Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: Edge of Night's Sara Karr died.
1989: Guiding Light's Harley married Alan-Michael.
1996: John's life was spared on Days of our Lives.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...

1949: On Lorenzo Jones, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On The Edge of Night, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.

Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: Edge of Night's Sara Karr died.
1989: Guiding Light's Harley married Alan-Michael.
1996: John's life was spared on Days of our Lives.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but
the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli

"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...

1949: On Lorenzo Jones, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On The Edge of Night, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.

Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: Edge of Night's Sara Karr died. 1989: GL's Harley married
Alan-Michael. 1996: John's life was spared on Days.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but
the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"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...

1949: On Lorenzo Jones, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On The Edge of Night, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.

Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: Edge of Night's Sara Karr died. 1989: GL's Harley married
Alan-Michael. 1996: John's life was spared on Days.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but
the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"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...

1949: On Lorenzo Jones, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On The Edge of Night, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.

Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: Edge of Night's Sara Karr died. 1989: GL's Harley married
Alan-Michael. 1996: John's life was spared on Days.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but
the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature."
― David Hume

"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...

1949: On Lorenzo Jones, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On The Edge of Night, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.

Today in Soap Opera History (February 22)

1961: EON's Sara Karr died. 1989: GL's Harley married
Alan-Michael. 1996: John's life was spared on DAYS.
2011: Brenda and Sonny's wedding was interrupted on GH, but
the couple was married after Brenda's confession.

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again - now."
- Eugene O'Neill

"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...

1949: On LORENZO JONES, Belle (Lucille Wall) got the results of her aptitude test and learned that she has musical talent. But Lorenzo (Lucille Wall) became angry, believing she was neglecting her household chores in order to take piano lessons.

1961: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Sara Karr had saved her daughter Laurie on the Friday, Februry 17, 1961 episode but was hit by a speeding car. Sara was in a coma on Monday and Tuesday and died during this (following Wednesday) episode.

Fans were outraged (at least 2,500 protest letters) leading to Teal Ames (Sara) and John Larkin (Mike) doing an on-camera appeal to viewers the next day assuring them that the actress was fine and just wanted to leave the show.