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John Silva (The Young And The Restless)
This is a list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1980 and December 1989, in order of first appearance. Julia Newman Julia Newman first appeared in February 1980 along with Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden). She was portrayed by Meg Bennett until June 9, 1981, with reprise appearances in July 1982 and from October 13, 1982 to December 20, 1984, from September 9, 1986 to March 25, 1987, and also from March 1 to September 3, 2002. In February 2018, it was reported that Bennett would be returning as Julia to commemorate with the show's 45th anniversary. Bennet also returned in February 2020, to celebrate Braeden's 40th anniversary on the soap. History On June 13, 1970, Julia and businessman Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden) were married. Ten years later, she and Victor moved to Genoa City so that he could help run Chancellor Industries for Katherine Chancellor ( Jeanne Coop ... [...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] |
