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Paul Martin (All My Children)
Paul Martin is a fictional character on ABC Daytime's ''All My Children''. Portrayers The character was created by Agnes Nixon, and portrayed by: Ken Rabat (1970–72); William Mooney (1972–82, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1995) Relationships * Family: Katherine Martin (mother), Pauline Martin (aunt), Wayne Martin (uncle), Joe Martin (brother); Beth Martin (daughter) * Marriages: Anne Tyler; Margo Flax; Anne Tyler Character History 1970: Attorney Paul Martin voluntarily entered the draft to defend his country in Vietnam. No sooner did he arrive was he presumed missing in action. It took a year for him to be discovered. Returning home to Pine Valley, he was reunited with his mother, Kate Martin, and brother, Dr. Joe Martin. Setting down roots, Paul opened his own law firm. 1971: Phoebe Tyler approached Paul with a proposition to date her daughter, Anne Tyler. Paul was intrigued by Anne and was more than willing to comply. He knew he had competition, as Anne was still seeing Nick Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mooney (actor)
William Mooney is an American television and theatre actor. Mooney played the character Paul Martin in the daytime soap opera ''All My Children''. He has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards, including a 1980 nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Mooney is also a storyteller. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards for albums with David Holt. Filmography *Second Sight (1989) – Fritz Bloom *C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) – aka Python Wolf *Beer (1985) – Newscaster *A Flash of Green (1984) – Leroy Shanner *The Next Man (1976) – Press Room Reporter *All My Children (1970) TV Series – Paul Martin #2 (1972–1982, 1984–1985, 1995) *"The Mayor of Sherwood" (1987 TV Mini Series) – Mayor Rob Sachs Television *''As the World Turns'' playing "Judge Jessup" 20 January 1999 Awards ''Daytime Emmy'' 1980: Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for ''All My Children'' (1970). ''Grammy'' 1996: Nominated for Best Spoken Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Miller
Damon Miller is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama ''All My Children''. He was portrayed by Finn Wittrock from October 30, 2009, to February 21, 2011. In February 2010, Wittrock was updated to contract status following the show's move from New York to Los Angeles. A long-lost member of the Martin family, Damon is the son of Tad Martin and his ex-wife Hillary Wilson (daughter of the late Langley Wallingford). Casting Wittrock was initially expected to be on canvas for about only eight weeks. However, in December 2009, when it was announced that the series would move production to Los Angeles, the series offered Wittrock a contract not wanting to lose the recurring actor upon the move. In December 2010, it was reported that Wittrock had been released from his contract with the series. ''Soaps In Depth'' later confirmed with Wittrock himself that the rumors were true, his contract was set to expire and he would depart from the series. Though his final airdate was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usually occurs during sleep. Typically death occurs between the hours of midnight and 9:00 a.m. There is usually no noise or evidence of struggle. SIDS remains the leading cause of infant mortality in Western countries, contributing to half of all post-neonatal deaths. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown. The requirement of a combination of factors including a specific underlying susceptibility, a specific time in development, and an environmental stressor has been proposed. These environmental stressors may include sleeping on the stomach or side, overheating, and exposure to tobacco smoke. Accidental suffocation from bed sharing (also known as co-sleeping) or soft objects may also play a role. Another risk factor is being born before 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of All My Children Characters
This is a list of characters appearing (or who have appeared) on the ABC Daytime and TOLN soap opera ''All My Children''. A Carter Anders *Jason Pendergraft (2013) Pine Valley Hospital doctor with an unknown past. Bill Anderson * James Pritchett (1989) Dr. Russ Anderson * David Pendleton (1978–79) * Charles Brown (1979–80) Gillian Andrassy (deceased) * Esta TerBlanche (1997–2001, 2011) Hungarian princess, married to Jake Martin and Ryan Lavery. Initially, a spoiled and arrogant young lady who clashed with both Kelsey Martin and Hayley Vaughn-Santos, Gillian eventually matured into a much kinder and compassionate woman, due to her marriage to Jake Martin. She was murdered in a botched attempt on the life of Anna Devane in 2001 (resulting in the donation of her heart to Laura Kirk-English). Appeared as a ghost to Ryan in 2011 to assure him that she was not David's last Project Orpheus patient. Maida Andrews * Pamela Blair (1985) Steve Andrews * Nicolas Coster (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it the world's sixteenth-most populous country. Vietnam borders China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital is Hanoi and its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (commonly known as Saigon). Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, ''All My Children'' is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of Philadelphia, which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont. The original series featured Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime television's most popular characters. The title of the series refers to the bonds of humanity. ''All My Children'' was the first new network daytime drama to debut in the 1970s. Originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc., the company created by Nixon and her husband, Bob, the show was sold to ABC in January 1975. The series started at a half-hour in per-installment length, then was expanded to a full hour on April 25, 1977. Earlier, the show had experimented with the full-hour f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. History Brian Frons became president of ABC Daytime in 2002. * When Megan McTavish returned as Head Writer of ''All My Children'' in July 2003, she faced criticism for a story that depicted the rape of a lesbian character, Bianca Montgomery. The show also faced opposition to a story of a transgender character in 2006. * The Writers Guild of America East filed arbitration suits against ABC Daytime, claiming that they violated the strike-termination agreement by retaining replacement writers (those who choose Financial Core Status) who filled in during the strike (including Frons) on ''All My Children'' instead of bringing back the writers who had been on strike. "The strike-termination agreement does not allow the retention of replacement wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Martin (All My Children)
Joe Martin is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime and The Online Network soap opera ''All My Children''. Ray MacDonnell played the character from the show's inception on January 5, 1970, until his retirement on January 5, 2010. He reprised his role for three episodes in March 2011, and again for two episodes in September 2011 for the show's ABC finale. The character is the longest running original character, the second being his former daughter-in-law Erica Kane. In 2005, MacDonnell received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys. MacDonnell's 2010 retirement was brought on by the production of the show moving from New York to Los Angeles. The character of Joe along with his longtime wife Ruth leave town and retire to Florida. MacDonnell reprised his role as Joe Martin on the Prospect Park's continuation of ''All My Children''. Storylines Dr. Joe Martin, the head of one of the founding families in Pine Valley, was a widower raising two children, Jeff and Tara, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Martin (All My Children)
Kate Martin is a fictional character on the soap opera, ''All My Children''. She was played by Christine Thomas from January to early February 1970, then by Kate Harrington from February to October 1970, and finally by Kay Campbell, from October 1970 to April 1985. She was the matriarch of the Martin family, wife of Henry Martin and mother of Joe and Paul Martin. She was usually found in the kitchen cooking some of her famous recipes or offering sensible advice to Tad. Storylines Kate Martin suffered many tragedies around the same time, including the death of her husband, Henry Martin; the loss of her daughter-in-law, Helen; and the devastating news that her son, Paul, was missing in action in Vietnam. Her elder son, Joe, moved his family back to Pine Valley as response to Helen's death. Kate filled the maternal void after Helen's death. With her newfound family, the good news began to flood in. Paul was recovered in Vietnam, and soon set up shop as an attorney in Pine Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Madden
Joshua "Josh" Madden is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, ''All My Children''. He first came to Pine Valley on June 17, 2005, and was originally portrayed by actor Scott Kinworthy until September 15, 2005. Following Kinworthy's departure, he was portrayed by actor Colin Egglesfield from September 2005 until January 2009. The character was initially the subject of a controversial and landmark abortion storyline back in the early 1970s,Gary Warner, ''All My Children: The Complete Family Scrapbook'', p. 15-119, .Simon, p. 148. having been the fetus in which the abortion was centered. When the abortion storyline was rewritten to not have been an abortion after all, controversy ensued again, as viewers felt that it was an undoing of a groundbreaking event in television history. Background The writers originally scripted Josh's birth date to be December 18, 1973. When Alicia Minshew took over the role of Kendall Hart in 2002, the producers had Kendall's birth y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Nixon
Agnes Nixon ( Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas ''One Life to Live'', ''All My Children'', as well as ''Loving'' and its spin-off '' The City. Nixon's work as producer and writer expanded storylines for American daytime television – the first health-related storyline, the first storyline related to the Vietnam War, as well as both the first televised lesbian kiss and abortion. She won five Writers' Guild of America Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, and in 2010 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Nixon was often referred to as the "Queen” of the modern American soap opera. Career Early years Nixon was born Agnes Eckhardt on December 10, 1922, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Martin (All My Children)
Jake Martin is a fictional character on the long-running American daytime drama, ''All My Children''. Since the character's on-screen birth in 1979, he has been portrayed by several actors: Michael Scalera, Michael Brainard, Michael Lowry, J. Eddie Peck and Ricky Paull Goldin, who took over the role on April 30, 2008, until the series finale on September 23, 2011. Storylines Jake, originally known as Joey, is the late-in-life son born to Joe Martin and his second wife, Ruth, who is a nurse. He fell in love with Emily Ann Sago, the daughter of reformed prostitute Estelle LaTour. Although the two marry against Joe's and Ruth's wishes, their love wasn't meant to last. Emily Ann becomes pregnant shortly after they married but later miscarries the child. When Emily Ann discovers that sadistic pimp Billy Clyde Tuggle was actually her birth father, she becomes mentally unhinged. After trying to help her the best he could, Joey divorces her after she is institutionalized. Soon after, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
