We Love Soaps

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Kim and Nick

Following Dan's death, Kim was wooed by and eventually married hot headed Nick Andropolous, who opened at a Greek restaurant …

Rob Wargo • September 16, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Barbara Ryan

In 1978, Barbara Ryan -- now played by Colleen Zenk -- returned to Oakdale after an absence of several years. She rekindled her y…

Rob Wargo • September 15, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Tom/Carol/Jay/Natalie

In addition to the popular Kim/Dan/Susan/John quadrangle in the mid 1970s on AS THE WORLD TURNS, we had the younger quadrangle of…

Rob Wargo • September 14, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo fo the Day: Kim, Dan & Susan

After giving birth to Emily and divorcing Dan to marry Bruce Baxter, Susan found herself unhappy in the marriage and divorced Bru…

Rob Wargo • September 13, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Lisa and Grant

After the surviving the Michael Shea fiasco and several other lovers in the early 1970s, Lisa found love again on AS THE WORLD TU…

Rob Wargo • September 12, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: The Sullivan Sisters

Widow Jennifer Ryan arrived in Oakdale in 1971 (as played by Geraldine Court originally, and subsequently by Gillian Spencer) wit…

Rob Wargo • September 11, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Afternoon TV Covers

Today we look at a tale of two Afternoon TV covers. The saga of Liz, Paul, Dan and Susan dominated the AS THE WORLD TURNS story…

Rob Wargo • September 10, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Tom and Carol

On July 26, 1973, Tom (now played by Peter Galman) married Carol (Rita McLaughlin Walter) in a lavish ceremony shot on-location. …

Rob Wargo • September 09, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: 1970 Cast Shot

Here is a 1970 AS THE WORLD TURNS cast shot featuring the Hughes and Stewart families: William Johnston (Judge Lowell), Patrici…

Rob Wargo • September 08, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Sandy McGuire

While in prison for killing Franny Brennan, Ellen met and befriended Sandy McGuire. Upon her release, Sandy relocated in Oakdale …

Rob Wargo • September 07, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Don, Amanda & Neil

Peter Brandon was Don Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 1966 to 1972; Deborah Steinberg Soloman was Amanda Holmes from 1966 to 19…

Rob Wargo • September 06, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Christmas 1965

The entire cast of AS THE WORLD TURNS posed around the Christmas tree for Christmas 1965. Don't we all just miss the wonderfu…

Rob Wargo • September 05, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: OUR PRIVATE WORLD

Hoping to capture some of the magic that was ABC's PEYTON PLACE, CBS aired a primetime spin-off of AS THE WORLD TURNS in the …

Rob Wargo • September 04, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: 9th Anniversary

In a photo dated 4/6/65, the cast of AS THE WORLD TURNS celebrates the start of the show's tenth continuous year on TV. Pic…

Rob Wargo • September 03, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: 1000th Episode

In early 1960, the king and queen of AS THE WORLD TURNS, Don MacLaughlin and Helen Wagner cut a "1000th episode" anniv…

Rob Wargo • September 02, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Mark Rydell

Jeff Baker and Penny Hughes (played by Mark Rydell and Rosemary Prinz) were perhaps daytime telivision's first young "su…

Rob Wargo • September 01, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Nat Polen

Nat Polen played kindly Dr. Doug Cassen on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 1956 to 1967. Doug was a source of comfort to Claire Lowell du…

Rob Wargo • August 31, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Frankie Michaels

Frankie Michaels played young Tom Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS from 1964 to 1966. Fortunately for us, there exist several episod…

Rob Wargo • August 30, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Claire Lowell

Claire Lowell Cassen, portrayed longest by Barbara Berjer (right), was the mother of Ellen. After the death of Jim Lowell, she m…

Rob Wargo • August 29, 2010

CLASSIC ATWT Photo of the Day: Henderson Forsythe

Dr. David Stewart arrived in Oakdale in 1960 with his first wife Betty and their sons Dan and Paul. It turned out that Dan was ac…

Rob Wargo • August 27, 2010