Theodore "Ted" Corday (May 8, 1908 — July 23, 1966) was a producer and creator of many American soap operas. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Producer may refer to: Theatrical producer Film producer Television producer Radio producer Online producer Executive producer, supervises one or more producers Record producer, or music producer, in the music industry Game producer, in the computer game industry. ... 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...

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Corday graduated from the University of Alberta and studied law before moving to the United States in 1934. He worked in Broadway for many years before producing dramas for radio, such as Tortilla Flat, Tobacco Road, Gangbusters, and Counterspy. He then moved to television in the 1950s, producing The Guiding Light for a time as well as As the World Turns, from 1956 to 1965. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Tortilla Flat cover Tortilla Flat (1935) is an early Steinbeck novel set in his hometown Monterey, California. ... Tobacco Road is a term that refers to the tobacco producing area of North Carolina, and is often used when referring to sports (particularly basketball) played between rival North Carolina universities. ... Gangbusters was a dramatic radio program. ... Counterspy is a Antispyware application of Sunbelt Software. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... This Guiding Light logo, which debuted in 1982, was used, save for background changes, until 1990. ... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera, airing each weekday on CBS. It debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956 at 1:30 in the afternoon. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

Corday was later lured to NBC to create three soap operas for them. The first two, Paradise Bay and Morning Star, failed, but his final creation, Days of our Lives, was a hit and is still produced today, after over 40 years on television. Morning Star may mean: Morning Star (chief), a Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife. ... Days of our Lives is a long-running American soap opera. ...

Before Corday could pen many stories for the serial, he was diagnosed with cancer, and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. After many months in the hospital, he died on July 23, 1966 at the age of 58. His widow, Betty Corday, would supervise production on Days of our Lives until her own death in 1987. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world famous hospital located in Los Angeles. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...