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From imdb.com:
Actress Eileen Herlie has died from complications resulting from a bout of pneumonia.
The star, real name Eileen Herlihy, passed away on Wednesday, aged 90.
Born in Scotland, Herlie began her career in the late 1940s and landed her first big role in the 1948 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, opposite Laurence Olivier, and went on to secure parts in movies like 1958's She Didn't Say No! and 1962's Freud.
Herlie was also noted for her success on the Broadway and West End stages, where she starred opposite Richard Burton in a New York production of Hamlet in 1964. Her turn in Broadway musical Take Me Along also earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical in 1960.
But it was her role as Myrtle Lum Fargate in long-running U.S. TV drama All My Children that earned her the most recognition.
She joined the daytime soap in 1976 and was nominated four times for the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series between 1983 and 1986.
In recent years, she made guest appearances on sister soaps like One Life To Live, and continued to play Myrtle up until her final days.
* Nikki makes a heartfelt sacrifice as the heat turns up on the international search for Victor.
* Nick and Sharon are drawn back together in Paris as Phyllis plans a surprise visit.
* Sharon & Nick, and Michael & Lauren battle over the budding young romance between their rebellious teens, Eden and Noah.
* When Kay helps a long lost friend with a medical problem – even as her family questions her own health – a twist of fate leads to a reversal of fortune for more than one of our characters.
* Michael gets a break in River’s case that exposes a family secret that sets his world upside down.
* Ashley (Eileen Davidson, pictured) has a difficult decision to make as she is drawn back to her complicated past.
A representative for The CW has confirmed that Jason Priestley will be back on the 90210 set - however, he will be behind the camera. He is slated to direct the 18th episode of the season, which should air sometime this spring.
Perhaps if he had turned out to be little Sammy's father, instead of Dylan, they could have persuaded him to come back as an actor. I know many of you, like me, hope that TPTB can still convince Brandon Walsh to return.
Also, reports are that Shannen Doherty is in talks to appear in two more episodes.
Episode 212 ("Truth and Consequences") – Patrick puts the entire hospital in jeopardy when a notorious patient dies, and Dr. Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) pays a visit to the night shift. Meanwhile, Robert reminisces about the past with Anna (special guest star Finola Hughes) before taking a turn for the worse. Later, Saira confronts Leo while Kyle and Eric (special guest star Chad Allen) share a tender moment on General Hospital: Night Shift, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 (11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., ET/PT) on SOAPnet.
· Marcus discusses his long terms plans of love with Steffy.
· Donna pleads with Stephanie (Susan Flannery, pictured) for her help.
· Katie rebounds by forming an unusual attachment to Jack.
· Rick and Taylor plan their wedding.
· Steffy makes waves between her parents.
From The New York Times:
Irene Dailey, a late-blooming actress perhaps best known for her roles in television soap operas and for her portrayal of the quick-witted, sensitive mother, Nettie Cleary, in the 1964 Tony Award-winning drama “The Subject Was Roses,” died on Sept. 24 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was 88 and lived in Guerneville, Calif.
The cause was colon cancer, her friend Arleen Lorrance said.
From 1974 to 1986, and then again from 1988 to 1994, Miss Dailey played Liz Matthews in “Another World” — an upper-class-bred matriarch of a middle-class family dealing with the convolutions of life in the fictional town of Bay City. For that role, Miss Dailey won a Daytime Emmy Award for outstanding actress in 1979.
For a year, in 1969, Miss Dailey played a role in the crime-mystery soap opera “The Edge of Night.” Her many other television credits included appearances on shows like “Ben Casey,” “Dr. Kildare,” “The Twilight Zone” and “The Defenders.” Miss Dailey’s film credits include roles in “No Way to Treat a Lady,” “Five Easy Pieces” and “The Amityville Horror.”
It was only after appearing in a long series of Broadway flops that, in 1964, Miss Dailey received critical acclaim in the United States. It was for her portrayal of the mother in Frank D. Gilroy’s three-character drama, “The Subject Was Roses.” The play dealt with an incompatible couple’s love for their 21-year-old son (with Jack Albertson as the father and Martin Sheen as the son) after the son returns after three years in the Army.
“Miss Dailey’s Nettie is a luminous creation,” Howard Taubman wrote in The New York Times. “She can suggest hurt and desiccation with a stricken glance. Wearing a plain hat and coat and holding her purse, she can turn to walk out of her apartment so that her back conveys her utter defeat and despair.”
Miss Dailey was born in New York City on Sept. 12, 1920, the daughter of Daniel and Helen Ryan Dailey. Her father was the manager of the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. Her brother Dan Dailey gained fame as a song-and-dance man and Hollywood actor.
At 8, Irene Dailey was dancing in vaudeville, and at 18 she was working in summer stock. With consistent bad luck, she kept winning parts in what she once said were 13 of Broadway’s worst shows. “Miss Lonelyhearts,” for example, had a nine-day run.
Miss Dailey ran a lampshade store and worked as a waitress while making the Broadway rounds. Then, in 1960, she tried her luck in London. She was the 47th actress to try out for the lead in “Tomorrow — With Pictures,” about an American woman trying to take over a British newspaper empire. She got the part and drew rave reviews.
“Every plummy-voiced English rose of an imitation actress should be dragged to see Miss Dailey,” The Daily Express critic wrote. “She sweats love, breathes hate, weeps desire.”
In an interview with Time magazine at the time, Miss Dailey said: “I shall be 40 in September. I have nothing, really nothing. I’m not married. I have no children.”
“All I really care about is the theater,” she continued. “But now, for the first time, I know in my stomach that my work is good.”
NEXT WEEK:
* Lucas tells Chloe that Sami will live with them for the time being.
* Daniel and Kate (Lauren Koslow, pictured) make love.
* Nick and Melanie share a passionate kiss.
* Abe and Lexie are accused of being terrible parents.
* EJ accuses Nicole of using her pregnancy for financial gain.
Thursday – John presents Marlena with signed divorce papers.
Friday – Sami witnesses a murder.
Thanks to Ea for the heads-up:
The final new show to air on ABC this season [Saturday morning 1973] was a spin-off of The Brady Kids called Mission: Magic! The show featured an animated, pre-General Hospital, pre-Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield as he journeyed along with the magical Miss Tickle and her after-school group of adventurers as they made their way through time and space. Since Springfield was the star of the show, he performed a song at the end of each episode that usually tied into the moral of the story.
Check out the opening credits and song (sung by Rick). Priceless!
Even those who don’t watch Days of Our Lives know who Sami Brady is. When Alison Sweeney came onto the Salem scene in 1993 as Roman and Marlena’s scheming, spoiled daughter, she made her mark and never looked back. Sami has lied, schemed and plotted to get what she wants.
However, she is not without heart; it would be impossible to care for this type of character is she were purely evil. Although she is in her 30s, Sami is still a mixed-up kid at heart. And she is rarely without a need for someone to save her.
“I love playing Sami,” Alison tells me. “It still excites me. She’s different every day. Every day I get a script, and it’s a brand-new challenge.”
These days, Sami has children of her own to think about, along with herself — a fact that is not lost on Alison. “I enjoy how she has developed. It’s fun and interesting to go through these changes — parenthood and adult relationships — and that’s part of what makes it so fun and challenging.”
Another challenge, for Sami at least, is trying to hold onto a man. She has been bouncing between Lucas and EJ for a while now, and now it appears that both men have moved on. “She’s had two men fighting over her for so long, and now there are none. She is definitely wondering what happened with that.
“With Lucas, she found a real, adult, mature relationship. Then EJ came along, and he played a bit of the Sami role; he manipulated Sami like she did with Austin.”
While it might seem that Sami is falling into the same traps and making the same mistakes as she always has, Alison can see that with each mistake, Sami is learning and growing. Maybe someday, Sami can channel that into something more productive.
“As an actress, it’s fun for me to be along for the ride,” Alison explains. “But I would love to see Sami get involved with a career of some kind. I’ve always felt that she’s been underestimated in her abilities. If we could get her focused on her career, that would be a good way to vent her emotions and energies.”
Alison has no problem finding productive ways to use her extra time and energy. She is involved in many charitable organizations, her most recent being Thermos’ newest campaign, Hydration for All.
“They approached me to help spread the word, because they were launching their Web site, hydrationforall.com. They’ve asked me to talk about how important proper hydration is for families. It seems obvious that people should know that, but many people really don’t.
“We are especially encouraging kids too. Thermos has some cool containers kids can use, which is helping the environment as well, since disposable bottles are filling our landfills. We are educating kids and making conservation fun for them.”
Aside from her family, Alison has seen firsthand that people need education about proper hydration. As the host of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, she sees that “people don’t have the information. Many people don’t know the basic rules of nutrition. It’s not automatic for everyone. It all starts with drinking more water and less soda and sugary drinks. People simply don’t drink enough water.”
Getting enough water is an important first step toward getting healthy. “In The Biggest Loser, we try to help people get healthy and get active. With this program, we need to get parents to get their kids outside and play and be active.”
Go to hydrationforall.com and see for yourself. There you will find helpful tips, products and programs for helping to make you and your family more healthy and active.
Helping Families With Hardship Keep Their Pets!
