The Story of Soaps
The Story of Soaps

The Story of Soaps

7.0

2 hr 0 min

2020-05-19

6

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.

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Shelly Altman

Shelly Altman

Self

John Aniston

John Aniston

Self

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Self

Maurice Benard

Maurice Benard

Self

Lorraine Broderick

Lorraine Broderick

Self

James H. Brown

James H. Brown

Self

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