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Annie Douglas Richards
Annie Richards (née Douglas) is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', played by Sarah Buxton. The character's creation was announced in 1996 prior to the serial going on air. Series creator Aaron Spelling helped create Annie's appearance and style. Annie has been characterised as a reformed girl. The character has also been central to various fantasy sequences through her duration. These have been favoured by some of the serial's critics. Buxton has been nominated for one award for her portrayal and Annie has been branded one of the programme's most popular characters. Character development Sarah Buxton's casting was announced in October 1996, prior to ''Sunset Beach'' debuting on air. Annie was billed as a "sexy and spoiled resident of a local beach house." The programme's creator Aaron Spelling was unhappy with the style choices for Annie that the serial's production made. Spelling decided to choose Annie's style because he felt skirts, boots and l ...
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Sarah G
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aun ...
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Gary Owens
Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American radio announcer, personality, disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials. He was best known, aside from being the announcer on ''Laugh-In'', for providing the voices of the titular superhero on ''Space Ghost'' and of Blue Falcon in ''Dynomutt, Dog Wonder''. He also played himself in a cameo appearance on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' in 1998. Owens' first cartoon-voice acting was performing the voice of Roger Ramjet on the ''Roger Ramjet'' cartoons. He later served as announcer of Antenna TV. Early life Owens was born in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Venetta (née Clark), an educator and ...
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Peter Barton (actor)
Peter Thomas Barton (born July 19, 1956) is an American retired actor. He starred in ''The Powers of Matthew Star'', with Louis Gossett Jr.; '' Burke's Law'' with Gene Barry; and the soap opera '' Sunset Beach''. Named one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by ''Playgirl'', Barton is probably best known as Scott Grainger on the daytime drama ''The Young and the Restless''. Early life Barton is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. He is a graduate of Valley Stream North High School, where he played soccer and wrestled. He attended nearby Nassau Community College. Although accepted into St. John's University School of Medicine, he changed his mind about attending. Just before signing up for classes, he decided to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Career Even though Barton had no formal acting training, in 1979 he starred as Bill Miller in the short-lived NBC TV series ''Shirley'', starring Shirley Jones, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold. The show ran for ...
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Dax Griffin
Dax S. Griffin (born March 22, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for portraying younger Hank Pym in ''Ant-Man'' and its sequel ''Ant-Man and the Wasp''. Career Griffin is known for his role as Tim Truman on the NBC serial '' Sunset Beach'' from January 1997 until November 1999. He had one more appearance in the series finale in a dream sequence. He also played assistant district attorney Justin McCoy on ''All My Children'' in 2003. Griffin joined the cast of ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' in the role of Shane McGrath on September 12, 2006. He left the show on April 20, 2007, when his character was killed off. Griffin also played Albert Grabner in the TV commercial for the Japanese video game '' Front Mission: Gun Hazard'', and is listed in the game's credits for that role. Griffin made an appearance as " Bester" on ''Firefly'' as '' Serenity''s original engine mechanic. He has also made guest appearances on ''Charmed'', '' CSI'', and ''Drop Dead Diva''. Personal life ...
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Tim Truman (Sunset Beach)
Tim Truman is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', played by Dax Griffin from January 6, 1997, to December 31, 1999. Development Griffin secured the role of "bad guy" character Tim shortly after he moved to Los Angeles and it was his first television role. Griffin originally auditioned for another character in the series and was unsuccessful. One month later, producers invited Griffin back to audition for the role of Tim. Griffin was working as a bartender when he was informed that he had won the role. Of his casting the actor stated "I couldn't ask for a better opportunity than to start on an Aaron Spelling show. It's a dream come true." Griffin's casting was announced prior the show's debut on NBC and he was featured in promotional photographs. Candace Havens of ''The World'' reported that Griffin was one of many male cast members employed by Aaron Spelling to have the "hunk factor". Griffin was initially nervous because Tim was his first televi ...
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Susan Ward
Susan Ward is an American actress and model. She made her film debut in the 1997 sequel, '' Poison Ivy: The New Seduction'', before appearing in films, including, '' The In Crowd'' (2000), ''Going Greek'' (2001), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001) and ''Wild Things 2'' (2004). She is perhaps best known for her roles as Meg Cummings in the entire run of soap opera, '' Sunset Beach'' (1997–1999), and as Chloe Kmetko in the series, ''Make It or Break It'' (2009–2011). Early years Ward was the daughter of detective Eddie Ward and Sue Ward, a nurse and associate professor. Career Ward began modeling at the age of 13, leaving school and moving to New York City to do so. She began acting several years later. She appeared in the soap opera '' All My Children'' in 1995, and in NBC's teen drama ''Malibu Shores'', produced by Aaron Spelling. In late 1996, Ward began playing virginal Meg Cummings on Spelling's soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', which aired from 1997 to 1999. In 1999 she turned to fil ...
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Meg Cummings
Meg Cummings is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', played by Susan Ward. Meg was the serial's protagonist throughout the whole run. Sydney Penny temporarily took over the role while Ward was filming the movie '' The In Crowd''. Character development Susan Ward was cast in the role of Meg after her agent submitted her for the role. Ward was already known to series creator Aaron Spelling after starring in his series ''Malibu Shores''. Ward requested "to be put up for the nice girl", via her agent. She also said she preferred playing "nice girl" Meg more than mean characters she had previously played. Ward began filming a role in the 2000 film '' The In Crowd''. While she had to leave on a temporary basis, Sydney Penny took over for one month, until Ward returned. The serial's creator, Spelling, was impressed with Penny's portrayal of Meg so he cast her in another series he created. Meg is featured in the first scenes of ''Sunset Beach''. Her storyl ...
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Kathleen Noone
Kathleen Noone ( O'Meara; January 8, 1945) is an American actress. She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals off-Broadway before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera, ''As the World Turns'' (1975–1976). From 1977 to 1989, Noone played Ellen Shepherd Dalton on the ABC daytime soap opera, ''All My Children''. For this role, she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1987. In 1990, Noone moved to prime time, starring as villainous Claudia Whittaker in the CBS series, ''Knots Landing'' (1990–1993). She returned to daytime television as Bette Katzenkazrahi on NBC's '' Sunset Beach'' (1997–1999), for which she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She has had recurring roles on ''L.A. Law'', ''Party of Five'', ''According to Jim'', and ''Dexter''. Life and career Noone was born in Hillsdale, New Jersey to a professional baseball player father. She graduated from University of M ...
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John Reilly (actor, Born 1934)
John Henry Matthew Reilly (November 11, 1934 – January 9, 2021) was an American film and television actor who appeared on soap operas, including ''General Hospital'', '' Sunset Beach'', and ''Passions''. Career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Reilly began acting in the mid 1960s with guest starring roles on ''Death Valley Days'', ''Apple's Way'' and ''Gunsmoke''. In 1974, he replaced John Colenback as Dr. Dan Stewart on ''As the World Turns''. After a two and a half year run, he left ''As the World Turns'' in September 1976 and was replaced by his predecessor John Colenback. Airing March 12, 1977, he appeared on, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in the episode, Lou Dates Mary. He also made two guest appearances on '' The Bionic Woman'' in 1977 and 1978, and had roles in the 1978 television movies ''Lassie: A New Beginning'' and ''Secrets of Three Hungry Wives''. In addition to television, Reilly also appeared in feature films including '' The Main Event'' (1979) and ''Gorp'' (1980). In ...
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Clive Robertson (actor)
Clive Gladstone Robertson (born 17 December 1965) is an English actor perhaps best known for his roles on the soap opera '' Sunset Beach'', the Canadian science fiction series ''Starhunter'', and the 2010 science fiction computer game '' Darkstar: The Interactive Movie''. Biography Born in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, Robertson spent much of his younger life abroad, living in such places as Singapore, Cyprus and the Netherlands, with his family following his RAF fighter pilot father. He was sent back to England at the age of eight, and was a boarder at Marlborough College. After leaving he attended the Oxford School of Business, where he gained a degree in business and management, before starting a career in marketing. After attending a one-year course at London drama school Arts Educational, Robertson launched his professional acting career playing the lead role of Alan Turing in the play Breaking the Code. He appeared in several plays and TV productions over the next few y ...
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Ben Evans (Sunset Beach)
''Sunset Beach'' was an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from January 6, 1997, to December 31, 1999. The show follows the loves and lives of the people living in the Orange County coastal area named Sunset Beach, on the coast of California. Although there is a town in California called Sunset Beach, California, the show's beach scenes were shot on nearby Seal Beach, California. The show was co-produced by NBC and Spelling Television. ''Sunset Beach'' won two Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated another eleven times. The show also received 22 nominations for various other awards. Conception and development ''Sunset Beach'' was created in 1996, having replaced ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara'' (1984–1993) in an attempt to both rebuild NBC's NBC Daytime, daytime lineup and target younger audiences. It was the first daytime soap opera produced by Aaron Spelling, the chief of Spelling Television (Spelling had also produced several primetime soap operas, a ...
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The Blade (Toledo)
''The Blade'', also known as the ''Toledo Blade'', is a newspaper in Toledo, Ohio published daily online and printed Thursday and Sunday by Block Communications. The newspaper was first published on December 19, 1835. Overview The first issue of what was then the ''Toledo Blade'' was printed on December 19, 1835. It has been published daily since 1848 and is the oldest continuously run business in Toledo. David Ross Locke gained national fame for the paper during the Civil War era by writing under the pen name Petroleum V. Nasby. Under this name, he wrote satires ranging on topics from slavery, to the Civil War, to temperance. President Abraham Lincoln was fond of the Nasby satires and sometimes quoted them. In 1867 Locke bought the ''Toledo Blade''. The paper dropped "Toledo" from its masthead in 1960. In 2004 ''The Blade'' won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting with a series of stories entitled "Buried Secrets, Brutal Truths". The story brought to light the stor ...
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