Today in Soap Opera History (October 11)

On this date in...

1999: On THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Ridge blasted Thorne and Brooke for being the cause of Stephanie's stroke.

2000: On ALL MY CHILDREN, Greenlee and Leo were trapped in an elevator.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Brad Maule (ex-Reverend Palmer, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Dr. Abel, PASSIONS; ex-Tony, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 60
Sean Patrick Flanery (Sam, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 46
Luke Perry (ex-Ned, LOVING; ex-Kenny, ANOTHER WORLD) - 46
Jane Krakowski (ex-T.R., SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Tonya, ANOTHER WORLD) - 43
Matthew Bomer (ex-Ben, GUIDING LIGHT) - 34
Michelle Trachtenberg (ex-Lilly, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 26

BONUS CLIP:
Here's an episode from SEARCH FOR TOMORROW's infamous flood of February 1986 which features Jane Krakowski.



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