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Originally a radio drama series, by the early 1980s, Guiding Light was CBS's main contender challenging ABC's dominance of the daytime television soap opera ratings. [1] Major characters and cast members over the years have included Roger Thorpe (Michael Zaslow); Nola Reardon ; Reva Shayne ; and Beth Raines (Beth Chamberlin). [1]
The 1980s was a time of many transitions and many firsts for the show. In 1980, the Dobsons were moved to As the World Turns, and were replaced by Douglas Marland.Marland had written for such veteran soap writers as Agnes Nixon and Irna Phillips (the creator of The Guiding Light) and had written on his own, as well as acted on As the World Turns in the early 1970s.
Cheryl Lynn Brown (1979–1980) Elizabeth Dennehy (1988–1989) Sherry Stringfield (1989–1992) Elizabeth Keifer (1992–2009) Wife of Ross Marler. Daughter of Roger Thorpe and Holly Norris Reade. Also known as Christina/Chrissy.
As for his acting work, White is best remembered for his role as William Reynolds on Guiding Light in the 1980s. His other acting credits include 2014's Gun Hill and 2017's Central Park.
Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. Guiding Light aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. [ 1 ]
Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. He was played by Christopher Bernau from the time of the character's introduction in 1977 until 1984, and from 1986 to June 1988, when Bernau left the role due to health problems. David Bailey briefly portrayed the role in 1979.
Her longest running role was as Vanessa Chamberlain on the soap opera Guiding Light. She played the role on a contract basis from June 2, 1980 to August 28, 1981, February 1, 1982 to September 1996, and April 1997 to September 5, 2000.
Guiding Light (CBS/) Lawson played boarding house operator Bea Reardon for nearly a decade before leaving the CBS daytime program in 1990. She appeared on more than 50 episodes of the soap opera ...