Another World
This Another World logo was seen from 1996 to 1999.
Format	soap opera
Created by	Irna Phillips, William J. Bell
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	8891
Production
Running time	approx. 0:30 (1964-1975) 0:60 (1975-1979, 1980-1999) 0:90 (1979-1980) (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	May 4, 1964 – June 25, 1999
External links
IMDb profile

Another World was an NBC soap opera that ran from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by legendary serial creator Irna Phillips and her young assistant William J. Bell, and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions in studios located in Brooklyn. Another World This is a fair use screenshot. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 22, 1973) was an American writer who created and scripted many of the first American soap operas. ... William J. Bell (a. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the television network. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the television network. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 22, 1973) was an American writer who created and scripted many of the first American soap operas. ... William J. Bell (a. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opened with announcer Bill Wolff (1964-1987) intoning its epigram, “We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds,” which Irna said represented the difference between “the world of events we live in, and the world of feelings and dreams that we strive for.” ^[1] Bay City is the setting of the television soap opera Another World. ...

John William Corrington (1932-1988)

John William Corrington received a B.A. degree from Centenary College in 1956 and his M.A. from Rice University in 1960, the year he took on his first teaching position in the English Department at LSU. While on leave from LSU, Corrington obtained his D.Phil. in 1965 from the University of Sussex, and then, in 1966, moved to Loyola University-New Orleans as Associate Professor of English, where he also served as chair of the English Department. Corrington graduated from Tulane Law School in 1975, joined a small New Orleans personal injury law firm, Plotkin & Bradley, and spend the next three years practicing law. Centenary College is a private college affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Hackettstown, New Jersey. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art) is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas, USA, near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or simply Louisiana State University or LSU is a public university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... The University of Sussex (also known colloquially as Sussex Uni) is an English campus university which is situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, and is four miles from Brighton. ... Several historic and current educational institutions are named in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian university headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Corrington gave up the practice of law in 1978, and working with his wife Joyce, they became head writers for the daytime drama, Search For Tomorrow (CBS). From 1978 to 1988, the Corrington and his wife Joyce wrote scripts for Search For Tomorrow (CBS)(1978-80)(477 episodes); Another World (1980)(NBC)(23 episodes); Texas, a series they created and wrote, 1980-82 (NBC)(147 episodes); General Hospital (1982)(ABC)(54 episodes); Capitol (1982-83)(CBS)(167 episodes); One Life To Live (1984)(ABC)(98 episodes); and finally, Superior Court, a syndicated series (1986-89)(238 episodes). Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ... Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Capitol (disambiguation). ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... In law, and more specifically, in the Anglo-American common law legal tradition, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over all, or major, civil and criminal cases. ...

Development

Irna Phillips envisioned Another World as a spin-off of her popular soap opera As the World Turns, but CBS did not have room for it and would not allow a spin-off to air on a competing network. Phillips instead sold the show to NBC (eager to snap up a show by the successful Phillips), removing references to ATWT's Oakdale and cancelling plans to have character crossover appearances by the Hughes family, but used the name Another World in reference to its origins. Expectations were so high that Another World had six weeks of commercial time sold in advance. ^[2] As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Oakdale is the setting of the television soap opera As the World Turns. ...

On November 22, 1963, a group of executives (including Executive Producer Allen Potter and Director Tom Donovan) met at the Young & Rubicam ad agency in New York to discuss the show’s opening story, the death of William Matthews, when they heard the news of another death in Dallas: the assassination of President Kennedy. ^[3] Young & Rubicam, Inc. ... President Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and Texas Governor John Connally in the presidential limousine just moments before his assassination The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 p. ...

After opening with a death in the core Matthews family, Irna planned to follow up with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, a septic abortion, a shooting, and murder trial. As Allen Potter explained, “Irna just didn’t want to take a chance on waiting for the ratings. She felt that with this kind of showy story she could build an audience more quickly.” ^[4] Said Tom Donovan, “In construction, Irna was attempting to follow the structure of As the World Turns. Irna would never conceive of a story not based on a family.” ^[5]

Synopsis: Storylines and behind-the-scenes

The '60s

"Another World"'s most-well-known title sequence, seen from 1966 to 1981, making it one of the longest-running continuous title sequences on television.

The first episode was the aftermath of the funeral of wealthy William Matthews. His widow Liz (most notably played by Audra Lindley and later Irene Dailey) did not like his working-class brother Jim (Shepperd Strudwick Hugh Marlowe) or his family. The fights between upper-class Liz and her middle-class in-laws started the show. As the '60s went on, the lives and loves of Jim's children (Russ, Alice, and Pat) took center-stage. Jim's wife, Mary (Virginia Dwyer), usually intervened when there was a crisis, which was most of the time. This AW logo appeared between 1966 and 1981, and is a favorite of many fans. ... This AW logo appeared between 1966 and 1981, and is a favorite of many fans. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Lindley in the opening credits of Threes Company Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the popular sitcom Threes Company and its spin-off, The Ropers. ... Irene Dailey (born September 12, 1920 in New York City) is an American actress, best known for her work on the New York stage and on daytime television. ... Shepperd Strudwick was an American actor of film, television and stage. ... Marlowe in Night and the City (1950) Hugh Marlowe was a film, television, stage and radio actor. ... Virginia Dwyer is an American actress known for her roles on several daytime soap operas. ...

In the first year, the show had a controversial storyline involving teenager Pat Matthews having an illegal abortion after becoming pregnant. This was the first time that American television had covered the subject. In the story, the abortion made her sterile, and the shock from the news caused her to find her ex-boyfriend and shoot him in cold blood. Pat was eventually brought to trial and acquitted. She then fell in love and married her lawyer, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan). A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. ... Michael M. Ryan (born March 19, 1929) is an American actor, best known for his long-running role as John Randolph on the soap opera Another World, which he played from 1964 to 1979. ...

Another notable early storyline revolved around the star-crossed romance of Bill Matthews (Joseph Gallison) and Melissa Palmer (Carol Roux). Liz Matthews did not consider Melissa good enough for her son and was constantly interfering in their relationship. After many trials and hardships, Bill and Melissa were finally married, but their happiness was short-lived, as Bill later drowned in a boating accident. Joseph Gallison, in a still from Days of Our Lives. ... Carol Roux is an American actress who was an original cast member of Another World (1964) and was involved in one of the shows first major storylines. ...

After a one-year run, NBC was expected to cancel the program. But instead, former soap opera actor James Lipton was hired to write the show. His ideas included pushing the Matthews family into the background and introducing the Gregory family. Agnes Nixon, who was then the head-writer of CBS's Guiding Light, was hired to write for the program. Beverly Penberthy replaced Susan Trustman in the role of Pat Matthews Randolph. Trustman had been on nearly every show while Miss Phillips was the writer, and she was exhausted. Nixon created the roles of hairdresser Ada Lucas Davis (Constance Ford) and her daughter Rachel (Robin Strasser), which were immediate successes. Rachel was a schemer who grew up in a lower-class background, and fought for what she wanted, even if it meant she had to resort to underhanded means. Her mother Ada was much more honest and down-to-earth, and provided a good foil for Rachel, as Ada was the only person Rachel really loved, besides herself. James Lipton (born September 19, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American writer, poet, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. ... 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. ... Beverly Penberthy (born 1949 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress, best known for her role as Pat Matthews Randolph on Another World, which she played from 1967 to 1982. ... Constance Ford in 1941 photo by Philippe Halsman used by Elizabeth Arden to advertise Victory Red lipstick. ... Robin Strasser, in a still from One Life to Live. ...

The next year, businessman Steve Frame (George Reinholt) was introduced. A shrewd businessman, he grew up in a poor background and earned everything he worked for. He and Rachel immediately bonded over their respective pasts, but he also became involved with Alice Matthews (Jacqueline Courtney), who was more sophisticated, shy, and demure, something he really looked for in a wife. They courted and were to marry in 1969, but the marriage was called off when Rachel, who was married to Alice's brother Dr. Russ Matthews (Sam Groom), crashed the engagement party with the news that she was carrying Steve's child. She gave birth to a son, James (later referred to as Jamie), in November. Reinholt with Jacqueline Courtney, in a publicity photo from 1974. ... Jacqueline Courtney (born Sharon Courtney on September 24, 1946) was one of the first soap opera superstars. ... Sam Groom (born 1939) is an actor. ...

Steve (George Reinholt) and Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) on the day of their second wedding, in 1974.

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The '70s

Steve, Alice, and Rachel

The show's popularity shot up, thanks to a love triangle revolving around Steve, Alice, and Rachel.

As 1970 began, Alice had a breakdown and went to live in France. Steve and Rachel bonded yet again, this time over their child, but Alice eventually returned and she married Steve the next year.

After the departure of Agnes Nixon (who left the show in order to create One Life to Live for ABC), Robert Cenedella was briefly hired to replace her. He also created the spin-off show Somerset. It was decided that he should leave the original show to concentrate on the spin-off, so sponsor Procter & Gamble hired a newcomer, playwright Harding Lemay, to write the program. Lemay's screenplays took the form of tragic plays, as they were carried out in five dramatic acts. As the show rose higher in the ratings, NBC brass wished to expand the show to an hour; the first regularly scheduled hour-long episode was telecast on January 6, 1975. 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. ... Somerset (sometimes called Another World: Somerset) was a soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. ... Harding Lemay (born 1922 in Bombay, New York) is a well-known American soap opera writer. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Thoroughly convinced that her child would be instrumental in breaking up the new Frame marriage and snagging her Steve once and for all, Rachel enlisted the help of her drifter father, who tricked Alice into finding Steve and Rachel in a compromising position. She filed for divorce and again left town. Fed up with Alice's wavering ways, and already feeling an attachment to Rachel and a duty to have more of a role in his son's life, Steve married Rachel (now played by Victoria Wyndham, who succeeded Strasser and Margie Impert in the role). When Alice returned from Europe for a second time, she exposed Rachel and her father's scheme, which accidentally sent Steve to prison as an accomplice to embezzlement. When he was released, Steve reunited with Alice; although she had sent him away, he was too alienated against Rachel to rekindle any feeling. Victoria Wyndham, in character as Rachel Cory on Another World, from an episode first aired in 1988. ...

As Steve and Alice were finally allowed to be together (they were married for the second time on the tenth-anniversary telecast), Rachel continued to scheme, even trying to evict Alice from the house Steve had given to her; Rachel tried to say that Steve had given her the house. After Alice had another mental breakdown, and Steve sided with Alice, Rachel decided to reform herself.

Rachel tried her best to stay away from the couple, and even found love with an older, wise magazine editor, Mackenzie "Mac" Cory (Douglass Watson). This was in tune with Wyndham's wish that Rachel be played with more facets to her character — for many years, her character was totally "black" in personality, compared to "white", good Alice. Both Lemay and Wyndham, who were at the time new to the series, wanted to change the character of Rachel as she was so blindly hated by many fans, who wrote to the NBC studios wishing that she be killed off. Douglass Watson, in a still from Another World. ... This article is about the television network. ...

Mac, Rachel, and Iris

Originally, Mac and Rachel were not planned to have a romantic coupling. Harding Lemay noticed the chemistry between actors Douglass Watson and Victoria Wyndham, and wrote a slow-developing love story for them. Fearing backlash from viewers who may have found an older man-younger woman relationship tasteless, Lemay penned chance encounters for the two characters, which led to innocent yet intimate conversations. By the time the characters had their first kiss, the story had gone on for six months. Continuing on the slow path, Mac and Rachel's relationship blossomed until they were wed.

Mac and Rachel were married by a justice of the peace in Mac's New York City townhouse on Valentine's Day 1975. The drama produced by Mac and Rachel's marriage and Mac's daughter's insane jealousy (Mac's daughter, Iris, was portrayed at this time by Beverlee McKinsey) fueled the storylines for most of the late 1970s. Iris, who was sheltered and wanted to be the only woman in her father's life, resented Rachel, who was her same age. Iris's schemes to drive Rachel away from Mac often backfired, and drove a wedge between father and daughter, instead of bringing them together. The presence of the Cory maid, Louise (Anne Meacham), proved for sometimes comedic relief in an otherwise dramatic storyline. Other times, Louise served as a stern confidante and a sometime voice of reason for Mac during fights with either Rachel or Iris. A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... For other uses, see Valentines Day (disambiguation). ... Beverlee McKinsey (born August 9, 1940 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American actress. ... Anne Meacham (born July 21, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress of stage and television. ...

The Matthewses and the Randolphs

Steve was presumed dead in 1975 when his helicopter supposedly crashed in Australia. Alice became a backburner character for the first time in 11 years, in tune with Lemay's wish that Jacqueline Courtney leave the show. She was replaced by actress Susan Harney. Over time, Alice became a registered nurse, and cared for her adopted daughter, Sally (first played by Cathy Greene). While Alice's story finally calmed down, her siblings' stories expanded. Her sister Pat Randolph experienced marital problems with her husband John. He ended up divorcing Pat and marrying the maniacal Olive (Jennifer Leak). Susan Harney (born February 1, 1946 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee) is an American actress, best known on television for her role as Alice Matthews Frame on the soap opera Another World, replacing Jacqueline Courtney. ... A registered nurse (RN), is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process (in concert with other health care professionals). ... Cathy Greene (born November 27, 1963) is an American actress, best known for being the first actress to play Sally Frame, adopted daughter of Alice Matthews Frame, on the soap opera Another World. ... Jennifer Leak (born September 28, 1950 in Montreal, Canada) is a film and television actress. ...

The ratings for Another World had declined since its final peak at #1 in 1978. To keep the spot, executive producer Paul Rauch pitched the idea to NBC to make the show longer. Although not at its peak, the show was still the most successful soap in NBC's lineup, so they agreed. Lemay (with the help of Tom King), penned a special effects-laden storyline involving the fiery death of Michael M. Ryan's character John Randolph, who had appeared on the show since 1964. The storyline, which was meant to be kept secret from the press, was leaked a month before the scenes aired, prompting Guiding Light to counteract with their own shocking episode to air in the same timeslot: the rape of Holly by her husband Roger. Paul Rauch is a producer of American soap operas, most known for his work on Another World, which he produced from 1972 to 1984. ... This article is about the television network. ... Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to create effects that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as depicting travel to other star systems. ... Michael M. Ryan (born March 19, 1929) is an American actor, best known for his long-running role as John Randolph on the soap opera Another World, which he played from 1964 to 1979. ... 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. ...

The 90 minute experiment/Iris's move to Texas

John's death on March 6, 1979, as he was saving his former sister-in law Alice from a burning building, coincided with the move to 90-minute episodes each weekday. It was at that time that Lemay, who had written since 1971, decided to hand over his duties to Tom King, citing overwork. While the ratings got a slight boost, most viewers did not like the change to longer episodes. The episode duration opened up space for many new characters to be introduced to the storyline; but most of these did not catch on with the audience. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

In the final months of the 90-minute experiment, many characters debuted on Another World in storylines that focused on the character of Iris, played by Beverlee McKinsey, as she planned a move to Houston, Texas. Houston redirects here. ...

This fictional move was followed in the new spinoff serial Texas in 1980. A range of new characters who had been introduced in the storyline connected to Iris's move, also moved to the new series. To accommodate Texas, Another World went back to 60 minutes, and was moved from the three o'clock hour to two o'clock. Another two million viewers defected, partly due to McKinsey's departure, partly due to the time change, and partly due to the influx of new characters who then moved to Texas. Because of the audience erosion, the move to 90-minute installments is generally regarded as a failure. Texas (sometimes called Another World in Texas and, later, Texas: The New Generation) was a soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. ...

The '80s

Mac, Rachel, Janice, and Mitch

Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) learned a lot from her loving husband, Mackenzie Cory (Douglass Watson).

Mac and Rachel had their own marital troubles, mostly regarding Rachel's decision to work full-time as a sculptress. Rachel did not want to pursue a career at first, thinking she could simply live off Mac's earnings as a publisher, but Mac encouraged her to find work in a field that interested her. When she found that she was very good at sculpting, it took up more and more of her time, even after giving birth to their daughter, Amanda, in 1978. After Rachel falsely accused Mac of infidelity (Mac was unfaithful years before, but this time he wasn't), Mac became involved with the editor of his Brava magazine, Janice Frame (now played by Christine Jones), and in 1979, Rachel asked for a divorce. To crack a scheme that Rachel suspected Janice was spearheading, Rachel slept with photographer Mitch Blake (William Gray Espy). The long-running Mac/Rachel/Janice/Mitch storyline carried on for a year until it culminated in a scene taped on location in St. Croix, in which Janice Frame's plan to kill Mac and acquire his estate was found out by Rachel. After a scuffle involving a knife, the two women fell into a swimming pool, and Rachel came out alive, having killed Janice. Victoria Wyndham and Douglass Watson as Rachel and Mac Cory, 1988. ... Victoria Wyndham and Douglass Watson as Rachel and Mac Cory, 1988. ... William Gray Espy (born July 19 in Dothan, Alabama, USA) is an actor, best known for roles in soap operas such as The Young and the Restless as Snapper Foster (1973-1975, 2003) and Another World as Mitch Blake (1979-1982, 1986-1990). ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ...

Mac and Rachel were married again, but Rachel was saddened to find that she was pregnant — with Mitch's child. She was prepared to keep the secret until Mitch was "murdered." Rachel was forced to admit on the stand that the child (Matthew) in question was Mitch's. She was then sentenced to eight years in prison for Mitch's murder, and Mac started divorce proceedings, all the while believing that something wasn't right. Following his intuition, he tracked down Mitch, who was alive and didn't remember any events surrounding his supposed death. Mac freed Rachel from prison and even dropped the divorce, but he was always jealous of Mitch, who had returned to Bay City to be closer to his son. In the end, it could not be worked out and Mac and Rachel divorced a second time.

Steve Frame came back from Australia, complete with daughter Diana (played by Anne Rose Brooks) in 1981 (it was revealed that he did not die in 1975; he also received a new look, thanks to David Canary taking over the role). Steve and Rachel reminisced about their old love affair and even planned a wedding, after Rachel nearly lost Steve after a column pinned him to the ground inside a building slated for demolition. On their wedding day in February 1983, a car accident claimed Steve's life — for good. Rachel survived, and Mac told Rachel how much he loved her. A double wedding was planned in the summer of 1983, with Mac's son Sandy (Christopher Rich) and his fiancée Blaine Ewing (Laura Malone). Anne Rose Brooks (nee Ginsberg, born July 15, 1963 in Plainview, New York) is an American soap opera actress. ... David Canary as Adam Chandler, in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children. ... For other uses, see Column (disambiguation). ... Christopher Rich (born September 16, 1953 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor, best known for his roles on Murphy Brown (as Miller Redfield) and Reba (as Rebas ex-husband, Brock Hart). ... Laura Malone (born October 25, 1956 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actress. ...

A new "Another World"

As the show went through the 1980s, the Love family became more prominent, at the expense of the core Matthews family. In 1982, Beverly Penberthy was written out of the show.

The Love family was headed by tyrannical patriarch Reginald (John Considine), who had either allied with or alienated all of his children. His daughter Donna (Anna Stuart) ended up marrying the love of her life in stable boy-turned-businessman Michael Hudson (Kale Browne). However, the fact that she was raped years ago by Michael's brother John (David Forsyth) complicated matters for years. Donna had twins, Marley and Victoria, who ended up reunited after many years apart. Victoria's nanny, Bridget Connell (Barbara Berjer), who raised her after the death of her adoptive parents, ended up moving in with the Hudsons and took care of the family until her character died. This article is about the television actor. ... Anna Stuart Anna Stuart (born November 1, 1948 in Bluefield, West Virginia) is an American actress. ... Categories: Stub | 1950 births | Soap opera actors ... David Forsyth (born September 18, 1947) is a well-known American soap opera actor. ... Barbara Berjer (June 12, 1920 - October 20, 2002) was a well-known American television actress. ...

Romance hits and misses

Love stories of the 1980s included Felicia Gallant's (Linda Dano) storybook wedding to Mitch Blake (who came back to town), and the pairing of John Hudson with Sharlene Frame (Anna Kathryn Holbrook). Also, the triangle of Vicky Hudson (Anne Heche) trying, and succeeding, to steal Rachel's son Jamie Frame (Laurence Lau) from Felicia's niece Lisa Grady (Joanna Going) interested many viewers. Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth on May 12, 1943) is a well-known American soap opera actor. ... Anna Kathryn Holbrook, as seen in a Claritin commercial Anna Kathryn Holbrook (born April 18, 1956 in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American soap opera actress, best known for her role as Sharlene Frame Hudson on Another World, a role she played originally from 1988 to 1991. ... Anne Celeste Heche (IPA: ) (born May 25, 1969) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. ... Laurence Lau, in a still from Another World with Joanna Going, who played his love interest. ... Going in Still Breathing Joanna Going (born July 22, 1963) is an American actress. ...

The love story between drifter John (David Forsyth) and former prostitute Sharlene (Anna Kathryn Holbrook) intrigued viewers.

One aborted love story was the impending marriage between M.J. McKinnon (Sally Spencer) and Adam Cory (Ed Fry). After a videotaped surfaced, showing M.J. in her prostitute days having sex with a client, Adam dumped her, and she left town. Adam, and M.J.'s old flame, and her former pimp, Chad Rollo (Richard Burgi), both left Bay City a year later. John (David Forsyth) and Sharlene (Anna Kathryn Holbrook) This work is copyrighted. ... John (David Forsyth) and Sharlene (Anna Kathryn Holbrook) This work is copyrighted. ... Richard Burgi (Born July 30, 1958) is an actor with an extensive and varied filmography in television and film. ...

Mac's death

In the late 1980s, Mac and Rachel's children came back as young adults (Amanda recast in the form of Sandra Ferguson and Matt Crane in the role of Matthew). Amanda was married to Sam Fowler, a budding artist, and Matthew started a relationship with Sharlene Frame's daughter Josie Watts (at that time the role was played by Alexandra Wilson). While these characters proved to be fan favorites, the importance of the Cory family on the show was shaken when Douglass Watson unexpectedly died while on vacation in Arizona in the spring of 1989 (it was revealed that Mac died off-screen while in Maine). With a heavy heart, Rachel and her family buried Mac on the June 16, 1989 episode. With Watson's passing, the show was left without a unifying center, as for the next few years, the character of Rachel tried to adjust to life without Mac, and sometimes stumbled on her way. Although actress Victoria Wyndham tried to fill the void left by Watson's absence, much of her central role on the show was taken up by Jensen Buchanan, who, by the early 1990s, had taken over for Anne Heche as Vicky Hudson. Amanda Cory and Sam Fowler, at their wedding in 1988. ... Sandra Ferguson, in a still from Another World. ... Matthew Crane (born May 4, 1967) is an American actor, usually credited as Matt Crane. ... Amanda Cory and Sam Fowler, at their wedding in 1988. ... Amanda Cory and Sam Fowler, at their wedding in 1988. ... Alexandra Wilson (born July 17, 1968 in Pasadena, California) is an American actress, best known for being the original actress to play the role of Josie Watts on the soap opera Another World. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1962 births | Soap opera actors ...

Mac's daughter Iris (Carmen Duncan) was devastated when she heard the news. She had returned to town late in 1988 and hadn't formally reconciled with her father before his passing. During this shaky time, Rachel found that she needed to rely on her mother Ada more than ever. Carmen Duncan Carmen Joan Duncan (born July 7, 1942 in Cooma, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. ...

The '90s

The age of AW's supercouples

Lorna (Alicia Coppola) and Felicia (Linda Dano) were adversaries at first, but eventually warmed to a mother-daughter relationship.

As the show moved into the 1990s, Felicia and Mitch got a divorce due to both of them straying from their marriage vows. Felicia found the love of her life in the form of Lucas Castigliano (John Aprea), who hunted her down in an attempt to find the daughter she thought had died at birth. They discovered that their daughter, Lorna Devon, had moved to Bay City in 1991. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A supercouple, in soap opera terms, is a couple on a program that becomes... Lorna (Alicia Coppola) and Felicia (Linda Dano) This work is copyrighted. ... Lorna (Alicia Coppola) and Felicia (Linda Dano) This work is copyrighted. ... John Aprea (born March 4, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an Italian-American actor, best known for in movies for his role as Young Sal Tessio in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and on television as Lucas Castigliano on the soap opera Another World, from 1989 to 1992. ...

Felicia and Lorna (Alicia Coppola) had become enemies quickly, especially after Lorna went behind the scenes at Felicia's talk show and switched live footage with a videotape of a pornographic video Felicia's adoptive daughter Jenna Norris (Alla Korot) had unwittingly made. Felicia and Lorna ended up repairing their relationship, especially after Lucas's death. Alicia Coppola (born April 12, 1968) is an American television actress. ... Alla Korot (born November 1, 1970) is an American actress and dancer. ...

Jenna found true love with rocker Dean Frame (Ricky Paull Goldin); their happiness, and Dean's success as a rock star, was chronicled in the nighttime special Summer Desire. After his first wife Kathleen McKinnon (Julie Osburn) was pronounced dead in a plane crash, Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schnetzer) grew close to Reginald Love's daughter Nicole (Anne Howard). When Nicole Love was institutionalized for the murder of Jason Frame (Chris Robinson), Cass slowly became attracted to Frankie Frame (Alice Barrett), who came to town to investigate her uncle's murder. After many hindrances (including Kathleen's return to Bay City after being in the Witness Protection Program), Cass and Frankie were finally wed. They honeymooned on the Orient Express. Ricky Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1968) is an American actor. ... Summer Desire was the name of the first and only nighttime special aired under the Another World soap opera banner. ... Stephen Schnetzer, in a still from Another World. ... Anne Marie Howard is an actress and current spokeswoman for Ditech. ... Categories: Stub | 1956 births | Soap opera actors ...

While she may have shot him, all was forgiven: Paulina (Judi Evans Luciano) and Jake (Tom Eplin) were a very popular romantic pairing.

Jake McKinnon (Tom Eplin) came back to town for good in 1988, with his wife Marley Hudson. Their marriage broke down and the two were forced to get a divorce. After a reconciliation two years later, Jake asked Marley to marry him again. However, she had found out that he was in the midst of an affair with Paulina Cory (Cali Timmins, but by 1991, the role had gone to Judi Evans Luciano). Marley turned down his proposal, and Jake raped her. Then, Jake was shot and near death, and Marley was forced to go on trial for his attempted murder. In the end, it was proven that Paulina shot him. Jake and Marley were officially over, but it was just beginning for Jake and Paulina. Over the next five years, Jake and Paulina were married and divorced twice. While they still had a good partnership, Paulina was fed up with Jake's cons, swindles, and lies, and tied the knot with Joe Carlino (Joseph Barbara). Paulina (Judi Evans Luciano) and Jake (Tom Eplin) This work is copyrighted. ... Paulina (Judi Evans Luciano) and Jake (Tom Eplin) This work is copyrighted. ... Categories: 1960 births | Soap opera actors | Stub ... Cali Timmins (born Carolyn Timmins on April 27, 1963) is a Canadian actress, born in Montréal. ... Judi Evans, as Adrienne on Days of Our Lives. ... Joseph Joe the Barber Barbara was a member of the Mafia. ...

Amanda (Christine Tucci) saw two marriages crash and burn. The first, to Sam, didn't work out due to Amanda's affair with Evan Frame; the second, to Grant Harrison (Mark Pinter) due to Grant's infidelity with Lorna Devon (Robin Christopher). Matthew had developed a May-December romance with Donna Love, who had been very grateful that Matt helped get her savings back. Matt and Donna became a very popular couple and were broken up due to then-executive producer Jill Farren Phelps's insistence that Matt be paired up with someone his own age, and Donna likewise. Christine Tucci (born January 19, 1967) in Katonah, New York is an American actress. ... Mark Pinter Mark Pinter (born March 7, 1950) is a United States television actor born in Decorah, Iowa. ... Robin Christopher (born June 18, 1965 in Revere, Massachusetts) is an American actress. ... Jill Farren Phelps (born August 18, 1948 in Methuen, Massachusetts) and has been the executive producer of many American television soap operas: Santa Barbara (1987-1991), Guiding Light (1991-1995), Another World (1995-1996), One Life to Live (1998-2001), and currently General Hospital (2001-present). ...

After Rachel's mother died, Carl Hutchins (Charles Keating) helped her through the healing process.

Rachel found love (and a new marriage) with reformed villain Carl Hutchins (Charles Keating). Rachel's mother, Ada, died in the summer of 1993 and she needed support more than ever; she found it in the unlikeliest source. Mac's daughter Iris didn't like this news one bit, and was prepared to startle the wedding crowd by firing blanks at Carl. Evan Frame (who had returned to town after a four-year absence) placed real bullets into Iris's gun, causing Iris to gravely wound Carl. She was convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison time, and she was never heard from again. Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) and Carl (Charles Keating) This work is copyrighted. ... Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) and Carl (Charles Keating) This work is copyrighted. ... Categories: 1941 births | Soap opera actors | Stub ...

The final years: 1993-1999

The show was renewed in 1993, but the ratings still weren't good. The odds weren't in the show's favor that it would be renewed again in 1999. Early in 1995, news at the top signaled a change in executive producer. Jill Farren Phelps, who had won Emmy awards for her work on Santa Barbara, was given the job. Veteran cast members were fired; both cast members over the age of 55 (Barbara Berjer and David Hedison) had their contracts terminated, in an attempt to move the show in a more youthful direction. Show matriarch Rachel Cory Hutchins was placed in a storyline involving an evil lookalike countess, Justine Duvalier, who was the ex-wife of Hedison's recently axed character, Spencer Harrison. The Justine storyline was panned by the press as being worthy of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 level of ridicule. While in a scuffle, Grant Harrison killed his brother Ryan (played by fan favorite Paul Michael Valley), causing Justine to be shoved in front of a train. Justine did not die, and she caused more terror before finally being finished by Carl Hutchins and his letter opener. Actress Victoria Wyndham was quoted as liking the storyline at first, but after it was played out, she stated that she wished she had never appeared in it. Jill Farren Phelps (born August 18, 1948 in Methuen, Massachusetts) and has been the executive producer of many American television soap operas: Santa Barbara (1987-1991), Guiding Light (1991-1995), Another World (1995-1996), One Life to Live (1998-2001), and currently General Hospital (2001-present). ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 213 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ... Barbara Berjer (June 12, 1920 - October 20, 2002) was a well-known American television actress. ... David Hedison is seen playing CIA agent Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Paul Michael Valley (born September 24, 1966) is a television actor, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. ...

Budget cuts caused Phelps to institute a serial killer storyline, culminating in the gruesome murder of another fan favorite, Frankie (Alice Barrett). The story had actually called for Donna to be offed, but massive fan protest caused Phelps to rewrite the episodes. Phelps decided to then kill off either Frankie or Paulina, and when a focus group responded lukewarm to Frankie but warmer to Paulina, Phelps gave the greenlight to axe Frankie. However, this caused another massive rampage of upset protest from loyal viewers of the show and fans of Frankie, and Phelps quickly asked then-head writer Margaret DePriest to re-write Frankie's exit so that the character would at least still live. DePriest, eager to satisfy her wish to see Cass return to his former rogue ways, vehemently refused and left Frankie's death as written. Categories: Stub | 1956 births | Soap opera actors ...

In the final episode of the show, Cass (Stephen Schnetzer) was married to Lila (Lisa Peluso).

Rachel gave birth to twins, even though she was well into her fifties. Although the believability of this story was debated by fans, it was a nod back to when her mother, Ada, gave birth to Rachel's sister Nancy late in life. Robert Kelker-Kelly was lured back to the show in a different role from Sam Fowler, in which Vicky falls for the man who was given Ryan's corneas in a transplant. The storyline became convoluted as the man's mystery identity was rewritten and his former wife came to town to reclaim him. Lila Roberts (Lisa Peluso) ended up bedding Matthew Cory and having his baby before falling in love with Cass. Cass and Lila were engaged, and got married in the final episode of the show; they were the last couple to wed in Bay City. Cass (Stephen Schnetzer) got married to Lila (Lisa Peluso) in the final episode. ... Cass (Stephen Schnetzer) got married to Lila (Lisa Peluso) in the final episode. ... Stephen Schnetzer, in a still from Another World. ... Robert Kelker-Kelly, in a still from Another World. ... Lisa Peluso Lisa Peluso (born July 29, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soap opera actress. ...

The Last Writing Team

Leah Laiman (Head Writer, Jean Passanante (co-Head Writer), Stephen Demorest, Melissa Salmons, Laura Maria Censabella, Judy Tate, Tom Wiggin, Tom King, Maura Penders, Richard Culliton, Shelly Altman, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin, Gillian Spencer, Mary Sue Price, Edwin Klein, Gordon Rayfield, Courtney Simon, Eleanor Labine Leah Laiman is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist. ... A head writer is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series writing team. ... Jean Passanante is an American television writer best known for her work in daytime soap operas. ... Stephen Demorest is an American soap opera writer. ... Melissa Salmons (born October 1, 1958) is an American television soap opera script writer. ... Judy Tate (born August 10, 1955) is an American television soap opera writer. ... Tom King or Thomas King may refer to: Thomas Starr King (1824–1864), American Unitarian minister, influential in California politics during the American Civil War Thomas Butler King Tom King - Southern Connecticut State Boss - Farnham Hall Thomas King (boxer) (1835–1888), English boxer, Heavyweight Champion of England Tom King (highwayman... Maura Penders is an American television soap opera writer. ... Richard Culliton is a Daytime Emmy nominated television writer known for his work on soap operas. ... Shelly Altman is an American soap opera writer. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Richard J. Allen (born November 13, 1959 in New York, New York, USA) is an American television soap opera writer. ... Sofia Landon Geier (born January 24, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a television soap opera writer and actress. ... The official portrait of Lynn Martin hangs in the Department of Labor Lynn Morley Martin was a United States politician. ... Gillian Spencer is an American soap opera actress and writer. ... Mary Sue Price is an American TV script writer for General Hospital. ... Gordon Rayfield is an American soap opera writer. ... Courtney Simon is an American soap opera writer and actress. ... Eleanor Labine is an American TV writer, the daughter of Claire Labine and the sister of Matthew Labine. ...

AW after the final episode

In 1999, NBC decided not to renew Another World. Many reasons abounded for Another World's cancellation, one of the more notable events occurring in the summer of 1998; the then-San Francisco NBC affiliate KRON, one of the highest-rated in the nation, dropped the show off its schedule altogether, knocking it out of two million homes. Rumors abounded that Days of Our Lives might be the serial dropped, as renewal talks between NBC and Columbia Pictures Television were going poorly at the time. At the eleventh hour, Days of Our Lives was renewed, and it was the fate of Another World that was sealed. Its final episode aired the last full week in June. This article is about the television network. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... KRON is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Columbia Pictures Television logo, used from 1992-2001. ...

After a series of 35th anniversary episodes, Rachel reminisced with Carl, remarked, "All's well that ends well," and the show ended with a still frame shot of Mac Cory.

Ironically, Irna Phillips' original plan of crossovers with As The World Turns was finally realized -- after Another World was cancelled. Another World characters Lila (Lisa Peluso), Cass (Stephen Schnetzer), Vicky (Jensen Buchanan), Donna (Anna Stuart), and Jake (Tom Eplin) all moved into ATWT storylines. By 2002, Vicky and Jake had been killed off violently in separate incidents, and the crossover experiment had, for the most part, ended. Schnetzer continued to make occasional appearances, as his character of Cass was used as a "visiting lawyer" in As the World Turns trials. Lisa Peluso Lisa Peluso (born July 29, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soap opera actress. ... Stephen Schnetzer, in a still from Another World. ... Categories: Stub | 1962 births | Soap opera actors ... Anna Stuart Anna Stuart (born November 1, 1948 in Bluefield, West Virginia) is an American actress. ... Categories: 1960 births | Soap opera actors | Stub ...

The show was commemorated in print twice in 1999. Another World, the 35th Anniversary Celebration, by Julie Poll, was a coffee-table style book chronicling the show's history on- and off-screen. Another World was the last of all the long-running soap opera programs of the time to be preserved in this way. The other book was decidedly different; The Ultimate Another World Trivia Book, by Gerard J. Waggett, listed several juicy tidbits about the show's stars and what happened behind-the-scenes. Many fans have treated Poll's book as they would a high school yearbook, getting Another World performers to sign their autographs in the book along with messages of appreciation or thanks for the fans' continued support in watching the program. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...

From July 2003 to April 2007, SOAPnet, an American satellite channel, started rerunning old Another World episodes that originally aired from July 1987 to May 1991. The contract was not renewed to continue airing Another World, so that SOAPnet could begin airing episodes of One Tree Hill. The Another World Reunion aired on the channel on October 24, 2003. Hosted by Linda Dano, the special program reunited fan favorites such as Stephen Schnetzer, Sandra Ferguson, John Aprea, Alicia Coppola, Kale Browne, and Ellen Wheeler. On the special, Dano interviewed the members of the assembled cast, one by one, interspersed with classic Another World clips. Before and after commercial breaks, Another World quiz questions were posed to the audience at home, and audience members told the viewers at home their favorite Another World moments, supplemented with clips from the actual episodes (for example, one viewer said her favorite Another World moment was from 1980, in which Rachel, on the stand for Mitch's murder, was forced to tell Mac that Matthew was not his child. Another viewer cited Ryan marrying Vicky while in Heaven). This special was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Special in 2004. The Another World Reunion was rerun in May 2004 to commemorate AW's 40th anniversary. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American cable television channel. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linda Dano as Felicia Gallant Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth on May 12, 1943) is a well-known American soap opera actor. ... Stephen Schnetzer, in a still from Another World. ... Sandra Ferguson, in a still from Another World. ... John Aprea (born March 4, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an Italian-American actor, best known for in movies for his role as Young Sal Tessio in The Godfather: Part II (1974) and on television as Lucas Castigliano on the soap opera Another World, from 1989 to 1992. ... Alicia Coppola (born April 12, 1968) is an American television actress. ... Categories: Stub | 1950 births | Soap opera actors ... Ellen Wheeler (born October 9, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress, director and producer. ... 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. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in May • 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan King • 9 Akhmad Kadyrov • 8...

In 2006, Procter & Gamble began making several of its soap operas available, a few episodes at a time, through America Online's AOL Video service, downloadable free of charge. Reruns of older Another World episodes began from August 1, 1980. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

What made AW interesting

While AW touched on important topics like the ones described in the article linked below, the show, for the most part, was never plot-driven. AW was written with characters as the primary focus, and not situations. This formula was maintained until the final years of the show when a switch to plot-driven stories, dictated by then-executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, failed. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Jill Farren Phelps (born August 18, 1948 in Methuen, Massachusetts) and has been the executive producer of many American television soap operas: Santa Barbara (1987-1991), Guiding Light (1991-1995), Another World (1995-1996), One Life to Live (1998-2001), and currently General Hospital (2001-present). ...

AW was the first in many aspects as well: it was the first soap opera to talk about abortion in 1964 when such subjects were taboo. It was the first soap opera to do a crossover with the character of Mike Bauer ("Guiding Light") coming from Springfield to Bay City. It was the first to go to one hour and then to 90 minutes and then back to an hour. It was the first soap to launch two spinoffs ("Somerset" and "Texas") as well as an indirect one ("Lovers and Friends", which would be re-named "For Richer For Poorer").

AW was also the first soap opera with a theme song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 "(You Take Me Away To) Another World" by Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris, in 1987. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Crystal Gayle (b. ... Gary Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American Country Music singer and theater actor, who enjoyed a string of Countrypolitan hit songs throughout the 1980s. ...

Ratings/Scheduling History

For most of a 15-year period between 1965 and 1980, Another World was NBC's highest-rated soap. During that time, NBC ran a 90-minute soap block consisting of Days of Our Lives, The Doctors and AW, all of which enjoyed great ratings and critical success before declining at the end of the decade. During the 1980s, NBC dropped The Doctors and added Santa Barbara, which somewhat improved the network's fortunes for a time, before declining again. See also: 1964 in television, other events of 1965, 1966 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1965-66 American network television schedule. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1980. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... The Doctors was a soap opera which aired on NBC from April 1, 1963 to December 31, 1982. ... Santa Barbara was an American soap opera which ran on NBC for 213 episodes from July 30, 1984 to January 15, 1993. ...

The 1960s

Another World did not take long to establish itself as NBC's highest-rating daytime drama, although it was still behind the then-dominant CBS lineup which would usually occupy the first six places on the ratings chart. Making its debut at 3 p.m. Eastern/2 Central, AW slowly chipped away at ABC's General Hospital and CBS' daytime version of To Tell the Truth. Its efforts resulted in a swift rise to second place in 1967-1968; the show would remain in the upper end of the ratings chart until 1978. CBS later tried The Secret Storm, a soap that reputedly served as the model for AW, against it, but to no avail. For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... Nipsey Russell, Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen and Kitty Carlisle from the 1969-78 version. ... The year 1967 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1968 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1978 in television involved some significant events. ... The Secret Storm title card from 1960. ...

The 1970s

On March 30, 1970, AW became the first daytime soap to produce a spinoff series, Somerset, which ran until 1976. For Somerset's first year, the two shows shared the same branding, with the mother show titled Another World in Bay City and the daughter show Another World in Somerset. NBC and P&G discontinued this after a year, and AW dropped the reference to its location. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Somerset (sometimes called Another World: Somerset) was a soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. ... See also: 1975 in television, other events of 1976, 1977 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1976-77 American network television schedule. ...

With the arrival of Harding Lemay, Another World would consolidate its place as not only the most popular and critically-acclaimed soap on NBC, but one of the highest-rated soaps of the decade. Between 1973 and 1978, it consistently attained second place in the ratings chart and tied with As The World Turns (its P&G sister) for first place twice--in 1973-74 and 1977-78. The earlier triumph was no mean feat when one considers that CBS put up its star game The Price is Right against it for two years. Harding Lemay (born 1922 in Bombay, New York) is a well-known American soap opera writer. ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... The year 1974 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1977 in television involved some significant events. ... The Price Is Rights US 36th season logo. ...

When the one-hour 10th Anniversary special in spring 1974 proved a massive ratings success, NBC and P&G made the decision to expand to 60 minutes permanently on January 6, 1975, replacing the original version of the game show Jeopardy, in a scheduling shuffle with the in-house-produced How to Survive a Marriage. AW became the first serial to broadcast one hour daily, only some six years after the last two 15-minute soaps (CBS' Search for Tomorrow and Guiding Light, also P&G shows) finally doubled their daily lengths. Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article describes the British horror/suspense television series. ... How to Survive a Marriage was a soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7, 1974 to April 18, 1975. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ... 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. ...

The show took over the entire 3-4 p.m./2-3 Central period, the latter part of which witnessed it beating back, to some degree, CBS' huge Match Game, then daytime's most popular program. However, starting in 1978, AW began to experience an erosion in ratings caused mainly by the surge in popularity of General Hospital. Another World fell from a first-place tie in 1978 to eighth in 1979 (a drop from 8.6 to 7.5), but remained NBC's highest-rated soap. Despite the fall in ratings, AW became the first, and thus far only, soap to expand to 90 minutes, a move that proved unsuccessful--it remained in eighth place in 1979-80. The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... For other uses, see General Hospital (disambiguation). ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1980. ...

The expansion to 90 minutes and its impact on ratings

Although it is widely thought that AW's expansion to 90 minutes was a cause of ratings erosion, the decision to expand the show was made at a time when its ratings (and that of NBC's other soaps) were already in steady decline. It should be noted that even during the period when Another World ran daily for 90 minutes, it remained NBC's highest-rated soap, as it had been for a decade. In the second half of 1980, after the show returned to 60 minutes, AW and fellow NBC soaps Days and, most dramatically, The Doctors, experienced a collapse in ratings from which NBC's daytime soap lineup never fully recovered. It would not be until 1984 that both Days and AW would recover some of their lost ground. This is a list of television-related events in 1984. ...

The 1980s

It is possible that the 90-minute format was intended to be temporary, with the added time used to prepare a storyline for a spinoff, Texas in 1980. For upon its debut, the mother show contracted to 60 minutes again, this time moving to 2/1 Central, where it remained for the remaining 19 years of its run. Texas, starring the hugely popular Beverlee McKinsey and attempting to cash in on the Dallas craze, while itself not a success, may have caused further erosion of AW's viewership, to the point that it was no longer NBC's highest-rated soap, losing that position to Days (which itself, along with the rest of NBC's daytime soap lineup, was in serious ratings trouble). AW fell from eighth to as low as 11th in the ratings chart, and by 1981-82 it sunk so low in the Nielsens as 4.7 (a drop of 3.9 points in four seasons). Much like General Hospital winning the 3/2 slot for ABC, One Life to Live came in strong at 2/1, with CBS attempting to get its new Capitol off the ground during that period. Texas (sometimes called Another World in Texas and, later, Texas: The New Generation) was a soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. ... Beverlee McKinsey (born August 9, 1940 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is an American actress. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ... The year 1981 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1982 in television involved some significant events. ... 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. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Capitol was the name of a soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987. ...

After five years of sharply declining ratings, AW experienced something of a mini-revival, and for the 1983-84 season, the show jumped to ninth place and 5.6 (compared with 10th place and 4.8 in 1982-83). It remained in ninth place through the decade (occasionally moving up to eighth), pulling in generally stable numbers against OLTL and its P&G sister As the World Turns. // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1984. ...

The 1990s

In common with other daytime soaps, AW experienced a gradual erosion of viewership but, amazingly enough given its turbulent history, held on to ninth place on the ratings chart until the end of its run. While it never showed signs of moving up through this period, it was for most part never in danger of falling to last place.

Spin-offs

The show spawned two spin-offs: Somerset (1970-1976) and Texas (1980-1982). (In 1970, the two shows were known as Another World: Bay City and Another World: Somerset before reverting to their unique names.) One primetime special aired in 1992: Another World: Summer Desire. Somerset (sometimes called Another World in Somerset) was a soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. ... Texas (sometimes called Another World in Texas and, later, Texas: The New Generation) was a soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. ... Summer Desire was the name of the first and only nighttime special aired under the Another World soap opera banner. ...

Airtimes

While individual NBC affiliates had the right to air any show whenever they wished, most of the affiliates (almost all of them, in the earlier days of television) aired the show when it would be transmitted to the network's direct affiliates. In the mid-to-late '90s, when AW was in its final ratings slump, many affiliates swapped AW's time slot with Days of Our Lives, which usually aired an hour earlier. This article is about the television network. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ...

The network feed aired the show at the following times throughout its history:

• May 4, 1964 to January 3, 1975: 3:00-3:30 PM
• January 6, 1975 to March 2, 1979: 3:00-4:00 PM
• March 5, 1979 to August 1, 1980: 2:30-4:00 PM
• August 4, 1980 to June 25, 1999: 2:00-3:00 PM

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Notable AW alumni

Before they were stars

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

• Christine Baranski (Beverly Tucker)
• Theodore Bikel (Henry Davenport)
• Charles Durning (Gil McGowan)
• Faith Ford (Julia Shearer)
• Morgan Freeman (Roy Bingham)
• Joanna Going (Lisa Grady)
• Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Canard)
• Jackee Harry (Lily Mason)
• Anne Heche (Marley Hudson / Vicky Hudson)
• Audra Lindley (Liz Matthews)
• Ray Liotta (Joey Perrini)
• Lindsay Lohan (Alli Fowler)
• Nancy Marchand (Irene Kimbalt / Therrese Lamonte)
• Rue McClanahan (Caroline Johnson)
• Julian McMahon (Ian Rain)
• Luke Perry (Kenny)
• Brad Pitt (Chris)
• Ving Rhames (Czaja Carnek)
• Kim Rhodes (Cynthia 'Cindy' Brooke Harrison)
• Eric Roberts (Ted Bancroft)
• Howard E. Rollins, Jr. (Ed Harding)
• Kyra Sedgwick (Julia Shearer)
• Ted Shackelford (Ray Gordon)
• Susan Sullivan (Lenore Moore Curtin Delaney)
• Dolph Sweet (Gil McGowan)
• Janine Turner (Patricia Kirkland)

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While they were stars

Many well-known celebrities made cameo appearances on the serial, including:

• Dick Cavett (Oliver Twist (a magician))
• Jose Ferrer (attorney Reuben Marino)
• Crystal Gayle (herself)
• Donna Hanover (a judge during one of Vicky's trials)
• Liberace (himself)
• Joan Rivers (Meredith Dunston)
• Al Roker (himself)
• Ann Sheridan (Kathryn Corning; after a successful movie career, Sheridan acted on AW)
• Betty White (Brenda Barlowe)

• See also: List of Another World cast members
  
• See also: List of Another World characters

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AW Emmy wins

Another World has won fifteen Daytime Emmy Awards. 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. ...

• 1975: Harding Lemay, Outstanding Writing
• 1976: Outstanding Drama Series
• 1978: Laurie Heineman, Outstanding Actress (she was the first actress to play Sharlene Frame)
• 1979: Irene Dailey, Outstanding Actress (Liz Matthews)
• 1980: Douglass Watson, Outstanding Actor (Mackenzie Cory)
• 1981: Douglass Watson, Outstanding Actor (Mackenzie Cory)
• 1986: Ellen Wheeler, Outstanding Ingenue (Marley/Vicky Love)
• 1989: Margarita Delgado and Charles Schoonmaker, Outstanding Costume Design
• 1990: Margarita Delgado and Charles Schoonmaker, Outstanding Costume Design
• 1990: Angel De Angelis, Outstanding Hairstyling (head hairstylist)
• 1991: Anne Heche, Outstanding Younger Actress (Marley/Vicky Hudson)
• 1992: Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
• 1993: Linda Dano, Outstanding Actress (Felicia Gallant)
• 1996: Charles Keating, Outstanding Lead Actor (Carl Hutchins)
• 1996: Anna Kathryn Holbrook, Outstanding Supporting Actress (Sharlene Frame)

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Head Writers/Executive Producers of AW

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References

1. ^ LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 288. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.
2. ^ Lackmann, Ron (1976). ‘’Soap Opera Almanac’’, page 23. New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation. ISBN 425-03234-150
3. ^ LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1
4. ^ LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 169. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.
5. ^ LaGuardia, Robert (1974). The Wonderful World of TV Soap Operas, page 170. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-25482-1.

External links

• Another World Home Page
• Another World at the Internet Movie Database
• AW episodes from AOL Video's P&G Classic Soaps
• Procter & Gamble soap blog (with occasional Another World flashbacks)
• SoapNet AW page (archived, as channel no longer airs AW)
• swissJohn's AW Tribute annex at MySpace
• TV Tome: AW
• World of Soap Themes: AW multimedia page (registration required; archived/no longer updated)