Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered on NBC.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: General Hospital's State Commissioner of Police arrived in Port Charles.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time.

"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.

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1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-TV. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) aired in primetime once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of One Man's Family ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Roger (Ron Hale) insisted that Ed (Frank Latimore) call the police, believing Seneca (John Gabriel) was guilty of homicide in Nell's death.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played GH's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time.

"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...

1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-TV. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) aired in primetime once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of One Man's Family ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Roger (Ron Hale) insisted that Ed (Frank Latimore) call the police, believing Seneca (John Gabriel) was guilty of homicide in Nell's death.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played GH's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time.

"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...

1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-TV. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) aired in primetime once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of One Man's Family ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Roger (Ron Hale) insisted that Ed (Frank Latimore) call the police, believing Seneca (John Gabriel) was guilty of homicide in Nell's death.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played GH's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time.

"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...

1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-TV. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) aired in primetime once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of One Man's Family ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Roger (Ron Hale) insisted that Ed (Frank Latimore) call the police, believing Seneca (John Gabriel) was guilty of homicide in Nell's death.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played GH's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time.

"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...

1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-TV. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) aired in primetime once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of One Man's Family ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1976: On Ryan's Hope, Roger (Ron Hale) insisted that Ed (Frank Latimore) call the police, believing Seneca (John Gabriel) was guilty of homicide in Nell's death.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 1)

1954: A daytime TV version of ONE MAN'S FAMILY premiered.
1984: KL's Cathy screamed in terror as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played GH's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: The final episode in which AW used its popular
"You Take Me Away To (Another World)" theme song.

"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...

1954: Daytime soap opera ONE MAN'S FAMILY premiered on NBC. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version (November 4, 1949 - June 21, 1952) ran in prime time once a week for a half-hour, using the original 1932 storylines. The Daytime TV version of ONE MAN'S FAMILY ran until April 1, 1955. The series continued on the radio until April 24, 1959.

1978: On ONE LIFE TO LIVE, wayward wife Karen Wolek (Judith Light) was developing real feelings for her husband Larry (Michael Storm) and the couple made love.