Search for Tomorrow debuted on CBS, All My Children’s Cliff Warner and Nina Cortlandt wed, Sami and Rafe got engaged on Days of Our Lives and other memorable moments on soaps that took place on September 3.
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In 1951, Search for Tomorrow debuted on CBS. The brainchild of Roy Winsor, the first 13 weeks of the series was scripted by Agnes Nixon, who would go on to create All My Children and One Life To Live, among other accomplishments in the soap opera field. The show's action took place in the fictional burg of Henderson, and Mary Stuart played its central heroine, Joanne, for its entire run. SFT switched networks to NBC before signing off for good in 1986.
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In 1980, All My Children’s Cliff Warner (Peter Bergman) and Nina Cortlandt (Taylor Miller) wed for the first time in a storybook ceremony, much to the chagrin of the bride's overprotective father, Palmer. Marring the beauty of their Victorian-themed wedding on the great lawn of Cortlandt Manor was the dark secret harbored by the groom: Naughty nurse Sybil Thorne had just surprised him with the news that she was carrying his child. The epic wedding was shot on location at the Waveny House in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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In 1988, Bo’s (Robert S. Woods) wife, Didi (Barbara Treutelaar), died on One Life To Live. Her cause of death? Electrocution, during a dangerous showdown between Bo and his impostor, Patrick London, who had imprisoned the pair along with Bo's former wife, Delilah Ralston. Before she took her final breath, Didi managed to declare her love to Bo.
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In 2004, Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer’s (Melissa Reeves) son, Jack, Jr., better known as JJ, was born on Days of Our Lives. He came into the world in Melaswen, where Jenn had gone in search of Jack, who was believed to have been murdered by the Salem Stalker.
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In 2010, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) was surprised (in a good way) when Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) asked her to marry him on Days of Our Lives. "The smartest thing I've ever done in my whole life was fall in love with you," Sami beamed after Rafe presented her with a heartfelt proposal and pledges of love.
In 1951, Search for Tomorrow debuted on CBS. The brainchild of Roy Winsor, the first 13 weeks of the series was scripted by Agnes Nixon, who would go on to create All My Children and One Life To Live, among other accomplishments in the soap opera field. The show's action took place in the fictional burg of Henderson, and Mary Stuart played its central heroine, Joanne, for its entire run. SFT switched networks to NBC before signing off for good in 1986.
In 1980, All My Children’s Cliff Warner (Peter Bergman) and Nina Cortlandt (Taylor Miller) wed for the first time in a storybook ceremony, much to the chagrin of the bride's overprotective father, Palmer. Marring the beauty of their Victorian-themed wedding on the great lawn of Cortlandt Manor was the dark secret harbored by the groom: Naughty nurse Sybil Thorne had just surprised him with the news that she was carrying his child. The epic wedding was shot on location at the Waveny House in New Canaan, Connecticut.
In 1988, Bo’s (Robert S. Woods) wife, Didi (Barbara Treutelaar), died on One Life To Live. Her cause of death? Electrocution, during a dangerous showdown between Bo and his impostor, Patrick London, who had imprisoned the pair along with Bo's former wife, Delilah Ralston. Before she took her final breath, Didi managed to declare her love to Bo.
In 2004, Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer’s (Melissa Reeves) son, Jack, Jr., better known as JJ, was born on Days of Our Lives. He came into the world in Melaswen, where Jenn had gone in search of Jack, who was believed to have been murdered by the Salem Stalker.
In 2010, Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) was surprised (in a good way) when Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) asked her to marry him on Days of Our Lives. "The smartest thing I've ever done in my whole life was fall in love with you," Sami beamed after Rafe presented her with a heartfelt proposal and pledges of love.
