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Peggy McCay

From the Archive: Peggy McCay Interviews (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Actress Peggy McCay portrayed Van of the original cast of  Love of Life . She later starred for decades  as Caroline on  Days of …

Roger Newcomb • September 04, 2026

News

'Love of Life' Returning as a Scripted Audio Drama

A classic daytime soap opera is getting a new life—this time through audio. Love of Life , the long-running CBS daytime drama th…

Roger Newcomb • September 04, 2026

Valiant Lady

FLASHBACK: A Complete, Concise Yearly History of TV Soap Operas - 1947 to 1977 (Part 1 of 8)

Search for Tomorrow's John Sylvester White (Keith) talks with Cliff Hall (Victor), as Sara Anderson, Lynn Loring (Patti), B…

We Love Soaps • August 16, 2026

Substack Articles

The End of Love of Life, Part 2: What Happened After Betsy Collapsed?

For 45 years, fans wondered if Betsy lived. Ann Marcus's final outlines — on file at the University of Wyoming — reveal what w…

We Love Soaps • July 22, 2026

William J. Bell

The End of Love of Life: How CBS Canceled a Daytime Institution

Network politics, a brutal time-slot change, and a last-minute creative revival couldn't save one of daytime's longest-run…

We Love Soaps • July 20, 2026

The Golden Girls

Interview: Actress Bonnie Bartlett Reflects on Her Soap Opera Era

There aren’t many performers left from the earliest days of television soap operas, which makes a conversation with Bonnie Bartlet…

We Love Soaps • May 24, 2026