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June Lockhart Dies: ‘Lassie’ & ‘Lost in Space’ Actress Was 100

The Tony-winning actress from the Golden Age of Hollywood died Thursday night of natural causes at her Santa Monica home with daughter June Elizabeth and granddaughter Christianna by her side.

“Mommy always considered acting as her craft, her vocation, but her true passions were journalism, politics, science and NASA,” said Elizabeth in a statement. “She cherished playing her role in Lost in Space and she was delighted to know that she inspired many future astronauts, as they would remind her on visits to NASA. That meant even more to her than the hundreds of television and movies roles she played.”

Born June 25, 1925 in New York City, Lockhart began acting at age 8 with her stage debut in a 1933 production of Peter Ibbetson at the Metropolitan Opera House. At 13, she made her screen debut as Belinda Cratchit in MGM’s A Christmas Carol (1938), starring her parents Gene and Kathleen Lockhart as Bob and Mrs. Cratchit. She went on to become a contract player for MGM at 19.

Lockhart played Lucille in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), in addition to appearing in such films as She-Wolf of London (1946), Bury Me Dead (1947), Troll (1986) and One Night at McCool’s (2001).

Most known for playing Ruth in the Lassie TV series and Maureen Robinson in Lost in Space, Lockhart has also appeared on shows like Shirley Temple’s Storybook, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Bewitched, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Petticoat Junction, Happy Days, Magnum P.I., Falcon Crest, Full House, Roseanne, 7th Heaven, Beverly Hills 90210 and Grey’s Anatomy.

Following her role on Lost in Space, she had a cameo in the 1998 movie adaptation, as well as Netflix’s 2021 series reboot. The project also led to her becoming a NASA spokesperson, attending numerous launches and landings over the decades. In 2013, NASA honored her with the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for her impact on space exploration.

Lockhart’s 1947 Broadway debut in For Love or Money earned her the inaugural Tony for Best Newcomer, which she later donated to the Smithsonian. She was also honored with two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for film and another for television.

In lieu of flowers, Lockhart’s family asks that donations be made to The Actors Fund, ProPublica and International Hearing Dog, Inc.

General Hospital Alum June Lockhart, Star of Lassie and Lost in Space, Dies At 100

Born in New York City in 1925, Lockhart’s parents, Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Arthur Lockhart, were both actors themselves — remarkably, they met when Thomas Edison hired them to perform on a tour promoting his latest inventions — and she was only 8 years old when she made her professional debut in a production of Peter Ibbetson at the Metropolitan Opera. She recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2015, “When the opportunities [to act] presented themselves, my father said, ‘Just do it for the experience and learn the discipline of being on a set. When you grow up and you want to do it as a career, then fine.’ That really gave me a lovely perspective.”

At the age of 9, Lockhart, an only child, and her parents relocated to the West Coast. “Daddy came out to begin his career with MGM and then Warner Bros.,” Lockhart shared with Digest. “I have all kinds of wonderful memories of living in and around Hollywood. On Saturdays, my girlfriend and I would be dropped off on the boulevard, go to a movie and at the end of the day, we would be picked up at C.C. Brown’s Hot Fudge Sundae Emporium by Grauman’s Theatre.”

Lockhart’s career began to take off as well, with roles in movies like 1938’s A Christmas Carol (her parents played Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit), All This And Heaven Too (in which her on-screen mother was Bette Davis) and Sergeant York (alongside Gary Cooper). During her senior year of high school, she inked a contract with MGM.

One particularly memorable film she did for MGM was the lavish musical Meet Me In St. Louis with Judy Garland. “She was quite extraordinary,” Lockhart told Digest, who recalled, “We would all come in early morning, get into makeup and wardrobe, and then we waited and waited, but Judy wouldn’t show up. After lunch, they would say, ‘Well, Judy is not coming in today, you can all go home.’ The next day, it was the same thing. Finally, she came in and she was fabulous. She was funny, knew her lines and we shot the scenes with absolutely no problems. We were just in awe of her.”

Television soon became an even bigger focus of Lockhart’s professional life. At first, she eschewed starring roles (“I was happy just being a guest star,” she explained to Digest), but that all changed when the producers of Lassie were recasting the role of matriarch Ruth Martin, played at the time by Cloris Leachman. Lockhart was offered the role, but turned it down — twice — as she was living in New York at the time. She moved back to L.A. while in the throes of a divorce, and, she recounted to Digest, “I was stopped at a red light. Along-side me pulls up [Lassie Producer] Bonita Granville and [Director] Bob Golden, both of whom I had known since I was 12 years old. Bob called out, ‘I wish you would do Lassie!’ I said I would for a year and he came back with, ‘That’s not long enough!’ As I was driving home I thought, ‘What am I being so grand about? Here is a show that has a following, fully sponsored, CBS loves it and it just dropped in my lap again!’ I had two children to support, so I called my agent to see what they were offering as far as salary and what the job would involve. And that’s how it happened.”

After a five-year run as Ruth, another matriarch role came calling: Maureen on Lost in Space. Lockhart, who herself was passionate about aviation and space exploration, was proud of the show’s legacy, telling Digest, “Many astronauts have said to me that watching Lost in Space as a little boy or girl made them realize what they wanted to do when they grew up.”

Lockhart made her soap debut on GH while it was being executive-produced by the legendary Gloria Monty. “What a treat!” is how she summed up her Port Charles experience to Digest. “I had never done a soap opera, even though I watched them from time to time, and the casting man wanted me for Maria. I came in, talked to Gloria Monty and that was it. I started work the next Friday, with a lot of lines and no rehearsal.”

The actress overlapped on GH in the mid-1980s with Mark Goddard, who played Don West on Lost in Space and was hired by Monty to play Derek Barrington. Lockhart confided to Digest, “For Felicia and Frisco’s [Jack Wagner] wedding [in 1986], I really wanted Mark and I to pass each other, stop, turn around, look at each other and shake our heads, like, ‘No, I must be mistaken.’ Gloria laughed, but said, ‘You’re not going to do that.’ I said, ‘Okay, but could we dance together?’ and she said yes. So, in a scene you can see us dancing in the background.”

Lockhart made her last GH appearance as Maria in 2000, but her legacy on the show lives on in her granddaughter, Maxie, whose full name is Mariah Maximilliana Jones and was named after Felicia’s grandmother and grandfather, Maxmillian.

The actress also appeared on prime-time soaps, playing Mary Robeson on Knots Landing in 1985, Dr. Sylvia Heywood on The Colbys in 1986 and Celia Martin (grandmother of Tori Spelling’s Donna Martin) on Beverly Hills, 90210.

According to People, the actress passed away from natural causes with daughter June Elizabeth and granddaughter Christianna by her side.

Digest sends its condolences to Lockhart’s family and friends.

‘CSI: Miami’ Alum Eva LaRue Recalls ‘Freddie Krueger’ Stalking Her for Years

A trailer for the doc features excerpts from the letters LaRue’s stalker, who used the pseudonym “Freddie Krueger” in a seeming reference to A Nightmare on Elm Street villain Freddy Krueger. (Coincidentally or not, LaRue’s filmography includes a guest appearance on the 1980s TV spinoff series Freddy’s Nightmares.)

In one excerpt, the stalker threatens physical and sexual violence against LaRue and her daughter, Kaya, now 23.

“Those words and those threats were absolute psychological terrorism,” LaRue says in the trailer.

LaRue says that playing DNA analyst Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami was the “pinnacle of [her] career” and that being on a primetime series “was a different level of celebrity.” But with that celebrity came a lot of fan mail — and the menacing messages from “Freddie.”

“My worst fear was that everything that he said in those letters could become a reality,” LaRue says. “The letters were coming fast and furious. … I just remember being absolutely terrified.”

Kaya is also featured in the trailer, saying she remembers seeing her mom break down in tears. “At 12, that was devastating,” she says.

“Your one job as a parent is to keep your kids safe,” LaRue explains. “Like, that’s it. That’s your freaking job. And I was feeling like I couldn’t do my job. I couldn’t do my job.”

Eventually, LaRue had to take matters into her own hands, she says. “I did start sleeping with a weapon under my bed,” she reveals.

In September 2022, an Ohio man named James David Rogers was sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of mailing threatening communications, one count of threats by interstate communications, and two counts of stalking, according to The New York Times.

Court documents showed Rogers’ stalking behavior started in March 2007 and continued until his November 2019 arrest, during which time he mailed around three dozen handwritten and typed letters with threats, the newspaper reported.

My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story, Thursday, November 13, Paramount+

‘General Hospital’ Writers Share Update on Lesley Webber & Robert Scorpio Tribute Episodes

It took a while, for various reasons, to get write Monica’s passing onto our screens (Charleson died in January). However, the show did an amazing tribute to her — TV Insider even honored Jane Elliot (Tracy) and Steve Burton (Jason) with our Daytime Performers of the Week feature.

Sadly, Charleson’s death isn’t the only one that the GH company has endured in recent years. In 2025 alone, beloved cast members Denise Alexander (Dr. Lesley Webber), Tristan Rogers (Scorpio), and Chris Robinson (Dr. Rick Webber) also died. While Rick’s character was killed off back in 2002 (after his character had been assassinated with a retcon story, painting him as a villain), Lesley and Robert are still alive, off-camera.

Alexander joined GH in 1973 after the ABC soap lured her away from her compelling run as Susan Martin on Days of our Lives. She played the role until 1984, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1976. The actress returned to GH in 1996 and appeared on a recurring basis until 2021.

Rogers joined the ABC soap as WSB superspy Robert Scorpio in 1980. He remained on the show until 1992. Like Lesley, Robert was presumed dead. Viewers learned Scorpio was alive in 2006. Rogers remained on the show on and off until last July.

In early September, TV Insider spoke with GH’s co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten about their plans for Monica and Robert memorial episodes. At the time, they revealed they had a Robert Scorpio-focused tribute in the future, saying, “He is sorely missed, and we aim to pay tribute to Tristan and Robert the same way that we did for Leslie and Monica.”

Last week, on the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards red carpet, we caught up with Korte and Van Etten again for an update on plans to honor not only Rogers’ Robert, but also Denise Alexander’s Lesley.

“Our plan is to absolutely do that,” Van Etten told TV Insider following the show’s win for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team at the Daytime Emmys. “We want to make sure that we achieve the same goal that I think we have with the story of Monica’s passing. We want a story that will carry [Lesley and Robert’s] names into the future, so that we still feel Robert’s and Lesley’s presence for years to come.”

Like many daytime head writers, Korte and Van Etten see the value in writing memorials for characters after their portrayers have passed away. “Monica was a pillar of General Hospital,” Korte says. “She was the heart of the Quartermaines, and the Quartermaines are our crazy, awesome family. It was very important to show the whole crew, and especially, Jason and Tracy, both for those characters and for those actors.”

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Landman Season 2 Final Trailer Reveals Monty Was Hiding A Massive Secret (That Probably Killed Him)

The Paramount+ drama's final season trailer, released Thursday, hints that former MTex owner Monty (R.I.P.) was covering up a huge secret about his company, which fell into his wife's hands after his death at the end of Season 1.

"I have gone through every email, every file, and I now know why Monty was so stressed," she says in the new preview, which then immediately brings up embezzlement, wire fraud and insurance fraud over images of MTex's corporate employees looking very worried. Gulp!

In early September, Paramount+ released the first footage of the upcoming season, which will kick off on Sunday, Nov. 16. That trailer shows Cami assuming leadership of MTex after Monty's death and warning some influential moneymen: "The only difference between me and my husband is: I'm meaner."

The Texas-set drama follows Thornton's Tommy Norris in the cutthroat world of oilfields in Texas, where "roughnecks and wildcat billionaires are fueling a boom so big it's reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics," per the official logline. The Season 1 finale found Tommy assuming leadership of the oil company he works for after the unexpected death of his boss, CEO Monty Miller (played by Jon Hamm). What's more, Monty's widow Cami (Demi Moore) charged Tommy with closing a high-risk/high-reward deal.

The Landman Season 2 cast consists of Thornton, Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore.

Landman is one of eight Sheridan shows streaming on Paramount+ — also home to 1883, 1923, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Lioness, Mayor of Kingstown (returning Oct. 26), Tulsa King and the upcoming spinoff, NOLA King (starring Samuel L. Jackson).

WICKED: FOR GOOD Drops New Promo Featuring First Look at Younger Glinda

Wicked: For Good, the conclusion of the film adaptation, picks up after the 2024 blockbuster. Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard.

Wicked: For Good will hit theaters on November 21, 2025, and stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Ethan Slater as Boq, and Marissa Bode as Nessarose. Other cast members include Tony-nominee Colman Domingo as the voice of the Cowardly Lion and Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline, or Change) as the voice of Elphaba’s childhood nanny, Dulcibear.

Wicked: For Good is based on Act Two of the musical stage play with music and lyrics by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, from the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire.

Jane Elliot Reflects on 60 Years in Soaps and Life on ‘GH’ at 78: ‘I’m a Failed Retiree!’

Just moments after receiving the honor, Elliot talks to Woman’s World about what it feels like to have somehow grown into the role of General Hospital matriarch—not to mention, in the wake of the passing of Leslie Charleson and her character Monica, how it feels to be the last one standing.

Plus, Elliott admits to one major failure (her retirement!) and we have the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys soap opera winners’ list.

“Lovely Jane Elliot” was first introduced on the big screen in Elvis Presley’s last film, 1969’s Change of Habit with Mary Tyler Moore and Barbara McNair. But the beauty who also appeared on The Mod Squad, Kojak, and Law and Order, not to mention soapy Knots Landing and Broadway’s The Impossible Years, had already made her first mark on the soap scene by then.

Since her breakout soap role on A Flame in the Wind in 1965, Elliot has caused drama on Guiding Light, All My Children, Days of Our Lives and Loving—and this weekend, she was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for her incredible work on General Hospital’s Tracy Quartermaine, which started back in 1978 and included a stint on The City.

“I started in daytime 60 years ago, and as a woman of 78 years old and a female actor, I’m blessed,” says Elliot. “First of all, there are very very few us who are gainfully employed full-time as an actor, and I’m one of them.

“It is such a privilege and honor to get to do what I do and keep doing it, that what I do is still wanted and still appreciated, and that they still keep giving me good work to do,” she continues. “I consider myself a really, really lucky woman.”

As longtime General Hospital viewers know, Elliot officially announced her retirement back in 2017.

“I’m a failed retiree,” she cracks with a grin. “I thought I needed a break. I was a single parent. I raised two children on my own, and I raised them exclusively on acting money. I no longer had children to raise, and I was 70. I had my pension and my Social Security. I thought, ‘Oh, yay. I don’t need this job anymore. I can retire.’”

Two years later, she quietly slipped back into Tracy’s bossy, wise-cracking shoes.

“It wasn’t what I thought it would be,” she admits. “I was like, ‘But wait, I really like that job! And whether I need the money or not, I want to keep doing it,’” she recounts. “I luckily had a wonderful boss who kept a place at the table for me and didn’t replace me. Didn’t hire someone else to play the part.”

As if anyone else could play her role!

“There are a lot of wonderful actors out there that would bring something new to it,” Ellliot insists. “They couldn’t do me, but they could do that.”

With one of Elliot’s first storylines leading to the unforgettable scene where she withholds her father Edward’s heart medicine, the seven-times-hitched Tracy Q has made some truly detestable moves over the decades.

Since her return, she’s remained formidable. Just ask Cameron Mathison’s Drew and Michael E. Knight’s Martin Grey.

Yet even as Tracy’s remained tough, since running off with Anthony Geary’s Luke and then losing him, she’s also softened enough to become a wizened, loving head of family—and not just to Wally Kurth’s Ned and Amanda Setton’s Brook Lynn. By the time Leslie Charleson’s Monica Q passed last month, Tracy had even become her almost lifelong nemesis’ fiercest protector!

“People say to me on the show, ‘You’re the matriarch of the Quartermaine family.’ And I go, ‘Who are you talking about?’” Elliot admits with a laugh. “I still haven’t taken it on board.”

While it’s hard to believe she’s all grown up, after 60 years in daytime and almost five decades on General Hospital, this soap opera diva who once worked alongside Elvis—not to mention onscreen family John Ingle, Anna Lee, and Stuart Damon, Leslie Charleson, and Jacklyn Zeman—can’t ignore her place.

“I look around and I realize that at this stage of the game, I’m the oldest actor on the show,” Elliot tells Woman’s World. “There are all these photographs on the set of the characters on the show, and they’ve all passed away, and I’m still standing.

“It’s daunting, it’s overwhelming,” the NATAS Gold Circle honoree admits. “It makes me sad sometimes, and it makes me enormously grateful and proud.”

How To Watch The Daytime Emmy Awards Online

The Daytime Emmys are not being televised on a broadcast network. The ceremony will stream live on National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ website at watch.theemmys.tv, and via The Emmys app which is available to download on iOS and Android mobile devices and on smart TVs via Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV and Roku.

General Hospital’s Kirsten Storms (Maxie) Reveals New Health Battle, Will Undergo Brain Surgery

Stoms’s post came on the heels of her announcement that she and real-life best friend, former co-star and fellow knitting and crocheting aficianado Emme Rylan (ex-Lulu) had begun a new business venture, Kirsten and Emme, where they sell crocheted sweaters that they’ve designed together. She paid homage to Rylan as she disclosed that she is scheduled to undergo brain surgery in the coming weeks. Back in 2021, Storms underwent an operation called a craniotomy to drain and remove noncancerous cysts on her brain.

“Fun fact (not really ‘fun,’ but Emme and I like to find humor in uncomfortable situations…)” Storms’s post began. “In January (2025), I had a new scan done of my brain. After my surgery in 2021, my *amazing* neurosurgeon (who ‘humors’ the jokes I make during my appointments — which is okay because he’s very smart) has been monitoring the cyst that he left on my brain, when he removed one that was causing me problems. The January scan happened because I had symptoms that the doctors thought could’ve been brain-related. OK — when I say that I was shocked when the doctors told me they found an aneurysm on the right side of my brain… welp, I basically launched into a standup comedy routine.

“I had a procedure done that weekend, where the doctor thread a camera from my leg up to my brain,” she continued. “(It’s a routine procedure, but the path inside your body that they lead the camera through is *insane*… THE CAMERA GOES THROUGH YOUR ARMPIT, guys. Your. Armpit.) Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend. I checked in with my super smart surgeon, completed my next few months at work, started my hiatus, and left California. Did you guys know that Emme was by my side every single day during my 2021 craniotomy and hospital recovery? I remember waking up in the ICU right after my procedure, and the first thing she said was ‘How are you?? DO YOU STILL LOVE YARN?’ My neurosurgeon did give a chuckle to that joke. Anyway, Neurology stuff makes me feel a bit of nervousness, so now—here I am with Emme, in St Louis. And we are crocheting the most beautiful sweaters, while my coiling procedure is being scheduled for sometime in the next 2 weeks.”

The actress further opened up about how her health issues connected with her decision to relocate to Tennessee and take a break from her role as Maxie, which she has played since 2005.

“Emotional support, when going through times in life that cause worry, is crucial,” Storms shared. “Aneurysms (obviously) can be caused by stress. Brain cysts? I believe that is possible too…. and since the January scan showed a new, but very small, squatter (aka cyst) on my brain stem — it was clear I needed to change some things in my life asap. For my own personal reasons, no longer living in Los Angeles was very important to me. The biggest reason for the move was Harper, but a lot of it was for my physical and mental health. And my overall happiness.”

Storms went on to pay tribute both to the healing properties of crocheting and to Rylan for her steadfast support. She wrote, “Did you know (if you’re still reading this egregiously long post) that even though crocheting isn’t ‘technically’ a cognitive behavioral therapy exercise, it hits all of the requirements CBT exercises do? It’s meditative, your hands and brain are focusing on the same task, therefore it distracts you from feelings of stress or anxiety, and completing a project feels rewarding. This sweater collaboration with my best friend, who is as obsessed with yarn as I am and constantly shows me that she always has my back… it kinda feels like we were meant to do this,” she mused. “Emme, this will definitely make you so uncomfortable that you’re going to comment below with something funny, but creating these sweaters with you has been so much fun. I love you. You’re my ‘ride or die, but no ride to the airport.’ And (hypothetically) I will totally (HYPOTHETICALLY) be by your side, keying the cars of all the boys who would be stupid enough to mess with our daughters.”

In the caption introducing her carousel of text posts, Storms explained, “I wanted to post this because even though my brain seems to be sorta lowkey rebelling against me, it does allow me to understand that we’ve all got times when things aren’t great. If we can, we will do our best to do what is best for ourselves and loved ones. Since I knew what an aneurysm was, the scan in January majorly freaked me out. A few days after I was discharged from the hospital, someone created a blog post that said I was in the hospital that weekend because I tried to ‘unalive’ myself. I couldn’t understand why a person would make up something that terrible when they had no idea why I was really there. There are a few really bad apples out there. We all know that… but there are people in my life who I am truly thankful to know. One of those individuals just made a sh*t load of sweaters with me. They are glorious.”

After her brain surgery in 2021, Storms likewise used Instagram to update fans on her medical condition. On June 4, mere days after undergoing brain surgery, she recorded a video — with Rylan by her side — in which she revealed, “I’ve not really spoken about this much, or at all, actually; less than 48 hours ago, I had brain surgery, hence the neck brace. It was on the lower portion of my brain.”

She elaborated, “What they had to drain and remove was not cancer; I want to clarify that right now before the Internet, like, goes crazy wild with rumors about this. I had a very large cyst that had split into two and the doctor said it was, like, so full, the pressure was very noticeable when they opened up my skull.”

On June 6, 2021, the actress returned to Instagram with a longer account of the circumstances that led up to her operation. “Little bit of info for those who are wondering… I spent the last few years having random health issues that I disregarded as side [effects] to my medications or just something I was experiencing due to age. When I went to get an MRI for some severe neck pain I have been experiencing for the last few months (I assumed this neck pain was also causing my frequent ‘migraines’) my amazingly thorough orthopedist ordered an MRI of my head just to be on the ‘safe side’ — even though that isn’t his area of expertise. Truly a great doctor. That’s when we stumbled upon a rather large, very full of fluid, cyst that was attached to the lower portion of brain.”

Noted Storms, “I feel very fortunate that my situation wasn’t more serious and that I had a wonderful neurosurgeon who immediately knew how to fix it. I’m not gonna lie, brain surgery had me nervous, but I’m immensely thankful to my family, friends, and incredible ‘work family’ who have been supportive, kind and loving during a time when I’ve been feeling a lot of emotions. Work is a great place to be every day and for the 2 months leading up to my surgery I found a lot of comfort being around the people I’ve worked beside for so many years. I’m excited to get back to it after my recovery.”

She reported back to work in July of that year.

As for her current absence from the show, it is somewhat open-ended. In July, she explained on Instagram that in March, she’d met with Executive Producer Frank Valentini “about my reasons for wanting to move — and my desire to not leave the show.” She marveled, “Now, when you approach a job like this, they can always be like, ‘Forget it. I will let you out of your contract if you’re going to leave the state.’ GH did not do that — which was kind of amazing because I also asked for some time off.”

To accommodate Storms’s break, the show scripted a heartbreaking turn for Maxie: She collapsed after Sidwell deliberately poisoned Deception’s new night cream and soon wound up in a coma. Her loved ones heeded Lucas’s advice and had her moved to Boston for treatment. “I promise you the storyline they have going on until my return to Port Charles is kind of incredible — you guys are gonna freak out, actually,” the actress predicted in her June message. Fans got a sense of what she was referring to in August, when it was announced that Storms’s former leading man, Ryan Paevey, whose Nathan was married to Maxie at the time of his seeming demise in 2018, was returning to the show. He began airing again in September.

Soap Opera Digest sends its love and wishes for a speedy recovery to Storms.

‘Palm Royale’ Season 2 Trailer Teases Chaos, Secrets & Lies Ahead

The Emmy-nominated comedy returns with its sophomore season on Wednesday, November 12, followed by one episode weekly until January 14.

From creator and executive producer Abe Silva, Palm Royale is an underdog story that follows Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) as she endeavors to find her footing in the cutthroat world of Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, the series asks the question: How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?

In Season 2, Maxine is left a social pariah after a scandalous public breakdown. She’ll have to draw on her deep well of cleverness and cunning to prove, once and for all, that not only does she belong, but she might have what it takes to rule this town. Along the way, she will uncover untold truths and finally understand what this town is truly built on: secrets, lies, and the occasional felony.

The show also stars Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Carol Burnett, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Mindy Cohn, Julia Duffy, and Kaia Gerber. The ensemble cast also includes Claudia Ferri, Jason Canela, Jordan Bridges, James Urbaniak, Roberto Sanchez, Rick Cosnett and Ryan Dorsey.

New Season 2 guest stars include John Stamos, Patti LuPone, Vicki Lawrence and Matt Rogers.

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Heather Hill, Emmy-Winning Director of ‘The Young and the Restless’ and Other Soaps, Dies at 85

A pioneer for women in daytime drama, she began her television career in her hometown of New York City after graduating from Rye Country Day School. She became a production assistant on the CBS soap opera “Love of Life,” which ran for 29 seasons during the 1950s until the 1980s.

While in New York City, Hill also rose from assistant director to director, helming episodes for daytime dramas including “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “Search for Tomorrow” and “As the World Turns.”

In 1985, Hill relocated to Los Angeles and became a contract director for the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”

She remained a part of the production for 15 years, where she directed hundreds of episodes. From 1988 through 2000, Hill was nominated for 13 Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of outstanding drama series directing team for her work on “The Young and the Restless.”

She won the Emmy award six times throughout her career, sharing her first win with her colleagues Rudy Vejar, Frank Pacelli, Randy Robbins and Betty Rothenberg.

Her other directing credits include “General Hospital” and the popular hit drama series “Baywatch.” Additionally, she earned a supervising producer credit for her work on the 1980s daytime soap “The Caitlins.”

Hill is survived by her husband Randy; sons Tim and Chris; daughter-in-law Debbie Deuble Hill and grandchildren Violet, Quinn and Carter.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Katie Lowes, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman (10/7)

8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT – Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: “Katie Lowes, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman” (603)

Logline: “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, welcomes the stars of “The Hunting Wives,” actors Malin Akerman, Katie Lowes and Jaime Ray Newman (ex-Kristina, General Hospital).

‘Beyond The Gates’ Casts ‘Days Of Our Lives’ Veteran Greg Vaughan

Details about his role are expected at a later date.

Speculation has been rampant on social media that the Days of Our Lives alum was coming to the sudser. Over the weekend, cast member Trisha Mann Grant posted a video on Instagram to celebrate star Clifton Davis’ birthday.

Vaughan was seen in the background.

In July, Val Jean told Deadline that “I can’t say who just yet, but I will say longtime soap fans all know and love him!”

Vaughan departed Days of Our Lives in 2020. He portrayed Eric Brady on the then-NBC daytime drama since 2012, and won a supporting actor Daytime Emmy for the role in 2018.

This the second major cast addition on the CBS soap since Keith D. Robinson joined in March as a series regular. He took over the role of Dr. Ted Richardson, previously played by Maurice Johnson.

Just last month, Beyond the Gates killed off its first big character. The role of Doug McBride, who was played by Jason Graham, perished in a car crash. Graham, whose previous credits include 911, All-American Homecoming and Sisters, was part of the original cast when the CBS soap debuted in February.

Beyond the Gates has been renewed for a second season. The sudser is up 67% in multi-platform viewership from last year’s time period and beats ABC’s General Hospital by 7% among women 25-54 on broadcast, according to Nielsen.

2025 Daytime Emmy Awards Announces Presenter Lineup

“We’re thrilled to welcome such a wide-ranging and talented group of presenters to this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards,” Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS, said in a press release. “From beloved daytime drama stars to culinary innovators, lifestyle experts, and talk show favorites, this lineup reflects the vibrancy and diversity of daytime television. We look forward to an unforgettable evening celebrating their contributions and honoring the best of daytime.”

The Daytime Emmys will be streamed on the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) website at watch.theemmys.tv on October 17.

‘Landman’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals Moral Conflicts, More Demi Moore & Great One Liners

So says Billy Bob Thornton‘s Tommy Norris at the end of Landman‘s Season 2 trailer. In it, we see Norris facing the wrath of ex-wife Angela (Ali Larter) after his transgressions, Tommy’s son Cooper (Jacob Lofland) defying his father’s advice and Demi Moore‘s Cami Miller struggling with the dirty side of the oil business.

The new season is set to premiere November 16 on Paramount+. Returning cast includes Billy Bob Thornton (Tommy), Andy Garcia (Gallino), Ali Larter (Angela), Jacob Loflan (Cooper) and Michelle Randolph (Ainsley). Sam Elliott is joining this year as Tommy’s dear old dad.

With 35 million global streaming viewers for the premiere episode, Landman set new records for Paramount+. Unfortunately, the drama from Taylor Sheridan was snubbed by the Emmys this year, though Thornton did score a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Tommy.

The series is co-created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace. It’s executive produced by Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Wallace, Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch for Imperative Entertainment, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly also executive produce. Tommy Turtle serves as co-executive producer.

The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions. Landman is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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Corbin Bernsen Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Bernsen is best known for starring as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network series Psych, and for his role of divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama L.A. Law, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

More recently, Bernsen recurred on Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s The Curse for Showtime, J.J. Abrams’ Duster for HBO Max, and Jonathan Tropper’s Your Friends and Neighbors for Apple TV+, opposite Jon Hamm.

Bernsen is set to next appear opposite Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe in the NBC series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins from executive producer Tina Fey. Most recently, he signed on to lead Laura Louise, an indie thriller from filmmaker Duane Edwards.

Bernsen also directed, produced, and appeared in the horror film Dead Air and directed, wrote, and starred in Christian Mingle. He continues to be represented by Randy James Management.

Duane Edwards’ Thriller ‘Laura Louise’ Sets Cast Led By Corbin Bernsen

Laura Louise follows Edward Brannock (Bernsen), a retired postal worker thrust into the center of a reopened missing person’s case. As new evidence surfaces decades after a teenage girl’s disappearance, Brannock faces mounting scrutiny and must confront long-buried family secrets he’s desperate to keep hidden.

Edwards will direct and produce under his label The King Productions, with production to commence this fall at Rock River Studios in Northern Illinois.

The film is based on an original screenplay by Frederick Mensch (HBO’s Nightingale), who previously collaborated with Edwards on the 2024 feature drama Wrong Numbers, starring Emily Hall and David Kelsey.

Co-producers are Phil Lee and Darryl Manuel. Casting is by Aaron Schoonover.

Bernsen is represented by Innovative Artists and Randy James Management. Sanchez is repped by GVA Talent Agency and A List Talent Management. Owuor is repped by D2 Management and Innovative Artists. Mulvey is represented by Stewart Talent and The Boothe Group. Bush is repped by Stewart Talent and Framework Management. Krausen repped by Stewart Talent and Bercy Talent Management.

‘General Hospital’ First Look: Erika Slezak Joins in Mysterious New Role

Best known for her four-decade run as One Life to Live‘s Victoria Lord Buchanan, Slezak wasn’t actively seeking a daytime comeback, but a call from GH‘s executive producer, Frank Valentini — who previously helmed OLTL — changed everything.

“We’ve been friends for a long time,” Slezak begins. “He called me in April and said, ‘Would you like to come out and play at General Hospital? ‘And I went, ‘Sure, sometime.’ And then he said, ‘Well, how about in September?’ And I went, ‘Sure, September is far enough away.’ And then he filled me in on what he wanted for the story arc, and I said, ‘That’s very interesting, because it’s completely different from what I played on One Life to Live.’ And slowly, over the summer, it was dawning on me, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m going back to work.’”

Once back on set, it didn’t take long for reality to set in and for the fast-paced world of Port Charles to keep her on her toes. “The studio is huge,” she reports. “But people are so unbelievably kind, sweet, and helpful. The schedule is so completely different from what I’m used to, and quick. My God, they do so much in one day.”

Slezak received a warm welcome from co-star Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine), which made her feel instantly at home. “Jane was in my dressing room, making sure everything was nice and neat and clean and turning all the lights on,” Slezak relays. “She said, ‘Well, I wanted to make it comfortable for you.’”

Although the two hadn’t worked closely before, they had crossed paths in New York. “I had met Jane many years ago,” Slezak shares. “She came to One Life to observe as a director or a producer. I knew who she was, and I went over and introduced myself, and we chatted a little bit. She’s a wonderfully delightful lady. It is amazing that she can play so mean. So, when Frank said, ‘You’re going to be working a lot with Jane Elliot,’ I went, ‘Yes, I will do it, because that would be such a treat to work with such a talented, terrific lady.’”

Elliot wasn’t the only familiar face on set — Slezak was happy to find herself surrounded by old friends from Llanview, both in front of and behind the camera. “There are so many people on this show that I know and worked with,” she points out. “Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn Ashton, who played OLTL‘s Kimberly Andrews), Jessica Tuck (Megan Gordon, OLTL] who is observing as a director, and Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri; Sonia Toledo, OLTL), who I worked with. Gary Tomlin (director), M.K. (Weir, producer), and Bruce Cooperman, our cameraman for so long. It’s just a pleasure to look out and see him behind camera one. It makes it more comfortable; it makes me feel at ease.”

She was also delighted to reunite with Chris McKenna (Jack Brennan), who played her on-screen son, Joey Buchanan. “Oh, my Joey. He’s so cute,” she says. “He was 11 years old when he was my son, and he stayed till he was 15 or 16. And when they broke that I was coming on the show, he texted me, ‘Oh, my God, Mom, Mom, Mom.’ And I said, ‘You’ll always be my little Joey.’ And when I saw him, this is a kid who’s six foot something, so handsome, so tall, so beautiful, with a family of his own. It’s really wonderful.”

While she spent more than 40 years in the ABC daytime lineup, Slezak confesses she wasn’t fully up to speed on what was happening in Port Charles, but someone at home was. “For all the years I was on One Life, we had a monitor in the makeup room, and every time you went in or out, ABC was on,” she explains. “And I used to watch General Hospital during makeup or whatever, so I knew all the characters. After the show went off the air [in 2012], I didn’t really watch, but my husband, who never ever watched One Life to Live, started watching General Hospital off and on. About a year ago, I said, ‘Really, you’re watching GH? You never watched One Life to Live.’ He said, ‘Well, I have to find out what’s happening to Sonny (Corinthos, Maurice Benard).”

When she shared the story with Benard, he got a kick out of it. “He laughed. I called home the second day I worked with Maurice, and I said, ‘Brian, he’s a really nice man. Very calm, very gentle. He’s not Sonny at all.’”

Reflecting on her One Life to Live journey, Slezak acknowledges it was an unexpected, but deeply fulfilling experience. “It was not at all what I thought my career was going to be,” she admits. “I trained in the Royal Academy in England to be in the theater, and that’s how I started for five years. When I got the job on One Life to Live, I had never been on television. Once I learned how to work in television, I got quite comfortable with it, and every day was a different script. Every day, there were new people. It was not like being in the theater where you’re doing the same performance eight times a week and you’re working with the same people eight times a week. This was different every single day, so that was very exciting. And the excitement stayed all those years. Every time my contract came up, they said, ‘You want to stay?’ I went, ‘Yes, please,’ because I was having such fun. I’m very grateful for it.”

Though she enjoyed stepping back into the daytime world, Slezak isn’t looking to make a full-time return. “It’s been fun to do it now for three weeks, but I’ll be glad to go home,” she shares. “I was on the air on One Life for 42 years, and I had a routine. I knew when to get up in the morning, and I knew what day it was only because I knew what days I was working. And when it stopped, well, every day is Saturday when you’re not working, and it’s a real adjustment to make. So, this is fun to do for a short time. I don’t know that I would want to do it for a longer time, unless it were in New York.”

These days, she’s content right where she is, enjoying the quieter moments of life. “I’ve become kind of lazy,” she muses. “I like being at home. I’m doing all the things that I never really had time to do. I read, I cook, I complain, but I have my family, and I have my dogs and my cat, who’s getting old. All these little things are just part of my normal life now, and I’m happy. So, this was a very nice, different thing, and I will take away lovely, wonderful memories, but I’m happy to be going back to my normal life.”

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Video: Remembering Leslie Charleson

General Hospital Says Goodbye to Dr. Monica Quartermaine Eight Months After the Death of Leslie Charleson

Though Charleson died in January at age 79, it wasn’t until last week that General Hospital addressed the fate her character, explaining that Monica passed peacefully in her sleep. Charleson played the iconic daytime character for nearly five decades, first stepping into the role in 1977, and the tears being shed for Monica by her closest friends and family members feel all too real.

Thursday’s episode found everyone reflecting on their long history with Monica, whether it was Jason (Steve Burton) breaking down in tears at the church, or Ned (Wally Kurth) taking stock of the complicated relationship they developed over the years. And then there was Drew (Cameron Mathison), who insisted on attending the memorial despite the Quartermaine family being less than welcoming.

“It just doesn’t seem real,” Jason told Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) at the top of the hour when she met him at the church, where Laura (Genie Francis) offered her sincerest condolences. Meanwhile, Ned echoed a feeling of disbelief to Olivia (Lisa LoCicero), telling her, “There’s some part of me that just doesn’t believe that it’s possible. None of this is happening.”

The service itself, a celebration of Monica’s life, included moving speeches from Ned, who says the house feels empty without her; Elizabeth, who spoke to Monica’s patience and willingness to teach; Laura, who recalled how poised Monica was, both in work and in life; Jason, who held back tears as he reflected on Monica’s motherly devotion; and even Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), who paid an “unorthodox” tribute to her former rival, praising her devotion to important causes like fighting HIV; and Michael (Rory Gibson), who assured everyone that his grandmother’s presence will never be absent from their lives.

But no one struggled to face their complex emotions over Monica’s passing quite like her stubborn sister-in-law Tracy (Jane Elliot), who looked as though she could fall to pieces at any moment. In fact, when the time came for Tracy to speak during the memorial, she shut down, insisting that she wasn’t up to the task. In an interview with Variety, Elliot says that Charleson’s death left two voids in her life, one as an acting partner and one as a friend.

“It’s hard enough to mourn somebody’s death once, but then to do it again,” Elliot says. “One was obviously the person, and the other was the character, but at a certain point they blended. You know, Monica was Leslie, and Leslie was Monica. I had shared experience with Monica, and I had shared experience with Leslie, so she left me twice.”

Overall, Monica was remembered by the residents of Port Charles as being a “brilliant surgeon,” a fiercely protective family member and, as Stella (Vernee Watson-Johnson) put it so simply, truly “one of a kind.” Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.

General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini confirmed the news of Charleson’s passing on Jan. 12, posting this message to the show’s Instagram account: “Her enduring legacy has spanned nearly 50 years on General Hospital alone and, just as Monica was the heart of the Quartermaines, Leslie was a beloved matriarch of the entire cast and crew. I will miss our daily chats, her quick wit and incredible presence on set. On behalf of everyone at General Hospital, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to her loved ones during this difficult time.”

‘General Hospital’ Grieves for Monica After Leslie Charleson’s Death; Star Jane Elliot Says, ‘It Felt Like I Had to Mourn Her Twice’

“It was very, very difficult to play her alive when she had already passed in real life. It extended the mourning because we had to keep her alive when she wasn’t,” says Jane Elliot, who plays Tracy Quartermaine, Monica’s sister-in-law. “I had to mourn her death twice.”

Get out the tissues — you’re going to need them. The memorial service begins quietly. Jason (Steve Burton), who was raised by Monica, waits in the chapel to greet mourners, his grief written on his face. Looking at Monica’s photo, his eyes fill with tears, and he comes to realize that living at the mansion this past year brought him and Monica closer, a time he will always cherish.

“Steve Burton (Jason) was very close with her as well,” Elliot says of his relationship with Charleson, his TV mom.

At the Quartermaine mansion — as seen in the exclusive video — Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) tells Chase (Josh Swickard) she understands her grandmother not wanting to show her grief in public, says everyone has to mourn in their own way. Ned (Wally Kurth) flashes back to his own complicated history with Monica and admits to Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) that he still feels her presence everywhere in the house.

Slowly, the mourners arrive at the church, each remembering how Monica shaped their lives. Tracy looks at the photo of Monica and struggles with her emotions. She is deeply touched when she learns Jason’s part in honoring the woman he called his mother.

As the service begins, all eyes turn to Tracy, worried she’ll sneak off, unable to deal with the reality of Monica’s death. Will Tracy be able to put on a brave face and share her deep emotions by speaking at Monica’s service?

“She’s adamant she’s not going to do it, but there are a lot of people who really want her to do it,” Elliot says. “The question is, will someone get her to change her mind?”

“Leslie left two voids in my life,” Elliot says. “She left a void as an acting partner and a friend. Leslie and I knew each other for 60 years. We met in 1965. I was 18 and she was 20, and she was dating a boy in a play that I was in in New York City. She would come to the theater on Saturdays and hang out in my dressing room and wait for him to be done so that they could go out to dinner between shows. We would sit and gab, and she’d watch me put on my makeup. We had a lot of shared experience and stuff to talk about. And then we lost touch. And in 1978 I got hired to play Tracy [on ‘GH’] only to discover that I was to play her sister-in-law.”

Elliot and Charleson became very good friends off the set, even as their “GH” characters were constantly bickering. They took trips together, had birthday parties for each other, and when Elliot got married, Charleson gave her a wedding shower. “She was an integral part of my life…It’s hard enough to mourn somebody’s death once, but then to do it again. One was obviously the person, and the other was the character, but at a certain point they blended. You know, Monica was Leslie, and Leslie was Monica. I had shared experience with Monica, and I had shared experience with Leslie, so she left me twice.”

Monica’s death is hitting Tracy especially hard. When Tracy was introduced onto the show, her brother Alan was already married to Monica, who Tracy thought was beneath him in stature and in place in society. She mocked and diminished her for years. “And then everybody [in Tracy’s life] died — Alan died, Lila died. Edward died. And Monica and Tracy were the last two standing,” she explains.

“Monica had been the head of the hospital, and Monica had been a successful surgeon. Monica was on the board. And Tracy started to see her as an equal. Tracy had evolved over the years and was a more substantive human being and had gone through the heartbreak of losing Luke twice, and she developed a fuller personality. Because of that, she could see Monica’s weight and respected her for it.”

And now, Tracy stands alone. “It’s a huge loss for her. All of her contemporaries are gone. Her mother, her father, her brother, Luke, Gregory,” Elliot says. “I mean, Monica was it. They were the last two standing hand in hand, side by side. So losing her was like losing an arm.”

Steve Burton Talks ‘General Hospital’s Emotional Farewell to Leslie Charleson: ‘She Was Truly Amazing’

One of those feeling the loss deeply is Steve Burton, who first arrived on the show in 1991 as Jason Quartermaine, the son of Alan (Stuart Damon) and Susan Moore, who was raised by Monica. Burton formed an immediate bond with Charleson.

“I never had to really prepare my scenes with her because we just had a connection as soon as I came on the show,” Burton recalls. “It was very special, and I’ll always cherish my time with her and the Quartermaines. We had so much fun together. She and Stuart always looked out for me and protected me. To have her and Stuart Damon as my parents? I hit the lottery.”

Burton remembers her not just as a co-star but as a true maternal figure. “I always tell a story about how she hated when I would chew gum, just in general, but on the set, she hated it with a passion,” he muses. “She was fiery, and she would say, ‘You’re chewing gum,’ and would put her hand out and say, ‘Spit it out now.’ And I was like, ‘I’m 22!’ And she would say, ‘Spit it out!’ She was so funny. I don’t know if people really knew how funny she was. She was just very special.”

It wasn’t until her celebration of life that Burton realized just how many people Charleson had touched. “I had no clue,” he shares. “The people who got up and spoke were like, ‘She changed my life.’ ‘Her house was always open for us.’ ‘She always did this for us.’ And I’m like, ‘Man, she was such a serving woman to everybody, and it was just such a beautiful thing.’ She deserves all the honor and credit. She was truly amazing.”

Filming Monica’s on-screen farewell so long after Charleson’s real-life passing came with its own emotional weight. “It’s a surreal thing, because you have a woman who I love dearly who passed, but you had her character who was still alive,” he explains. “So, it was just this weird world to be in. We had the celebration of life for Leslie, and now we’re having a funeral for Monica, so it definitely was difficult.”

Burton was especially moved that it was Jason who was scripted to discover Monica had passed. “I’m glad my character was the one who found her,’ he says. “I just think it had to be Jason or Tracy because of the connection they had to her.”

That link, he notes, was both powerful and complex. “He is obviously devastated by the loss,” Burton says of his alter ego. “Obviously, he had a great connection with Monica, but he definitely regretted not spending more time with her. Realizing that she loved him, no matter what happened or what he did, and she wasn’t even his real mother, he’s grateful for the relationship.”

Working on the Quartermaine set stirred up a lot of memories for the actor. “It just brought a lot of feelings up to the surface,” Burton relays. “You’re spending a lot of time in the Quartermaine house, and you see pictures of [the late] Lila [Quartermaine, Anna Lee] and Edward [Quartermaine, John Ingle/David Lewis] and Alan. Jane [Elliot, Tracy Quartermaine] and I are just there doing the scenes in this big, empty place, so it wasn’t easy for sure. And then you add Wally [Kurth, Ned Quartermaine] in there, and it’s just three of us left. It’s kind of crazy.”

When it came time to film the actual funeral, Burton didn’t have to dig too deep to tap into the grief. “Honestly, there was not a lot of preparation,” he reveals. “My relationship off camera was great with Leslie, so it wasn’t difficult to get where I needed to be. What you hope for as an actor is you have to control your emotions as opposed to muster them up, so that was the most difficult part, controlling my emotions as opposed to going, ‘Oh, this is going to be a sad scene. I gotta prepare for this and hopefully the emotions come when they roll tape.’ It was actually the opposite.”

The performance struck a chord, even with the crew. “The camera guy, Dean [Cosanella], said to me, ‘Man, how long did you work on that monologue?’ And I said, ‘Actually, I didn’t look at it until this morning.’ He goes, ‘Really?’ I said, ‘I just couldn’t go there.’ I didn’t want to go there prior to that day. So, I just got up early that day and learned my monologue. There was no planning. I was there emotionally already, so I just got up and spoke, and that was it. I was able to do it in one take, which was great, and it was done.”

While Jason’s association with the Quartermaines has often been complicated, Burton values how it’s changed over time, particularly with Tracy. “It feels good,” he says. “The Quartermaines have such a rich history on the show. I really appreciate the relationship that Tracy and Jason have now. It’s like, ‘Hey, we’ve been through everything, and I’m still probably not going to be that nice to you,’ but you could tell that she loves Jason now. I think there’s a mutual respect. They realize, ‘We don’t have any family left. So here we are.’”

Burton is especially thankful for the scenes he’s sharing now with Jane Elliot. “I love it,” he raves. “For her to still be doing the amount of work that she does, I have such respect for her. She just kills it, and on those days where she has 40 pages, I’m like, ‘Jane, you’re a freaking rock star.’ So, it’s been a blessing to be a Quartermaine.”

And though saying farewell to both Charleson and Monica was hard, Burton feels the episodes do justice to Monica’s legacy. “It was a tough day, but she’s honored,” he concludes. “I’m glad they did it this way. She deserves it.”

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Ryan Paevey Return Date

Halloweentown Meets Hallmark in Haul Out the Halloween, Starring Kimberly J. Brown and Lacey Chabert

Haul Out the Halloween is a spooky spinoff of Hallmark’s popular Christmas movie franchise Haul Out the Holly, and who better to join the residents of Evergreen Lane for this high holiday than a pair of actors (and real-life spouses) who know a thing or two about pumpkins?

Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz, better known to fans of Disney Channel’s Halloweentown movies as Marnie and Kalabar, are starring in Haul Out the Halloween as Luna and Marvin, a pair of “fun and spooky new neighbors.”

(Photo) This being a major Evergreen Lane event, you can also expect familiar faces from the previous Haul Out the Holly Movies, including Lacey Chabert as Emily, Melissa Peterman as Pamela, Wes Brown as Jared, Stephen Tobolowsky as Ned and Ellen Travolta as Mary Louise.

Although Evergreen Lane “has long been modest when it comes to Halloween,” the new neighbors inspire the rest of their block to create EverSCREAM Lane as a fundraiser for local charities.

(Photo) “As the block pulls together to plan creepy contests, spine-chilling décor and a spooktacular carnival, new haunted hijinks ensue with Pamela, Ned, Mary Louise and the rest of the block,” reads the official synopsis. “Through the process, Emily rediscovers the joys of the holiday that she and her late grandmother once cherished.”

(Photo) Haul Out the Halloween premieres Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel and will be available to stream the next day on Hallmark+.

Mario Lopez To Host 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys

The ceremony, which will not be televised, will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is streaming the event live at watch.theemmys.tv and via The Emmys app.

Access Hollywood is collaborating with the Daytime Emmys by featuring five nights of segments leading up to the ceremony. This year’s nominations leaders are Young and the Restless with 19, General Hospital with 16, Days of Our Lives with 13, Drew Barrymore with nine and Kelly Clarkson with eight.

NATAS also revealed the 2025 Gold and Silver Circle inductees who have performed distinguished service within the industry. The Gold Circle inductee is Jane Elliott of General Hospital.

Silver inductees are Greg Barna (Director of Photography, Travels with Darley, Equitrekking, Cyberchase For Reel, Bill Moyers – Close to Home, Beer Geeks, Lidia’s Family Table, Shelia Bridges Designer Living); Judy Blye Wilson (Casting Director, The Young and the Restless, All My Children, One Life to Live); Star Jones (Host & Executive Producer, Divorce Court, The View); Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless) and James Reynolds (Days of our Lives).

For the first time since 2018, a limited number of tickets to the 52nd Daytime Emmys Awards will be available for public purchase starting at $75 plus applicable fees through Ticketmaster.

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Pat Crowley Dies: ‘Please Don’t Eat The Daisies’ Star With 100-Plus Credits Was 91

Her son, Jon Hookstratten, and EVP at Sony Pictures, said his mother died of natural causes.

Crowley had more than 100 film and TV credits from 1950 to the early 2010s but probably is best known for toplining Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, the 1965-67 NBC series based on the 1960 movie starring Doris Day. She starred opposite Mark Miller as Joan Nash, a newspaper columnist who pooh-poohed the era’s traditional “housewife” tropes and didn’t care who knew it. Housework? No thanks. Cooking for the family? Nah. Joan slept till through mornings — in the same bed as her husband, a first for TV — and did her own thing.

The show — which also featured a massive sheepdog named Ladadig — wasn’t a big hit, not making the year-end Top 30 in the three-network universe, but was popular in reruns in the 1970s.

Before that, Crowley had guested on dozens of TV series ranging from Suspense, The Untouchables and Rawhide to Gunsmoke, Bonanza and Maverick. She also co-starred with Burgess Meredith and Robert Sterling in “Printer’s Devil,” an hourlong 1963 episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone.

After Daisies, she continued to guest on numerous popular TV shows well into the 2000s including The Rockford Files, Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Hotel, Friends, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Frasier, Charmed and Murder, She Wrote. Crowley also played Mary Scanlon in more than 250 episodes of the daytime drama Port Charles, 60-plus of Generations and on other soaps including The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital and primetime’s Falcon Crest.

Born on September 17, 1933, in Olyphant, PA, Crowley moved to New York City and studied at the High School of the Performing Arts before beginning her career on stage and in modeling. Hollywood took notice and in 1954 she won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year after performances in Forever Female opposite Ginger Rogers and William Holden and in the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis film Money From Home.

Through the 1950s and ’60s, Crowley also appeared in a number of features films including the musical Red Garters, The Square Jungle and Douglas Sirk’s There’s Always Tomorrow. She appeared alongside such stars as Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Tony Curtis and Rosemary Clooney, transitioning easily among comedy, drama and musical roles.

Crowley’s last film appearance was Mont Reve in 2012, capping a career that bridged the golden age of Hollywood and modern television.

Along with her son Jon and his wife Marion, she is survived by her husband, Andy Friendly; daugher Ann Osher (Robert), five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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‘General Hospital’ Star Cameron Mathison Admits He Didn’t See His Divorce Coming

The actor was candid with Jennie Garth on the latest episode of her I Choose Me podcast. Cameron admitted that “it was a tricky time” when he and Vanessa separated.

“There was a lot of specific conditions that made it really tough,” he said. “You know, you said it was a surprise to hear it for you. It was a surprise for me, too.”

He also revealed how the loss of his home in the Pacific Palisades fire affected his relationship with Vanessa in the wake of their breakup. “We had been separated for about a year and a half officially at that point. Maybe a little bit longer, but still felt very fresh,” Cameron said. “We’re still working through stuff.” When Jennie asked if the fire and the aftermath brought him and Vanessa closer together, the actor replied, “A thousand percent.”

The All My Children alum noted that he and Vanessa still “have a lot of love for each other, but there was also a lot of pain at that time.” After his home burned down in the Pacific Palisades fire, Cameron stayed with Vanessa at her place. He explained that this difficult time period “erased a lot of the negativity” between them.

He continued, “We kind of got to this real place of love and care and support, and we’re there for each other and cried and talked and hugged and not in a, ‘Oh we’re going to get back together kind of way,’ just like a really close… like nobody else knew what we were going through.”

The former couple, who share kids Lucas and Leila, announced their split in July 2024 after 22 years of marriage. During his appearance on costar Maurice Benard‘s State of Mind podcast in May 2025, Cameron discussed his “beautiful marriage” and how the split impacted their kids. “Things happen, things change, fell apart, [and] that broke their hearts,” he said at the time.

‘General Hospital’ Writers Reveal Plans for Tristan Rogers & Leslie Charleson Tribute Episodes

Amid the forward momentum, which includes the arrival of One Life to Live vet Erika Slezak, GH is also taking time to honor its past. This month, the show will mark the passing of Monica Quartermaine, whose portrayer, Leslie Charleson, died on January 12 of this year. “Leslie Charleson was adored by the cast, crew, and audience,” Korte and Van Etten note.

“When bidding farewell to her and to Monica, there could be no half-measures,” the writers reveal. “Honoring Leslie’s contribution to General Hospital and Monica’s significance to Port Charles meant doing more than simply throwing a funeral and looking back at the past. We wanted Monica’s passing to kick off a new story; to create new connections on the canvas; to test her loved ones; and to grow their relationships. This way, Monica may be gone — but her legacy will be felt long into the future.”

The loss of Charleson has been compounded by another recent heartbreak: the death of Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) on August 15. “We’re heartbroken by Tristan’s passing,” say Korte and Van Etten. “He created the consummate General Hospital hero; Robert Scorpio was swashbuckling and sensitive, smoldering and vulnerable.”

The writers say they’re “fortunate that he was able to make one last return, and that his scenes centered on expanding his Scorpio family.”

They also have plans for a Robert Scorpio-focused tribute episode in the future. “He is sorely missed, and we aim to pay tribute to Tristan and Robert the same way that we did for Leslie and Monica,” Korte and Van Etten tell TV Insider.

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Supernatural alum Matt Cohen joins The Young and the Restless as detective investigating a major case

The South of Nowhere and Supernatural alum has been cast as Detective Burrow on The Young and the Restless, Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal. He began taping last week and will first appear in the episode airing Thursday, Oct. 16.

It is said that Detective Burrow, who is a new character on Y&R, will be front and center investigating a major case featuring some of the soap's key characters. Further details of the character are unknown at this time, but Genoa City has been in need of a new lead detective ever since the shocking death of Chance Chancellor (Conner Floyd) in July.

The well-respected lead detective was fatally shot by Carter (Vincent Stalba) during a confrontation in the Monday, July 28 episode, and the police force has been without a leader ever since.

Cohen is no stranger to the world of soap operas. He is well-known to daytime TV fans as Griffin Munro on General Hospital, a role which he played from 2016-2019. Fans of the CW series Supernatural will also recall Cohen playing a young John Winchester and the archangel Michael.

Additionally, Cohen is a Daytime Emmy Award winner for his work as a correspondent and co-host on Entertainment Tonight from 2019-2023. More recently, in January, Cohen directed and had a starring role in the feature film, Exes, alongside Briana Buckmaster, Mark Sheppard, Felicia Day, and Ricky Whittle.

He also produced and co-created the adult animated comedy Public Domain, which stars several fellow Supernatural alums. The first episode is available on the show’s YouTube page.

Cohen isn't the only former General Hospital star to make the leap to Y&R this year. Last week, EW confirmed Roger Howarth, whose daytime TV credits include years-long stints on General Hospital, One Life to Live, and As the World Turns, is also joining the CBS sudser in a new role.

Howarth was most recently seen on General Hospital as Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt, the third character he'd played on the ABC soap since 2012, after playing Todd Manning and Franco Baldwin.

In a heartfelt note announcing his departure from GH in 2023, Howarth wrote, "Daytime fans are lovely and amazing and supportive and dedicated and I am deeply grateful to each sparkly one of them. I enjoyed my time at General Hospital and wish the cast and crew the best and continued success. It was a pleasure working with you all."

In addition to Howarth and Cohen, it was also revealed last week that daytime TV veteran Tamara Braun would also be stepping into the world of The Young and the Restless, also as a new character named Sienna Bacall.

‘Landman’ Teaser Shows Demi Moore In Her Stepped Up Role For Season 2

The new season is set to premiere November 16 on Paramount+. Returning cast includes Billy Bob Thornton (Tommy), Andy Garcia (Gallino), Ali Larter (Angela), Jacob Loflan (Cooper) and Michelle Randolph (Ainsley). Sam Elliott is joining this year as Tommy’s dear old dad.

With 35 million global streaming viewers for the premiere episode, Landman set new records for Paramount+. Unfortunately, the drama from Taylor Sheridan was snubbed by the Emmys this year, though Thornton did score a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Tommy.

The series is co-created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace. It’s executive produced by Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Wallace, Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch for Imperative Entertainment, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly also executive produce. Tommy Turtle serves as co-executive producer.

The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions. Landman is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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Facts

1. January 26, 1990: Felicia and Frisco’s second wedding was a private and impromptu affair at Sean’s penthouse.

2. February 7, 1983: Robert Scorpio wed Holly Sutton.

3. February 9, 1994: A heap of trouble spoiled the wedding of Mac Scorpio and Felicia Jones.

4. February 11 & 12, 1992: NFL Quarterback Jim Kelly played himself in two episodes

5. February 15, 1993: Scott wed his true love, Dominique, even though the bride had an inoperable brain tumor.

6. February, 23, 2010: General Hospital aired it's 12,000th episode

7. February 26, 1988: Dr. Tom Hardy wed Dr. Simone Ravelle.

8. February 27: Sage Alcazar celebrates her birthday.

9. March 7: In 1997, Brenda told Sonny she loved him, and they made love while trapped in a cave.

10. March 30, 1994: Jagger Cates and Karen Wexler were married at Kelly’s Diner

11. April 1, 1963: GH premiered on ABC.

12. April 11, 2000: Robin Christopher (Skye) and Matt Crane (Ross, GH/ex-Matt, AW) tied the knot.

13. April 26, 1990: Alan Quartermaine wed Lucy Coe, who wore a red cocktail dress and matching hat for the ceremony.

14. April 28, 2000: Lucky returned from the "dead" — and from Helena’s clutches.

15. May 1, 1987: Anna Devane walked down the aisle to marry Duke Lavery.

16. May 4, 1998: Luke and Alexis plotted to kill Helena.

17. May 4, 1998: The ELQ jet crashed with Jason and Brenda on board.

18. May 15, 1998: Brenda and Jax took a romantic trip to Malibu as her old flame, Sonny, returned to Port Charles.

19. May 29, 2000: Sonny and Carly both grieved for the baby they lost.

20. June 1, 2001: In real life, Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) and Michael Saucedo (ex-Juan) wed.

21. June 13, 1997: Billy Warlock debuted as A.J., succeeding Sean Kanan (now Deacon, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL).

22. June 20, 1986: Star-crossed lovers Frisco and Felicia wed for the first time.

23. June 28, 1991: The spy team of Robert and Anna married for the second time.

24. June: Scotty Baldwin made Laura Webber his teen bride in 1979.

25. June: In 1986, Anna Devane met Duke Lavery, the man who would soon sweep her off her feet.

26. June: Felicia wed Colton Shore, unaware that presumed-dead husband Frisco had returned in time to watch in 1989.

27. June: In 1990, Ned and Lois were married again — this time in a Brooklyn church, surrounded by friends and family.

28. June: Breast cancer claimed the life of Emily’s mother, Paige Bowen, in 1995.

29. July 6, 1979: Scott Baldwin and Laura Webber were married.

30. July 11, 1980: Luke nearly tied the knot with Jennifer Smith.

31. July 11, 2001: Amber Tamblyn (ex-Emily) last appeared as the teenage daughter of the powerful Quartermaines.

32. July 15, 1997: While enjoying a romantic dinner with Robin, Jason was shot by the Tin Man.

33. July 24, 1964: Jessie and Phil’s marriage was shattered when she suffered a miscarriage

34. July 30, 2001: Jax breezed back into Port Charles, after his fruitless search for Brenda, with no excuse for his absence or his whereabouts.

35. July: Duke first appeared on the serial as Anna’s dangerous new love, in 1987.

36. August 1, 1997: Elizabeth was first seen in Port Charles as Sarah Webber’s younger sister.

37. August 6: In 2002, Alexis’ sister Kristina died from a warehouse explosion caused by Alcazar.

38. August 13, 1993: Sonny made his first appearance in Port Charles as Karen’s charismatic boss.

39. August 15, 1977: Alan and Monica tied the knot.

40. August 16, 1999: Sonny learned that Juan was his dead wife Lily’s child.

41. August 19, 2005: The vows that Sam said when marrying Andrew- I take you to be my husband, my life partner, and my one true love. I will honor our commitment by loving you more each day than I did the day before. By trusting you above all others. By laughing and crying with you. By staying loyal to you, in good times and in bad. By being the one person in the world you can count on. I give you my heart, and all my love - tonight and forever.

42. August 26: On this date in 2002, after nearly being drowned by Alcazar’s men, Zander was fished from the water with amnesia

43. August 2001: Sorel held Carly and Alexis hostage in Sonny’s penthouse. Zander, trying to be a hero, was shot for his effort.

44. September 25, 2000: Eva Longoria played a "Brenda Barrett look-alike" (uncredited)

45. October 1, 1999: Roy DiLucca returned to Port Charles after being presumed dead since 1979.

46. October 5: In 1979, Luke raped Laura on the Campus Disco floor.

47. October 13, 1989: Tony Jones surprised Bobbie with a wedding ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

48. October 16, 1987: Anna Devane married Duke Lavery in a traditional Scottish ceremony.

49. October 17, 2005: "I Just Wanna Live" by Good Charlotte was the song/artist playing during Sonny's shootout with the Ruiz family

50. October 1977: Dr. Rick Webber married fellow doctor Lesley Faulkner for the first time; their second trip down the aisle came four years later.

51. November 9, 2001: After a bitter fight with Luke, Stavros plunges to his death.

52. November 23, 1993: Scott almost married conniving Katherine Bell until Lucy Coe informed the unsuspecting groom that the bride-to-be was a con artist.

53. November 25, 2003: Tony Geary (Luke, GH) celebrated 25 years on GH

54. November 1979: Laura was raped by her then boss Luke.

55. December 6, 1999: Jerry and Bobbie’s nuptials came to an abrupt end when the Feds arrested the groom for money laundering.

56. December 29, 1997: Carly gave birth to her son, Michael

57. Wednesday, April 17 2005 GH aired it's airs its 10,000th episode

58. Song at Luke & Laura's 2nd wedding: 'Angels' by Robin Thicke (son of Growing Pains star Alan Thicke). You can find it on the album "The Evolution of Robin Thicke"

59. Broken by Lifehouse played at the end of the Novemer 21, 2007 (Thanksgiving) episode

60. The suit that Carly was wearing on 10/17/2007 was made by Bebe and can be found at Bebe stores nationwide.

61. Mark's Song by EastMountainSouth played as Nikolas remembered Emily at her funeral

62. The song at the end of the January 21, 2008 episode was "I should Get Up" by Teddy Thompson

63. "Broken" by Lifehouse played for May 1, 2008 Nikolas & Emily montage

64. GH's Zaccharas: The new "family" on the block: The Patriarch: Anthony Zacchara. He drove his first wife away, killed his second wife, neglected his daughter, and smothered his son. This was all before he went on a killing rampage at a charity ball! Anthony ended up paralyzed from the neck down and put in an asylum. With manipulative lawyers on his side, Anthony may be allowed to return to the Zacchara throne...and pretty soon he might even ditch that wheel chair.

    The Mafia Princess: Claudia Zacchara. Sent away at sixteen, Claudia's back with a vengeance. There's no love lost between her and daddy, with both itching to wipe the other out. The only person Claudia cares about protecting is her younger brother Johnny, but a little betrayal goes a long way if it means taking over the family business.

    The Tortured Son: Johnny Zacchara. While older sis was banished from the home, Johnny was left to fend for himself in the crazy Zacchara household. He coped with his father's dysfunction by racing cars and jumping off buildings. But when he met Lulu Spencer, he realized the power of love may far outweigh the love of power.

    The Lawyers: Trevor and Ric Lansing. This father and son legal team hates each other, but working together means better aim at stabbing each other in the back. They may not be biologically related to the Zacchara's, but they fit right in.

65. August 2008: The Tie-dye dress that Carly wore the other day is availble at here! (Thanks to Kaysie for the link)

66. The song used in the fall 2008 preview ads for "GH," is called "Wonderful Surprise" by Shawn Hlookoff

67. Q. Why does Luke call Carly "Caroline"?
    A. Carly was born "Caroline Benson," and Luke was the first person in Port Charles to learn her true identity. He used to call her "Caroline" to let her know he was on to her scheming. Now he just does it as a term of endearment.

68. Q. When did Sonny and Brenda first meet?
    A. Back in 1993 -- quite by accident! Sonny ran into Brenda on the docks of Port Charles, and he was smitten from the start.

69. Q. Where can I get the compass necklace that Jason gave Sam before he was sent to prison?
    A. The sterling silver locket can be purchased here.

70. Q. On General Hospital, how many Quartermaines are there?
    A. The Quartermaine family is pretty large and has many branches. However, the main branch in Port Charles was headed up by Edward and Lila Quartermaine (who is now deceased), who had two children, Alan and Tracy. Alan (who married Monica) had three children: Jason (whose son is Jake Spencer), AJ (whose son is Michael Corinthos), and Emily -- the latter two are deceased. Tracy has two children: Ned (whose daughter is Brook Lynn Ashton) and Dillon. Edward had two illegitimate children, Jimmy Lee Holt and Bradley Ward.

71. Q. Can you tell me where to get the leather jackets that Claudia and Rebecca wore in the 4/8/2009 episode of General Hospital?
    A. Claudia's jacket was a navy quilted Moschino. Rebecca's jacket was a putty leather piece by Ben Sherman.

72. Q. Maxie is referred to as baby Emma's aunt on General Hospital. But aren't they technically cousins?
    A. Actually, Maxie and Emma are technically second cousins since Maxie and Robin, Emma's mom, are cousins. The term "aunt" is sort of shorthand for the closeness between Maxie and Robin, much like many women's best friends are "aunts" to their children.

73. Q. I really like the scrubs that they wear on General Hospital. Where can I get them?
    A. Scrubs that look exactly like those worn by the staff of General Hospital are available at the ABC store

74. Q. Is the actress who plays Kate on General Hospital in the movie Encino Man?
    A. Megan Ward, who portrays Kate, was in Encino Man. She played the part of Robyn.

75. Q. Where can I get the cute green handbag Maxie wore on the July 25, 2008 episode of General Hospital?
    A. Maxie's bag comes from Bebe.

76. Want Maxie's jacket? Bebe's Ruffled Cropped Leather Bomber Jacket in Pearl Grey is a bit of a splurge, but with details like tuxedo-style pleats, ruffles, and a belted mock collar, you'll be seriously fashion-forward.

77. Q. Who sings the song "Believe" that plays in the OLTL and GH ads?
    A. It's by a band called "The Bravery."

78. Q. Where did Kate get those hoop earrings she wore on the 7/7/08 episode of General Hospital?
    A. The earrings are by Nadri and can be purchased at Nordstrom's.

79. Q. There was a silver diamond shaped necklace that Claudia on GH wore in a few episodes in May. Where can I find it?
    A. It's from Bloomingdale's.

80. Q. Who sings the song played during Lulu and Johnny's love scene on Friday, 5/23/08?
    A. The song is titled "I'm in Love" by Ana Victoria.

81. Q. What was the song that played during Carly and Jax's moment at the end of General Hospital on 6/5/08?
    A. It is the ABC owned song "Patience" by Robert Hartry and Jason Belt. Sung by Chad Heam. It's available on iTunes.

82. Q. I must have the brown & white off shoulder dress GH's Kate was wearing in the 4/30, 5/1 and 5/2, 2008? Who designed this dress?
    A. Kate's brown and white dress is by St. John's and was purchased at the Beverly Hills Store.

83. Q. Where can I find the white shirt Sam McCall was wearing when she visited Dr. Devlin's hotel room on April 23, 2008's GH?
    A. Sam's white T-shirt was purchased in Los Angeles at the Bleu Clothing Store. The label is A La Disposition.

84. Q. Where can I find the grey and black animal print sweater and tee that Lulu wore on the March 27, 2008 episode of GH?
    A. Lulu's sweater is by LAMB and the t-shirt is by Club Monaco.

85. Q. I am dying to find the navy sleeveless dress with ruffled edge Maxie wore on the 4/2/08 GH episode. Where do you get her fabulous outfits?
    A. Maxie's navy ruffle dress is by Milly purchased at Saks.

86. Q. I Love the gorgeous dress Maxie wore on the March 26, 2008 GH episode! It was navy blue on the bottom and tan with a bow on top. Where can I buy it?
    A. The 2-tone dress is by Marc Jacobs and is available wherever his line is.

87. Q. What was the song played at the end of March 3rd, 2008 episode of General Hospital with the lyrics "It's time to fly a final delight my love arise you touch me tonight..."
    A. The song is called "This Love" by Robert Howard Hartry.

88. Q. What song was used in the 2/21 episode of GH, where Johnny and Lulu make love to one another?
    A. The song is called "Breathless" by Better Than Ezra.

89. Q. What's the name of the song played at the end of the 01/21/08 GH episode when Sonny was destroying a Bensonhurst restaurant?
    A. The song is called "I Should Get Up" by Teddy Thompson.

90. Q. GH's Cassius sang the most beautiful song while Logan and Kate were in the hospital. Can you give me the name of the song?
    A. Actor Reign Morton, who plays Cassius, sang the hymn "Take my Hand Precious Lord."

91. Q. Robin conceived a baby with Patrick and she's HIV-positive. Does that mean Patrick and the baby are also infected with HIV?
    A. Patrick tested negative for HIV after the condom broke with Robin, which was the incident resulting in her pregnancy. There is only a 2% chance that Robin will pass on her HIV status to her unborn child.

92. Q. Can you please tell me the name of the tune Johnny Zacchara played on the piano on GH's January 24, 2008 episode? Does the actor play the piano?
    A. The tune was called "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy. Brandon Barash, who plays Johnny, plays the piano and the harmonica.

93. Q. Where can you get the beige or tan short sleeved sweater that Maxie's been wearing on GH? She wore it on 1/29 until about the beginning of February.
    A. The sweater jacket that Maxie wore was from Barney's Co-Op in New York City.

94. Q. Carly on GH has been sporting a fabulous leather coat with fur-trimmed hood during the first two weeks of January 2008. Please tell me where I can purchase it.
    A. Carly's black leather coat was purchased from DKNY

95. Q. Was Anthony Geary (Luke) really singing on the 2007 Christmas episode of GH?
    A. Yes. Anthony Geary sang "My Way" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" for General Hospital's Christmas episode.

96. Q. Where can I find the dress that Robin wore to the Black and White ball (2007) on GH?
    A. Robin's dress was from Nicole Miller Bridal.

97. Q. Please tell me the name of the song that played at the end of GH on Dec. 21, 2007. It was played while they were showing the past clips of Georgie. It was beautiful.
    A. The song used for Georgie's funeral was "When I'm Gone" by Brian Vander Ark

98. Q. What song was played when Elizabeth and Jason were kissing after Emily's funeral on GH? The episode aired on November 29, 2007.
    A. This song is called "Ours To Keep" by Deborah Ellen and Rachael Lawrence. It is part of the ABC library.

99. Q. Who designed the dress that Nadine wore to the black and white ball on GH and where can I buy it?
    A. Lulu and Nadine were wearing identical dresses during the ball. They were from Alfred Sung and if you're interested in purchasing, you can look at Alfredsungbridals.com

100. Q. What was the song played at the end of the Thanksgiving episode of GH? The singer and the lyrics of the song were both awesome. It had the lyrics, "I'm holding on, I'm barely breathing" in it. I want to listen to this song over and over!
     A. The song used at the end of the Thanksgiving (November 21) episode is called "Broken" by Lifehouse.

101. Q. Where can I find the black and white cocktail dress Maxie on General Hospital wore on the October 4, 2007 show?
     A. The dress Maxie wore was by LaRok from Harmony Lane in Beverly Hills, CA.

102. Q. On the August 13, 2007 General Hospital, Spinelli wore a large medieval dragon on the left side of the shirt. I would like to get one. Where was it purchased?
     A. The shirt that Spinelli wore on August 13 was purchased at Pacific Sunwear.

103. Q. Where can I get the red dress Kate Howard was wearing on GH's 10/19 episode?
     A. The red dress is by Diane von Furstenberg. It can be found at Bloomingdales or Diane von Furstenberg retail stores.

104. Q. What was the song played on General Hospital during Kate and Sonny's love making scene on the 10/02/2007 episode?
     A. That song is called Lost Without U by Robin Thicke.

105. Q. Elizabeth was wearing a beautiful top on the 8/23/2007 episode. It was a cream colored baby doll blouse with lace on the bottom. Can you tell me the brand and where to purchase?
     A. The label of Elizabeth's blouse is Language and the top was purchased at Nordstrom's Department Store.

106. Q. Maxie has been wearing really cute clothes lately -- where did you get the darling brown blouse she wore on the episode on 8/30/2007?
     A. The label of Maxie's brown blouse is Joie and it was purchased at Bleu on La Brea in Los Angeles

107. Q. What is the name of the song played during Elizabeth and Jason's amazing kiss in the barn on the 9/24/2007 episode of General Hospital?
     A. Elizabeth and Jason's love song is called "Ours To Keep" written by Deborah Ellen and Rachael Lawrence.

108. Q. Logan has tattoos on his upper arms, what are his tattoos and are they real?
     A. Yes, Josh Duhon's tattoos are real. One of them is an American flag and the other one is an American flag with Texas in the middle.

109. Q. I was really touched by the scene of Elizabeth and Lucky's goodbye on the 9/25/2007. What was the song played in the background?
     A. "Where You Are" by Rie Sinclair and it's now available on iTunes.

110. Q. Can I please get more information on Kate's cream colored blouse with chains and dress pants outfit worn on GH on the week of 8/27/2007?
     A. Kate's blouse is a Tori Burch top and her pants are by Alice & Olivia.

111. Q. Where can I purchase the flower tank top that was worn by Lulu on General Hospital weeks ago and then again by Sarah on One Life to Live?
     A. The flower tank top is by Lucky Brand and should be available at their stores.

112. Q. I love the T-shirt that Noah Drake was wearing while impersonating Eli Love on the August 7 episode. Where can I find this fabulous shirt?
     A. Noah/Eli's shirt brand is Division E and is available at Nordstrom stores.

113. Q. What song was playing when Logan gave Lulu the charm bracelet for her birthday?
     A. The song is called "Something About You" written by Rie Sinclair and Dan Beyer. The singer is Ryan Hanifl. The song will be available on iTunes

114. Q. I love the skirt and blouse that Elizabeth wore at Jason's trial. Who is the designer and where can I purchase?
     A. The skirt and blouse are from Nannette Lepore. Her line is available in many department stores and she also has stores from New York to Los Angeles.

115. Q. What is the tattoo that Jason Thompson (Patrick, GH) has on his right underarm and what is the meaning behind it?
     A. It is a symbol of his creation that represents his family.

116. Q. Lulu had a shirt on that said "Monaco" across it. Where can I find that shirt?
     A. Lulu's shirt is Lucky brand. The brand is carried in various department stores and Lucky Jean stores nationwide.

117. Q. Is the beautiful wedding dress that Carly wore for her wedding available for purchase? If so, who designed it and where can it be purchased? I'd also like to now about the gorgeous shoes she wore.
     A. Both the dress and the shoes are from Renee Strauss in Los Angeles. You can go to www.reneestrauss.com for more info. All of her wedding jewelry can be found in the GH on-line store at abc.com

118. Q. What is the name of the song playing during the shootout with Jason and Sonny on the 4-12-07 episode of GH?
     A. The song is called "Shooter." It's by Robin Thicke

119. Q. I really want to know who made Elizabeth's wedding dress.
     A. The dress is by BCBG. The straps were altered on it by the wardrobe department.

120. Q. Where can I buy the black and gold tunic that Carly wore on GH on March 7-9? Also, who is the designer?
     A. Carly's top is by Marciano. You can visit marciano.com to see the collection, and check the list of store locations throughout the country

121. Q. What is the name of the song that was playing when Sonny and Carly made love on GH after they got out of the hostage situation on Thursday the 22nd?
     A. "The Nearness of You" by Nora Jones.

122. Q. What is the breed of dog that Maxie found outside of Kelly's?
     A. It's a four-month old Shetland Sheepdog.

123. Q. Where can I buy the dress Carly wore to Luke and Laura's wedding?
     A. Carly's dress is by Dina-Bar-El. The brand can be found at Neiman's, Saks, Nordstrom, and Specialty Boutiques.

124. Q. I'm getting married next year and I need to find dresses for my bridesmaids. I loved the dress Lulu wore at Luke and Laura's wedding. Where can I find it?
     A. Lulu's dress is by Jessica McClintock.

125. Q. Where did you get the dress that Elizabeth wore to Luke and Laura's wedding?
     A. Liz's dress is from Laundry.

126. Q. Can you tell me what the name of the store is that Laura (Genie Francis) owns in her private life in Maine?
     A. The Cherished Home (www.thecherishedhome.com)

127. Q. What's the name of that instrumental theme that played during the scene when Luke and Laura were dancing in Wyndhams back in the '80s?
     A. The name of the song is "Fascination."

128. Q. Who makes the black nail polish that Sam, Maxie, and Lulu have been wearing on GH?
     A. The polish is from Opi.

129. Q. Sam had on the prettiest blue blouse with matching tank underneath this week (10/13).
     A. Sam's blouse is from Armani Exchange.

130. Q. Where can I buy the "Everyone Loves a Brunette" t-shirt that Georgie wore on GH on Oct. 4 &5?
     A. Georgie's t-shirt is from Macy's.

131. Q. Can you tell me where Robin (on GH) got that sweater that she's been wearing for the past couple of shows? It's the grey, blue, and yellow striped one.
     A. Robin's sweater is from Banana Republic.

132. Q. Can you please tell me where Sam's dress is from that she wore to the Mayor's Ball?
     A. The dress is by "ABS" by Allen B. Schwartz and can be purchased at ABS stores nationwide.

133. Q. Could you tell me where to get the yellow dress that Carly (on GH) wore to the Mayor's Fundraiser party on the 9/14/06 episode?
     A. The dress is by "ABS" by Allen B. Schwartz and can be purchased at ABS stores nationwide.

134. Q. Georgie (on GH) wore a rainbow striped halter top that was backless except for a green strip of fabric across the back on Aug. 10th, 2006. Could you please tell me where I can get one?
     A. Many of you asked about this one. Georgie's rainbow striped halter is by "MISS SIXTY." The line is sold at various stores nationwide.

135. Q. I like the jeans that Carly wears on GH. What are the designers?
     A. Carly wears either Joe Jeans (style "Honey") or Lucky Brand Jeans. Both of these labels are sold nationwide.

136. Q. Sam wore a brown and turquoise tankini on the July 15 episode of GH. Who made it and where can I get it?
     A. Sam's bathing suit was from the Everything But Water store, and the label is W Swim.

137. Q. I love the black and white top that Carly was wearing on May 26, 2006. Where can I buy it?
     A. The top is by Trina Turk. The brand can be found in stores nationwide.

138. Q. I loved the top that Elizabeth was wearing on the 5/25/06 episode of GH. Could you please tell me where it was purchased?
     A. The light blue chiffon top is by Tahari and was bought at Macys.

139. Q. When Emily was visiting Jason and was shot at (on May 25/26, 2006), she was wearing a gorgeous orange top with beadwork on the chest. Who makes it?
     A. The brand of the top is Skye. It was purchased at the store on Robertson Blvd in Los Angeles, but it may also be carried by other stores.

140. Q. Could you please give me the name of the artist as well as the song that played at the end of the May 11 episode as Sam was being wheeled into surgery?
     A. The artist is Anna Nalick and the song is "Breath." Her website is www.annanalick.com. Tell her that you heard her song on GH

141. Q. I love Sonny and Emily. Can you please tell me what they said to each other in Spanish during the March 31st show? A. Emily said, "Your hands speak and my heart listens." Sonny replied, "I hope it never stops."

142. Q. Could you please tell me the name of both the song and the artist that was played at the end of the show on GH on Monday, Feb. 27, 2006?
     A. Yes. The song was "Answer" by Sarah McLachlan. The song was on her 2003 release "Afterglow"

143. Q. Can you tell me where Lulu got the sweater she was wearing last week (Feb 2006)? It had green and red stripes and it looked like it was a sweater with another shirt underneath.
     A. Yes - the sweater was by L.A.M.B. (Gwen Stefani's clothing line) that is available at select retailers nationwide. The thermal t-shirt underneath it was by the label Free People.

144. Q. Could you please tell me who Lucas Jones' biological parents are? And how did Bobbie end up adopting him? A. Lucas' birth parents were Cheryl Stansbury and mobster Julian Jerome. At one time it was thought that Robert Scorpio may be his father, but DNA tests revealed that Julian was his real father. Bobbie came to adopt him by buying him on the black market when she was driven to desperation when a planned legal adoption fell through (Cheryl was told that her baby had died). Bobbie named the baby "Lucas" after her brother, Luke Spencer.

145. Q. Who sang the version of "Auld Lang Syne" at the end of GH on 12/30/05? A. It was performed by Kate Taylor (James Taylor's sister)

146. Q. The wedding episode for Emily and Nikolas (on GH) was played again on Thanksgiving (2005) so I thought I would ask it now. Who made Emily's wedding dress? I think it's gorgeous and want to know the designer of if it was designed for the show?
     A. So many of you have been asking about this, that we thought we would post the information again. Her dress, veil and crown are all from Renee Strauss Bridal in Beverly Hills, CA, tel. (310) 657-1700. The dress was custom altered by the GH costume department.

147. Q. the butterfly top that Maxie wore on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. Where can I get one?
     A. It's by Lucky Brand, so you could check at a Lucky Store near you or at a major department store that carries that brand.

148. Luke & Laura's 20th anniversary is November 15, 2001

149. In 1995, GH took the groundbreaking step of fully involving one of its major characters in an AIDS storyline. It was revealed the Robin Scorpio’s boyfriend, Stone Cates, had contracted the HIV virus from an ex who was an IV drug user. In November of that year, Stone became the first soap character to succumb to the disease on-screen.

150. After being named soaps’ most outstanding Drama for the third year in a row at 1999’s Daytime Emmys, GH became the first show to have won the award six times.

151. GH is a 24 hour operation. A night crew arrives at 9:00PM, after the taping day is completed, to take down sets and rearrange the lighting. They also erect the next day's sets before leaving at 5:00AM.

152. Steve Burton (Jason Quartermaine) made his daytime drama debut in the recurring role of Harris Michaels on "Days of Our Lives."

153. GH's casting department receives more than 350 unsolicited photos and resumes each week.

154. Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer) has appeared in the TV movie, "Legend of the Ruby Silver," and the cable feature, "The Prisoner of Zenda."

155. The original pilot for GH, entitled "Emergency Hospital," starred Denise Alexander as an anguished patient. Denise later starred on GH as Lesley Webber

156. In July of 1994, two weeks into Maurice Benard's new role as brooding Sonny, he phoned the show's producers to say he could not physically report to work. As he recounted in a later interview, "I said, 'I'm wacked out, I'm not going back to GH.' My mind was gone." Benard, who had previously been diagnosed as manic-depressive, had stopped taking his prescribed medication under the mistaken impression that it would help his acting. He was coaxed back to work by Exective Producer Wendy Riche and Director Shelley Curtis (who was then GH's supervising producer). "They saved my ass," Benard praised. "They could've fired me. When you go through a breakdown, it's tragic. You're weak...fragile...vulnerable."

157. What Is The Ice Princess?: When GENERAL HOSPITAL executive producer Frank Valentini and headwriter Ron Carlivati said there were some surprise returns as the show approached its 50th birthday on April 1, they weren't kidding! They orchestrated the comeback of all comebacks -- the Ice Princess! For those unfamiliar with the chunky knick-knack, here's a little history lesson:

     The Ice Princess was to the Cassadines what the One Ring was to Sauron in The Lord Of The Rings -- an artifact that would bring them ultimate power! It began in 1981, when Edward Quartermaine's niece, Alexandria, obtained the Ice Princess, the world's largest uncut diamond, which she painted black, had mounted on a pedestal and shipped from Rio to Port Charles. When it reached the docks, Alex realized it had been stolen. She and Edward hired Luke to find the assumed thieves, the Cassadines, and regain possession of the statuette.

     Luke, Laura and WSB agent Robert Scorpio (his introduction onto the canvas) wound up on the Cassadine's private island, where they learned that Mikkos Cassadine (Helena's husband) was planning on using the Ice Princess to hold the world for ransom. His master scheme was to create a new ice age, and Port Charles would be the first to feel the chill! Luke figured out how to turn off Mikkos' weather machine and, in the process, the Cassadine patriarch was killed.

     Mourning the death of her husband, Helena placed a curse on Luke and Laura during their lavish wedding... and the three-decade vendetta between the Spencers and the Cassadines began.

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