All My Children, Dimitri (Michael Nader) welcomed Erica (Susan Lucci) home while Kendall (Sarah Michelle Gellar) secretly watched.

1995: On One Life to Live, Dorian (Robin Strasser) was surprised to see Kelly (Gina Tognoni) all grown up.



1996: On Another World, a guilt-ridden Grant Harrison (Mark Pinter) visited his brother, Ryan's grave.



2001: On Guiding Light, Phillip knocked Dax over the head to help Cassie escape.


Edward Mallory and Susan Flannery
Edward Mallory passed away in 2007.  He starred Bill Horton on Days of our Lives, many of those years opposite Susan Flannery's Laura.

2007: Longtime Days of our Lives star Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) died at age 76. Mallory had previously worked with DAYS creator Ted Corday on his NBC daytime soap Morning Star. Mallory was married to former Days star Susanne Zenor (Margo).

2007: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Stephanie (Susan Flannery) told Felicia that Taylor and Nick were planning on having a baby together.

2007: On The Young and the Restless, while working on a location shoot, Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and Sharon (Sharon Case) began to argue and struggle over a cell phone. When Drucilla (Victoria Rowell) tried to intervene, both she and Sharon lost their footing and went over a cliff. With the character of Drucilla presumed dead, this episode marked Rowell's final appearance on Y&R in the role she'd begun playing in the Spring of 1990.

2008: On Guiding Light, emotions ran high at the funeral service for Gus Aitoro.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Craig T. Nelson (ex-Zeek, Parenthood) - 82
Luke Halpin (ex-Pete, Young Doctor Malone) - 79
Derek Thompson (Charlie, Casualty) - 78
Christine Lahti (ex-Grace, Jack & Bobby) - 76
Phil Morris (ex-Tyrone, The Young and the Restless) - 67
Lorraine Toussaint (ex-Dr. Watkins, The Young and the Restless; ex-Bird, Friday Night Lights; ex-Yoga, Ugly Betty; ex-Vera, One Life to Live) - 66
Nancy McKeon (ex-Girl at Sally's Party, Another World; The Secret Storm) - 60