Interview Archive: Elizabeth Hubbard

Happy 85th birthday to the legendary Emmy-winning actress Elizabeth Hubbard!

We Love Soaps TV traveled to the As the World Turns studio in Brooklyn on the second to last day of shooting in June 2010 to speak with Hubbard about her storied career. Watch the interview below.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: ATWT's Lucinda didn't know Brian had a thing for her grandson.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"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...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On Love of Life, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: ATWT's Lucinda didn't know Brian wanted her grandson.

"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...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On Love of Life, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol. 1986: Search for 
Tomorrow's Jo had a dream. 2000: All My Children's Bianca
came out to Erica. 2008: As the World Turns' Lucinda was happy
with Brian, unaware of his feelings for her grandson.

"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...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On Love of Life, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

'As the World Turns' and 'Guiding Light' Stars Confirmed for 'The Talk' Special on October 12

Colleen Zenk

The Talk celebrates CBS Daytime past and present on Wednesday, October 12, with actors from The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, As the World Turns and Guiding Light appearing.

Confirmed so far are Guiding Light's Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne), Robert Newman (Joshua Lewis), Grant Aleksander (Phillip Spaulding) and Beth Chamberlin (Beth Raines); As the World Turns' Colleen Zenk (Barbara Ryan), Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda Walsh), Martha Byrne (Lily Snyder) and Ellen Dolan (Margo Hughes); The Young and the Restless' Christel Khalil (Lily Ashby), Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin), Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) and Jason Thompson (Billy Abbott); and The Bold and the Beautiful's Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan), Don Diamont (Bill Spencer), Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer) and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester Spencer).

CBS Daytime is commemorating 30 years at #1 with a variety of celebrations throughout the year, and wants its audience to join the fun. From special programming to can’t-miss events, many opportunities are planned for fans to experience even more of the series they love. Also, viewers can explore classic video moments, photo galleries and promotions on each show’s website and CBS Daytime’s social media platforms.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol. 1986: Search for 
Tomorrow's Jo had a dream. 2000: All My Children's Bianca
came out to Erica. 2008: As the World Turns' Lucinda was happy
with Brian, unaware of his feelings for her grandson.

"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...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On Love of Life, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

New 'Anacostia' Teaser Includes First Look at the Legendary Elizabeth Hubbard

Elizabeth Hubbard

Anxious Anacostia fans have been waiting all year for the Emmy and Indie Series Award-winning series to return. The wait is, finally, almost over! And in a newly released teaser video for the upcoming epsidoes, viewers get their first looked at legendary actress Elizabeth Hubbard, who will be reuniting with former As the World Turns onscreen daughter, Martha Byrne (Lily Walsh Snyder), who won an Emmy earlier this year for her portrayal of Alexis Jordan on the show. Byrne wrote Hubbard's Anacostia arc with Anderson.

Hubbard won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1974 for her work as Althea on The Doctors, and another in 1976 as star of First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson. She received nine additional nominations for playing Lucinda on ATWT, which went off the air in 2010.

Hubbard joining Byrne, Anthony Anderson and the Anacostia team is expected to be epic.

Watch the teaser below for a sneak peek.

Nick & Althea Get Married Today on Retro TV's 'The Doctors'

Althea (Elizabeth Hubbard) holds the hand of her best friend, Maggie (Lydia Bruce) as the prepares to leave for her wedding to Nick (Gerald Gordon).

If you're not watching the 1968 repeats of classic NBC soap opera The Doctors on Retro TV, you are missing a writing and acting masterpiece, the very best programming daytime television has to offer. Today at 12 p.m. ET, the much-anticipated wedding of Dr. Althea Davis (Emmy winner Elizabeth Hubbard) and Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) finally happens.

Back in 2012, Nick & Althea came in at 39 on our countdown of the "50 Greatest Soap Couples of All Time" list. After watching nearly a year's worth of episodes, and the chemistry on display between the two actors, they probably deserved to be much, much higher.

Today's wedding, which originally aired on November 11, 1968 (less than a week after Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States), promises to be fun and memorable. Don't miss it!

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol. 1986: Search for 
Tomorrow's Jo had a dream. 2000: All My Children's Bianca
came out to Erica. 2008: As the World Turns' Lucinda was happy
with Brian, unaware of his feelings for her grandson.

"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...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On Love of Life, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

'The Doctors' Debuts on Retro TV With 2 Episodes Each Weekday Starting Monday

The Doctors, a daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from 1963 to 1982, is back! The show debuts in Retro TV's afternoon lineup starting Monday, September 29th. The network will air two episodes Monday through Friday at 12 p.m. ET/PT, picking up the story in 1967.

Watch a sneak peek clip below:

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

1955: LOL's Van wanted to adopt Carol. 1986: SFT's Jo had a
dream. 1995: Christmas Eve in Llanview. 2000: Bianca came out
to Erica.

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."
- Winston Churchill

"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...

1939: On BACHELOR'S CHILDREN, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind. Ruth Ann shattered his reverie as she excitedly burst into the room with urgent news.

1939: The final episode of short-lived radio soap opera CAREER WIFE, starring Ann Thomas, aired on NBC Blue.

1955: On LOVE OF LIFE, Vanessa Raven (Bonnie Bartlett) and her husband, Paul (Richard Coogan), filled out the paperwork required to adopt Carol.

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

On this date in...

1961: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Phil and Louise attempted to extricate themselves from demented heroin smuggler Scofield Kilborn.

1986: In the final days of SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, Jo had a prophetic dream. Watch below:

50 Greatest Soap Couples: #33 John & Lucinda From AS THE WORLD TURNS

COUPLE: John Dixon & Lucinda Walsh
SHOW: AS THE WORLD TURNS
RANK: 33
PLAYED BY:
John: Larry Bryggman
Lucinda: Elizabeth Hubbard
YEARS: 1984-2010 (Bryggman was off the show from 2004-2010)

STORY:
Cranky doctor John and eccentric businesswoman Lucinda began as rivals for a seat on the hospital board.  Over the next three years they would passionately find reasons to disagree on a number of subjects including "bad influence" Dusty dating Lucinda's daughter, Lily.  In March 1987, the passion moved to the next level in a now famous hot tub scene where John falls in then pulls Lucinda in with him.  The shocking revelation of their marriage stunned poor Emma Snyder as well as the audience.  In the final weeks of AS THE WORLD TURNS, John returned and reunited with Lucinda.

CLASSIC CLIP: John & Lucinda in AS THE WORLD TURNS 2010

In the final episode of AS THE WORLD TURNS, Lucinda tells Lily she's off the hook and she will be spending the rest of her life with John. Watch the clip below:

CLASSIC CLIP: John & Lucinda in AS THE WORLD TURNS 1987

In 1987 on AS THE WORLD TURNS, John tried to calm Lucinda down after Iva revealed the truth of Lily's birth. Watch the clip below:

Today in Soap Opera History (December 22)

On this date in...

1961: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Phil and Louise Capice attempted to extricate themselves from demented heroin smuggler Scofield Kilborn.

1973: Legendary soap opera creator and writer Irna Phillips died at age 72. Just some of her career highlights:

Speech and Drama Teacher (1924–30); Radio Creator, Writer, PAINTED DREAMS (1930–32), TODAY'S CHILDREN (1932–38), THE GUIDING LIGHT (1937–56), THE ROAD OF LIFE (1937–59), THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1938–48), THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS (1939–60), THE BRIGHTER DAY (1948–56); Television Creator, Writer, THE GUIDING LIGHT (1952–58); Co-creator, Writer, AS THE WORLD TURNS (1956–70; 1972–73), ANOTHER WORLD (1964–66); Co-creator, DAYS OF OUR LIVES (1965)

1986: In the final days of SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, Jo had a prophetic dream (watch below).

CLASSIC CLIP: John & Lucinda in AS THE WORLD TURNS

In 1984 on AS THE WORLD TURNS, John and Lucinda went looking for Dusty. Watch the clip below:

CLASSIC CLIP: John & Lucinda in AS THE WORLD TURNS 1999

In 1999 on AS THE WORLD TURNS, John wasn't buying Lucinda's act. Watch the clip below:

WE LOVE SOAPS TV 1.50 Elizabeth Hubbard, Part 2

On Episode 1.50 of WE LOVE SOAPS TV, Roger Newcomb visited the set of AS THE WORLD TURNS on the second to last day of production and spoke with two-time Emmy winning soap legend Elizabeth Hubbard, who has played Lucinda on the show since 1984. In this new exclusive interview, Hubbard discusses her acting career, the causes she cares about and the future. Part 2 of this three-part interview focuses on her own story ideas and memories, working with Martha Byrne, the "golden box" and writing a book about her life.

It's fun talking to you because you make it alive again. And your enthusiasm. I'm going to miss her (Lucinda) a lot. She's been a good friend.

EDITOR'S NOTE: You can watch Part 1 with Elizabeth Hubbard here.

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WE LOVE SOAPS TV 1.49 Elizabeth Hubbard, Part 1

On Episode 1.49 of WE LOVE SOAPS TV, Roger Newcomb visited the set of AS THE WORLD TURNS on the second to last day of production and spoke with two-time Emmy winning soap legend Elizabeth Hubbard, who has played Lucinda on the show since 1984. In this new exclusive interview, Hubbard discusses her acting career, the causes she cares about and the future. Part 1 of this three-part interview focuses on her early career on THE DOCTORS, EDGE OF NIGHT, AND GUIDING LIGHT, landing her ATWT role, and the infamous hot tub scene with Larry Bryggman in 1987.



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