TV fans are mourning the death of The Addams Family star Lisa Loring. The actor, best known as Wednesday Addams, died on Jan. 28, 2023, at 64. Many fans may not know Loring was also a soap opera actor, appearing on the CBS drama As the World Turns.
The Addams Family and As the World Turns star Lisa Loring I Bobby Bank/Getty Images ‘The Addams Family’ star Lisa Loring went on to star in ‘As the World Turns’
Loring rose to fame as a child star thanks to her role on The Addams Family. After the show’s cancellation in 1966, Loring continued to pursue acting. Yet, like many child stars, she had trouble finding success.
In 1980, Loring went from primetime to daytime TV when she was cast on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. According to Soap Hub, Loring played Cricket Montgomery. Cricket is the daughter of Lyla Crawford (Anne Sward...
The Addams Family and As the World Turns star Lisa Loring I Bobby Bank/Getty Images ‘The Addams Family’ star Lisa Loring went on to star in ‘As the World Turns’
Loring rose to fame as a child star thanks to her role on The Addams Family. After the show’s cancellation in 1966, Loring continued to pursue acting. Yet, like many child stars, she had trouble finding success.
In 1980, Loring went from primetime to daytime TV when she was cast on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. According to Soap Hub, Loring played Cricket Montgomery. Cricket is the daughter of Lyla Crawford (Anne Sward...
- 2/1/2023
- by Carol Cassada
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
1986: In the series finale of Search for Tomorrow, Stu asked, "What is it, Jo? What is it you're searching for?"
Jo's reply: "Tomorrow. And I can't wait.""History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: After being canceled by the network, NBC Radio aired what was intended to be the final episode of radio soap opera The Guiding Light. The network received 75,000 protest letters and the show returned 11 weeks later on March 16, 1942, running for four and a half more years on NBC Radio before being canceled again. CBS Radio...
Jo's reply: "Tomorrow. And I can't wait.""History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: After being canceled by the network, NBC Radio aired what was intended to be the final episode of radio soap opera The Guiding Light. The network received 75,000 protest letters and the show returned 11 weeks later on March 16, 1942, running for four and a half more years on NBC Radio before being canceled again. CBS Radio...
- 12/26/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
November 25, 1960: "The Day Radio Drama Died""The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: Often referred to by aficionados as "the day radio drama died" or "the day the radio soap opera died," this day has been identified as a watershed moment in broadcasting. CBS Radio aired the final episodes of the last network radio soap operas: Ma Perkins, Young Doctor Malone (which also aired on NBC-tv), The Right to Happiness (a spin-off of The Guiding Light), The Second Mrs. Burton, The Couple Next Door, Whispering Secrets and Best Seller.
Virginia Payne played Ma Perkins for the
show's entire 27-year run.
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1960: Often referred to by aficionados as "the day radio drama died" or "the day the radio soap opera died," this day has been identified as a watershed moment in broadcasting. CBS Radio aired the final episodes of the last network radio soap operas: Ma Perkins, Young Doctor Malone (which also aired on NBC-tv), The Right to Happiness (a spin-off of The Guiding Light), The Second Mrs. Burton, The Couple Next Door, Whispering Secrets and Best Seller.
Virginia Payne played Ma Perkins for the
show's entire 27-year run.
- 11/27/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1933: One Man's Family expanded to a national audience.
1979: Delia loaned Johnny money on Ryan's Hope. 1988: Atwt's
Hal and Barbara celebrated on the night before their wedding.
1994: Gh's Felicia learned Maxie would get B.J.'s heart."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1933: Radio soap opera One Man's Family expanded from being broadcast on the west coast only to the full nationwide NBC network.
1979: Delia loaned Johnny money on Ryan's Hope. 1988: Atwt's
Hal and Barbara celebrated on the night before their wedding.
1994: Gh's Felicia learned Maxie would get B.J.'s heart."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1933: Radio soap opera One Man's Family expanded from being broadcast on the west coast only to the full nationwide NBC network.
- 5/17/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1966: Sft's Joanne and Stu celebrated Christmas with family and
friends. 1986: In the final scene of Search for Tomorrow,
Stu asked, "What is it, Jo? What is it you're searching for?"
Jo's reply: "Tomorrow. And I can't wait.""History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: After being canceled by the network, NBC Radio aired what was intended to be the final episode of radio soap opera The Guiding Light. The network received 75,000 protest letters and the show returned 11 weeks later on March 16, 1942, running for four and a half more years on NBC Radio before being canceled again. CBS Radio...
friends. 1986: In the final scene of Search for Tomorrow,
Stu asked, "What is it, Jo? What is it you're searching for?"
Jo's reply: "Tomorrow. And I can't wait.""History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1941: After being canceled by the network, NBC Radio aired what was intended to be the final episode of radio soap opera The Guiding Light. The network received 75,000 protest letters and the show returned 11 weeks later on March 16, 1942, running for four and a half more years on NBC Radio before being canceled again. CBS Radio...
- 12/27/2017
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
In a Screen Actors Guild election that was widely considered a referendum on merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, proponents of that idea emerged with a clear mandate.When the results of SAG's 2010 national board of directors election were announced Sept. 23, MembershipFirst, the SAG faction that emerged from the group of actors who helped scuttle merger in 2003, lost the fight for all 13 Hollywood-based national seats up for grabs to its rival faction, the pro-merger Unite for Strength. MembershipFirst partisans had held all 13 of those seats. The loss hands the coalition of Hollywood, New York, and regional moderates who had held a slim majority of the national seats—and who have been vocal in support of merger—a commanding boardroom advantage.Even more striking is MembershipFirst's loss of its majority on the Hollywood board. Unite for Strength won an overwhelming 33 of 35 open seats. Ufs, formed in...
- 9/29/2010
- backstage.com
The Screen Actors Guild announced Wednesday the list of candidates for its upcoming national-board elections. Ballots are scheduled to be mailed to members Aug. 24, and must be returned by Sept. 23. From the Hollywood division, 13 national-board members and 22 alternates will be elected. Twelve of those board members will serve three-year terms. The 13th board member and all alternates will serve one-year terms.New York will elect five national-board members to three-year terms and nine alternates to one-year terms. Eight national board members from the regional divisions have already been elected, with one seat in Chicago still to be decided. The SAG national board holds 69 members. The complete list of candidates follows:Hollywood Division1. Clancy Brown 2. Esai Morales3. John Tremaine4. Mobin Khan5. Michael O’Neill6. Woody Schultz7. Ron Perlman8. L. Scott Caldwell9. Valerie Harper10. Bill Smitrovich11. David Clennon12. David Hillberg13. Salazar14. Marisol Nichols15. Pete Antico16. Bob Carlson17. Leigh French18. Angela Watson19. Jane Austin...
- 8/5/2010
- backstage.com
By Steve Pond
The Screen Actors Guild, in a partnership with Robert Redford Enterprises and the state of New Mexico, is holding a Diversity Acting Workshop on Friday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of an extensive program to train and mentor artists in the Native American, Hispanic and African-American communities.
Participants in the workshop include actors Ed Harris, Anne Sward Hansen, Gary Farmer and David House, as well as director/producer Chris Eyre and playwright/actor Bruce King.
The event is presented by the Screen Actors Guild President’s National Task Force for American In...
The Screen Actors Guild, in a partnership with Robert Redford Enterprises and the state of New Mexico, is holding a Diversity Acting Workshop on Friday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as part of an extensive program to train and mentor artists in the Native American, Hispanic and African-American communities.
Participants in the workshop include actors Ed Harris, Anne Sward Hansen, Gary Farmer and David House, as well as director/producer Chris Eyre and playwright/actor Bruce King.
The event is presented by the Screen Actors Guild President’s National Task Force for American In...
- 5/7/2010
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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