jujube
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I can remember my mother, before we had a TV, listening to the soaps on the radio while she did the ironing. We knew better than to bother her during her "stories".
Did your mother, grandma watch soap operas?
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fftopic: I mentioned my G/F rather than G/M .....
AZ Jim
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The question about watching then I can't add anything. If 'listening' is permitted then my Grandma listened every day to the radio back in the 30's and 40's to PORTIA FACES LIFE, OUR GAL SUNDAY, ONE MANS FAMILY and others. All sponsored by laundry soaps, bluing and related stuff.
ndynt
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Some of us grew up before the soaps were shown on tv. While soaps were broadcasted from the 1930's on, they were not shown on tv until the 1950's.
Thought this history was interesting http://onelifetolive.about.com/od/a...nd-List-Of-The-Most-Popular-Daytime-Soaps.htm
AZ Jim
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Nona, that is what I was saying. I was a young kid in the late 30's early 40's. Grandma took care of me days so I always remember her radio soaps. Our first TV was 1950.
applecruncher
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I mentioned "listening" in the opening post (along with snapping green beans).
Thanks AC thought I'd get my fingers smacked ..for being off topic I should read posts a little better ..
Linda
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Kadee, I often get off topic here, by mistake, just like I do when I am talking to someone in person. I don't mean to do it, but it happens. I've noticed others do it too. It is what it is.
Butterfly
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My mom listened to the stories on the radio when I was a little kid. Then, when TV came along, she watched them. Her favorite one was Edge of Night, and she pretty much planned her day around it.
I loved the other kind of stories on the radio -- The Shadow, The Whistler, The Fat Man, Fibber McGee and Molly, and especially Inner Sanctum. We weren't allowed to listen to Inner Sanctum, but we would scrunch up by the door in our bedroom and listen anyway. Sometimes it scared us to death, but it was great fun, anyway.
I loved the other kind of stories on the radio -- The Shadow, The Whistler, The Fat Man, Fibber McGee and Molly, and especially Inner Sanctum. We weren't allowed to listen to Inner Sanctum, but we would scrunch up by the door in our bedroom and listen anyway. Sometimes it scared us to death, but it was great fun, anyway.
applecruncher
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This one started out as 15 min in length, as did a few others. Then 30 min was the standard, then most went to an hour.
A lot of big name actors got their start on the soaps, and many big names were fans and did guest starring roles.
My mom and grandma listened to them on the radio in the afternoons. I watched Days of Our Lives and General Hospital faithfully in the early days, starting
with the very first episodes in the early 1960's. I loved John Beradino and Emily McLaughlin on General Hospital and MacDonald Cary on Days of Our Lives. That series
revived his career after making movies as a younger man.
with the very first episodes in the early 1960's. I loved John Beradino and Emily McLaughlin on General Hospital and MacDonald Cary on Days of Our Lives. That series
revived his career after making movies as a younger man.