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One Life to Live

Alternate titles OLTL
Creator(s) Agnes Nixon
Senior cast member(s) Erika Slezak
Robin Strasser
Robert S. Woods
No. Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27 1927) is an American Writer and producer. Erika Slezak (born August 5 1946 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress of Czech and Dutch descent Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Robert S Woods (born March 13 1948) is an American Actor. Woods graduated from Lakewood High School, Lakewood,  of episodes 10,230 (as of June 7, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s) Frank Valentini
Head writer(s) Ron Carlivati
Distributor ABC
Running time 60 minutes (January 2, 1978-present)
45 minutes (July 26, 1976-December 30, 1977)
30 minutes (July 15, 1968-July 23, 1976)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC, SOAPnet
Premiere date July 15, 1968
Links
One Life to Live Official Website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Frank Valentini is an American producer, director and Composer. Ron Carlivati is an American Soap opera writer born in 1968. It was announced in the February 27 edition of Soap Opera Digest that Carlivati Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American Cable television channel Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents

Genesis

Impressed with the ratings success of NBC's Another World, ABC sought out Another World writer Agnes Nixon to create a serial for them. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27 1927) is an American Writer and producer. Serials in Television and Radio are series often in a weekly Prime time slot that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a serial fashion Nixon, "tired of the restraints imposed by the WASPy, noncontroversial nature of daytime drama, presented the network with a startingly original premise and cast of characters. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the Acronym WASP, is a sociological and cultural Ethnonym Although the show was built along the classic soap formula of a rich family and a poor family, One Life to Live emphasized the ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of the people of Llanview, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Socioeconomics or socio-economics is the study of the relationship between economic activity and Social life. Llanview Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American Soap opera, One Life to Live. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə "[1] Nixon would go on to create All My Children in 1970 and Loving in 1983. All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC Loving is an American television Soap opera which aired on ABC 's daytime lineup from June 27, 1983 to November

The title of OLTL was originally going to be Between Heaven and Hell, but sponsors at the time found this too controversial and the title was changed. [2] Still, the first opening titles — closeup footage of flames in a fireplace — seemed to suggest a symbolic hellfire.

OLTL's first sponsors were the Colgate-Palmolive company, who also sponsored The Doctors. Colgate-Palmolive Company ( is an American diversified Multinational corporation focused on the production distribution and provision of household health care The Doctors was a Soap opera which aired on NBC from April 1 1963 to December 31 1982 ABC bought the show from Agnes Nixon in December 1974 when they purchased all stock to her Creative Horizons Inc. The show was originally a half-hour serial until it was expanded to 45 minutes in 1976 and to one hour in 1978. [2]

History

One Life to Live is set in the fictional city of Llanview, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania modeled after the Chestnut Hill section of the city. Llanview Pennsylvania is the fictional setting for the long-running American Soap opera, One Life to Live. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Chestnut Hill is an affluent neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The show originally concentrated on the wealthy Lord family, the less wealthy Siegels (the first attempt to showcase a Jewish family on daytime television until the short-lived 1974 daytime serial, How to Survive a Marriage) and the middle-class Rileys and Woleks. The Lords were one of the fictional core families on the American Soap opera One Life to Live when it debuted in 1968 Though the American Soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and How to Survive a Marriage was a Soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7 1974 to April 18 Though the American Soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and OLTL has been called "the most peculiarly American of soap operas: the first serial to present a vast array of ethnic types, broad comic situations, a constant emphasis on social issues, and strong male characters. " [1]

Since its inception, OLTL has centered on the character of Victoria "Viki" Lord (originated by Gillian Spencer), who has been portrayed by six-time Emmy winner Erika Slezak since March 1971. Victoria "Viki" Davidson (née Lord; previously Gordon Burke Riley Buchanan and Carpenter) is the principal Fictional character Gillian Spencer (born December 18 1939) is an American Soap opera actress and Writer. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Erika Slezak (born August 5 1946 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress of Czech and Dutch descent Long-suffering heroine Viki has weathered love and loss, widowhood, rape, divorce, stroke and breast cancer, and has been memorably plagued by dissociative identity disorder (or DID, once known as multiple personality disorder) on and off for decades. Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID) as defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM Viki has also had heart problems, leading up to having the heart of her dying husband transplanted into her, to save her life.

See also: List of One Life to Live characters

Historical storylines

Title sequences

July 15, 1968-April 1975
July 15, 1968-April 1975

The original One Life to Live title opening used from its July 15, 1968 premiere to April 1975. This is a list of characters that have appeared on the Soap opera One Life to Live. One Life to Live: 1968-Late 1970s 1968-1978 The earliest storylines of One Life to Live focused on the blue-collar polish Catholic Wolek One Life to Live (Late 1970s-1989 1980 - 1983 The early 1980s were a time of big changes for One Life to Live. One Life to Live (1990-1999 1990-1992 As the new decade began Viki ran for mayor of Llanview on a strong anti-drug platform One Life to Live (2000-Present Into the new millennium more new characters were introduced including Lindsay's ( Catherine Hickland) sister Melanie ( Darlene Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Featuring a roaring fireplace with the words One Life To Live faintly appearing and growing larger as the sequence concluded. The flames were supposed to be symbolic of a hellfire, as the show's title was supposed to be Between Heaven and Hell, but was changed at the last minute as sponsors felt the title was too strong and could engender controversy. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering [2]

Originally, One Life to Live's closing credits were done over a videotaped shot of an empty set or a mimed sequence between two or more characters. For the first ten years on the air, credits scrolled in the center of the screen in the same white Craw Clarendon Bold type as the title logo.

April 1975-January 4, 1980
April 1975-
January 4, 1980

The fireplace opening was replaced in 1975 with a visual of an emerging orange and yellow mountain sunrise, concluding with the show title underneath it. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) During the first few months of this sequence, the title appeared in white, but it changed to yellow thereafter.

In 1978, end credit lettering was changed to white Beton Bold. Credits were still scrolled in the center of the screen over the live-action character sequences.

January 7, 1980-December 14, 1984
January 7, 1980-
December 14, 1984

In 1980, the sunrise opening was altered with a gray background and enhanced with a longer sequence which showed not just a mountain sunrise, but also shots of birds and a close up of the sun, and eventually the title superimposed over a shot of a blue sky with clouds. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The theme music was rearranged as well.

Jack Urbont's full-length 1975 version of the OLTL theme would remain in use over the closing credits during the run of second "sunlight" visuals. However, the end credit format would see numerous revisions in the next five years. The centered Beton Bold credits would be replaced in the summer of 1980 by a credit setup that began with the title still & centered, which would then scroll up and run the credits on the left side of the screen while a live-action scene played on. An artsy, modern Bauhaus-inspired font was now used, still in white however, and subsequently, copyright notice in small Arial font showed up for the first time under the title as the credits commensed. Eventually, in May 1983, "All Rights Reserved" would be added to the copyright. Around June 1983, the Bauhaus credit setup would be replaced as a result of Jean Arley's arrival as OLTL's new executive producer. The credits would again remain white, but would revert back to being centered as they had been years before. The font changed to a combo of small Helvetica (for production titles/character names) and larger Franklin Bold (for crew and actors' names).

In the fall of 1983, OLTL was the first ABC soap to debut the network-mandated copyright notice that nearly all ABC daytime programs (except General Hospital) would adopt in 1984 onward. General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The copyright began to appear in an italicized variation of Century Gothic font; within the next year both the copyright notice, and the rest of the credits would appear with a more embossed black shadowing (as opposed to the transparency they had before). Also, during Ms. Arley's last months as executive producer, closing credit scenes would sometimes begin to feature still from that day's episode, but the live-action scenes would remain. Paul Rauch took over as the new EP in August 1984.

December 17, 1984-December 31, 1991
December 17, 1984-
December 31, 1991

The Paul Rauch Era Sequence: On December 17, 1984, a new sequence designed by Wayne Fitzgerald debuted. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Paul Rauch is an American television producer and writer Another World Rauch is best known for his work on Another World, which he produced from 1972 Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) It featured a new theme by Dave Grusin, with translucent headshots of the cast superimposed over Llanview locations, ending with the title superimposed on a tableau of cast photos. David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American Composer, arranger and Pianist. In January 1985 the theme was re-done in an orchestral format. In February 1986, lyrics performed by Peabo Bryson in 1985 were added to the previously instrumental theme. Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American R&B and The title display at the end went from giving off a spectrum of colors within the lettering, to becoming solid white embossed in black shadowing, in 1988. By the end of that same year, the closing shot of the "Llanview" bridge was eliminated, leaving the title and picture tableau still as the sequence faded. The last head shot update to this opening sequence was in November 1991.

Closing credits during the entire run of these visuals began a trend that would remain with the program for years to come: a carded-credits only format over key visuals of OLTL's opening. In the case of these Rauch-era "Tour of Llanview" visuals, credits were run over a still, signature view of the Llanview bridge. A double-font combo was continued, this time utlizing a variant of Peignot type for actors and crew members (think Mary Tyler Moore Show font, only with all letters the same size), and Helvetica for crew titles & character names. Peignot is a geometrically constructed sans-serif display typeface designed by A The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L However, the first letter of every word on the production title/character line would be in the Peignot variant. The credits' color would go from being dark orange in the early months, then yellow from mid-1985 to December 1987, bright orange during 1988, and finally yellow again from early 1989 until December 1991. Also, the font went from being semi-transparent in early months, back to very transparent during the latter half of 1985, and then semi-embossed again in early 1986. During most of 1988, the credits became extra embossed, but from the start of 1989 through the end of 1991, the black embossment was toned down to a normal level.

January 2, 1992-November 17, 1995
January 2, 1992-
November 17, 1995

The New-Age Era Sequence: On January 2, 1992, a new title sequence emphasizing the romantic angle of the show debuted, designed by the television computer artistry group of Greenberg and Schluter. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) It was filmed and produced in August 1991 at the ABC Television Center in New York City, NY and was set to be released the following January. The Prospect Studios (also known as ABC Television Center ') is a lot containing several Television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In a condensed form, it featured a love story—using the elements of a heroine, Mr. Wrong/Mr. Right, love making, implied betrayal, a champagne bottle corked, and a newborn baby. It concluded with swirling, windswept satin sheets displaying the show title. Accompanied by theme music of Lee Holdridge, in a New Age-influenced arrangement. New Age ( New Age Movement and New Age Spirituality) is a Social Collective Phenomenon and a Spiritual Nature ABC logo was added sometime after May 1993 or in 1994.
November 20, 1995-December 24, 1999‎
November 20, 1995
-December 24, 1999‎

On November 20, 1995, for the 7,000th episode, a new title sequence which featured posterized video headshots of each contract player and tinted action clips from the show superimposed over shots of landmarks and city scenes (reminiscent to the 1984-91 opening) made its debut, with Lee Holdridge and David Nichtern under the direction of then music supervisor Jamie Howarth, providing a new upbeat theme song to accompany it. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 On December 22, 1995, a piano version of the theme was used for the 1995 Christmas show and was continued until December 1998. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 It was dropped for the 1999 Christmas season. In March 1998, the opening started being shown at the beginning before the first scenes of the show. Also this month when the montage was updated, the theme's sound was slightly modified from the 1995 version and this version was used until December 24, 1999 when the opening sequences were updated and refreshed the next week. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

In the fall of 1999, a high-pitched alternate theme was introduced and modified in December 1999, April 2000, January 2001, Spring 2002, and July 2003. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. This alternate theme removed the 1995-1998 "Christmas" piano version in December 1999.

Second generation
December 27, 1999-June 11, 2004‎
December 27, 1999
-June 11, 2004‎

On December 27 and December 28, 1999 the theme was digitally modified with more surround sound and the opening sequences were refreshed with more saturation and became more opaque. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Also for the first time since the debut of this opening, the version with Robert S. Woods
became opening A with his new posed image and Robin Strasser's
version became opening B with her image zoomed out a bit. Robert S Woods (born March 13 1948) is an American Actor. Woods graduated from Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 The modified alternate theme appeared on December 30, 1999. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A few months later, in the April 2000 updates, the "walking" sounds of the theme were re-done. April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September In January 2001, the theme was re-recorded with a few new notes.


Third generation

In Spring 2002 the theme was again re-recorded and had a smoother/softer beat compared to the previous 2001 version. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. Also the appearance of the sequences was refreshed as well. Character names were added to the opening images starting in November 2002. In early 2003 the opening music was again modified with a slightly quicker beat.

June 14, 2004-present
June 14, 2004-present

On June 14, 2004 (all ABC Daytime soaps revamped their titles this year), the latest opening premiered; it consists of live images of cast members (which had been previously used during bumper sequences) over a black background, ending with the title superimposed over the abbreviation OLTL. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ABC Daytime (ABC-D is a programming block on the ABC Network. It is accompanied by an uptempo remix of the previous theme song.

With the June 16 and June 17, 2005 updates came a more smaller, less bold version of title card. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

This opening has been noted to not feature certain contract members. To date, seven actors/actresses have not been included in the sequence. This includes Javier Morga (Tico Santi), Mark Dobies (Daniel Colson), Mikey Jerome (Ted Osbourne), Chris Beetem (Tate Harmon), Portia Reiners (Britney Jennings), January LaVoy (Noelle Ortiz), and John Rue (Moe Stubbs). The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their Mark Dobies (born April 3, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor. District Attorney Nora Hanen (formerly Gannon, Buchanan, and Colson) is a Fictional character on the long-running American Soap The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their Chris Beetem (born Christopher Lapinski; August 8, 1969) is an American Television and Film Actor. The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their Portia Reiners (born March 8, 1990, is an American Actress. She is most recognizable for her role as teenager Britney Jennings The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their January LaVoy is an American actress most recognized as Noelle Ortiz on the ABC Daytime drama One Life to Live. The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their The following are characters from the American Soap opera One Life to Live who are notable for their actions or relationships but who do not warrant their

Starting on May 2, 2008, OLTL began crediting show creator Agnes Nixon underneath the OLTL title card. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27 1927) is an American Writer and producer. This is due in part to the main crew credits being moved to the scene after the credits (these credits were originally seen prior to that day's opening starting in November 2003). Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2008, episodes would also feature their own titles, similar to that of primetime dramas and sitcoms.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of One Life to Live cast members
Main article: List of One Life to Live characters

Executive Producers/Head Writers

Executive Producers

Head Writers

Current crew

Head Writer Other Writers Producers Directors
Ron Carlivati Elizabeth Page, Anna Cascio, Aida Croal, Shelly Altman, Janet Iacobuzio, Carolyn Culliton, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Fran Myers, Chris Van Etten, Veronica Sandbridge, Jeanne Marie Ford, Tamiko Brooks, Laudine Vallarta, Jamie Lin-Yu Frank Valentini (Executive Producer), Suzanne Flynn, John Tumino, Shelley Honigbaum, Jacqueline Van Belle Jill Ackles, Larry Carpenter, Danielle Faraldo, Tracy Casper Lang, Howie Zeidman, Mary Ryan, Bruce S. Sam Hall ( March 11, 1921) is an American Television Writer. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale University. John William Corrington ( October 1932 - November 1988 was an American movie and television writer novelist poet and lawyer Henry Slesar ( June 12 1927 - April 2 2002) was an American Author, Playwright and Copywriter Sam Hall ( March 11, 1921) is an American Television Writer. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale University. Henry Slesar ( June 12 1927 - April 2 2002) was an American Author, Playwright and Copywriter Sam Hall ( March 11, 1921) is an American Television Writer. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale University. Gordon Russell ( August 15[[ 929]] – January 19[[ 981]] was an American Television Soap opera writer Sam Hall ( March 11, 1921) is an American Television Writer. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Yale University. Gordon Russell ( August 15[[ 929]] – January 19[[ 981]] was an American Television Soap opera writer Agnes Nixon (born Agnes Eckhardt on December 27 1927) is an American Writer and producer. Paul Roberts (born 31 December 1959 in England) is a British singer who was the lead singer of The Stranglers between 1990 and 2006 A Head Writer (HW is a person who is in charge of a television/radio series' writing team The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. Ron Carlivati is an American Soap opera writer born in 1968. It was announced in the February 27 edition of Soap Opera Digest that Carlivati Elizabeth Page is an American Television Soap opera Writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 15 years Anna Theresa Cascio (born November 7 1955) is an American television Soap opera writer Shelly Altman is an American Soap opera writer Positions held Another World Associate Head Writer 1995 - 1999 Janet Iacobuzio (born January 2 1962) is an American television Soap opera writer Carolyn Culliton is an American daytime serial writer and an alumnus of Northwestern University. Michelle Poteet Lisanti is an American television Soap opera writer Frances Myers (credited as Fran Myers is an American television Soap opera writer Chris Van Etten is an American television Soap opera writer His writing partners are David Ozanich and David Levithan. Jeanne Marie Ford (previously known as Jeanne Marie Grunwell) is an American television Soap opera writer Frank Valentini is an American producer, director and Composer. Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Jill Ackles is an American television Soap opera director. She has been romantically linked to Days of Our Lives actor John Black Larry Carpenter (born August 12 1948) is an American television Soap opera director. Danielle Faraldo (born June 21, 1966) is an American television Soap opera director. Cooperman, Richard Manfredi, Jill Mitwell, Gary Donatelli, Frank Valentini

Crossovers

As with many other television series, One Life to Live has had a number of crossovers with other programs, both daytime and primetime. Jill Mitwell (born April 26 1951) is an American television Soap opera director. Gary Donatelli (born March 11 1951 in Northbrook Illinois, USA) is an American television Soap opera director Frank Valentini is an American producer, director and Composer.

Julia Barr (Brooke English/AMC), Justin Bruening (Jamie Martin/AMC), David Canary (Adam Chandler/AMC), Phil Carey (Asa Buchanan/OLTL), Brock Cuchna (Paul Cramer #1/OLTL), Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey/AMC), Melissa Fumero (Adriana Cramer/OLTL) Dan Gauthier (Kevin Buchanan/OLTL), Alexa Havins (Babe Carey Chandler/AMC), Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward/AMC), Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin/AMC), Michael McKenzie (Mr. Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8, 1949 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress Brooke Allison English (formerly Cudahy, Chandler, Martin, Grey and Grey) is a Fictional character on the Television Justin Bruening is an American Actor and former fashion model. Dr James "Jamie" Edward Martin MD (né English) is a Fictional character on the daytime Soap opera All My Children David Hoyt Canary (born August 25, 1938 in Elwood Indiana) is an Emmy Award -winning American actor who starred in both Soap Adam Chandler Sr is a Fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary, from 1983 to present Philip Carey (born July 15, 1925) is an American Actor. A former U Asa Jeb Stuart Buchanan is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera One Life to Live. Brock J Cuchna Paul Cramer is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. Bobbie Diane Eakes (born July 25, 1961 in Warner Robins Georgia) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress. Krystal Martin (née Carey; previously Chandler) is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, portrayed Melissa Fumero (born August 19 1982 Fumero will return to One Life to Live in 2008 for a 15-episode run Adriana Colón (Santi Cramer Balsom is a Fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. Dan Gauthier (born December 2, 1963 in Prineville Oregon) is an American Actor. Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a Fictional character on the Soap opera One Life to Live. Alexa Carole Havins (born November 16, 1980) is an American Actress. Arabella "Babe" Carey (previously Chandler) is a Fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. Vincent Irizarry (born November 12 1959 in Queens New York) is an American actor Dr David Hayward is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime drama All My Children, as portrayed by Vincent Irizarry since Michael E Knight (born May 7, 1959 in Princeton New Jersey) is a 3-time Emmy Award-winning American Actor. Thaddeus "Tad" James Martin is a Fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. Michael McKenzie (born July 3, 1967) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s who competed at the 1988 Summer Emerson/OLTL), Shane McRae (Temporary Paul Cramer/"OLTL") Matthew Metzger (Duke Buchanan/OLTL), Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart/AMC) Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery/AMC), Robin Strasser (Dorian Cramer Lord/OLTL), Heather Tom (Kelly Cramer/OLTL), David Tom (Paul Cramer #2/OLTL), Tuc Watkins (David Vickers/OLTL), Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan/OLTL), and Jacob Young (JR Chandler/AMC). Paul Cramer is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. Paul Cramer is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. Matthew Frederic Metzger (born March 24, 1980) is an American Actor. Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan is a Fictional character on the Soap opera One Life to Live. Alicia Minshew (born May 28, 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama Kendall Slater ( Née Hart) is a Fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. Eden Sonja Jane Riegel (born January 1, 1981) is an American actress. Bianca Christine Montgomery is a Fictional character from the American daytime drama All My Children. Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Dr Dorian Lord (maiden Cramer; previously Callison Santi Vickers Hayes and Laurence) is a Fictional character on the American Heather Tom (born November 4 1975 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a two-time Emmy Award -winning American Kelly Cramer is a Fictional character on the long-running daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. David Tom (born March 23 1978 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an Emmy -winning American actor Paul Cramer is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime Soap opera One Life to Live. Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III (born September 2, 1966) is an American Actor. David Vickers (born David Bradley Truman and Alex ultimately brings her new husband to Texas where Asa's will is being read Robert S Woods (born March 13 1948) is an American Actor. Woods graduated from Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, One Life to Live. Jacob Wayne Young (born September 10, 1979) is an Emmy Award -winning American actor and singer Adam Chandler Jr is a Fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children.

Awards

The shows, as well as many of its actors and crew, have been nominated for dozens of awards, winning on many occasions. The Daytime Emmy Award and Soap Opera Digest Award wins of the 2000s are noted below. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy The Soap Opera Digest Awards are an award show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest.

Daytime Emmy Awards

Winners: Drama Series and Performer categories

•Drama Series: 2002

•Lead Actor: Al Freeman. Jr. (Ed Hall) 1979; Robert S. Edward Hall ( 9 June 1870 – 10 November 1932) was a head football coach at the University of Illinois from 1892 to 1893 Woods (Bo Buchanan) 1983

•Lead Actress: Judith Light (Karen Wolek) 1980, 1981; Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord) 1982; Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord) 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2005; Hillary B. Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, One Life to Live. Dr Dorian Lord (maiden Cramer; previously Callison Santi Vickers Hayes and Laurence) is a Fictional character on the American Victoria "Viki" Davidson (née Lord; previously Gordon Burke Riley Buchanan and Carpenter) is the principal Fictional character Smith (Nora Gannon) 1994

•Supporting Actor: Thom Christopher (Carlo Hesser) 1992

•Supporting Actress: Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke) 1994

•Younger Actor: Roger Howarth (Todd Manning) 1994

Other Category Wins

Directors Guild of America Awards

In the 1990s, the DGA began to recognize outstanding work in Daytime Television. District Attorney Nora Hanen (formerly Gannon, Buchanan, and Colson) is a Fictional character on the long-running American Soap Though the American Soap opera One Life to Live has focused predominantly on the families of Victoria Lord, Asa Buchanan and Dr Margaret "Marty" Saybrooke is a Fictional character on the Soap opera One Life to Live. Thomas "Todd" Manning is a Fictional character from the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States The Directors Guild of America Award is presented for a single episode to the director, stage managers, associate directors and production managers. The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. These are the years the award has been presented to OLTL:

Scheduling/ratings history

For historical ratings information, see List of US daytime soap opera ratings

ABC cemented its reputation as a youth-oriented network in daytime with the addition of OLTL to its schedule, with much of the rest of its lineup consisting of fashionable soaps like Dark Shadows, sitcom reruns, and game shows packaged by Chuck Barris. The following is a list of television ratings and rankings for American daytime Soap operas from the 1950s to the present Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American Game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of The network placed the new serial at 3:30 p. m. /2:30 Central, against CBS' established hit Edge of Night and the popular NBC game You Don't Say. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's You Don't Say! was an American television game show that had three separate runs on television OLTL replaced the short-lived Baby Game, in a three-way shuffle with Dark Shadows and Dating Game. The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by

Despite the tough competition, the intense tone of the plot and strong characters allowed the show to get a leg up on YDS, wearing that game down to the point of its cancellation in September 1969; NBC replaced the Tom Kennedy-hosted game in that timeslot with three unsuccessful serials: Bright Promise (1969-1972), Return to Peyton Place (1972-1974), and How to Survive a Marriage (1974-1975). Tom Kennedy (born James Narz on February 26, 1927, in Louisville Kentucky) is a Television Game show host who had his Bright Promise was a US -made daytime serial that ran on the NBC Daytime Television network from September 29, 1969 to Peyton Place is an American primetime Drama serial which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15 How to Survive a Marriage was a Soap opera which aired on the NBC television network from January 7 1974 to April 18

Things greatly improved for OLTL in 1972, when CBS relocated Edge in response to packager Procter and Gamble's demands. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide The four-year-old show managed to top the ratings for the first time over CBS' declining Secret Storm, and later, the game Hollywood's Talking, which ran only 13 weeks. The Secret Storm was a Soap opera which aired on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. "Hollywood's Talking" is a short lived American game show based the 60s quizzer Everybody's Talking, and produced by Jack Barry. However, trouble loomed on the horizon as OLTL anticipated its fifth birthday, with the coming of CBS' revival of Goodson-Todman's Match Game. Mark Goodson ( January 14, 1915 &ndash December 18, 1992) was a successful American Television producer who specialized William (Wilbur S "Bill" Todman ( July 31, 1916 &ndash July 29, 1979) was an American Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering Some months after its debut in July 1973, that show became the daytime phenomenon of the mid-1970s, becoming the top-rated of all daytime shows by Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. ABC stood by OLTL, however, keeping it put at 3:30/2:30.

By 1975, though, NBC became a serious player in that timeslot for the first time in over five years when it expanded its strong soap Another World to a full hour, its second half occupying the 3:30/2:30 period. Another World is a television Soap opera that ran on the NBC network from May 4 1964 to June 25 1999. This would cause OLTL to lose a sustantial audience share, but its lead-in, General Hospital, experienced even worse losses. General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the ABC decided to take an unusual approach in addressing the competition: it expanded both OLTL and GH to 45 minutes, with each composing a half of a 90-minute block between 2:30/1:30 and 4/3. Beginning on July 26, 1976, OLTL assumed the first position, at 2:30/1:30. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC bet its hopes on viewers staying tuned past the half hour, making them unlikely to switch channels to AW or All in the Family reruns on CBS (for GH fans, turning to Match Game). All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April

This approach showed some promise, until November 7, 1977, when CBS expanded its venerable Guiding Light to a full hour at 2:30/1:30. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television As OLTL struggled, its neighbor, GH, was in danger of cancellation after a 15-year run. So, in a "make it or break it" ultimatum to GH, ABC finally gave an hour to both shows, on January 16, 1978, with OLTL occupying the 2-3/1-2 p. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) m. slot; The $20,000 Pyramid, which enjoyed three solid years of success at 2/1, got dispatched to Noon/11 a. Pyramid is the collective name of a series of American television Game shows where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions m. for the rest of its ABC run, to make room for OLTL.

This proved to be decisive for the long-term survival of both shows, as GH rose rapidly to the top spot in the Nielsens through its brash, youthful storylines (culminating in the hugely popular "Luke and Laura" storyline by 1979-1980). Luke Spencer and Laura Webber Spencer are Fictional characters and the signature Supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital As for OLTL, from its tenth birthday onward, it took advantage of the decline in quality and popularity of its competitors, all Procter and Gamble productions. Search for Tomorrow, for instance, spent its last several months on CBS against the last half of OLTL. Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. Its replacement, Capitol, which ran from 1982 to 1987, did little better, and after its cancellation, CBS aligned As the World Turns against OLTL and AW, a configuration that stayed in place until AW's cancellation in 1999. Capitol is an American Soap opera which aired on the daytime schedule of CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20 As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. During the 2000s thus far, OLTL has run about even with ATWT, with NBC's AW replacement Passions trailing significantly (Passions was canceled by NBC in September 2007 and moved to the DirecTV channel The 101; the network no longer programs in that time slot). Passions is an American television Soap opera created by DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded The 101 is the name of DirecTV 's in-house channel on its satellite service available throughout the United States.

In summary, One Life To Live enjoyed fair-to-middling ratings throughout most of its first decade, but rose rapidly as it entered its second, along with the rest of ABC's daytime lineup. The 1980s saw the show reach the height of its popularity, occupying a top-four place for almost all of the decade. Since 1991, it returned to the middle of the pack, but its numbers declined, in common with all other soaps. By decade's end, the show rested near the bottom of the ratings pack, and continues to sit in the lower reaches of the weekly ratings.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Schemering, Christopher. This is a list of characters that have appeared on the Soap opera One Life to Live. The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a 1985 book by Christopher Schemering which assembles comprehensive information on nearly all daytime and Prime time The Soap Opera Encyclopedia, September 1985, pg. The Soap Opera Encyclopedia is a 1985 book by Christopher Schemering which assembles comprehensive information on nearly all daytime and Prime time 158-166, ISBN 0-345-32459-5 (1st edition)
  2. ^ a b c "The History and Background of ABC's One Life to Live - About.com

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