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Guiding
Light
 USA
/ CBS / x15m-e
x30m-e and later x60m-e / 1952-continuing
Creators: Irna
Phillips, Emmons Carlson / Music: Shawn K. Clement, Ron Cohen, Art
Phillips, the organ theme used for the show was discontinued around 1973.
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Soap opera/drama series.
TV's longest running soap, stories of everyday
American family The Bauers. The light of the title
originally referred to the friendship lantern found in
the window of the house of the Rev John Ruthledge,
now it refers to a lighthouse owned by the Bauer
family. Charita Bauer played the lead role of family
matriarch Bert Bauer for 35 years, although this is
not a record (see Coronation Street with William Roache playing
Ken Barlow for forty years and still going strong.) From 1952 until the
late sixties episode of the show were only fifteen minutes long it then went to
30 minutes. The show began broadcasting in colour in March 1967. From 1977 the
show was actually known as Guiding Light (dropping the 'The' from the title.
During its 'emmy' years the show featured an Emmy statue in its closing credits.
A new opening premiered in June 2002. It lasted for about 8 months. Recently, under John Conboy (who replaced Paul
Rauch as EP), another new opening premiered. Now the opening is at the beginning of the show and no longer has any logo (of which to speak). Video clips move from left to right and the title also goes from L to R. The last shot of the opening is a transition to the first act of the show. For the early years, Rosa Rio was the
organist, until about 1967 (when TGL went to color). John Gart
served as organist until about 1970. The late, great Charles Paul
took over (contributing his own theme) until about 1975.
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Cast
members have included:-
CHARITA BAUER as Bertha 'Bert' Bauer / LYNNE ADAMS
as Leslie Jackson-Bauer-Norris-Bauer / ANTHONY ADDADO as Jim Lenny (1998-) /
LYLE SUDROW as William 'Bill' Bauer(1952-59) / GRANT ALEKSANDER as Philip
Spalding / MICHAEL ALLEN as Michael 'Mike' Bauer (1958-62) / JONE ALLISON as
Meta Bauer-White-Roberts-Banning / KEVIN BACON as Tim T.J. Werner / CHRISTOPHER
BERNAU as Alan Spalding (1) / ZINA BETHUNE as Robin Lang (1) / TAMMY BLANCHARD
as Drew Jacobs (1997-2000) / LISA BROWN as Nola Reardon Chamberlain / ED BRYCE
as William 'Bill' Bauer / JOSEPH CAMPANELLA as Joe Turino(1959-60) / BILLY CURRY
as Luke Taylor / JUSTIN DEAS as Frank 'Buzz' Cooper Snr (1993-) / SANDY DENNIS
as Alice Holden (1956) / ELLEN DOLAN as Maureen Reardon Bauer / KEIR DULLEA as
Dr Mark Jarrett (1986) / DANA ELCAR as D.A. Andrew Murray (1962) / JANET GREY as
Eve McFarren (1976-83) / RICHARD HOLLAND as Joey Roberts (1956) / BARNARD HUGHES
as Dr Bruce Banning (1961-66) / JAMES EARL JONES as Dr JIm Frazier (1966) / JUDY
ROBINSON as Robin Lang Fletcher (1959-60) / KATHLEEN KELLAIGH as Lainie Marler
Bowden(1979-81) / LENORE KASDORF as Rita Stapleton Bauer(1975-81) / HERBET
NELSON as Joe Roberts (1952-55) / LYNN DEARFIELD as Holly Norris Bauer (1970-76)
/ CALISTA FLOCKHART as Elsie (1989) / LOIS HOLMES as Mairon Conway (1971) / KATE
HERRINGTON as Marion Conway (1971-72) / GRAHAM JARVIS as Charles Eiler / ANDREAS
KATSULAS as Lucien Goff (1982) / HARLEY JANE KOZACK as Annabelle Sims Reardon /
JAMES LIPTON as Dr Dick Grant (1952-62) / ROBERT NEWMAN as Joshua 'Josh' Lewis
(1981-) / CINDY PICKETT as Jackie Scott Marler Spaulding (1976-80) / PHILIP
STERLING as George Hayes / CICELY TYSON as Martha Frazier (1966) / BILLY DEE
WILLIAMS as Dr Jim Frazier (1966) / LOIS WHEELER as Janet Johnson R.N. (1954-56)
/ JOBETH WILLIAMS as Brandy Shelooe (1977-81)
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