Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

1986: Another World's Cass heard Cecile plotting against Kathleen.
1997: Port Charles' Lucy was grabbed while looking for Serena.
2002: As the World Turns' Jack punched Craig.
2013: All My Children's David found Cassandra.

"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...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera Judy and Jane aired for the final time. Four months later, it was picked up by NBC Radio. After it was canceled from radio for good in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: Hawkins Falls premiered on NBC. The show first aired as a comedy-drama in primetime before becoming a five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on April 2, 1951.

1963: On Ben Jerrod, Janet Donelli (Regina Gleason) faced the jury.

Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.

1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

1986: Another World's Cass heard Cecile plotting against Kathleen.
1997: Port Charles' Lucy was grabbed while looking for Serena.
2002: As the World Turns' Jack punched Craig.
2013: All My Children's David found Cassandra.

"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...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera Judy and Jane aired for the final time. Four months later, it was picked up by NBC Radio. After it was canceled from radio for good in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: Hawkins Falls premiered on NBC. The show first aired as a comedy-drama in primetime before becoming a five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on April 2, 1951.

1963: On Ben Jerrod, Janet Donelli (Regina Gleason) faced the jury.

Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.

1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

1986: Another World's Cass heard Cecile plotting against Kathleen.
1997: Port Charles' Lucy was grabbed while looking for Serena.
2002: As the World Turns' Jack punched Craig.
2013: All My Children's David found Cassandra.

"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...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera Judy and Jane aired for the final time. Four months later, it was picked up by NBC Radio. After it was canceled from radio for good in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: Hawkins Falls premiered on NBC. The show first aired as a comedy-drama in primetime before becoming a five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on April 2, 1951.

1963: On Ben Jerrod, Janet Donelli (Regina Gleason) faced the jury.

Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.

1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

1986: Another World's Cass heard Cecile plotting against Kathleen.
1997: Port Charles' Lucy was grabbed while looking for Serena.
2002: As the World Turns' Craig got punched by Jack.
2013: All My Children's David found Cassandra.

"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree."
― Michael Crichton

"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...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera Judy and Jane aired for the final time. Four months later, it was picked up by NBC Radio. After it was canceled from radio for good in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: Hawkins Falls premiered on NBC. The show first aired as a comedy-drama in primetime before becoming a five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on April 2, 1951.

1963: On Ben Jerrod, Janet Donelli (Regina Gleason) faced the jury.

Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.

1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

1986: Another World's Cass heard Cecile plotting against Kathleen.
1997: Port Charles' Lucy was grabbed while looking for Serena.
2002: As the World Turns' Craig got punched by Jack.
2013: All My Children's David found Cassandra.

"History never looks like history when you are living through it."
― John W. Gardner

"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...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera Judy and Jane aired for the final time. Four months later, it was picked up by NBC Radio. After it was canceled from radio for good in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: Hawkins Falls premiered on NBC. The show first aired as a comedy-drama in primetime before becoming a five-days-a-week daytime soap opera on April 2, 1951.

1966: On The Guiding Light, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

On this date in...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera JUDY AND JANE aired for the final time. It was picked up and continued in October by NBC Radio. After it was finally canceled from radio in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: HAWKINS FALLS debuted on NBC airing in primetime on Saturday nights as more of a comedy at first. The show later turned into a five-days-a-week soap opera.

1966: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, Bill Bauer (Ed Bryce) was caught drinking by a colleague.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 17)

On this date in...

1932: CBS Radio soap opera JUDY AND JANE aired for the final time.  It was picked up and continued in October by NBC Radio.  After it was finally canceled from radio in 1935, it continued to be distributed through transcription for 12 more years.

1950: HAWKINS FALLS debuted on NBC airing on Saturday nights as more of a comedy at first. The show later turned into a five days a week soap opera.

1966: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, Bill Bauer was caught drinking by a colleague.

FLASHBACK: Ingenues Also Suffer in Detergent Dramas 1959

As We Love Soaps continues to honor great actresses in soap history, here is another classic article, from the April 25, 1959 edition of TV Guide, featuring THE SECRET STORM's Joan Hotchkis (Myra Lake), FROM THESE ROOTS star Sarah Hardy (Lyddy Benson), YOUNG DOCTOR MALONE's Kathleen Widdoes (Jill Malone), THE GUIDING LIGHT's Joan Gray (Anne Benedict) and AS THE WORLD TURNS actress Wendy Drew (Ellen Lowell). Hardy would later take over the role of Jill Malone from Freda Holloway who replaced Widdoes.