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Daniel Hughes (ATWT)
This is a list of some of the major or minor characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''. A ; Karen Adams : Doe Lang (1968–70) :: Registered nurse. ; Reg Addington : Mark Sullivan (2008–09) ; Bart Albertini : Robert Turano (2007) ; Neal Keller Alcott : Mary Kay Adams (1992–93) :: Sister to Royce Keller; half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Formerly married to Michael Alcott. ; Greta Aldrin : Joan Copeland (1982) : Rosemary Murphy (1989) ; David Allen : Chris Browning (1997–2000) : Daniel Markel (1997–99) ; Josie Anderson : Kristen Connolly (2008–09) ; Kirk Anderson : Tom Wiggin (1988–98) :: Father of Linda Ann Anderson and Stephen Anderson. Married to Samantha Markham. Formerly married to Lenore Carpenter and Ellie Snyder. ; Samantha Anderson : Brooke Alexander (1994–96) : Sherri Alexander (1997–98) :: Half-sister of Lucinda Walsh. Married to Kirk Anderson. Mother of Georgia Tucker. ; Stephen Anderson : James Van Der Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
