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Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

On this day in... 1942: We Love and Learn debuted on CBS Radio. The show was previously titled As the Twig is Bent when it …

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2026

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2026

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpecte…

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2019

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in qua…

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2018

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in qua…

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2016

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular.…

We Love Soaps • April 06, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: Search for Tomorrow's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: How to Survive a Marriage premiered on NBC. 1980: As the …

Kev • January 07, 2015

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again - now." - Eugene O'Neill "Today …

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

1963: SFT's Marian faced troubled times. 1974: HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE premiered. 1980: ATWT's Mary was shocked to s…

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2014

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

On this date in... 1951:  Agnes Eckhardt married Robert "Bob" H.A. Nixon. 1970: On DARK SHADOWS, Quentin (David Se…

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

On this date in... 1963: On SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, Marian Rand (Jane McArthur) dashed in front of an oncoming car. Watch the epi…

Roger Newcomb • January 07, 2013

Today in Soap Opera History (April 6)

On this date in... 1967: On DARK SHADOWS, Liz's reasons for inviting Willie and Jason to live at Collinwood were questioned…

Roger Newcomb • April 06, 2012

Today in Soap Opera History (January 7)

On this date in... 1963: On SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, Marian dashed in front of a car. Watch below. She would later on admit that A…

We Love Soaps • January 07, 2012

March 16 Birthdays

Harding Lemay (Writer for ANOTHER WORLD, GUIDING LIGHT, et al) - 89 Erik Estrada (ex-Eduardo, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 62 …

Roger Newcomb • March 16, 2011

NEWS: Daytime Emmy Preview, Egoli, Census, Facebook

ATI's David McKenzie previews the Daytime Emmys in Las Vegas “Think of all the game shows that have come to Las Vegas,” McKe…

Roger Newcomb • June 21, 2010

Today's Soap World Birthdays

Harding Lemay* (Writer for ANOTHER WORLD, GUIDING LIGHT, et al) - 88 Erik Estrada (ex-Eduardo, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 61…

Roger Newcomb • March 16, 2010