Articles and Interviews



General Articles About the Show

Ryan's Hope Sneak Preview: Daytime TV Magazine (August 1975)

On the Set: Soap Opera Digest (March 1976)

Jill: Soap Opera Serials Magazine (September 1976)

Sy Tomashoff (Set Designer): Soap Opera Serials (September 1976)

About New York: The New York Times (November 27, 1976)

Cheers and Jeers: Daytime TV Magazine (July 1977)

Roger: Soap Opera Serials Magazine (July 1977)

Seneca: Soap Opera Serials Magazine (September 1977)

Delia's Life Story: Afternoon TV Magazine (January 1978)

Labine and Mayer (Creators): The New York Times (April 11, 1978)

Cheers and Jeers: Daytime TV Magazine (April 1978)

Cheers and Jeers: Daytime TV Magazine (June 1978)

Emmys: Afternoon TV Magazine (October 1978)

Frank, Jill, and Seneca: Soap Opera Digest (February 17, 1979)

Cheers and Jeers: Daytime TV Magazine (September 1979)

Money Talks: Daytime TV Magazine (September 1979)

Edmond: Daytime TV Yearbook (1980)

Joe and Siobhan's Wedding: Afternoon TV (May 1980)

Fans Respond to the Gorilla Story: Daytime TV (July 1980)

Dear Rona: Rona Barrett's Daytimers (July 1980)

One Woman's Opinion: Rona Barrett's Daytimers (July 1980)

Mummys on Ryan's Hope?: Daytimers Magazine (February 1982)

Ryan's Hope's Restaurants: Soap Opera Magazine (March 1982)

Critic's Corner: Afternoon TV Magazine (1982)

Joe's Return: Daytime TV Magazine (1983)

Soaps, The History, Part One (1984)

Delia, Matthew and Steve: Daytime TV Yearbook (1984)

Joe and Siobhan: Daytime TV's Greatest Stories (1987)

Delia, Roger and Maggie: Soap Opera Digest (March 24, 1987)

Delia: Soap Opera's Greatest Stories and Stars (July 1987)

Ben and Lizzie: ABC/Capital Cities Press Release (August 4, 1987)

Dakota and Delia: TV Guide (August 8, 1987)

Delia, Ben, Lizzie, and Owen: TV Guide (September 19, 1987)

Delia and Nancy Don: TV Guide (October 17, 1987)

Report Card: Soap Opera Digest (October 20, 1987)

Nancy Addison (Jill): TV Guide (December 5, 1987)

Chaz's Fantasy: ABC/Capital Cities Press Release (December 10, 1987)

Ana Alicia's Assistant: Soap Opera Digest (December 15, 1987)

Soap Opera Encyclopledia (1987)

Jack and Leigh: TV Guide (February 13, 1988)

Rosemary Prinz (Sister Mary Joel): TV Guide (April 16, 1988)

The Writers' Strike: The New York Times (April 21, 1988)

The Reality of Ryan's Hope: Soap Opera Update (May 23, 1988)

On the Set: Soap Opera Digest (November 15, 1988)

What Became of the Sets: Soap Opera Digest (November 28, 1989)

Soap Opera History (1991)

Dutch Ryan's Hope: TV Guide (November 20, 1993)

Louise Shaffer's Top 10: Soap Opera Book of Lists (1996)

Miscellaneous: Soap Opera Book of Lists (1996)

Worlds w/o End: The Art and History of Soap Opera (1997)

100 Greatest Moments: Soap Opera Weekly (September 30, 1997)

Cast Update: Soap Opera Digest Online (1997)

Rosie O'Donnell: Soap Opera Weekly (November 4, 1997)

Ryan's Hope's Return to Television: Soap Center (January 2000)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)

Memory Lane: Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)

Remembering Ryan's Hope: Soap Center (September 1, 2000)

Hit or Miss: Soap Opera Weekly (December 19, 2000)

Critical Condition: Soap Opera Weekly (September 25, 2001)

It's Only My Opinion: Soap Opera Digest (April 16, 2002)

Jason Adams
(John Reid Ryan)

Soap Opera Digest (December 29, 1987)
 

Wesley Addy
(William Price Woodard)

Soap Opera Digest (February 9, 1988)
 

Nancy Addison Altman
(Jillian Coleridge)

Afternoon TV Magazine (July 1971)

Soap Opera People Magazine (October 1976)

Soap Opera Digest (October 1977)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers (November 1977)

TV Dawn to Dusk Magazine (June 1978)

Afternoon TV Magazine (September 1978)

Soap Opera News Daytimers Magazine (December 1980)

Soap Opera News Daytimers Magazine (October 1982)

Afternoon TV Magazine (March 1984)

Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Center (September 1, 2000)

People Magazine (July 16, 2001)
 

Ana Alicia
(Alicia Nieves)

Soap Opera Digest (November 1977)

TV By Day Magazine (January 1978)
 

Nancy Barrett
(Dr. Faith Coleridge)

Daytime TV Magazine (January 1977)
 

Bernard Barrow
(Johnny Ryan)

Soap Opera Serials Magazine (September 1976)

Soap Opera Digest (December 1978)

Soap Opera Weekly (September 3, 1991)
 

Sam Behrens
(Dr. Adam Cohen)

The Best of Soap Opera People # 1 (1987)
 

Corbin Bernsen
(Ken Graham)

TV Guide (November 5, 1988)
 

Yasmine Bleeth
(Ryan Fenelli)

Daytime TV Magazine (November 1986)
 

Roscoe Born
(Joe Novak)

Soap Opera Weekly (November 7, 2000)
 

Julia Campbell
(Katie Thompson)

Daytime TV Magazine (November 1986)
 

Mary Carney
(Mary Ryan)

Daytime TV Magazine (July 1978)
 

Nell Carter
(Ethel Green)

People Magazine (February 28, 1994)
 

Patrick James Clarke
(Dr. Pat Ryan)

Afternoon TV Magazine (November 1982)
 

Michael Corbett
(Michael Pavel)

Rona's Barrett's Daytimers (February 1981)
 

Justin Deas
(Dr. Bucky Carter)

Soap Opera News Daytimers Magazine (February 1982)
 

Jenny Dweir
(Ryan Fenelli)

Soap Opera News Daytimers Magazine (February 1982)
 

Randall Edwards
(Delia Reid)

People Magazine (June 16, 1980)

Soap Opera Magazine (July 1980)
 

Michael Fairman
(Nick Szabo)

Daylight TV Magazine (November 1975)
 

Sarah Felder
(Siobhan Ryan)

Soap Opera Digest (December 1978)

Daytime TV Magazine (March 1979)

Afternoon TV Magazine (1979)

Daytime TV Magazine (1980)
 

John Gabriel
(Dr. Seneca Beaulac)

Soap Opera Digest (May 1978)

Daytimers Magazine (February 1982)

Soap Opera News (September 23, 1997)

Soap Opera Digest Online (1997)

Soap Center (January 2000)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)
 

Sandy Gabriel
(Christine)

Soap Opera Digest (May 1978)

Soap Opera News (September 23, 1997)
 

Helen Gallagher
(Maeve Ryan)

Soap Opera Digest (October 1977)

TV Dawn to Dusk Magazine (June 1978)

Soap Opera Digest (April 30, 1991)

Soap Opera News (October 28, 1997)

Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Center (September 1, 2000)
 

Maureen Garrett
(E.J. Ryan)

Soap Opera People Magazine (March/April 1977)
 

Nicolette Goulet
(Mary Ryan)

Daytime TV Magazine (July 1979)

TV Soap Opera Beat Magazine (September 1979)

TV Guide (November 24-30, 1979)
 

Malcolm Groome
(Dr. Pat Ryan)

Soap Opera Serials Magazine (December 1977)

TV By Day Magazine (January 1978)

Afternoon TV Magazine (January 1984)

Soap Opera Weekly (August 29, 2000)
 

Ron Hale
(Dr. Roger Coleridge)

Soap Opera Digest (March 1976)

Soap Opera Time Magazine (October 1976)

Daytime TV Magazine (November 1977)

Afternoon TV Magazine (May 1979)

Soap Opera History (1991)

Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)

Soap Center (September 1, 2000)

Soap Opera Update (October 10, 2000)
 

Michael Hawkins
(Frank Ryan)

Soap Opera People Magazine (September 1976)
 

Marg Helgenberger
(Siobhan Ryan)

Source Unknown (1982)

Afternoon TV Magazine Magazine (1983)

Daytimers Magazine (1983)

Daytime TV Magazine (1983)

Afternoon TV Magazine (April 1985)

Soap Opera Stars Magazine (September 1985)
 

Catherine Hicks
(Dr. Faith Coleridge)

Daytime TV Magazine (October 1977)
 

Earl Hindman
(Bob Reid)

Daytime TV Magazine (May 1977)

Soap Opera Digest (February 13, 2001)
 

Patrick Hogan
(Thatcher Ross)

Afternoon TV Magazine (July 1971)
 

Daniel Hugh Kelly
(Frank Ryan)

Soap Opera Digest (April 1978)

Daytime TV Magazine (July 1978)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers (September 1978)
 

Ilene Kristen
(Delia Reid)

The New York Times (March 18, 1977)

Us Magazine (August 23, 1977)

Afternoon TV Magazine (January 1978)

Daytime TV Magazine (May 1978)

TV Dawn to Dusk Magazine (June 1978)

Soap Opera Digest (July 1978)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers (December 1978)

Afternoon TV Magazine (March 1979)

Daytime TV Magazine (1983)

Soap Opera Stars Magazine (July 1987)

Soap Opera Digest (October 6, 1987)

TV Guide (December 26, 1987)

Soap Opera Update (October 29, 1996)

Soap Opera Magazine (November 17, 1998)

Soap Opera Digest (May 29, 2001)

Marlena de la Croix (December 2008)
 

Claire Labine
(Co-Creator)

The New York Times (November 27, 1976)

Soap Opera People Magazine (December 1976)

Soap Opera Digest (August 1977)

The New York Times (April 11, 1978)

Afternoon TV Magazine (September 1978)

Daytimers Magazine (1982)

The New York Times (April 21, 1988)

Soap Opera History (1991)

Worlds w/o End: The Art and History of Soap Opera (1997)

Entertainment Weekly (June 1997)

TV Guide Online (June 1998)

Soaps in Depth (September 1998)

Soap Opera Digest Online (January 2000)

Soap Center (January 2000)

SoapNet.com Chat Transcript (February 2000)

Soap Opera Weekly (June 27, 2000)

Soap Center (September 1, 2000)

We Love Soaps (November 2009)
 

Felicity LaFortune
(Leigh Kirkland)

Afternoon TV Magazine (February 1984)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)
 

Michael Levin
(Jack Fenelli)

Daytime TV Magazine (February 1978)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers (November 1978)

Daytime TV Magazine (January 1981)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)
 

Thomas MacGreevy
(Tom Desmond)

Soap Opera Digest (August 1978)
 

Paul Avila Mayer
(Co-Creator)

The New York Times (November 27, 1976)

Soap Opera People Magazine (December 1976)

Soap Opera Digest (August 1977)

The New York Times (April 11, 1978)

Afternoon TV Magazine (September 1978)

Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Center (September 1, 2000)
 

Malachy McCourt
(Kevin McGuinness)

Biography Magazine (August 1998)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)
 

Kerry McNamara
(Ryan Fenelli)

Soap Opera Digest (October 16, 1979)
 

Kate Mulgrew
(Mary Ryan)

(See Connie's Totally Kate website)
 

Hannibal Penney, Jr.
(Dr. Clem Moultrie)

Soap Opera Digest (July 1977)
 

Geoffrey Pierson
(Frank Ryan)

Daytime TV Magazine (July 1983)
 

Rosemary Prinz
(Sister Mary Joel)

TV Guide (September 10, 1988)
 

Peter Ratray
(Dan Fox)

Daytime TV Magazine (March 1972)
 

Andrew Robinson
(Frank Ryan)

TV By Day Magazine (August 1977)
 

David Sederholm
(Bill Hyde)

Soap Opera People Magazine (March 1985)
 

Louise Shaffer
(Rae Woodard)

TV Day Gossip Magazine (November 1975)

Afternoon TV Magazine (October 1978)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers Magazine (June 1981)

The Soap Opera Book of Lists (1996)

Cast Reunion: Soap Center (January 2000)

Soap Opera Digest (July 25, 2000)
 

Grant Show
(Rick Hyde)

Daytime TV Magazine (November 1986)
 

Christian Slater
(D.J. LaSalle)

Premiere Magazine (April 1988)
 

Marian Swan
(Medical Consultant)

Soap Opera Digest (March 1976)
 

Gale Sondergaard
(Marguerite Beaulac)

TV By Day Magazine (June 1976)
 

Sy Tomashoff
(Set Designer)

Soap Opera Serials Maagzine (September 1976)
 

Nana Tucker Visitor
(Nancy Feldman)

Rona Barrett's Daytimers Magazine (November 1980)
 

Diana van der Vlis
(Dr. Nell Beaulac)

Obituary: The NY Times (October 28, 2001)

Obituary: Playbill Online (October 28, 2001)
 
 

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