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In the wake of the other cancelled series on ABC, and the low ratings of General Hospital itself, there was speculation that the new regime was an attempt by the network to save General Hospital from the same fate, some comparing it to the hiring of Gloria Monty in 1978. [63] The change in staff occurred amidst key story arcs.
Doctor at General Hospital who is involved in a drug-importing scheme with Claudia Zacchara. Friend of Patrick Drake in medical school. Shoots Michael Corinthos in a botched attempt on Sonny Corinthos' life, and is later killed by Jason Morgan. Tried to begin a friendship with Sam McCall after he treated her several times.
General Hospital was created by Frank and Doris Hursley and premiered on April 1, 1963, replacing the canceled game show Yours for a Song.The first stories were mainly set on the seventh floor of General Hospital, in an unnamed midsize Eastern city (the name of the city, Port Charles, would not be mentioned until the late 1970s by headwriters Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock. [11]). "
After the rape storyline, the focus of General Hospital began to center on Luke and Laura's romance. Before, the show revolved around hospital stories, including alcoholism, obesity, mental disorders, and cancer. [11] [12] [13] Luke and Laura's adventure based plots took the show away from the hospital.
The characters first became popular during the storyline of Elizabeth's rape in 1998, [123] a storyline that received critical acclaim. [124] Viewers wrote to the series praising the story and how it helped rape victims to heal. [89] [125] The storyline won General Hospital a SHINE Award (Sexual Health IN Entertainment) in 1998. [126]
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Seven months after the death of longtime General Hospital star Jacklyn Zeman, the ABC soap is preparing to say goodbye to her beloved alter ego, Bobbie Spencer. As first reported by People, the ...
In 2023, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Anna #12 on his ranked list of General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters of All Time, commenting that "The word “kickass” could’ve been coined to describe the former police commissioner, an all-around Superwoman whose capacity for hand-to-hand combat is matched only by her aptitude for ...