Today In Soap Opera History September 2

Today In Soap Opera History September 2
On this date in...

1964: On ANOTHER WORLD, Pat had an abortion.

1969: On DARK SHADOWS, Amanda moved into Collinwood.

1985: On SANTA BARBARA, CC's (then Charles Bateman) aneurysm burst and he fell into a coma while Gina (then Linda Gibboney) moved their divorce papers further and further out of his reach so he couldn't sign them. Watch below:

1988: Carl Anderson returned to DAYS OF OUR LIVES to sing "Friends and Lovers" for Kim and Shane.

1991: The book "Women and Soap Opera: A Study of Prime Time Soaps" by Christine Geraghty was released.

1997: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Carrie punched Sami.

1997: On ANOTHER WORLD, Kirkland was hit by a car driven by Paulina.

2010: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Carly was not happy that Sonny left to find Brenda.

CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY TODAY ARE:


MARY JO CATLETT (ex-Mary, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 74

MILLEE TAGGERT (Soap Writer; ex-Janet, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Millie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Geri, THE EDGE OF NIGHT) - 72

MARK HARMON (ex-Fielding, FLAMINGO ROAD) - 61

LINDA PURL (ex-Claire, PORT CHARLES; ex-Betsy, BEACON HILL) - 57

Tuc Watkins (ex-Bob, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES; ex-David, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Pierce, GENERAL HOPSITAL; ex-Reggie, SANTA BARBARA) - 46

SALMA HAYEK (ex-Sofia, UGLY BETTY; ex-Juana, EL VUELO DEL AGUILA) - 46

CYNTHIA WATROS (ex-Annie, GUIDING LIGHT; temp-Vicky, ANOTHER WORLD) - 44

VINCENT DE PAUL (Father Leone, THE BAY) - 44

Erin Hershey (ex-Alison, PORT CHARLES) - 36

ALLISON MILLER (ex-Teen Tracy, GENERAL HOSPITAL) - 27

YANI GELLMAN (Rafe, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; Garrett, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS; Diego, 90210; ex-Pete, GREEK) - 27

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to EDITOR@WELOVESOAPS.COM.

Thanks, Ryan, for today's SANTA BARBARA clip!


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