Ryan Harrison died on Another World, Marcy Walker made her triumphant return to All My Children as Liza Colby, Sam McCall and Patrick Drake got engaged on General Hospital and other memorable soap moments that took place on October 2.
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In 1989, Beth Chamberlin made her Guiding Light debut as Beth Raines, who returned to Springfield as an amnesiac alongside Neil Everest, played by Patrick O’Connell, father of musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. The character of Beth had originally been played by Judi Evans, who went on to portray Days of Our Lives‘s Adrienne Johnson and Bonnie Lockhart, as well as Another World‘s Paulina. Evans was on GL from 1983-86. After Chamberlin assumed the role, she remained with the series all the way through to its final episode in 2009.
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In 1995, Marcy Walker (pictured with Jennifer Bassey as Marian Colby) returned to All My Children as Liza Colby. Walker had originally played Liza as a scheming teenager from 1981-84, with Alice Haining briefly assuming the role upon Walker’s departure. From 1984-1991, Walker was a leading lady on Santa Barbara as Eden Capwell Castillo, and from 1993-95, she played Tangie Hill on Guiding Light. Liza’s return to Pine Valley created problems for her ex-lover, Tad Martin, and his wife, Dixie, before she moved into a multi-marriage relationship with Adam Chandler, with whom she had a daughter, Colby. In 2004, Walker exited the show again.
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In 1995, Paul Michael Valley’s Ryan Harrison died on Another World after being shot by his brother, Grant Harrison (Mark Pinter), leaving behind a devastated lover, Vicky Hudson (Jensen Buchanan). The couple was briefly reunited in the afterlife in 1997, where they exchanged vows in a celestial ceremony before Vicky returned to the land of the living. Valley originated the role of Ryan in 1991.
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In 2003, Jacob Young (c., pictured with Justin Bruening as Jamie Martin and Alexa Havins as Babe Carey) made his All My Children debut as JR Chandler. The actor arrived in Pine Valley with two major soap credits under his belt: Rick Forrester on Bold and Beautiful (1997-99) and Lucky Spencer on General Hospital (2000-03), for which he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2002. Young remained with AMC through to its finale in 2011.
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In 2015, Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) accepted Patrick Drake’s (Jason Thompson) marriage proposal on General Hospital. Sam reminded Patrick that she had promised to give him a sign when she was ready to respond to the proposal, and she pulled out an actual sign that read, “Yes, Patrick I’ll marry you” and featured a Sam/Patrick photo. A delighted Patrick (who had somewhat impulsively popped the question the previous month) popped come champagne for the couple to celebrate with, and slipped a toy ring belonging to his daughter, Emma, onto Sam’s finger (later replacing it with a diamond).
In 1989, Beth Chamberlin made her Guiding Light debut as Beth Raines, who returned to Springfield as an amnesiac alongside Neil Everest, played by Patrick O’Connell, father of musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. The character of Beth had originally been played by Judi Evans, who went on to portray Days of Our Lives‘s Adrienne Johnson and Bonnie Lockhart, as well as Another World‘s Paulina. Evans was on GL from 1983-86. After Chamberlin assumed the role, she remained with the series all the way through to its final episode in 2009.
In 1995, Marcy Walker (pictured with Jennifer Bassey as Marian Colby) returned to All My Children as Liza Colby. Walker had originally played Liza as a scheming teenager from 1981-84, with Alice Haining briefly assuming the role upon Walker’s departure. From 1984-1991, Walker was a leading lady on Santa Barbara as Eden Capwell Castillo, and from 1993-95, she played Tangie Hill on Guiding Light. Liza’s return to Pine Valley created problems for her ex-lover, Tad Martin, and his wife, Dixie, before she moved into a multi-marriage relationship with Adam Chandler, with whom she had a daughter, Colby. In 2004, Walker exited the show again.
In 1995, Paul Michael Valley’s Ryan Harrison died on Another World after being shot by his brother, Grant Harrison (Mark Pinter), leaving behind a devastated lover, Vicky Hudson (Jensen Buchanan). The couple was briefly reunited in the afterlife in 1997, where they exchanged vows in a celestial ceremony before Vicky returned to the land of the living. Valley originated the role of Ryan in 1991.
In 2003, Jacob Young (c., pictured with Justin Bruening as Jamie Martin and Alexa Havins as Babe Carey) made his All My Children debut as JR Chandler. The actor arrived in Pine Valley with two major soap credits under his belt: Rick Forrester on Bold and Beautiful (1997-99) and Lucky Spencer on General Hospital (2000-03), for which he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2002. Young remained with AMC through to its finale in 2011.
In 2015, Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) accepted Patrick Drake’s (Jason Thompson) marriage proposal on General Hospital. Sam reminded Patrick that she had promised to give him a sign when she was ready to respond to the proposal, and she pulled out an actual sign that read, “Yes, Patrick I’ll marry you” and featured a Sam/Patrick photo. A delighted Patrick (who had somewhat impulsively popped the question the previous month) popped come champagne for the couple to celebrate with, and slipped a toy ring belonging to his daughter, Emma, onto Sam’s finger (later replacing it with a diamond).
