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Cass Winthrop
Cass Winthrop is a fictional character on the soap opera '' Another World''. He was portrayed by Stephen Schnetzer from 1982 to 1999. Schnetzer also appeared as Cass on ''As the World Turns'' from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2005 to 2006 and on ''Guiding Light'' in 2002. Storylines Cass Cadwallader Winthrop came to town as a scheming but good-natured casanova - a skilled attorney who kept looking for shortcuts to success. He was a former lover of Felicia Gallant and the two resumed their complicated romance, though Cass also had eyes for Sally Frame. Cass and Felicia later became best friends and always stood by each other throughout the years. Cass had a tumultuous relationship with Cecile DePoulignac, which ended with her marriage to a foreign prince, though Cass had a hard time accepting it, triggering many comic complications. Cass formed a partnership with aspiring reporter Kathleen McKinnon, leading to several years of romantic sparring, criminal investigations, dangerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Schnetzer
Stephen Paul Schnetzer (born June 11, 1948) is an American actor. Life and career Schnetzer, who is of German descent, was born in Canton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas A. Schnetzer. His mother was a war bride from Algeria. He attended Catholic Memorial School. After playing the role of Julie Olson Williams' brother, Steven Olson, on ''Days of Our Lives'', he joined the cast of the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' as fitness expert Marcello Salta. He later played attorney Cass Winthrop on '' Another World'' (1982–86, 1987–99). After the cancellation of ''Another World'', he made guest appearances as Cass Winthrop on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' (1999–2002; 2005; 2006) and on ''Guiding Light'' (2002). He has also been billed to under the names Stephen Schnetzer, Stephen St. Paul, and Steven St. Paul. Schnetzer has recently become a prolific voiceover talent advertising for many companies, such as Mercedes-Benz, and various prescription and over-the-coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinne Jacker
Corinne Jacker (June 29, 1933 – January 11, 2013; born Corinne Muriel Litvin) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Life Corinne Jacker, born Corinne Muriel Litvin on June 29, 1933 in Chicago, to Thomas and Theresa Bellak Litvin. Corinne earned Bachelor's and master's degrees at Northwestern University majoring in theatre. She married Richard Jacker, and kept their last name after divorcing. Corinne Jacker died at home in Manhattan on January 11, 2013, at age 79. She had no children. Writing career Jacker moved to New York City at age 25 with the goal of establishing herself as a writer. She was over 40 by time she achieved significant success, with the townworks she most known for. Her 1975 Off-Broadway play "Bits & Pieces", which won an Obie and her 1976 play "Harry Outside" which also won the Obie Award. She wrote a number of other plays as well including ''My Life'' where, in 1976, Christopher Reeve was acting when he was cast for the title role in ''Superman''. Ms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rauch
Paul Rauch (1930 – December 10, 2012) was an American television and film producer. Rauch's work was primarily in American soap operas. Career Rauch's earlier jobs included Vice President, Programs-East Coast for CBS, Supervising Producer for Procter & Gamble, and Music Critic for an English-language edition of the Japanese ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', a job he held in his mid-twenties. Daytime drama ''Another World'' Rauch is best known for his work on '' Another World'', which he produced from 1972 to 1982. For much of that time, he worked in conjunction with head writer Harding Lemay, and the team garnered the show critical acclaim and strong ratings. In the 1970s Daytime ratings, ''Another World'' often rose to the top of the ratings, just below number one show ''As the World Turns'' and ''Guiding Light''. Rauch led the show to an expanded hour format in 1975, which was a success. However, a subsequent time expansion to 90 minutes in 1979 was less successful. During his tenure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soap opera ''Guiding Light''. With 13,763 hours of cumulative narrative, ''As the World Turns'' has the longest total running time of any television show. In terms of continuous run of production, ''As the World Turns'' at 54 years holds the fourth-longest run of any daytime network soap opera on American television, surpassed only by '' General Hospital'', ''Guiding Light'', and '' Days of Our Lives''. ''As the World Turns'' was produced for its first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on April 2, 1956, at 1:30 p.m. EST, airing as a 30-minute serial. Prior to that date, all serials had been 15 minutes in length. ''As the World Turns'' and ''The Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiding Light
''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio between January 25, 1937, and June 29, 1956. With 72 years of radio and television runs, ''Guiding Light'' is the longest running soap opera, ahead of '' General Hospital'', and is the fifth-longest running program in all of broadcast history; only the American country music radio program '' Grand Ole Opry'' (first broadcast in 1925), the BBC religious program ''The Daily Service'' (1928), the CBS religious program ''Music and the Spoken Word'' (1929), and the Norwegian children's radio program ''Lørdagsbarnetimen'' (1924–2010) have been on the air longer. When the show debuted on radio in 1937, it centered on Reverend John R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another World Cast Members
'' Another World'' is a former soap opera which aired from 1964 to 1999. Below is a list of actors who appeared on the show, along with their role(s). Cast members {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Actor ! Character ! Duration , - , David Ackroyd , , Dave Gilchrist, , 1974–77 , - , Mason Adams , , Frank Prescott, , 1976–77 , - , Denise Alexander , , Mary McKinnon, , 1986–89, 1991 , - , Vera Allen , , Grandma Matthews, , 1964 , - , Christopher Allport , , Tim McGowan, , 1973–74 , - , Christine Andreas , , Taylor Benson, , 1990–91 , - , Gerald Anthony , , Rick Madison, , 1991–92 , - , rowspan="2" , John Aprea , Lucas Castigliano , 1989–93 , - , Alexander Nikos , 1997–98 , - , Elizabeth Ashley , , Emma Frame Ordway, , 1990 , - , rowspan="2" , Lewis Arlt , David Thatcher , 1983–84 , - , Ken Jordan , 1990–91 , - , Humbert Allen Astredo , , Joe Bruno, , 1970 , - , Richard Backus , , Ted Bancroft, , 1979 , - , David Bailey , , Russ Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Gallant
Felicia Gallant is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera '' Another World'', played by Linda Dano. The character debuted on the episode broadcast January 6, 1983, and stayed until the show's final episode on June 25, 1999. Dano won a Daytime Emmy award for her portrayal of Felicia in 1993. Casting Actress Anna Stuart auditioned for this part but lost the role to Dano. Producers were so impressed by her audition that they created for her the role of Donna Love. Character Development The character of Felicia is a professional romance novelist who lives in Bay City. The character was modeled after real-life romance novelist Jacqueline Susann. Head-writer Robert Soderbergh had been friends with Susann before her death in the 1970s and regularly spoke at length with Linda Dano about Susann's passion for living. Her character was brought on to bring an element of glamour to the ailing show. She was widely embraced by the fans immediately and became a beloved character on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake McKinnon
Jake McKinnon is a fictional character, portrayed by Tom Eplin throughout its entirety. Debuting on NBC's daytime drama, '' Another World'', after its cancellation, the character crossed over to the CBS daytime drama, ''As the World Turns''. Character history ''Another World'' Jake grew up in Lassiter, Pennsylvania, with his parents, Ray and Alice McKinnon. Ray died when Jake was a teen, and his mother took off not long afterwards. If it hadn't been for Bridget Connell and her charge Vicky Hudson, his childhood best friend and sometimes lover, Jake probably would have just struck out on his own. Jake and Vicky came to Bay City to con her biological family, the Loves, out of a fortune. The plan was for him to pretend to fall in love with Vicky's identical twin sister, Marley, but he ruined their plan when he REALLY fell in love with her. Marley was the first love of his life, and the two wed as teenagers, leaving town shortly after. Marley returned to town alone, because Jake w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another World (TV Series) Characters
Another World may refer to: Film and television * ''Another World'' (1937 film), a French-German film directed by Marc Allégret and Alfred Stöger * ''Another World'' (2021 film), a French film directed by Stéphane Brizé * ''Another World'' (TV series), a 1964–1999 American soap opera * ''Another World'' (Japanese TV series), a 2019 three-episode anime spin-off from the film ''Hello World'' * Another World Entertainment, a Danish home-video distribution company Literature * ''Another World'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Pat Barker * ''Another World'', a 1976 memoir by Anthony Eden Music Albums * ''Another World'' (Andy LaVerne album) or the title song, 1977 * ''Another World'' (Brian May album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Another World'' (Gerry Rafferty album) or the title song, 2000 * ''Another World'' (John Patitucci album) or the title song, 1993 * ''Another World'' (The Roches album) or the title song, 1985 * ''Another World'' (Stan Getz album) or the title son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Characters Introduced In 1982
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
