Solid Gold Memories of the Year by Jon-Michael Reed |
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The sad loss of quite a few excellent performers from daytime television this year was almost overshadowed by the debuts of such remarkable talents as RICHARD VAN VLEET (Chuck on All My Children), LAURIE HEINEMAN and JOHN FITZPATRICK (Sharlene and Willis on Another World), BROOKE BUNDY (Rebecca on Days of Our Lives), JOHN ANISTON (Edouard on Love of Life), TOM BERENGER (Timmy Siegel on One Life), MICHAEL NOURI and MEG BENNETT (Steve and Liza on Search For Tomorrow), JAMESON PARKER (Dale Robinson on Somerset), and KAY HEBERLE (Joann on Young and Restless). And most especially KATE MULGREW (Mary on Ryan 's Hope). I doubt if I will ever forget the first time I saw Miss Mulgrew on screen. Here is an actress who so completely infuses every ounce of concentration and energy into her character that it doesn't seem possible the television screen could contain this abundance, this brilliance of life. It doesn't -- the character continues to breathe and exist in one's heart long after the dial is turned off. |