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1978: Ryan's Hope's Pat called Delia on her miscarriage deception.

1987: Days of our Lives' Patch made chili.

2007: All My Children's Zoe performed.

2009: Drew Garrett debuted as Michael on General Hospital."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1959: NBC Radio soap The Woman in My House aired its final episode after an eight year run. One Man's Family creator Carlton E. Morse produced Wimh about the Carter family of Miami.

Carlton E. Morse1959: Carlton E. Morse's long-running One Man's Family ended its run on NBC after 27 years.

1935: Backstage Wife premiered.

1985: Days of our Lives' Tony and Anna were married.

1994: All My Children's Erica found her mother, Mona, dead.

2002: Passions' Timmy died."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1935: Radio soap opera Backstage Wife premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System (Mbs). The show moved to NBC Blue in 1936, NBC in 1938 and CBS in 1955, where it ran until January 2, 1959. Created by Frank and Anne Hummert, each episode opened with the announcer explaining:

Now, we present once again, Backstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a little Iowa girl who married one of America's most handsome actors,...

1978: Ryan's Hope's Pat called Delia on her miscarriage deception.

1987: Days of our Lives' Patch made chili.

2007: All My Children's Zoe performed.

2009: Drew Garrett debuted as Michael on Gh."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1959: NBC Radio soap The Woman in My House aired its final episode after an eight year run. One Man's Family creator Carlton E. Morse produced Wimh about the Carter family of Miami.

On April 24, 2003, Friends aired its "The One With The Soap Opera Party" episode featuring guest stars Matthew Ashford, Kyle Lowder, Farah Fath, Alexis Thorpe and Ethan Erickson.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Thad Luckinbill (ex-J.T., The Young And The Restless) - 36

Courtnee Draper (ex-Mary, The Bold And The Beautiful) - 26

Sean Rademaker (ex-Jonathan, Guiding Light; ex-Kirkland, Another World) - 21...

We have a set of videos to share with you today from the Hallmark Channel featuring Peter Facinelli and Jennie Garth both talking about their new movie, Accidentally in Love. Accidentally in Love is a movie written by Peter Facinelli and starring his wife, Jennie Garth. Here Peter talks about the “family friendly” aspect of the film and Jennie talks about how impressed she is by the script Peter wrote. Enjoy the interviews below:

A struggling waitress and single mom finds herself falling down the rabbit hole when she falls in love with an actor hiding a secret identity in “Accidentally In Love,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Saturday, February 12 (9p.m. Et/Pt, 8C). Written by “Twilight” star and SAG Award nominee Peter Facinelli (“Nurse Jackie”), “Accidentally In Love” stars Facinelli’s wife Jennie Garth (“90210,” “What I Like About You”), who headlines an all-star cast including four-time Emmy Award nominee Fred Willard (“Modern Family,” “Everybody Loves Raymond”), five-time Golden Globe nominee Marilu Henner (“Taxi”) and Ethan Erickson (“Melrose Place”).

(Via Twilight Lexicon)

Are you going to watch Accidentally in Love?...

Ella starts to smell something fishy is going on with Lauren and her sudden wealth. In the upcoming episode of "Melrose Place", Ella discovers Lauren's expensive new clothing and lingerie plus a large envelope of cash and confronts her roommate about the late nights she's been working.

Meanwhile, Riley helps Jonah film a wedding, but the two get into a big fight in the middle of the ceremony. Putting her relationship with Jonah first, Riley breaks off her friendship with Auggie, who doesn't take the news very well. David fears he may be responsible for Sydney's death.

The show will skip a week and be back on Tuesday, November 3 with "Gower". Rick Fox ("Dirt", "One Tree Hill") is guest starring in this episode as Mason, sharing screen with Ethan Erickson, Ashlee Simpson and Colin Egglesfield.

When the Upn network closes its doors (along with The WB network) in September, it will be the end of over 10 years of programming from the Paramount-owned network. Some of the Upn shows will continue for another season on the new CW network. Here are some that won't be part of the new CW schedule.

Cuts - A spin-off series of the popular One on One series, this sitcom centered around a barber shop. The last original episode of the second season (#31) aired on May 11, 2006.

Eve - This sitcom starred Shelly Williams as a young beauty navigating the dating world. The series lasted three seasons and 66 episodes. The last original episode aired on May 11, 2006.

Get This Party Started - This short-lived party-planning "reality" series was cancelled a week after it debuted in February 2006. Former Extra reporter Ethan Erickson and Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari hosted the series.