1971: The final episode of A World Apart.
1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison.
1999: The final episode of Another World.
2010: The funeral of Alice Horton on Days of our Lives."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different 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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1963: On Ben Jerrod, Judge Abbott (Addison Richards) was infuriated by a young man's rudeness,
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1968: Humbert Allen Astredo debuted as Nicholas Blair in Dark Shadows.
1971: ABC aired the final epsiode of daytime soap opera A World Apart,...
1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison.
1999: The final episode of Another World.
2010: The funeral of Alice Horton on Days of our Lives."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different 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...
1963: On Ben Jerrod, Judge Abbott (Addison Richards) was infuriated by a young man's rudeness,
Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.
1968: Humbert Allen Astredo debuted as Nicholas Blair in Dark Shadows.
1971: ABC aired the final epsiode of daytime soap opera A World Apart,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1971: The final episode of A World Apart.
1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison.
1999: The final episode of Another World.
2010: The funeral of Alice Horton on Days of our Lives."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...
1963: On Ben Jerrod, Judge Abbott (Addison Richards) was infuriated by a young man's rudeness,
Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.
1968: Humbert Allen Astredo...
1990: General Hospital's P.K. Sinclair was really Cesar Faison.
1999: The final episode of Another World.
2010: The funeral of Alice Horton on Days of our Lives."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...
1963: On Ben Jerrod, Judge Abbott (Addison Richards) was infuriated by a young man's rudeness,
Thanks to Jeff for sending in the item above.
1968: Humbert Allen Astredo...
- 6/25/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1970: Dark Shadows' Jeb dug up Paul's grave.
1976: Ryan's Hope's Reenie begged her father to help her.
1999: Y&R's Katherine was tempted to drink.
2003: As the World Turns' Dusty returned to Oakdale."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...
1955: On The Secret Storm, Pauline Harris (Haila Stoddard) refused to help Peter Ames (Peter Hobbs...
1976: Ryan's Hope's Reenie begged her father to help her.
1999: Y&R's Katherine was tempted to drink.
2003: As the World Turns' Dusty returned to Oakdale."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...
1955: On The Secret Storm, Pauline Harris (Haila Stoddard) refused to help Peter Ames (Peter Hobbs...
- 2/18/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Dark Shadows legend passes at 86. Sad news coming down the pike today for fans of Dan Curtis‘ beloved cult 1960s horror soap opera Dark Shadows as it was announced that veteran actor Humbert Allen Astredo had passed away on February 19th at the age of 86 after a lengthy battle with various health issues.…
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The post Rip: Dark Shadows Actor Humbert Allen Astredo appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 2/29/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Humbert Allen Astredo, a stage actor who played opposite James Earl Jones, Frank Langella and Elizabeth Taylor but is best remembered by generations of scared kids as the evil, devil-bearded warlock of Dark Shadows, died February 19 at the age of 86. No cause of death was listed in the paid death notice published today in The New York Times. After performing for Joe Papp’s Shakespeare in the Park and in various Off Broadway productions, Astredo joined Shadows in…...
- 2/28/2016
- Deadline TV
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