The Hamptons (TV Series)
''The Hamptons'' is a prime-time soap opera which ran for five episodes on ABC during the summer of 1983. The show centered on the wealthy Chadway and Duncan-Mortimer families, who commuted between the affluent Long Island community, and their jointly owned department store chain in Manhattan. Series overview ''The Hamptons'' was produced by Gloria Monty, best known for turning the initially low-rated daytime serial '' General Hospital'' into a soap phenomenon. The series was shot on videotape rather than film, which gave it a look consistent with most daytime soap operas, and featured many cast members from daytime shows, such as Leigh Taylor-Young ('' Peyton Place''), Michael Goodwin ('' Another World''), John Reilly (''As the World Turns'' and ''Dallas'') and Bibi Besch (''Secrets of Midland Heights'', ''Somerset'' and '' Love Is a Many Splendored Thing''). The show aired Wednesday nights ahead of reruns of ''Dynasty''. Its storylines were driven by the rivalry between the Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Primetime Television Soap Operas
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Television Soap Operas
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1983 American Television Series Endings
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1983 American Television Series Debuts
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Craig Sheffer
Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading roles as Norman Maclean in the film '' A River Runs Through It, ''Aaron Boone in the film ''Nightbreed'', Joe Kane in the film '' The Program'', and Keith Scott on the television series ''One Tree Hill''. Early and personal life Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a prison guard. Before becoming an actor, Sheffer sold newspapers in New York City and "slept under the marble staircase" in Grand Central Terminal for weeks while living off Unification Church spaghetti dinners." Career Sheffer was first seen on a nationwide basis as Ian Hayden on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', and on the 1983 prime time series''The Hamptons''. His earliest starring assignment in films was as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in '' That Was Then... This Is Now'' (1985), a reformatory camp inmate in '' Fire with Fire'' (1986), an ant ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daniel Pilon
Daniel Pilon (November 13, 1940 – June 26, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known for his role on ''Dallas'' as Renaldo "Naldo" Marchetta. Pilon was born in Montreal, Quebec. In addition to ''Dallas'', he has appeared in daytime soap operas such as '' Ryan's Hope'', ''Guiding Light'' and '' Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Pilon was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was the brother of actor Donald Pilon. After his house was destroyed by the 1994 Northridge earthquake in January 1994, he declared his first bankruptcy in April 1994. That same year, he divorced his wife. Career He made his film debut in ''Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce'', directed by Canadian director Gilles Carle. He was considered for the role of James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ... twice, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff (born August 3, 1949) is an American actor, known for his roles in TV series and on Broadway. He has also been a director. Early life and education Philip L. Casnoff was born on August 3, 1949, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated in the 226th Class from Central High School (Philadelphia), Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967. Casnoff attended and graduated in 1971 from Wesleyan University. Filmography Film Television Stage Soundtrack Singles References External links * * Central High School of Philadelphia - 226th Class {{DEFAULTSORT:Casnoff, Philip American male television actors American male stage actors 1949 births Living people Wesleyan University alumni Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni Male actors from Philadelphia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martha Byrne
Mary Martha Byrne (born December 23, 1969) is an American actress, singer and television writer. She played the role of Lily Walsh Snyder on the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from 1985 to 1989, then again from 1993 to 2008; as well as, from 2000 to 2003, Lily's twin sister, Rose D'Angelo. Byrne has also appeared in other stage, television and movie roles, including the title role in the 1983 film '' Anna to the Infinite Power''. She is currently executive producer of the digital drama series ''Anacostia'', where she has played the role of Alexis Jordan since 2011. Byrne has won three Daytime Emmy Awards for acting. Early life Byrne was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, the daughter of Terrence Joseph and Mary Adele (née TuMulty) Byrne. Career Featured roles Byrne began acting at a young age when she joined the cast of the Broadway musical ''Annie'', where she played the role of July. She was a featured actor on a number of prime time episodic television programs, including ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jada Rowland
Jada Rowland (born February 23, 1943) is an American actress and illustrator. Actress Rowland was born into a family of actors and artists. She has appeared on Broadway and television, most notably in daytime soap operas. She has appeared as Dr. Susan Stewart on ''As the World Turns'' and Carolee Simpson Aldrich, R. N. #2 on '' The Doctors'' starting September 6, 1976, until the final episode on December 31, 1982. She later appeared on the prime-time serial ''The Hamptons.'' She was offered an audition for the Dustin Hoffman film ''Tootsie,'' since that feature film incorporated a fictional soap opera, ''Southwest General,'' but she rejected it. Rowland is the sister of actor Jeffrey Rowland and actress Gigi Anderson. Her brother played her husband on ''As the World Turns'' (Dr. Dan Stewart), although they appeared on the show in different years. Rowland's sister appeared on ''The Secret Storm'' as Peggy Bennett during the time Rowland was working on the show. In her most not ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fran Carlon
Fran Carlon (August 15, 1913 – October 4, 1993)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 49-50. was an American actress who was successful in radio, stage and screen. Early years and theatre Carlon was born in Indianapolisand grew up in Chicago, She received her theatrical training at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre and later at the Pasadena Playhouse. She began her stage career in the role of Little Eva in a touring production of ''Uncle Tom’s Cabin''. Her first Broadway show, ''Play, Genius, Play'', lasted only four performances. Her other Broadway credits included ''Sunrise at Campobello'' and ''Men of Distinction''. She went to Hollywood where she appeared in films with Douglas Montgomery, Loretta Young and the Ritz Brothers. Radio and television Carlon "entered radio doing commercials on ''Amos 'n' Andy''." Her radio roles included Martha in ''This Changing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |