The Story of Soaps
2020 | 120m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Rebecca Gitlitz, Robin Pelleck |
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| This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 2020 |
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| Director: | Rebecca Gitlitz, Robin Pelleck |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | pop culture, television history, daytime |
| Production Companies | MaggieVision Productions, Four M Studios |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shelly Altman | Self |
| John Aniston | Self |
| Alec Baldwin | Self |
| Maurice Benard | Self |
| Lorraine Broderick | Self |
| James H. Brown | Self |
| Carol Burnett | Self |
| Marc Cherry | Self |
| Andy Cohen | Self |
| Bryan Cranston | Self |
| Mary Crosby | Self |
| Eileen Davidson | Self |
| Jill Farren Phelps | Self |
| Vivica A. Fox | Self |
| Genie Francis | Self |
| Deidre Hall | Self |
| Jon Hamm | Self |
| Drake Hogestyn | Self |
| Finola Hughes | Self |
| David Jacobs | Self |
| Erika Jayne | Self |
| Susan Lucci | Self |
| John McCook | Self |
| Donna Mills | Self |
| Eddie Mills | Self |
| Agnes Nixon | Self (archive footage) |
| Ken Olin | Self |
| Denise Richards | Self |
| Marc Anthony Samuel | Self |
| Erika Slezak | Self |
| John Stamos | Self |
| Susan Sullivan | Self |
| Mark Teschner | Self |
| Melody Thomas Scott | Self |
| Chris Van Etten | Self |
| Greg Vaughan | Self |
| Chandra Wilson | Self |
| Laura Wright | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Gitlitz | Director |
| Maura Mandt | In Memory Of |
| Robin Pelleck | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Bruce Gersh | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Robertson | Executive Producer |
| Maura Mandt | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Gitlitz | Executive Producer |
| Robin Pelleck | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
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