All My Children (AMC) is a popular American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. All My Children was created by Agnes Nixon. Nixon had created One Life to Live for ABC following her success as head writer for Another World and The Guiding Light. She set the show in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a small fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. Since its inception, the show has featured Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of the most popular characters in soap opera history.^[2][3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Agnes Nixon Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27, 1927) is a Daytime Emmy award-winning writer and producer. ... Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress. ... Ray MacDonnell playing Dr. Joe Martin, seen here in 1970 with Karen Lynn Gorney (Tara Martin). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Julie Hanan Carruthers is an American TV producer. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American cable television channel. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... TV redirects here. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Agnes Nixon Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27, 1927) is a Daytime Emmy award-winning writer and producer. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Another World was an NBC soap opera that ran from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... This Guiding Light logo, which debuted in 1982, was used, save for background changes, until 1990. ... Pine Valley, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American soap opera, All My Children. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress. ... Erica Kane is a long-running fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. ...

The title of the show refers to the brotherhood of man. Nixon believed that it doesn't matter who one was, what one looked like, or where one was from — for every human being was a child of God. The poem at the start of the All My Children photo album reads:

The poem, which epitomizes the goal of All My Children's storytelling, was penned by Nixon herself.

The show was originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc., the company created by Agnes Nixon and her husband Bob. The show was sold to ABC in January 1975.^[4]

Originally a half-hour in length, the show expanded to an hour in April 1977. Previously, the show had experimented with the hour format for one week starting on July 7, 1975, when Ryan's Hope premiered.^[5] is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ...

From 1970-1990, it was recorded at ABC's now defunct studio TV18 at 101 West 66th St.

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At one time, the program was so popular that it was the most widely-recorded television show in the United States, and once had an audience that was estimated to be 30% male. ^[6] The show ranked #1 in the daytime Nielsen Ratings from 1978-1979. Throughout most of the 1980s and into the early 1990s, All My Children was the #2 daytime soap opera on the air. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... The 1980s was the decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

With the death of core cast member Ruth Warrick in January 2005, two original cast members, Lucci and Ray MacDonnell, remain. Dame Ruth Elizabeth Warrick, D.M., O.S.J., Regend of Cathedral of St. ... Ray MacDonnell playing Dr. Joe Martin, seen here in 1970 with Karen Lynn Gorney (Tara Martin). ...

History

1970s

Main article: All My Children (1970-1979)

In the 1960s Agnes Nixon, then head writer for The Guiding Light, tried to sell a property called All My Children to NBC, then CBS, then NBC again through the auspices of sponsor Procter & Gamble. Despite her success and sponsor support, it was not until the start of 1970 that her brainchild finally aired. All My Children in the 1970s // All My Children was created by longtime soap scribe Agnes Nixon. ... Agnes Nixon Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27, 1927) is a Daytime Emmy award-winning writer and producer. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ...

Nixon strived to create a soap that was topical, and could illustrate social issues to the audience. She wanted all this while also injecting regular humor into the script. To keep the action more real, she allowed the audience to locate her fictional "Pine Valley" on a map: situated just outside of Philadelphia, it was a mere hour-long train ride from New York City.

From 1970 and into the 1980s, the show was either written by Nixon herself or by her protégé, Wisner Washam. He was groomed by Nixon to take the reins in the 1980s while she focused on other endeavors, like creating and launching Loving in 1983. Lorraine Broderick and Margaret DePriest also had brief stints as head writers in the 1980s. Wisner Washam is an American soap opera writer, best known as the head writer of All My Children in the early 80s. ... The U.S. soap opera Loving aired on ABC from June 27, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes. ... Lorraine Broderick is an American soap opera writer who got her start on All My Children as a protégée of Agnes Nixons. ... Margaret DePriest is an American daytime serial writer. ...

The show's first action took place around several families and characters. Phoebe Tyler, who fashioned herself as "Queen of Pine Valley", was the definition of a rich snob. There was also single mother Mona Kane and her prima donna daughter, Erica. Contrasting this was the stable Martin Family, who have long been thought of as the symbolic foundation of All My Children. Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children Phoebe Tyler Wallingford was a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Mona Kane Tyler (born 1924 - 1994) was a original character on the American soap opera All My Children. ... Look up Prima donna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Erica Kane is a long-running fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. ... Information Occupation doctor Portrayed by Ray MacDonnell Dr. Joseph Joe Martin Sr. ...

If Phoebe was the "Queen of Pine Valley", then Susan Lucci's Erica Kane was definitely the "Princess". Destined to break up the young romance of classmates Tara Martin (Karen Lynn Gorney) and Phil Brent (Richard Hatch), Erica found out that Phil was not Ruth's son, but the son of Ruth's sister Amy (Rosemary Prinz). In a selfish attempt to break up Phil and Tara, she told everyone the truth. Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress. ... Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945 in Beverly Hills, California) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television and film. ... This article is about the actor. ... Ruth Parker Brent Martin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera All My Children. ... Rosemary Prinz (born 1930 in New York City) was an actress in the early era of the American soap opera. ...

All My Children's first success was its telling of young love. ABC wanted a soap opera that would bring in young viewers, and slowly the program was accomplishing just that.

The show's ratings did not start out strong, however. In its first year on the air, it ranked #17 out of 19 soaps. Despite this, its audience was building with each passing year, which kept both Nixon and ABC happy.

The show was unique for its use of the Vietnam War. Before All My Children debuted no show, let alone daytime soap, had discussed the war in any depth. There was the character of Phoebe, a conservative, and Amy, a free-spirited liberal, both butting heads over the war, with Amy often leading protests around Pine Valley. When the character of Amy left, Ruth took over as the anti-war voice. Her early 1970s protest speech won Mary Fickett the first ever Emmy Award given to a soap performer back in 1972. Later in the show's run, Phoebe became more liberal. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Mary Fickett is an American actress (b. ... An Emmy Award. ...

In 1973, Erica Kane made the decision to have an abortion. What made the abortion extra-controversial was Erica's reason for doing it. She wasn't having it done because her health was in jeopardy, but because she didn't want to gain weight and lose her modeling job. The abortion story got much media attention, especially since Roe v. Wade had been decided just a few months before the story began airing. Erica developed a potentially fatal infection after having the abortion, and the switch-boards at ABC lit up with calls from doctors and nurses, offering their medical opinions on how best to treat the character's case. The controversy didn’t hurt ratings, which rose from an 8.2 to a 9.1 Household rating. Holding Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights. ...

Phoebe's husband Charles (Hugh Franklin) had gotten close to Mona Kane (Frances Heflin), Erica's mother and his secretary at the hospital. The two fell in love and Charles divorced Phoebe, even though she tried to blackmail Mona and even faked paralysis. In the end, Phoebe was left a drunken divorcée and Mona became the new Mrs. Tyler. This ordeal started the longtime Phoebe/Mona rivalry. Hugh Franklin (August 24, 1916 – September 26, 1986) was an American soap opera actor. ... Mona Kane Tyler (born 1924 - 1994) was a original character on the American soap opera All My Children. ... Frances Heflin (born September 20, 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — died June 1, 1994, New York City, New York) was an American actress. ... Paralysed redirects here. ...

When Eileen Letchworth, who played Margo Flax Martin, was contemplating a facelift, she talked it over with Agnes Nixon. Not only was Letchwoth going to need time off, she was going to look significantly different when she returned to the show. Nixon approved and worked the facelift into a storyline. Margo wanted to impress the somewhat younger Paul Martin (William Mooney). Margo’s facelift in 1974 was one of the first major storylines on television discussing cosmetic surgery and its psychological effects. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In June 1976, the character of Brooke English showed up on her Aunt Phoebe's doorstep and soon after clashed with Erica over Tom Cudahy and Mark Dalton. Since then, Brooke has feasted on many of Erica's left-over men. Also, in 1976 was the introduction of fan favorite Myrtle Lum Fargate (Eileen Herlie). Julia Barr, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... Thomas Tom Cudahy is on and off again character that is a resident of Pine Valley in the television soap opera All My Children. ... Eileen Herlie (born Eileen Herlihy on March 8, 1920) is a Scottish-American actress. ...

By the late 1970s the show had risen to the top of the ratings. One reason for this was the arrival of teenage prostitute Donna Beck. Her relationship with the handsome Dr. Chuck Tyler breathed life into the show and captivated many fans for years to come. Another new addition was the arrival of aristocratic Palmer Cortlandt (aka Peter Cooney) (James Mitchell), his somewhat creepy housekeeper Myra Murdock, and his overprotected daughter Nina (Taylor Miller), who, to Palmer's chagrin, caught the fancy of Dr. Cliff Warner (Peter Bergman). Palmer did everything in his power to break up the couple, included telling Nina she was going blind due to her diabetes. Palmer teamed up with Cliff's past flame, nurse Sybil Thorne (Linda Gibboney), who confronted Cliff about fathering her son. But this was temporary, because Sybil was murdered by Sean Cudahy (Alan Dysert). During the murder trial, Nina was astonished to learn that her mother, Daisy Cortlandt (Gillian Spencer), whom she believed to be dead, was in fact alive and living in Pine Valley as 'Monique Jonville'. To complete everyone's shock, Myra acknowledged that Daisy was her daughter. AMC also found memorable villains in Billy Clyde Tuggle and Ray Gardner. Palmer Cortlandt (born Pete Cooney) is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, and has been played by James Mitchell since 1979. ... James Mitchell, in a still from All My Children. ... Linda Taylor Miller (born August 18, 1954, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soap opera actress, best known for her role as Nina Cortlandt on All My Children, which she played from 1979 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1989. ... Categories: All My Children characters ... Autographed photo of Peter Bergman Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor. ... Gillian Spencer is an American soap opera actress and writer. ... Ray Gardner may refer to: Ray Gardner – A character on the soap opera All My Children Ray Gardner – English actor who starred in the unforgettable Blackcurrant Tango Commercial Ray Gardner – An American Baseball player from 1929-1930 Category: ...

1980s

Main article: All My Children (1980-1989)

The early '80s is considered by many^[who?] to have been a golden period for the show. Younger characters, such as Jenny and Greg (Kim Delaney and Laurence Lau), Liza (Marcy Walker), Liza's best friend Amanda Cousins (Amanda Bearse), Jesse Hubbard and Angie (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) and a now-grown-up Tad Martin (Michael E. Knight), who was now legally Ruth and Joe's son, entered the scene and drew large followings. Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1959 in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress. ... Laurence Lau, in a still from Another World with Joanna Going, who played his love interest. ... Marcy Walker (born November 26, 1961) is an American soap opera actress. ... Amanda Bearse (born on August 9, 1958) is an American actress, director and comedienne. ... Jesse Hubbard (b. ... Darnell Williams (born March 3, 1955) is an American actor, born in London, in the UK. Williams played on All My Children as Jesse Hubbard from 1981 to 1988, when his character was shot and killed. ... This article is about the actress. ... Information Date of birth September 1, 1963 Children Jamie Martin, Kathy Mershon and Jenny Carey Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Matthew Anton (1973-1977) John E. Dunn (1978-1981) Michael E. Knight (1982-present) Thaddeus James Tad Martin is a resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley on... Michael E. Knight, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ...

The storyline involving Liza plotting to win Greg back after he left her for Jenny was a huge fan favorite, as was the Jenny/Greg pairing. The legend of "Tad the Cad" was born when Tad Martin took Liza Colby's virginity, then simultaneously began having sex with her mother, socialite Marian Colby (Jennifer Bassey), who eventually was sent to prison and returned to marry Stuart Chandler (David Canary). David Canary as Adam Chandler, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ...

Jenny and Jesse's summer in New York City was so well received that it allowed the program to reach #1 in the ratings for 10 weeks in mid-1982.

On the not-so-younger side, Jenny and Tad's natural mother Opal (Dorothy Lyman) was also added to the canvas, where she opened the Glamorama salon and spa. Opal greatly showcased All My Children’s attempt at humor and satire. Powerful businessman Adam Chandler and his twin brother Stuart arrived in town and became significant characters. Dorothy Lyman (born April 18, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) is an accomplished television actress, director and producer. ... All My Children. ...

The character of Erica began to take on a larger-than-life role by the 1980s. This was evident with her writing an autobiography, "Raising Kane", and turning it into a motion picture. When her presumed half-sister Silver (Deborah Goodrich) accused her of murdering Kent Bogard (Michael Woods, Lee Goodart), her former lover and boss, she went on the run fleeing to the Hollywood Hills. She did this all while posing as a nun. Many remember her forest encounter with a grizzly bear after she escaped a kidnapping attempt made by Adam. The character would go on to marry over 10 times (with her most recent wedding taking place in June 2005). The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to Pacific Coast...

The show made their first attempt at tackling the taboo topic of homosexuality in 1983. Tricia Pursley played the divorced Devon McFadden who believed she was falling in love with her psychiatrist, Lynn Carson (played by Donna Pescow). Lynn admitted to being a lesbian, and Devon admitted her crush. Other soaps and television shows had done stories hinting at bisexuality, but never homosexuality, much less with women. Tricia Pursley (born 1959 in Saint Petersburg, Florida) is an American actress. ... Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and television actress. ... Bisexual redirects here. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...

The show intelligently tackled the issue of drug use when Mark La Mura's character, Mark Dalton, became addicted to cocaine after years of casual use. His half-sister, Erica staged an intervention with his friends to have him confront his problems. They practiced a "tough love" policy that had Mark admit to the addiction. The informative episode showed how to hold an intervention, and the stages to go through for a successful confrontation. Mark Dalton is an Australian former basketball players who represented the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League. ...

Controversy hit in 1987 with the arrival of Cindy Parker (Ellen Wheeler), who would later fall in love with Stuart Chandler (David Canary). The character was revealed to have AIDS. Through visits by Dr. Angie Hubbard, the show educated the public on how the disease was spread and how to prevent it. Cindy had contracted HIV from her husband, Fred, who contracted it from sharing needles for drug use. Cindy would be attacked by a vigilante hate group led by her niece Skye Chandler. The tragedy of the attack showed the extremes of violence that was occurring everyday to victims of the disease. Cindy married Stuart and he adopted her son Scott. She died early in 1989 in one of the soap's most watched episodes. Ellen Wheeler (born October 9, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress, director and producer. ... Stuart Chandler is a fictional character in the soap opera All My Children. ... David Canary as Adam Chandler, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter were a supercouple on the soap opera All My Children. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ... Information Occupation E.L.Q. board member; Partner of Luke Spencer in the Haunted Star casino venture Portrayed by Robin Christopher (AMC: 1987 - 1991, OLTL: 1999 - 2001, GH: 2001 - present); Antoinette Byron (AMC: 1986 - 1987); Carrie Genzel (AMC: 1996 - 1997) Antoinette Patterson Skye Chandler-Quartermaine (formerly Skye Cudahy, Toni Kinder...

By 1989, ABC wanted changes at All My Children. The show was getting about 6.5 million viewers per episode, but many felt that the program had lost its unique sense of humor. Agnes Nixon and Wisner Washam, who had both written the show since the '70s, were faced with a merry-go-round of executive producers, starting in the mid-'80s when producer Jacqueline Babbin left. Jorn Winther was hired to executive produce the show. Efforts were made to bring the show back to the glory days of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. This would mean adding a mixture of both social issues and also the intelligent satire that the show had been known for. Wisner Washam is an American soap opera writer, best known as the head writer of All My Children in the early 80s. ...

Felicia Minei Behr was hired as the new executive producer in early 1989. Having been a producer on Ryan's Hope, Behr was familiar with All My Children, having been an associate producer from 1970 to 1975. Behr welcomed the input of both Nixon and Washam. In the eyes of Agnes Nixon, the show finally had a stable executive producer. Behr worked with Nixon and Washam, crafting a baby storyline involving the characters of Adam, Brooke, Tad, and Dixie between the characters of Tad and Dixie (Cady McClain), with whom Behr saw much chemistry between. By this time, the show also found a hit couple in Cecily and Nico (played by Rosa Nevin and Maurice Benard). Felicia Minei Behr is an American TV producer who has worked on 3 daytime serials. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American actress known for her roles on the soap operas All My Children as Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin Lawson Bodine Martin Martin (1988-1996, 1998-2002, 2005-present) and As... Maurice Benard Maurice Benard (born Mauricio Jose Morales on March 1, 1963) is a Salvadoran-American actor. ...

ABC was pleased with Behr; Agnes Nixon was as well, and decided her creation was safe in the hands of the new producer. The program was faced with many actor defections during this time, including longtime favorites such as Peter Bergman, Taylor Miller, and Debbi Morgan, but Behr countered this by bringing back other favorite characters from the past -- Opal (this time played by Jill Larson), Dr. Chuck Tyler, and Billy Clyde Tuggle (the former pimp who first made his big splash in the '70s). Behr also helped craft a story re-exploring Erica's father, Eric Kane. It was revealed he had faked his own death. In a comical twist, Erica found him working as a clown in a traveling circus. Autographed photo of Peter Bergman Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is a three time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor. ... Linda Taylor Miller (born August 18, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American soap opera actress. ... This article is about the actress. ... Jill Larson (born October 7, 1947) is an American soap opera actress. ...

1990s to present

At the time of Behr's hiring in early 1989, the show usually ranked around #4 in the ratings, by 1990, the show had inched up to the #3 spot. ABC chose Megan McTavish, a former actress who had been on the writing team since 1987, to be its new head writer. She was promoted to head writer in 1992, with Nixon serving as Executive Head Writer. Megan McTavish (born April 30, 1949 in Pembroke, New Hampshire) is an American soap opera writer, most known for her head writing stints on All My Children. ... A Head Writer is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series writing team. ...

Billy Clyde Tuggle returned to Pine Valley in 1990, after a ten-year absence (in prison). He proceeded to undo the lives of many in Pine Valley. He told his daughter, Emily Ann Sago, that he was her natural father, devastating her with the truth that she was the product of rape. He died tumbling over a bridge (with Tad Martin), ending the reign of one of Pine Valley's most evil and entertaining characters ever.

Stories such as Molly's leukemia, Ceara Connor (Genie Frances') incest, Mona’s lung cancer, and Deconstruction (a story about racism), were all praised in the soap magazines for their social conscience. Other storylines included the 'Who Killed Will?' mystery, Willow Lake Acres (a both humorous and serious tale about the plight of the elderly in a fraudulent nursing home), and a tornado that rocked Pine Valley. Kendall Hart (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who was revealed to be the product of a rape that happened to Erica on her fourteenth birthday, was a major rewrite, but still a popular story in the eyes of many. The Santos, Dillon, Frye, and Keefer families were introduced during this time as well. Image:GenieFrancis001. ... Incest is defined as sexual relations between closely related persons (often within the immediate family) such that it is either illegal or socially taboo. ... Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. ... Kendall Hart Slater (formerly Kendall Lang) is a character on the American soap opera All My Children. ... Sarah Michelle Prinze,[1][2] (born April 14, 1977) better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. ...

Tad and Dixie were now very popular The show had other couples with large followings during this time: Erica and Dimitri (Michael Nader), Trevor (James Kiberd) and Natalie (Kate Collins), and Hayley (Kelly Ripa) and Brian (Gregory Gordon, Matt Borlenghi, Brian L. Greene). Categories: Stub | 1945 births | Soap opera actors ... James Kiberd, in a still from All My Children. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress, television personality and talk show host. ... The actor who played Brian Bodine in the early 90s, Matt Borlenghi, was half of the dynamic duo known as Brian and Hayley. ...

Many fans^[who?] consider the early 1990s to have been a second golden period for the show, often comparing it to the late 1970s/early 1980s.

However, by the early-mid-1990s, some of McTavish's storytelling received criticism for being gimmick-driven (i.e. multiple dual roles, bomb plots). Reports soon surfaced that Behr and McTavish were having conflicts about storylines and the direction of AMC. After the O.J. Simpson trial preempted daytime television programs throughout late 1994 and into 1995, many soaps saw their ratings decline, and All My Children was no different. When Megan McTavish was fired from her head writing post in the spring, former associate head writer Lorraine Broderick was tapped by Behr as the new head writer. The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly publicized U.S. criminal trial in which former football star and actor O.J. Simpson was charged with the murder of one of his ex-wives and her friend. ... Preemption as used with respect to operating systems means the ability of the operating system to preempt or stop a currently scheduled task in favour of a higher priority task. ... Lorraine Broderick is an American soap opera writer who got her start on All My Children as a protégée of Agnes Nixons. ...

Broderick's tenure under Behr was popular among critics and fans for returning AMC to its socially relevant, character-driven roots. Her biggest successes were Erica's drug addiction story (with the character receiving treatment at the Betty Ford Center), and also the story of a homophobia over a gay high school boy and a history teacher. But with the ratings still stagnant, ABC fired longtime executive producer Felicia Minei Behr, and brought in Francesca James (who had previously won an Emmy award acting on the show as twins Kitty and Kelly). The storylines now included a voodoo arc with the popular Noah and Julia (Keith Hamilton Cobb and Sydney Penny), a fantasy story for Myrtle featuring the "real" Santa Claus, and finally a baby kidnapping story involving Erica. The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Rancho Mirage, California co-founded by former United States First Lady Betty Ford and her friend, Ambassador Leonard Firestone, in 1982. ... Felicia Minei Behr is an American TV producer who has worked on 3 daytime serials. ... as Kelly Cole Tyler at the funeral of Phoebe Tyler Wallingford in 2005 Francesca James is an American soap opera director, actress, producer, singer, and composer. ... Keith Hamilton Cobb (born 28 January 1962) is an American actor, best known for his roles as the ruthless Tyr Anasazi in the science-fiction series Andromeda from 2000 to 2002 and Noah Keefer on All My Children from 1994 to 1996. ... Sydney Penny (born August 7, 1971 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American Daytime Emmy nominated actress best known for the roles of Julia Santos Keefer on the soap opera All My Children and Samantha Sam Kelly on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. ...

Despite winning three consecutive Daytime Emmys for writing during her tenure on AMC, Broderick was replaced in December 1997 by her predecessor, McTavish. The first major story McTavish tackled was ironically one created by Broderick, Bianca Montgomery's anorexia. The character of Bianca, Erica's young daughter, was checked into a facility to treat the disease. Apart from the anorexia story, McTavish's tales were plot-driven and made severe, implausible alterations to the show's history such as the resurrection of Erica's lifetime-love, Mike Roy (Nicholas Surovy). In 1998 the show, yet again, got a new executive producer, Jean Dadario Burke, taking over from Francesca James. She would become known to many speculating fans as a weak producer with little vision. Information Occupation Runs Cambias Enterprises Family See Family and relationships. ... For other uses, see Anorexia. ... Jean Dadario Burke is an American TV producer. ... as Kelly Cole Tyler at the funeral of Phoebe Tyler Wallingford in 2005 Francesca James is an American soap opera director, actress, producer, singer, and composer. ...

Cady McClain, who had left the show as Dixie in 1996, returned to the delight of her fans, but other storylines -- involving ghosts, poison tattoos, Nazi art, and a sperm switch -- were all busts. By the start of 1999, with All My Children being voted as the 'Worst of 1998' by Soap Opera Digest magazine, McTavish was once again fired. Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American actress known for her roles on the soap operas All My Children as Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin Lawson Bodine Martin Martin (1988-1996, 1998-2002, 2005-present) and As...

As ratings began to fall in the late 1990s, ABC convinced Agnes Nixon to make a brief return. Many long-running actors, such as Michael Nader, James Kiberd, and Robin Mattson, left their roles. Nixon decided to write a story that would breathe new life into the show and be socially relevant at the same time. This resulted in the revelation that Erica Kane's daughter Bianca was a lesbian. She admitted the truth to her mother in December 2000. Despite the many flaws during this period, the show found success in the pairing of newcomers Leo and Greenlee (Josh Duhamel and Rebecca Budig). Categories: Stub | 1945 births | Soap opera actors ... James Kiberd, in a still from All My Children. ... Robin Mattson in her Janet from Another Planet persona, in a still from the All My Children opening sequence. ... Erica Kane is a long-running fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... Leo and Greenlee du Pres (Josh Duhamel and Budig). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rebecca Jo Budig (born June 26, 1973 Cincinnati and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and television presenter. ...

Starting with the July 25, 2006 episode, the show's video has been processed to appear as though it was shot on film. is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Filmizing (a. ...

The soap has been strongly criticized for keeping the film look^{[citation needed]}.

Soap Central has recently reported that Kate Collins will be returning to the show as Janet on November 21, 2007. They have also stated that other fan favorites will be returning to the show in the next few months, but so far there has been no formal announcement as to which characters will appear.[1] is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On December 12, 2007, news came that Rebecca Budig would be returning as Greenlee Smythe. Seen by many as a desperate attempt by President of ABC Daytime Brian Scott Frons to bring back viewers, enthusiasm for Budig's return was overshadowed with word of how Sabine Singh, the character's recast, was treated in the process of bringing Budig back.^[7] While many viewers rejoiced at the news of Budig's return, others had grown to accept and appreciate Singh as Greenlee, and both sides felt the actress was treated badly by ABC. is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Rebecca Jo Budig (born June 26, 1973 Cincinnati and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and television presenter. ... Greenlee Smythe du Pres (formerly Lavery) is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. ... Brian Frons is an American TV executive who holds a Master of Science degree in Communications from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the State University of New York at Fredonia. ... Sabine Erika Singh (born August 4, 1974 in Suffern, New York) is an American actress. ...

It was reported in the December 25, 2007 issue of Soap Opera Digest that fan favorites Debbi Morgan and Darnell Williams would return as Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter. Morgan returned on January 18, 2008 and Williams on January 25, 2008. is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The February 1977 issue of Soap Opera Digest. ... This article is about the actress. ... Darnell Williams (born March 3, 1955) is an American actor, born in London, in the UK. Williams played on All My Children as Jesse Hubbard from 1981 to 1988, when his character was shot and killed. ... Jesse and Angie Hubbard (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) are daytime TVs first African American supercouple. ... This article is about the actress. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Darnell Williams (born March 3, 1955) is an American actor, born in London, in the UK. Williams played on All My Children as Jesse Hubbard from 1981 to 1988, when his character was shot and killed. ... is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

All My Children storylines and people

• List of All My Children storylines
• List of All My Children characters
• List of cast members of All My Children

All My Children storylines throughout the years. ... This is a list of some of the major characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera All My Children, plus small character detail. ... List of past, present and future cast members of soap opera, All My Children. ...

Megan McTavish and her replacements as head writer

After even more staff turnover in recent years, Megan McTavish, who wrote the show for most of the '90s, again returned. Her storylines began airing in July 2003, which included the controversial rape of Bianca. Megan McTavish (born April 30, 1949 in Pembroke, New Hampshire) is an American soap opera writer, most known for her head writing stints on All My Children. ...

Gone upon McTavish's latest return was Jean Dadario Burke as executive producer, being replaced with Julie Hanan Carruthers. Jean Dadario Burke is an American TV producer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Julie Hanan Carruthers is an American TV producer. ...

Under McTavish, ratings bounced from the middle of the pack and the bottom. McTavish resorted to quick thinking and stunt casting to lure back long-time viewers. Various characters returned to the show after long absences, including Julia Santos (Sydney Penny) and Janet Dillon (Kate Collins, who was originally slated to return for a brief stint and was eventually given a contract. The most notable, however, was the long-kept secret of Cady McClain's return as the iconic Dixie Cooney Martin. The news of her return was spread just two weeks before she appeared on viewers' screens again. In a very unpopular move the writers chose to kill off Dixie only a year after her return Information Occupation Nurse Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Sydney Penny Julia Santos (formerly Julia Keefer) is a fictional character played by actor Sydney Penny on the ABC soap opera All My Children from 1993 to 1996 as a series regular, guests appearances in 1997 and 2002, and from 2005... Sydney Penny (born August 7, 1971 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American Daytime Emmy nominated actress best known for the roles of Julia Santos Keefer on the soap opera All My Children and Samantha Sam Kelly on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. ... Janet Marlowe Green Dillon is a character on the soap opera, All My Children. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American actress known for her roles on the soap operas All My Children as Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin Lawson Bodine Martin Martin (1988-1996, 1998-2002, 2005-present) and As...

A controversial storyline had Erica's thought-to-be-aborted son come to Pine Valley.

In August 2006, after months of speculation it was confirmed that fan favorite Eden Riegel would be reprising her Emmy winning role of Bianca Montgomery. Since departing the show in February 2005, Eden has returned for three limited guest appearances but this time signed a contract of undetermined length with the show. Eden Riegel, in a still from All My Children. ... An Emmy Award. ... Information Occupation Runs Cambias Enterprises Family See Family and relationships. ...

In 2006, the show began a storyline about a transgender character that involves Bianca and the rock musician Freddie 'Zarf/Zoe' Luper.

In December 2006, AMC introduced a storyline where the women of Fusion Cosmetics began being killed by a serial killer. Simone and Erin were the first two victims of the serial killer, with Danielle Frye being the third. When the "Satin Slayer" attacked Danielle, she saw him/her before collapsing. Josh Madden and Babe get to Danielle before she died, and got her to the hospital, but she was unable to identify her attacker. Her father had her moved to Hawaii for her recovery, and to get her away from the killer. Dixie Cooney Martin was the fourth victim of the "Satin Slayer". Although Babe Chandler was the intended victim, Dixie accidentally ate the poisoned food, and succumbed to the drug. Dixie's spirit visited Jamie and J.R. as well as Tad, and she realized that Kathy was her Kate, before moving on to the afterlife. Weeks later Babe was to fall victim to the Satin Slayer. Her bodyguard had been killed behind her car and as she went to check on him, the Satin Slayer got hold of her and plunged a syringe into her neck causing her to suffer the same fate as her co-workers and mother-in-law, or so it seemed. It was later revealed that Babe was indeed alive and in hiding. It was revealed in February 2007 that Alexander Cambias Sr. was The Satin Slayer. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...

It was officially announced February 2007 that Megan McTavish has been fired due to viewer criticism about her storylines and playing favorites with certain characters. On May 21, 2007, James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten were announced as the new head writers of All My Children. The duo have written for Days of our Lives, One Life to Live, Dynasty and Port Charles, and were the creators and writers of The City. is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten are American television writers, primarily working on soap operas. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[5] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Port Charles was a soap opera which aired on ABC from June 1, 1997 to October 3, 2003. ... The ABC soap opera The City aired from November 13, 1995 to March 28, 1997. ...

On May 21st, 2008, Charles Pratt, Jr., former co-head writer for General Hospital was announced as a replacement for Brown and Esenstein, amid record low ratings. is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Pratt Jr. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ...

Title sequences

All title sequences use a book of the show's title. For other uses, see Book (disambiguation). ...

The All My Children opening title in January 1970. Although always shot in color, the show's early episodes only survive on black and white kinescopes

The November 1991 to January 1995 version of the original bumper that was seen in the middle of the show from January 1990 to January 1995.

Typical bumper format that was seen in the middle of the show from January 1995-September 17, 1999.

Typical bumper format that was seen in the middle of the show from September 20, 1999 to February 2003.

The typical bumper that was seen in the middle of the show from February 2003 to May 2004.

The second generation of bumpers under ABC's re-branding process, debuting in January 2006, and still currently in use.

Ever since the debut in 1970, AMC's opener has included a photo album/scrapbook in some kind of form. The term kinescope originally referred to a type of early television picture tube. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links NVE00001. ... Image File history File links NVE00001. ... A classical photo album A photo album is a collection of a series of photographs in a book. ... Making scrapbooks is a hobby relating to pasting newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photos, usually personal, or other memorabilia into custom-decorated albums, or scrapbooks. ...

January 5, 1970 - January 1, 1989	With the premiere, the opening was simple: a camera slowly zooms in on a leather-bound photo album as a female hand (said to be either that of Agnes Nixon, Kay Campbell, or Ruth Warrick) enters the shot to open the album. On the first page of the album, the title is shown in calligraphic type. Until at least June 1970, the hand turned to a second page, crediting Rosemary Prinz as a "Special Guest Star". Prinz, at the time, was the cast member with the most soap opera experience, and crediting her in the sequence was used a way to coax her fans to tune in. She left after six months on the show, and the second page was eliminated from the sequence. Starting in June 1970, the opening then became a re-shot sequence featuring the same hand-turning the book format, only now based on a larger table/credenza, and the book was also more centered. The title appeared in the same calligraphic font, but the inside title page now had the text repositioned so a painted sprig of flowers could accompany it (which were not in evidence in the first version). After the display of the title page, the hand would begin to turn to the next page just as the sequence faded out, to give the effect of someone displaying a full family photo album. However, additional pages would never be seen again during the run of this opening. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Rosemary Prinz (born 1930 in New York City) was an actress in the early era of the American soap opera. ... This set ran until January 1990, making it one of the longest-running packages in soap history. The theme music used with this version was written by Dina Dore and her daughter Carlina Paul. It went through two principal arrangements; in the beginning it was a soft lullaby-type tune. Retained from the January 1970 sequence, it ran through 1971. Another version debuted in late 1970 and was used until 1976. A new version of the theme was used from 1976 to New Year's 1990. The last and final episode of All My Children with the "title inside page" opening aired on January 1, 1990.
January 2, 1990 - January 2, 1995	The show's next sequence debuted during the week of the 20th anniversary in January 1990. The new opening kept the photo album theme, of course, but expanded on it. It began with the camera panning across a desk featuring framed pictures of longtime cast members (specifically, Joe and Ruth Martin, Adam and Stuart Chandler, Brooke English, and Phoebe and Langley Wallingford). This dissolved into a series of animations in which still pictures of each cast member hovered into piles on the desk. It ended with a portrait of lead actress Susan Lucci slowly sliding onto a page in the photo album, as it closed to reveal the title in an Old English type on the cover. Occasionally, the title would disappear from the cover and a sponsor's logo would be in its place, with the announcer doing an ad for the sponsor. Felicia Minei Behr (who was All My Children’s executive producer from 1989-1996) was responsible for this opening, and thought a change was desperately needed to bring the show into the '90s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... As popular as the opening was (it proved to be an innovative idea in that the set-up allowed everyone from contract cast members to recurring cast members to be included), the theme music was even more popular. Written by legendary television composer Billy Barber, it began with a perky melody. A slightly remixed version of this theme debuted in December 1992 with a quieter, slower arrangement at the beginning and tuned to a much newer pop theme, that lasted until 1995. The theme song was identified with the show's years of the early '90s. The last episode of All My Children with the falling pics opening aired on January 2, 1995. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
January 3, 1995 - October 4, 2002	On January 3, 1995, for the 25th anniversary week, a new opening made its debut. The first episode of All My Children with the locket opening debuted on January 3, 1995. It featured stills of each cast member fading in and out of a white background while various images, including galloping horses, house exteriors, pearl necklaces, and pink roses, crossfaded throughout the headshots. Susan Lucci was again given a nod as her picture was always first and was the only one in the sequence to be framed (with a silver picture frame). At the end, Agnes Nixon's hand-written epigram for the show crossfaded in the background just as the photo album did. In March 1995 a new theme debuted to replace the January 1995 theme, it was shortened at the beginning and lengthened towards the end with a few new instruments. Also a new piano theme debuted that month. In October 1995, the opening was updated to include posed shots of most cast members, but the shots were still motionless. In December 1995 all cast shots received posed images. In July 1996 the opening was updated and debuted live video shots of the former stills. In August 1997, a quiet piano arrangement debuted that lasted to the summer of 1998 when a new upbeat version that included the ending version would debut. In October 2000 it was modified music with a series of a few more instruments included in the opening and used Digital Surround Sound. All the music that accompanied these openings were composed by David Benoit. All My Children had its last episode with the locket opening on October 4, 2002.
October 7, 2002 - May 28, 2004	On October 7, 2002, after seven and a half years of the "white opening", a new opening made its debut. The first episode of All My Children with the "photo album" opening debuted on October 7, 2002. Of course, it featured the photo album, but unlike the other openings, the photo album was constantly seen throughout. It began with a closeup of the album (with the title on the cover) as it opened. The Agnes Nixon epigram is seen on the front page, but the screen fades into the montage of cast member headshots, all done in live action. The photos were already on their pages in the album and as each face was shown, the name of the character was scrawled on their page in the book, similar to what many people do with their own family scrapbooks. Yet again, Susan Lucci is paid homage by being at the end of both versions of this opening. This time, however, she shared that honor with David Canary, as he was in both openings as well, as Adam Chandler in one and Stuart in the other. The music for this opening was a much-loved update of the 1990-1995 theme originally composed by Billy Barber, this time with contributions by Robert Israel. There were two music versions of this opening. The first version was a quiet, fast tempo that lasted for two weeks when replaced by a more dramatic theme in late October 2002 that lasted until May 2004. The opening went un-updated from December 2002 to June 2003. The show reportedly had difficulty when attempting to update this opening; for the first six months it was in use there were no updates despite many cast changes. Several cast members left the show and remained in the opening for months. When the opening finally was updated in June 2003 to feature new stars such as William Devry and Marc Menard, their images were blurry and of very poor quality. Also many shots had become brighter and were zoomed in, and the pages had a much lighter hue. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ...
May 31, 2004–present	After barely a year and a half of the previous opening, the show debuted another on May 31, 2004. This opening was styled after the commercial break bumpers that were present on all of ABC's serials at the time. One Life to Live and General Hospital's openings were done in similar ways to the All My Children opening. The new opening generated mixed opinions from fans. The pros of it were that many pictures from the show's past, including montages of classic Susan Lucci and Ruth Warrick headshots and a wedding portrait from Edmund and Maria's 1994 wedding, was seen at the beginning. Also in favor was the updated version of the classic early '90s theme song. Cons were Ryan's shot was after Erica Kane, which many felt that place belonged to Alicia Minshew's Kendall Hart. The All My Children book letter font was in Monotype Corsiva rather than the traditional Old English Text and the book was in a different red hue. This was also the first time that the show's name was written on a single line, as opposed to the usual three lines. On December 13, 2006, a slightly modified version of the theme debuted and is still in use. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

Current cast members

Amanda Baker (born 1979) is an actress. ... Arabella Babe Carey is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Rebecca Jo Budig (born June 26, 1973 Cincinnati and raised in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and television presenter. ... Greenlee Smythe du Pres (formerly Lavery) is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children. ... David Canary as Adam Chandler, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... All My Children. ... Stuart Chandler is a fictional character in the soap opera All My Children. ... Yaya DaCosta (born Camara DaCosta Johnson on November 15, 1982) is an American fashion model and actress from Harlem, New York. ... Bobbie Eakes, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... Melissa Claire Egan is an American actress. ... Information Occupation Former Communication Director of Cambias Industries. ... Colin Egglesfield, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... Josh Madden is a fictional character from All My Children, who came to Pine Valley on June 17, 2005. ... Ricky Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1968) is an American actor. ... Dr. Joseph Jake Martin Jr. ... Eileen Herlie (born Eileen Herlihy on March 8, 1920) is a Scottish-American actress. ... Myrtle Fargate (nee Lum) is a fictional character on the American daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Eileen Herlie since 1976. ... Thorsten Kaye (born Thorsten Ernst Keiselbach on February 22, 1966 in Mainz, Germany) is a German born, London raised actor who stars in soap operas in the United States. ... Zach Slater (born Alexander Cambias, Jr. ... Michael E. Knight, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... Information Date of birth September 1, 1963 Children Jamie Martin, Kathy Mershon and Jenny Carey Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Matthew Anton (1973-1977) John E. Dunn (1978-1981) Michael E. Knight (1982-present) Thaddeus James Tad Martin is a resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley on... Susan Victoria Lucci (born December 23, 1946) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress. ... Erica Kane is a long-running fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. ... Ray MacDonnell playing Dr. Joe Martin, seen here in 1970 with Karen Lynn Gorney (Tara Martin). ... Dr. Joseph Joe Martin Sr. ... Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is an Emmy-nominated actor. ... Information Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Cameron Mathison Ryan Lavery is a fictional character on the long-running soap opera All My Children, as portrayed by Cameron Mathison from 1998 to 2002 and from 2003 to present. ... Alicia Minshew, in a still from an opening sequence of All My Children. ... Kendall Slater (née Hart; formerly Kendall Lang) is a fictional character on the American soap opera All My Children. ... James Mitchell, in a still from All My Children. ... Palmer Cortlandt (born Pete Cooney) is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, and has been played by James Mitchell since 1979. ... Colby Marian Chandler is a fictional character played by Ambyr Childers on the soap opera All My Children. ... This article is about the actress. ... Jesse Hubbard and Angie Baxter were a supercouple on the soap opera All My Children. ... Chrishelle Stause Chrishell Strause is an American soap opera actress from Draffenville, Kentucky. ... Amanda Dillon is a character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Aiden Turner (born April 2, 1977 in Hertfordshire) is a British actor best known for his Daytime Emmy nominated role of Aidan Devane on All My Children since 2002. ... Information Occupation Private Detective Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Aiden Turner Aidan Devane is currently a resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley on ABCs soap opera, All My Children. ... Walt Willey (born January 26, 1951 in Ottawa, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Information Occupation Lawyer Pine Valley District Attorney (suspended from duties on December 2, 2003) Attorney in private practice. ... Darnell Williams (born March 3, 1955) is an American actor, born in London, in the UK. Williams played on All My Children as Jesse Hubbard from 1981 to 1988, when his character was shot and killed. ... Jesse and Angie Hubbard (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) are daytime TVs first African American supercouple. ... Jacob Wayne Young (born September 10, 1979) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor and singer. ... Adam Chandler, Jr. ...

Recurring cast members

Jennifer Bassey is an Emmy nominated and Soap Opera Digest Award winning actress was born in Chicago, USA in the early 1940s. ... Marian Colby Chandler is a fictional character on ABCs daytime drama All My Children. ... Information Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Ava and Julia Farrar (October 5, 2006 - June 18, 2007) Alexander, Benjamin, and Caleb Eckstein (July 16, 2007 - present) Spike Lavery is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Information Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Alexa Gerasimovich Kathy Mershon is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Jill Larson (born October 7, 1947) is an American soap opera actress. ... Opal Gardner Purdy Cortlandt majorly going by Opal now, is a recurring character in fictional town of Pine Valley on the American TV soap opera, All My Children. ... Laurence Lau, in a still from Another World with Joanna Going, who played his love interest. ... Greg (Laurence Lau) and Jenny (Kim Delaney) in 1983. ... Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot Cady McClain (born Katie McClain on October 13, 1969 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American actress known for her roles on the soap operas All My Children as Dixie Cooney Chandler Martin Lawson Bodine Martin Martin (1988-1996, 1998-2002, 2005-present) and As... Information Address Pine Valley, Pennsylvania Portrayed by Cady McClain Dixie Louise Cooney (formerly Dixie Chandler, Dixie Martin, Dixie Lawson, Dixie Bodine) was a resident of the fictional town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania on the daytime soap opera All My Children from January 1989 to June 1996 and again from July... Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing in movies, soap operas, game shows and television. ... Ruth Parker Brent Martin is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera All My Children. ... Lucy Merriam (born 2002?) is child actress. ... Emma Lavery Emma Lavery is a character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Derek Frye is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera, All My Children. ... Ian Slater is a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children, currently being played by a doll, starting in July 2007 due to the health problems that the baby is going through, having been born very premature. ... Tonya Pinkins, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... Livia Frye is a fictional character on ABCs daytime drama All My Children. ... Jarred Sturman (born February 7, 2004) is American child actor. ... Information Occupation Latest heir to the Chandler fortune. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... Sam Woods (10 May 1846 - 23 November 1915) was a British trade unionist and politician. ...

Comings and goings

Beth Ehlers Beth Ehlers (born July 23, 1968 in Queens, New York) is an American soap opera actress. ... July 2008 is the seventh month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leven Alice Rambin (born May 17, 1990 in Houston, Texas) is an American soap opera actress. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Billy Miller, a Tight End for the Cleveland Browns, has played for the NFL since 1999. ... Richard Richie Novak is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children. ... June 2008 is the sixth month of the current leap year and has yet to occur. ...

Deceased cast members

Philip John Amelio II (November 3, 1977 – April 1, 2005) was an American actor and teacher. ... Kay Campbell (August 12, 1904 — May 27, 1985) was an American actress, best known in television for her role as Grandma Kate Martin on the soap opera All My Children. ... Katherine Kate Martin was a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Raul Davila. ... Louis Edmonds (born September 24, 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died March 3, 2001 in Port Jefferson, New York) was an American actor. ... Langley Wallingford was a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Hugh Franklin (August 24, 1916 – September 26, 1986) was an American soap opera actor. ... This article is about the American actress. ... Katherine Kate Martin was a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ... Frances Heflin (born September 20, 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — died June 1, 1994, New York City, New York) was an American actress. ... Mona Kane Tyler was a original fictional character on the long-running American daytime drama All My Children. ... Gleason in his role as Principal Richard Vernon in 1985s The Breakfast Club Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. ... Dack Rambo (born Norman Rambo, November 13, 1941 – March 21, 1994) was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Jack Ewing in the TV Series Dallas from 1985 until his dismissal in 1987 and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1990 to 1991. ... Lynne Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was a Tony Award-winning, Image Award-nominated American stage and television actress. ... Dame Ruth Elizabeth Warrick, D.M., O.S.J., Regend of Cathedral of St. ... Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children Phoebe Tyler Wallingford was a fictional character on the soap opera All My Children. ...

Notable alumni

Many well-known film and television actors and celebrities appeared on the serial before their big break, including:

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Ratings

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2000s ratings

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Latest ratings

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• 1. Y&R 5,305,000 (-28,000/-99,000)
• 7. AMC 2,468,000 (+2,000/-562,000)

Scheduling history

Except for a period between July 7, 1975 and December 31, 1976, when AMC ran at 12:30 p.m. Eastern/11:30 a.m. Central time in order to make way for the new Ryan's Hope, the show has aired since its inception at 1 p.m./12 Noon. It replaced the original version of the game show Dream House, which had been plagued by several prize-related scandals. is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... Dream House was an American game show whose grand prize was a brand new house. ...

The timeslot caused some ratings (and thus audience development) problems in the show's early years, as it faced local newscasts or tape-delayed games or soaps on NBC and CBS affiliates, but AMC persevered despite the handicap and fought very strongly against NBC's Days of Our Lives from 1979 onward. This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[5] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ...

Unless one counts The Today Show, AMC has stayed in its timeslot longer than any other daytime program running on network television, having reached a total of 30 consecutive years of broadcasting daily at 1 p.m./Noon on January 3, 2007. The Today Show, officially known as Today, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre, spawning similar morning news and entertainment television programs across the United States and around the world. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Awards and nominations

Here is the list of the winners at the Daytime Emmy Awards, it has been nominated in excess of 250 times. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

Show

• 1988 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
• 1992 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 1994 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 1995 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
• 1995 "Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"
• 1995 "Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects"
• 1996 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
• 1997 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
• 1998 "Outstanding Drama Series"
• 1998 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
• 1998 "Outstanding Makeup"
• 1998 "Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing"
• 1998 "Outstanding Live and Direct To Tape Sound Mixing"
• 1999 "Outstanding Music Direction And Composition"
• 2001 "Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing"
• 2001 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling"
• 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting"
• 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design"
• 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"
• 2002 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition"
• 2003 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
• 2005 "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series" (tied with One Life to Live)
• 2007 "Outstanding Achievement In Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control"

One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...

Individuals

• 1980 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Warren Burton
• 1980 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Francesca James
• 1982 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Dorothy Lyman
• 1983 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Dorothy Lyman
• 1983 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Darnell Williams
• 1985 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Darnell Williams
• 1986 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary
• 1986 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Michael E. Knight
• 1987 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Kathleen Noone
• 1987 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Michael E. Knight
• 1988 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary
• 1988 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Ellen Wheeler
• 1989 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary
• 1989 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Debbi Morgan
• 1990 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Julia Barr
• 1990 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Cady McClain
• 1993 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary
• 1995 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Sarah Michelle Gellar
• 1998 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Julia Barr
• 1999 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Susan Lucci
• 2001 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" David Canary
• 2001 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Michael E. Knight
• 2002 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Josh Duhamel
• 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Ray MacDonnell
• 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Ruth Warrick
• 2005 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Eden Riegel

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Executive producers and head writers

Executive Producers

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Head Writers

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Former notable crew

• Kiki McCabe (1928-2004) was an American television writer. Her given name was Mary Catherine Priester. McCabe first broke into show business as a secretary to Agnes Nixon. Her credits include All My Children, Guiding Light, and Another World. She worked closely with Nixon and Don Wallace. In 1986, McCabe obtained a master's degree in social work from the University of Georgia. She spent her final years working as a counselor for the DeKalb Mental Health Center in Atlanta, GA. She died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. [35], [36]

• Jacqueline Babbin (d. 2001) is an American television writer, playwright, producer, and executive. She entered high school at the age of eleven and Smith College at fifteen. She worked as an assistant to the renowned literary agent Audrey Wood in 1943, and Irene Selznick. She was briefly married to a Warner Bros. executive.

Babbin began her television career in 1954 at David Susskind’s production company Talent Associates, starting out as a script editor. She formed a successful writing partnership with Audrey Gellen. The two women collaborated on several adaptations of stage plays, including Harvey, The Browning Version, Ethan Frome, The Member of the Wedding, Our Town, and Billy Budd. Agnes Nixon Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27, 1927) is a Daytime Emmy award-winning writer and producer. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Another World was an NBC soap opera that ran from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. ... UGA Main Library The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... DeKalb is the name of some places in the United States of America, named after Johann de Kalb: DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb County, Alabama DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb County, Indiana DeKalb County, Missouri Town of De Kalb, Jefferson County, New York DeKalb County, Tennessee This is a disambiguation... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Smith College is a private, independent womens liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. ... “WB” redirects here. ... David Susskind (December 19, 1920, New York City - February 22, 1987, New York City, heart attack) was best known as a pioneer TV talk show host. ...

In 1961, Susskind and Babbin produced a short-lived dramatic anthology, Way Out, which was a series of macabre stories by Roald Dahl. They also continued their collaboration throughout the decade as producers on TV specials, including Hedda Gabler (with Ingrid Bergman and Michael Redgrave), and The Crucible (with George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, and Fritz Weaver). Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually IPA: in English) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award, two-time Emmy Award, one-time BAFTA, honorary César Award, four-time Golden Globe, two-time David di Donatello, two-time Silver Ribbon, one-time NSFC, two-time NBR... Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (March 20, 1908—March 21, 1985) was an English actor of great renown. ... For the 1996 film, see The Crucible (1996 film). ... George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999) was a stage and film actor, director, and producer. ... Colleen Dewhurst (born June 3, 1924; died August 22, 1991) was a Canadian-born actress best known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables productions from Sullivan Entertainment. ... Fritz Weaver on The Twilight Zone Fritz Weaver is a prolific American actor and voice actor. ...

From 1979 to 1982, Babbin served as Vice President, Novels For Television And Miniseries for ABC Entertainment. In 1982, she was hired by ABC Daytime and Agnes Nixon to be All My Children's Executive Producer. During her tenure there, she hired Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett as guest stars. She left AMC in 1986, began writing novels shortly after, and became the Executive Producer of Loving in 1990. ABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by The Walt Disney Company and ABC. It produced shows like Americas Funniest Home Videos, Americas Funniest People, and H.E.L.P. The company was originally known as ABC Circle Films, and later ABC Productions. ... ABC Daytime (ABC-D) is a programming block on the ABC Network. ... Agnes Nixon Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27, 1927) is a Daytime Emmy award-winning writer and producer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933 in San Antonio, Texas) is an Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and writer. ... Loving can refer to Loving (novel), a 1945 novel by Henry Green. ...

Novels: Prime Time Corpse, Bloody Soaps

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Popular culture

• AMC was the favorite TV show of author P. G. Wodehouse, who otherwise loathed television.
• On the Nickelodeon show, The Fairly OddParents, an episode was made where a character watched a show called All My Parents' Offspring, as well as All My Biceps.
• A parody version of All My Children exists within the universe of Futurama, entitled All My Circuits as well as Gaia Online, entitled All My Gaians.
• A parody entitled All My Siblings appears in Pinky and the Brain episode The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together
• On an episode of Friends, the character Gunther claims to have played Bryce on All My Children.
• In Italy, under the title La valle dei pini, the show started to air in 1985 on Canale 5. In 1987 it was moved to another channel, Rete 4. In 1992 it was cancelled, due to low ratings . At that time, episodes were three years behind the U.S.
• In an episode of Friends Joey auditions for the part of a boxer on All My Children.
• The main characters from the show Friends are named after All My Children characters. Ross for Ross Chandler, Joey for Joey Martin, Chandler for the Chandler family, Monica for Monique/Daisy Cortland, Rachel (Karen) Green for Janet "from another planet" Green, and Phoebe for Phoebe Tyler Wallingford.

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DVD

A DVD was released on January 24, 2004 titled Daytime's Greatest Weddings which contained All My Children and other daytime soaps' weddings.^[8] is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Official Website
• Soap Opera Network: All My Children - Weekdays on ABC. Weeknights on SOAPnet.
• Pine Valley Podcast
• Pictures from all of the current ABC Daytime soap operas
• The All My Children History Project The most comprehensive All My Children website online including pictoral family trees, opening sequence history, behind the stage history and biographies of more than 200 of Pine Valley's residents of past and present.
• All My Children videos such as promos and podcasts