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    The Story of Soaps

    120'

    2020-05-19

    7

    Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingRobin Pelleck

    Cast

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    Self

    Shelly Altman

    1

    Self

    John Aniston

    4

    Self

    Alec Baldwin

    1

    Self

    Maurice Benard

    1

    Self

    Lorraine Broderick

    1

    Self

    James H. Brown

    2

    Self

    Carol Burnett

    1

    Self

    Marc Cherry

    1

    Self

    Andy Cohen

    5

    Self

    Bryan Cranston

    1

    Self

    Mary Crosby

    1

    Self

    Eileen Davidson

    1

    Self

    Jill Farren Phelps

    3

    Self

    Vivica A. Fox

    1

    Self

    Genie Francis

    2

    Self

    Deidre Hall

    5

    Self

    Jon Hamm

    1

    Self

    Drake Hogestyn

    1

    Self

    Finola Hughes

    1

    Self

    David Jacobs

    1

    Self

    Erika Girardi

    1

    Self

    Susan Lucci

    1

    Self

    John McCook

    1

    Self

    Donna Mills

    1

    Self

    Eddie Mills

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Agnes Nixon

    1

    Self

    Ken Olin

    4

    Self

    Denise Richards

    1

    Self

    Marc Anthony Samuel

    1

    Self

    Erika Slezak

    2

    Self

    John Stamos

    2

    Self

    Susan Sullivan

    1

    Self

    Mark Teschner

    1

    Self

    Melody Thomas Scott

    1

    Self

    Chris Van Etten

    1

    Self

    Greg Vaughan

    2

    Self

    Chandra Wilson

    1

    Self

    Laura Wright

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. MaggieVision Productions
      2. Four M Studios
    • Vote Count: 6
    • Popularity: 0.9651
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Story of Soaps

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