"The Guiding Light" (1952)TV series 1952-????

Creator:

Irna Phillips

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

30 June 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others, comes back into our own.

Plot:

Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family...

Plot Keywords:

Fictional City | Shipper | Soap Opera | Soap | Based On Radio Show

Awards:

92 wins & 354 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 18	10:00 AM	CBS
Mon. July 21	10:00 AM	CBS

Cast

Lia Yang	...	Susan (507 episodes, 1993-2007)
Kim Zimmer	...	Reva Shayne Lewis Cooper Spaulding Lewis Lewis / ... (408 episodes, 1983-2008)
Robert Newman	...	Joshua Lewis / ... (396 episodes, 1981-2008)
Beth Ehlers	...	Harley Davidson Cooper Spaulding Mallet Spaulding Aitoro / ... (369 episodes, 1987-2008)
Beth Chamberlin	...	Lorelei Hills / ... (336 episodes, 1994-2008)
Ron Raines	...	Alan Spaulding / ... (295 episodes, 1994-2008)
Bradley Cole	...	Jeffrey O'Neill / ... (257 episodes, 1999-2008)
Nicole Forester	...	Cassie Winslow / ... (256 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Deas	...	Frank Achilles 'Buzz' Cooper, Sr. / ... (225 episodes, 1993-2008)
Crystal Chappell	...	Olivia Spencer Lewis Spaulding Spaulding Lewis / ... (215 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mandy Bruno	...	Marina Cooper / ... (215 episodes, 2004-2008)
Gina Tognoni	...	Dinah Marler Thorpe Jessup / ... (212 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Gus Aitoro / ... (211 episodes, 2001-2008)
Marcy Rylan	...	Lizzie Spaulding / ... (211 episodes, 2006-2008)
Frank Dicopoulos	...	Frank Cooper / ... (204 episodes, 1987-2008)

Also Known As:

Guiding Light (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

15 min (1952-1968) | 30 min (1968-1977) | 60 min (1977-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1952-1967) | Color (1967-)

Sound Mix:

Mono (1952-1987) | Stereo (1987-)

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Trivia:

After she joined the show, Joan Collins made a comment in the press that the show planned to bring back the long-absent Roger Thorpe to do battle with her character Alexandra, Roger's ex-wife. She slyly proclaimed "You won't believe who they hired to play him." Nothing was ever heard of this again.

Quotes:

Edmund: Dinah, why are you stalking me?
Edmund: Stalking you?
[laughs]
Edmund: Okay, so obviously I am not the only one that is hitting the bourbon so early in the morning.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Wedding Story: Josh and Reva (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Die Springfield Story

Jonathan & Tammy

Thought these two are great together I think it is just sick that they are going to put then together as lovers. After all they are first cousins and that is just gross. Please put Tammy back with Sandy. They are great together. This is only my opinion but I would bet that there are others out there that feel the same way. We know that Tammy is Cassie's daughter and that Jonathan is Reva's son. Also they have proved that Cassie and Reva are sisters, so that makes Tammy and Jonathan first cousins. In some states it is illegal for first cousins to be together as lovers or to even get married. This is the worse idea they have had since they cloned Reva.