Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1976: Mary made her Channel R News debut on Ryan's Hope.
1981: Another World's Mac was furious with Rachel.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on Days of our Lives.
2009: As the World Turns' Noah was kidnapped.

"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...

1966: On Another World, Katherine Corning (Ann Sheridan) left for San Francisco where she planned on packing up and moving back to Bay City to be near her daughter, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux). Actress Ann Sheridan died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1976: Mary made her Channel R News debut on Ryan's Hope.
1981: Another World's Mac was furious with Rachel.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on Days of our Lives.
2009: As the World Turns' Noah was kidnapped.

"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...

1966: On Another World, Katherine Corning (Ann Sheridan) left for San Francisco where she planned on packing up and moving back to Bay City to be near her daughter, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux). Actress Ann Sheridan died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1976: Mary made her Channel R News debut on Ryan's Hope.
1981: Another World's Mac was furious with Rachel.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on Days of our Lives.
2009: As the World Turns' Noah was kidnapped.

"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...

1966: On Another World, Katherine Corning (Ann Sheridan) left for San Francisco where she planned on packing up and moving back to Bay City to be near her daughter, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux). Actress Ann Sheridan died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1976: Mary made her Channel R News debut on Ryan's Hope.
1981: Another World's Mac was furious with Rachel.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on Days of our Lives.
2009: As the World Turns' Noah was kidnapped.

"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...

1966: On Another World, Katherine Corning (Ann Sheridan) left for San Francisco where she planned on packing up and moving back to Bay City to be near her daughter, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux). Actress Ann Sheridan died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1976: Mary made her Channel R News debut on Ryan's Hope.
1981: Another World's Mac was furious with Rachel.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on Days of our Lives.
2009: As the World Turns' Noah was kidnapped.

"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...

1966: On Another World, Katherine Corning (Ann Sheridan) left for San Francisco where she planned on packing up and moving back to Bay City to be near her daughter, Missy Palmer (Carol Roux). Actress Ann Sheridan died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

1968: DS' Dr. Lang offered Barnabas a cure for the curse.
1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted on DAYS.  1999: AMC's Erica
received an upsetting photo. 1999: AW's Tyrone & Marley
shared a kiss.

"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...

1966: The character of Katherine Corning aired for the final time on ANOTHER WORLD. Katherine, Missy Palmer's mother, was played by Ann Sheridan, who died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1968: On DARK SHADOWS, Dr. Eric Lang (Addison Powell) told Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) that he could have the physical appearance of Jeff Clark (Roger Davis) and be cured of the curse.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

On this date in...

1966: The character of Katherine Corning aired for the final time on ANOTHER WORLD. Katherine, Missy Palmer's mother, was played by Ann Sheridan, who died after a battle with cancer nine months later at age 51.

1982: On KNOTS LANDING, Richard (John Pleshette) held Laura (Constance McCashin) and their son, Jason, hostage at gunpoint.

1988: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, at the Quartermaine party Felicia was surprised to find out Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) and Scott (Kin Shriner) were an item.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 15)

On this date in...

1966: The character of Katherine Corning, Missy Palmer's mother, aired for the final time on ANOTHER WORLD. Katherine was played by Ann Sheridan. Sadly, Ann died of cancer the following January at age 51.

1982: On KNOTS LANDING, Richard held Laura and their son, Jason, hostage at gunpoint.

1993: Bryan Dattilo debuted as Lucas on DAYS OF OUR LIVES.