"The Guiding Light" (1952)TV series 1952-????

Creator:

Irna Phillips

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

30 June 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

There is a destiny that makes us brothers, none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others, comes back into our own.

Plot:

Guiding Light takes place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield. In its early years the stories centered on the middle class Bauer family...

Plot Keywords:

Fictional City | Shipper | Soap Opera | Soap | Based On Radio Show

Awards:

93 wins & 357 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Sept. 8	10:00 AM	CBS
Tue. Sept. 9	10:00 AM	CBS

Cast

Lia Yang	...	Susan (507 episodes, 1993-2007)
Kim Zimmer	...	Reva Shayne Lewis Cooper Spaulding Lewis Lewis / ... (439 episodes, 1983-2008)
Robert Newman	...	Joshua Lewis / ... (413 episodes, 1981-2008)
Beth Ehlers	...	Harley Davidson Cooper Spaulding Mallet Spaulding Aitoro / ... (370 episodes, 1987-2008)
Beth Chamberlin	...	Lorelei Hills / ... (342 episodes, 1994-2008)
Ron Raines	...	Alan Spaulding / ... (306 episodes, 1994-2008)
Bradley Cole	...	Jeffrey O'Neill / ... (281 episodes, 1999-2008)
Nicole Forester	...	Cassie Winslow / ... (274 episodes, 2005-2008)
Justin Deas	...	Frank Achilles 'Buzz' Cooper, Sr. / ... (242 episodes, 1993-2008)
Crystal Chappell	...	Olivia Spencer / ... (236 episodes, 1999-2008)
Marcy Rylan	...	Lizzie Spaulding / ... (232 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gina Tognoni	...	Dinah Marler Thorpe Jessup / ... (230 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mandy Bruno	...	Marina Cooper / ... (229 episodes, 2004-2008)
Frank Dicopoulos	...	Frank Cooper / ... (219 episodes, 1987-2008)
Michelle Ray Smith	...	Ava Peralta / ... (213 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Gus Aitoro / ... (211 episodes, 2001-2008)
Michael O'Leary	...	Dr. Frederick 'Rick' Bauer, M.D. / ... (205 episodes, 1983-2008)
Rob Bogue	...	A.C. Mallet / ... (205 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

Guiding Light (USA) (new title)
Haine et passion (France) [fr]
Sentieri (Italy) [it]
Springfield Story (West Germany) [de]
Vertiges de la passion, Les (France) [fr]

Runtime:

15 min (1952-1968) | 30 min (1968-1977) | 60 min (1977-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1952-1967) | Color (1967-)

Sound Mix:

Mono (1952-1987) | Stereo (1987-)

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Trivia:

The show's first color broadcast was on March 13, 1967. The first half-hour broadcast was on September 9, 1968. The first hour-long broadcast was on November 7, 1977. It was also the first episode to have the title of the series changed from "The Guiding Light" to "Guiding Light". The CBS staff announcer referred to it as "The Guiding Light" until 1981, when it was referred to as "The award-winning Guiding Light" until 1983.

Quotes:

Dinah: Well, don't you want to hear my tale of woe?
Edmund: Dinah, I don't have time to hear it right now.
Dinah: Oh, okay. Well, just kick me to the kerb, like everybody else has. It's cool.
Edmund: Look, Dinah, I've been where you are, wanting to live someone else's life, willing to do just about anything to have it. It's no good. It doesn't work. My obsession with my brother Richard cost me everything I cared about. I hate to see you make the same mistake.
Dinah: My whole life's been a mistake, Eddie.
Edmund: It's not a mistake, Dinah. Take it from someone who's been there. Your life hasn't even begun yet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Law & Order: Profile - Jesse L. Martin (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Die Springfield Story

Jonathan & Tammy

Thought these two are great together I think it is just sick that they are going to put then together as lovers. After all they are first cousins and that is just gross. Please put Tammy back with Sandy. They are great together. This is only my opinion but I would bet that there are others out there that feel the same way. We know that Tammy is Cassie's daughter and that Jonathan is Reva's son. Also they have proved that Cassie and Reva are sisters, so that makes Tammy and Jonathan first cousins. In some states it is illegal for first cousins to be together as lovers or to even get married. This is the worse idea they have had since they cloned Reva.