Today in Soap Opera History (November 20)

1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital.

"The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.

1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.

1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) at in her jail cell wondering if she was there because she had aborted her baby.

Donna Mills Set to Visit 'General Hospital'

Emmy winner Donna Mills will be making a return visit this month to General Hospital as Madeline Reeves, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Mills, who played the role of Nina's mother from 2014-15, will be making her first GH appearance since September 2015, when her character was sent to prison for the murder of Silas Clay.

Mills is best known for her portrayal of Abby Fairgate Ewing on primetime serial Knots Landing. In daytime, she previously starred as Laura Donnelly in Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.

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Today in Soap Opera History (November 20)

1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.

1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.

1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) at in her jail cell wondering if she was there because she had aborted her baby.

Donna Mills Talks 'Driving Miss Daisy' on Opening Night (Video)

On the Season 3 premiere of Serial Scoop Now, host Chelsea Matthews traveled to the Colony Theatre in Burbank for the opening night of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Driving Miss Daisy," starring Emmy Award winner Donna Mills, Arthur Richardson and James Leo Ryan.

"Driving Miss Daisy" takes place in the 1940s through 1970s at the height of the Civil Rights movement. The play delicately explores racial tensions when a warm friendship evolves between an elderly Jewish woman and her black chauffeur.

In Episode 3.1, Matthews chats with the cast, along with director Heather Provost. Watch below.

Christian Soap Opera 'Hilton Head Island' Premieres November 10 on PureFlix

PureFlix.com, a Christian entertainment company, is making a faith-based soap opera set in the Lowcountry. Hilton Head Island will run for 22 episodes on the company's PureFlix digital platform.

The series, which was not filmed on Hilton Head beyond the exterior, interior and environmental shots, revolves around the lives of the fictional Trisk family, who own the fictional ISLE Television Network and fictionally live in the very real beautiful home of a very real couple who really live in Sea Pines.

Hilton Head Island stars Antonio Sabato Jr. (ex-Jagger, General Hospital) as Jude Trisk, Donna Mills (ex-Abby, Knots Landing) as Victoria Trisk, Michael Swan (ex-Duncan, As the World Turns) as Daniel Trisk, Crystal Hunt (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light), as Elisha Trisk, and renowned game show host Wink Martindale as Pastor Simon Matthews.

The first eight episodes will post on the streaming video site on November 10 that specializes in family-friendly content. Two other seven-episode blocks will be presented in subsequent weeks. PureFlix, like Netflix, requires a subscription, but offers a free one-month trial.

Watch the trailer below.

NEWS: Hayley Erin, Eric Martsolf, Donna Mills, Luca Diamont, Craig Heller, Mark Schlereth

General Hospital star Hayley Erin is engaged to Logan Luedtke
“My best friend is now my fiancé,” Erin (Kiki on GH) tweeted with some pictures of their trip and the ring. Luedtke replied on Twitter with: “I love you” and added some photos of the actual proposal declaring it a magical day.

Soap opera stars shine at Samantha's Friends fundraiser
The annual fundraiser for Samantha's Friends — a nonprofit organization that provides service canines to people challenged by disabilities such as autism, stroke and combat injuries— was held on July 9 at Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. This year the guest list included Days of our Lives stars Martha Madison, Eric Martsolf, Jordi Vilasuso and Christopher Sean.

Martsolf was recognized for taking part in his fifth Samantha's Friends fundraiser, despite missing one flight and getting his second flight canceled the first time he came out for the event.

"Who knew that my worst flying experience would turn into one of my favorite charitable experiences?" Martsolf said.

Festivities included a canine parade, live and silent auction and fashion show featuring styles from Panache’, Jackie Z Style Co. and Ansley Z Kids Co.

Bold and the Beautiful actor Don Diamont has another son who is a rising quarterback star
Luca Diamont, a sophomore quarterback at Venice, is being trained by his brother, Zander, a former All-City quarterback at Venice High School who spent four years at Indiana.

"The sky is the ceiling for him," says Zander. "I firmly believe he’s the best quarterback in his class."

As the World Turns writer Craig Heller is ready for a scene change in Woodland Hills
Emmy-winning television writer Craig Heller and his wife, actress Lenora May, have put their home in Woodland Hills on the market for $1.089 million.

Former ESPN host and Guiding Light actor Mark Schlereth to join FS1 and NFL on Fox
Fox Sports is expected to shakeup the bottom tier of its NFL announcing teams and Schlereth will be part of that. According to the Sporting News, Schlereth’s move to FOX had been in the works for some time.

Donna Mills takes a golden opportunity to add magic to her dining room
Knots Landing actress Donna Mills was perfectly happy with her low-key Brentwood dining room, with its off-white walls and troves of antiques. That is, until she stepped into the Silver Lake home of her friend, artist Adam Kurtzman, and saw his gold-colored walls.

“I took one look and thought, ‘That’s what I want,’” she said.

Kurtzman spent 10 days applying small squares of gold leaf onto the walls of Mills’ dining room, elevating it from a classic space into something more dazzling.

Popular Korean soap opera draws Asian tourists to Quebec City
The series Goblin: The Lonely and Great God brought megastars of South Korean television to Old Quebec, incorporating features of its historic sites into the television drama's storyline. With 250 million viewers across Asia, the soap opera's fans are now crossing the ocean to see the city for themselves.

New 'Battle of the Network Stars' Premieres June 29 on ABC, Stars Include Deidre Hall, Donna Mills, Ryan Paevey

In an ode to Wide World of Sports, 100 TV stars from 14 different network and cable companies will take their athleticism to a new level as they compete - to feel "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" - in the revival of Battle of the Network Stars, based on the '70s and '80s television pop-culture classic, premiering on Thursday, June 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. The new Battle of the Network Stars will be a nostalgic throwback to the original series, where TV celebrities blended athleticism with hilarious antics while featuring an array of fan favorites from numerous TV series like Pretty Little Liars, Scandal, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, How to Get Away with Murder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The West Wing, Dallas, and many more. You'll also find a number of current and former daytime and primetime soap opera stars on the various teams.

The original series from ABC Sports began in 1976 and continued for 13 years. The 10-episode summer event will pit teams of current and classic TV stars from multiple eras and different genres against one another in a variety of athletic games. Viewers can look forward to seeing a fresh take at some of the classic show's sporting events like Tug of War, Archery, Kayak Relay, Obstacle Course and Dunk Tank - all from the site of the original series, the beautiful campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

For this new version, fielding of the teams will be based on the TV characters people love from over the years to the current day - cops vs. TV sitcoms, White House vs. lawyers, TV moms & dads vs. TV kids, etc. In this way, viewers will get to see everyone's favorites from over the years, even if they spanned different networks at the time.

Here are the 20 teams (100 stars), blue and red, competing against each other in separate episodes with athletic contests of physical grace and stamina (* = returning to "Battle of the Network Stars"):

· TV Sitcoms (Bronson Pinchot, Tom Arnold, Dave Coulier, AJ Michalka, Tracey Gold) vs. TV Kids (Joey Lawrence, Corbin Bleu, Nolan Gould, *Lisa Whelchel, *Kim Fields) - Airs June 29

· Primetime Soaps (Ian Ziering, Josh Henderson, Gabrielle Carteris, *Donna Mills, Mischa Barton) vs. ABC Stars (*Olivia d'Abo, *Shari Belafonte, Michael Fishman, Jason Hervey, Anson Williams)

· Variety (Joanna Krupa, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey, Gilles Marini, Jack Osbourne) vs. TV Sex Symbols (Keegan Allen, Traci Bingham, Rosa Blasi, Brant Daugherty, Galen Gering)

· Cops (Erik Estrada, *Larry Wilcox, Kelly Hu, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, *Lorenzo Lamas) vs. TV Sitcoms (*Todd Bridges, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Dave Foley, Willie Garson, Jenna von Oy)

· White House (Cornelius Smith Jr., Marlee Matlin, Joshua Malina, LaMonica Garrett, Mary McCormack) vs. Lawyers (Elisabeth Rohm, Corbin Bernsen, Matt McGorry, Romi Dias, Catherine Bell)

· TV Moms & Dads (Chad Lowe, *Greg Evigan, *Ted McGinley, Lesley Fera, Jackee Harry) vs. TV Kids (*Jimmie Walker, *Mackenzie Phillips, Jonathan Lipnicki, Krista Marie Yu, Jeremy Miller)

· Famous TV Families (Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Beverley Mitchell, *Willie Aames, *Charlene Tilton) vs. Doctors (Thomas Calabro, Taye Diggs, Rachelle Lefevre, *Deidre Hall, Benjamin Hollingsworth)

· Troublemakers (Vivica A. Fox, Paul Johansson, John Barrowman, Julie Benz, Catherine Bach) vs. TV Lifeguards (David Chokachi, Brande Roderick, *Parker Stevenson, Nicole Eggert, Gena Lee Nolin)

· ABC Stars (*Ted Lange, Troy Gentile, *Jill Whelan, Denise Richards, Joely Fisher) vs. Variety (Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Adrienne Houghton, Cameron Mathison, Kelly Osbourne)

· Cops (Marisol Nichols, Roma Maffia, *Adrian Zmed, Fred Dryer, Ryan Paevey) vs. Sci-Fi Fantasy (*Lou Ferrigno, Vinnie Jones, Charisma Carpenter, Kevin Sorbo, Jill Wagner)

The hosts for Battle of the Network Stars are Mike Greenberg and Joe Tessitore of ESPN; Cassidy Hubbarth and Cari Champion of ESPN will be the sideline reporters; plus Super Bowl 50 winner DeMarcus Ware and MMA fighter/Olympian Ronda Rousey will be the team captains.

The episode airdates will be announced at a later time.

Battle of the Network Stars is produced by Glassman Media and IMG, who also owns the format. The executive producers are Andrew Glassman, Will Staeger, Michael Antinoro and Chris Carlson.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 20)

1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital.

"More and more, I tend to read history. I often find it more up to date than the daily newspapers."
― Joe Murray

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.

1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.

1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.

1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) at in her jail cell wondering if she was there because she had aborted her baby.

Watch Clips of 'The Joyful Storm' Soap Opera from the Movie 'Joy' (Video)

You've never seen a soap opera quite like The Joyful Storm.'That's because it only exists within the upcoming movie Joy.

20th Century Fox has just released a series of Joyful Storm promotional videos along with a mock Soap Opera Digest cover to celebrate the unique soap opera integration in the upcoming film, Joy. Featuring beloved soap stars Susan Lucci, Donna Mills, Laura Wright, and Maurice Benard, David O. Russell has gathered together a special cast of soap opera alumni to play unique roles in much-anticipated and fabulously reviewed Joy. Stars Diane Ladd and Virginia Madsen also have unique connections to the soap opera community, including Ladd’s brief stint on the long-running daytime drama The Secret Storm, which also happened to star Donna Mills.

Joy, directed by David O. Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, and Virginia Madsen, opens in theaters Christmas Day.

Watch the mock The Joyful Storm clips below.

Today in Soap Opera History (November 20)

1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.

1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.

1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.

1964: On Another World, in her jail cell Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) wondered if she was there because she had aborted her baby.

Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm' (Part 4)

Lawrence Weber was the final actor to play Peter Ames on The Secret Storm.

Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm'

The Soap Box
Vol. III No. 13 December 1978
by John Genovese

(continued from Part 3)

Amy was resuming her college studies, while also trying to be the ideal "faculty wife" for Paul. She received understanding from Paul's superior, Dr. Alex Gordon, and his equally sympathetic wife, Doris. She befriended Jimmy and eventually discovered that this troubled young man was becoming a junkie and falling in love with her! Casey and his singer gun moll, Rocket [played by Donna Mills], were taken hostage by the mob and Rocket was killed. Casey freed himself and confessed to the Ames family, but he was fatally shot by hit men. As for Jimmy, he worked out of his personal insecurities with this parents (who lived in Baltimore). The rest of the ring was apprehended, and Susan and Alan reconciled in a matter of months. Paul was unhappy that Amy had kept Jimmy's addiction a secret for so long, but nonetheless the Brittons returned to normalcy.

Running concurrently with the Casey chronicles was Jerry's newfound love for Hope Crandall, a delightful young artist he met in a Paris bistro. Jerry brought Hope to Woodbridge as his wife, and the family was deliriously happy over Jerry's wonderful choice of a wife. Hope discovered Woodbridge to be a fine home, but didn't know the risks involved when she sketched two hoodlums she saw in the rough "Old Mill" section of town. The hoods roughed her up, and their chief contact (Casey) "accidentally" ruined her sketches. Pauline took Hope on as a protege and persuaded Briggs, the proprietor of a local disco called Sam, to show some of Hope's works there. Oddly enough, Sam was a dope front!

Once the narcotics faction was vanquished, however, Jerry and Hope had to contend with Matthew Devereus, Arthur's old friend, a suave New York gallery owner who sponsored Hope's art show in Woodbridge and lusted after her. Matthew's wife, Carol, knew about his penchant for wooing his beautiful young charges. Hope's first student, Sally Marshall, was a schemer with her hooks out for Jerry, who by now was disguntled with his wife's concentation on a career and wanted her to chuck the art business. As if this weren't enough for poor Hope to bear, she came down with a hand pain which was diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis and had its roots in Hope's dilemma of home vs. career. Jerry became more difficult to live with; Matthew became more forceful; Carol threatened to name Hope as co-respondent in a divorce action against Matthew--the tensions were mounting for Hope until it all came to a head when Jerry made a drunken, angry speech at her formal Woodbridge showing. Within weeks, Jerry and Hope reconciled their differences, Matthew and Carol effected a divorce in New York, Hope's condition was cured and the arthritis proved to be a misdiagnosis, and Jerry left his reporting job at the Herald to accept an offer from a Venezuela news syndicate. And thus, off went Jerry and Hope to Venezuela before returning to Paris.

Arlen Dean Snyder played Dr. Tony Porter.

While Kip remained in Vienna, Arthur returned to Woodbridge, as did Janet. Although Arthur was his old exasperating self, Janet was turning over a new leaf and was determined to become one of the "good people of Woodbridge" while holding on to her basic gutsy self. She had been living in New York and had become engaged to Dr. Tony Porter, a middle-aged widower with a sixteen-year-old daughter, Wendy, whose mother had died twelve years earlier. Janet's concerted efforts to win over Wendy were rather extravagant--she constantly bought clothes for the girl. Wendy rather liked Janet in the beginning of Tony's new marriage to her, and dated the rich, spoiled Eddie Grant until he made a drunken pass at her at a party. Paul Britton helped straighten Eddie out, since the boy was one of his students, and made Eddie's big-shot father, "E.C.," realize that Eddie must learn the virtues of hard work and perseverance.

At the same time Janet and the Porters made their mark, Peter Ames purchased the local TV station and was placed into contact with George Bennett, a TV talk show producer, and his female assistant, Brooke Lawrence. George was a dried-out alcoholic with a stable home life, but despite his love for his devoted wife Marion and small daughter, Peggy, he still had a great deal of affection for Brooke. Little did ol' George know that Brooke was a dauntless career woman whose respect for him didn't exceed the plan she so successfully carried out: to confuse him around the office to the point of his going back to the bottle and getting himself fired, only to allow for Brooke's taking over his job!

Marian Bennett became friendly with Susan and confided that she did not trust Brooke, certain that Brooke was the reason for George's return to alcoholism. But Peter and Valerie were initially convinced that Brooke was a fine woman. Just as Peter prepared to fire George, Brooke took the dejected producer to a bar and made sure he was half in the bag before leaving the premises. George took a fatal fall into a dam while walking home, and the distraught Marian was now totally convinced of Brooke's treachery. Then one night, in true-old-movie fashion, Brooke made an obvious pass at Peter in her apartment--which Peter immediately reported to Valerie. Val confronted Brooke and a struggle ensued in which Brooke was killed. Val stood trial for manslaughter, but the death was proven an accident. Other characters in the Brooke Lawrence scenario included Freddy Fay, a gigolo writer Brooke was supporting; Stella Novik, Brooke's maid, who stole from her employer on orders from her husband, petty thief Karl Novik; Olivia Prentiss, Brooke's neighbor; and Ellie Simmons, George's longtime secretary.

Paul Britton had caused quite a stir when he taught a racy novel, "Night of Apollo," in an English course. Conservative Woodbridge residents must have been delighted in late 1966 when the Brittons moved to Wisconsin where Paul had accepted a guest lectureship.

***

Backstage, the ratings had been slipping quite a bit over the past year. So Jane and Ira Avery were replaced by John Hess in early 1967. Although the stories continued strong for a while, the show's downward direction had already begun--and The Secret Storm was to continue on a slump for the next seven years.

Continue reading Remembering Woodbridge: A History of the Late, Great 'Secret Storm' (Part 5)...

Sneak Peek: 'Queens of Drama' Season Finale

Donna Mills loves to make an entrance.

On this week's episode of Queens of Drama, the "queens" shot IDs for their characters but, as with with just about everything on this show, things became very dramatic. Hunter Tylo suddenly collapsed in the middle of her script dislocating her elbow and hip. Call the ambulance!

On the one-hour season finale, airing Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop, Donna Mills announces that it looks like Hunter won't be able to shoot the sizzle reel, while Chrystee Pharris surprises the team by revealing she wrote an extra scene for herself (while the others were given two scenes, Pharris only received three lines in the script). Meanwhile, the ladies are surprised when Donna shows up at a photoshoot in a red dress when they had agreed to all wear black. Finally, when Vanessa Marcil reveals to Lindsay Hartley that Donna is pitching their new show the next day, Donna is caught off guard when Lindsay, Chrystee and Crystal Hunt show up at the meeting.

Watch a sneak peek at the Queens of Drama season finale below:

'Queens of Drama' Stars Model Original Wardrobe of the Late Marilyn Monroe at the Hollywood Museum

L-R Lindsay Hartley, Donna Mills, Chrystee Pharris and
Crystal Hunt.

In honor of Marilyn Monroe's birthday, The Hollywood Museum has brought international collectors together to showcase an unprecedented exhibit from June 1st to Sept 6th. Among the items on display will be Monroe's childhood, film costumes, public appearance gowns, personal clothing, jewelry, furniture, make-up, medication (found on the nightstand, the night of her death), memorabilia and much more. An advance viewing was held at The Hollywood Museum on Wednesday, May 27 featiromg Queens of Drama stars Lindsay Hartley, Donna Mills, Chrystee Pharris and Crystal Hunt modeling some of Marilyn's wardrobe.

Lindsay is wearing one of Marilyn's favorite every day outfits. Donna is wearing the reproduction of the famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress worn by the actress who played Marilyn Monroe in The women of Camelot. Crystal is wearing a dress from the movie Let's Make Love. Chrystee is wearing Marilyn Monroe's famous USO down that she wore to visit the troops.

For the exhibit, Donelle Dadigan (Founder and President of The Hollywood Museum and owner of the Max Factor building) has purchased and secured the copyrights to hundreds of never before seen rare photos of Marilyn Monroe, uncovered by the son of Monroe photographer, Milton Greene. The images include promotional photo shoots as well as candid images taken with friends and colleagues such as Milton Berle, Maurice Chevalier, Sammy Davis, Jr., Marlene Dietrich, Louella Parsons, Billy Wilder, Frank Sinatra, etc.

Queens of Drama airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Pop.

Preview: Lorenzo Lamas Guest Stars On This Week's 'Queens of Drama'

Lorenzo Lamas auditions for the Queens of Drama this Wednesday.

Falcon Crest alum Lorenzo Lamas guest stars on this week's episode of Queens of Drama, airing Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop. The "queens" are ready to audition actors for their new series and Lamas shows them what he's got.

"This is so surreal," says Crystal Hunt (Guiding Light, One Life to Live).

"Do you mind doing the scene with your shirt off?" asks Chrystee Pharris (Passions).

Meanwhile, things get tense between Lindsay Hartley (Passions, All My Children) and Hunter Tylo (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children) after Hartley retweets an "ease up on the surgery" message to Tylo.

At some point, Crystal Hunt became the level-headed, has-it-together "queen of drama." When did that happen?

Watch a sneak peek of the next Queens of Drama below:

Watch the 'General Hospital' Emmy Winners' Appearance on 'The View'

Chad Duell, Maura West, Anthony Geary, Donna Mills and Frank
Valentini. Photo Credit: ABC/Rick Rowell

General Hospital Daytime Emmy winners Anthony Geary, Maura West, Chad Duell and Donna Mills appeared on Monday's episode of ABC's The View, along with executive producer Frank Valentini, airing live from the Los Angeles.

For his role as Luke Spencer, Anthony Geary was honored with his eighth Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actor category, making him the most honored actor in Daytime Emmy history, breaking his own record.

Emmy-winner Maura West took home her third Emmy marking her first for the role of General Hospital's Ava Jerome.

Chad Duell took home his first Emmy for the role of Michael Corinthos in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category.

Television veteran Donna Mills was honored with her first Emmy as Outstanding Special Guest Performer category for her portrayal of Madeline Reeves.

Watch the General Hospital segment on The View below:

Two Soap Legends Will Reunite at Daytime Emmys; Plus, Eileen Davidson, Donna Mills, Lindsay Hartley & Crystal Hunt & More Added as Presenters

Queens of Drama stars Lindsay Hartley and Crystal Hunt.  Photo Credit: Pop

Eileen Davidson, Tom Bergeron, Kevin Frazier, Leeza Gibbons, Vicki Lawrence and Mario Lopez have been added to the lineup of presenters at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards airing live on Pop on Sunday April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Also slated to present during the awards show are talent from the following shows:

· The Talk - Hosts of the Daytime Emmy nominated talk show, including Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood

· Queens of Drama - Soap stars Donna Mills, Lindsay Hartley, Crystal Hunt and Chrystee Pharris of Pop's new original reality series, which premieres immediately following the Daytime Emmy Awards

Alec Baldwin Joins the 'Knots Landing' Reunion on 'Home & Family' (Video)

Alec Baldwin made a surprise appearance during the Knots Landing reunion on Thursday.

To honor the 35th anniversary of Knots Landing, stars Michele Lee (Karen), Joan Van Ark (Val), Donna Mills (Abby), Ted Shackelford (Gary) and Kevin Dobson (Mack) joined Hallmark Channel's Home & Family for a reunion special on Thursday. Alec Baldwin (Joshua) made an appearance as well. Watch clips from the episode below:

Today in Soap Opera History (November 20)

1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital.

"Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years."
― Will Durant

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.

1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.

1964: On General Hospital, Steve asked Audrey to marry him.

1964: On Another World, in her jail cell Pat (Susan Trustman) wondered if she was there because she had killed (aborted) her baby.

Joan Collins to Guest Star in 'Queens of Drama'

Joan Collins (Alexis, Dynasty; Alexandra, Guiding Light) will guest star on an upcoming episode of Pop's new series Queens of Drama, according to The Wrap.

Queens of Drama is a docu-series featuring daytime and primetime soaps stars as they attempt to produce a new primetime serial drama to star in. The cast will need to work in front of and behind the cameras as they develop, pitch, and produce this new steamy series hoping to land a pilot deal by the end of the season.

The all-star cast includes Lindsay Hartley (All My Children, Days Of Our Lives), Crystal Hunt (Guiding Light, One Life To Live), Vanessa Marcil (Beverly Hills, 90210, General Hospital), Chrystee Pharris (Passions, General Hospital) and Hunter Tylo (The Bold and The Beautiful). Mills, an alum of Knots Landing and Melrose Place currently starring in General Hospital, will make special appearances on the program.

Queens of Drama will premiere when TV Guide Network rebrands to its new name and programming lineup in early 2015.

Lindsay Hartley, Crystal Hunt, Vanessa Marcil, Chrystee Pharris & Hunter Tylo Set to Star in Docu-Series 'Queens of Drama'

POP, a new network which announced its rebranding last month from TVGN as a place to celebrate the fun of being a fan, will premiere more than 400 hours of fan-fueled original programming next year, including Queens of Drama, from the producers of Hatfields & McCoys and Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

Queens of Drama is a docu-series following a group of former daytime and primetime soap stars as they attempt to produce a new primetime serial drama to star in. The cast will need to work in front of and behind the cameras as they develop, pitch, and produce this new steamy series hoping to land a pilot deal by the end of the season.

The all-star cast is made up of Lindsay Hartley (All My Children, Days Of Our Lives), Crystal Hunt (Guiding Light, One Life To Live) Vanessa Marcil (Beverly Hills, 90210, General Hospital), Chrystee Pharris (Passions, General Hospital) and Hunter Tylo (The Bold and The Beautiful), together with Donna Mills (Knots Landing, Melrose Place), who will make special appearances on the program.

Queens of Drama is being produced by Thinkfactory Media, with Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Aaron Fishman, Tim Laurie, and Leslie Greif, serving as Executive Producers.

Launching in early 2015, POP will provide viewers with a multi-platform destination that creates content around the things popping in fan culture.