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Remembering Douglas Marland: Highlights of a Great Career
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin As an actor: – Doug appeared in a 1956 episode of Playhouse 90 called Forbidden Area (as Marland Messner, his real name). – In 1973, he...
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Remembering Douglas Marland: Actors Recall Their Marland Moments, Part 2
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin We continue our celebration of the life and work of Douglas Marland with some more memories from the people who performed Doug’s work on...
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Remembering Douglas Marland: Timeless Storylines, Timeless Talent
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin It’s been fifteen years since Douglas Marland’s death. That seems impossible to me, but then again, maybe that’s because I still see...
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Douglas Marland: A Personal Remembrance
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Marlena De Lacroix In 1981 I was the editor of a soap magazine which had a great reputation and no budget. Every year we gave out awards, but we had to...
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As the World Turns: Good-bye to Martha Byrne, The Real Thing
By Marlena De Lacroix It’s hard to watch daytime soaps chip away piece by piece, and of course no one actor is daytime TV. But watching Martha Byrne leave As the World Turns (because of a contract...
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General Hospital’s Stephen Macht: Can Character Actors Save Soaps?
By Marlena De Lacroix Every week for months, there have been rumors that Stephen Macht’s tough mob lawyer character, Trevor Lansing, is about to be whacked on General Hospital. So, while there’s...
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General Hospital: Looking Back on 45 Years
(A note from Marlena: It’s General Hospital’s 45th anniversary! Here’s a celebration of the event by my good friend and journalistic colleague Ed Martin. Ed and I have been happily debating General...
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Beverlee McKinsey: Singularly Magnificent
By Marlena De Lacroix I feel sorry for younger soap fans who never got to see Beverlee McKinsey on soaps prior to her retirement from major roles in daytime in 1992. McKinsey, who died last week in...
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Remembered: A Day With the Late, Great Larry Haines
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 22: pjs praises Search for Tomorrow’s man of yesterday … Cherry Ames remembers Stu and Jo … DS0816 wishes the young’ns could have seen Mr. Haines … and more. See...
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Celebrating the Glorious Life of Guiding Light: From 1992, Marlena’s Analysis...
Don’t miss Marlena’s farewell to Guiding Light on blogtalkradio’s Brandon’s Buzz at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 or later on the network’s archive. ____________________________________________________...
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