On this date in...
1955: On HAWKINS FALLS, Millie visited Gary in the hospital and returned his wallet. Although Gary wanted to get to know Millie better, Millie was reluctant to begin a relationship with him. Meanwhile, Lona suspected that something was wrong with her husband's health and attempted to get him to go to bed early. Mr. Kratz talked to Dr. Corey (Maurice Copeland) about making adjustments in life.
1958: CBS daytime soap opera LOVE OF LIFE expanded from 15 to 30 minutes after seven years on the air.
1970: On ANOTHER WORLD, Steve (George Reinholt) woke up after brain surgery and asked Alice why she wasn't wearing her engagement ring. It would later be revealed that Steve didn't remember anything that happened after the summer of 1969.
1980: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Dr. Wellman's suggested "Kirk" (Tony Craig) undergo narcosynthesis (drug therapy + hypnosis) to help recall his past.
1997: Michael Stroka, who played a number of characters on the original DARK SHADOWS series, died at age 58. He also starred as Dr. Quentin Henderson on THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
2009: On GUIDING LIGHT, Olivia (Crystal Chappell) bared her soul at Gus Aitoro's grave.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
John Clarke (ex-Mickey, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 82
Arlene Martel (ex-Mavis, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 77
Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, ONCE UPON A TIME) - 52
Catherine Dent (ex-Janice, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 48
Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Bridget/Siobhan, RINGER; ex-Kendall, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Sydney, SWANS CROSSING; ex-Buffy, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) - 36
Paul O'Brien (ex-Jack, HOME AND AWAY) - 35
Claire Coffee (ex-Nadine, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 33
Nick Choksi (Vimal, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 32
Christian Alexander (Thayer, THE LYING GAME; ex-Keifer, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 23
Nick Krause (Adam, HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS; ex-Landry, GCB) - 21
Graham Phillips (Zach, THE GOOD WIFE) - 20
Skyler Samuels (ex-Andie, THE GATES; ex-Chloe, THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING) - 19
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John Clarke was born in 1931 according to Wikipedia, so he'd be turning 81 today, not 82. Wikipedia might be wrong, but I doubt it.
ReplyDeleteTypo alert: Krsitian Alfonso debuted as Hope in 1983 not 1984.
ReplyDeleteTo Danny Ricci above: Your math is wrong. He's 82. IMDB, a much more reliable source than Wikipedia, says John Clarke was born in 1931.