The Story of Soaps

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2020-05-19

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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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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2020-05-19

Runtime

120

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Documentary

Language

English

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MaggieVision Productions

Four M Studios

The Story of Soaps

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Shelly Altman

John Aniston

Alec Baldwin

Maurice Benard

Lorraine Broderick

James H. Brown

Carol Burnett

Marc Cherry

Andy Cohen

Bryan Cranston

Mary Crosby

Eileen Davidson

Jill Farren Phelps

Vivica A. Fox

Genie Francis

Deidre Hall

Jon Hamm

Drake Hogestyn

Finola Hughes

David Jacobs

Erika Jayne

Susan Lucci

John McCook

Donna Mills

Eddie Mills

Agnes Nixon

Ken Olin

Denise Richards

Marc Anthony Samuel

Erika Slezak

John Stamos

Susan Sullivan

Mark Teschner

Melody Thomas Scott

Chris Van Etten

Greg Vaughan

Chandra Wilson

Laura Wright