COUPLE: Roger Thorpe & Holly NorrisSHOW: GUIDING LIGHT
RANK: 6
PLAYED BY:
Roger: Michael Zaslow, Joel Fabiani, Dennis Parlato
Holly: Lynn Deerfield, Maureen Garrett
YEARS: 1971-1980; 1989-1998
STORY:
Much to her mother's chagrin, Holly went to work for her father, Stanley Norris. Stanley wanted to keep Holly busy and out of his hair and asked his employee, Roger, to date her. Roger saw this as an opportunity to move up the corporate ladder. Holly began dating Peter Wexler, but couldn't fight her intense attraction to Roger and eventually lost her virginity to him. Roger was smitten with Janet Mason and Holly was jealous. Seeing Roger leaving Janet's apartment one night, Holly ran off and was hit by a car and became paralyzed. At Cedar's Hospital, she met Dr. Ed Bauer who treated her and the two of them began a relationship. During a trip to Las Vegas, Ed got drunk and married Holly. Roger Thorpe returned to town and Holly was still fascinated by him. The two began a torrid affair and Holly became pregnant.
Lynn Deerfield, who played Holly Norris on GUIDING LIGHT from 1970 to 1976 died Friday, November 11 of undetermined causes at her home in University City, her family said Monday. She is pictured to the right with GL co-star Mart Hulswit, who played Ed Bauer. Their characters married in Las Vegas in 1973 when Ed got drunk and Holly lied that they consummated the marriage to prevent an annulment.