"As The World Turns" Actress Dies

Helen Wagner, who played Nancy Hughes on the soap opera “As the World Turns,” has died. She was 91 years old.

Wagner played Hughes on “As the World Turns” with only a few breaks since the show debuted in 1956. She reportedly holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest-running character played by one actress. Born in Lubbock, Tex., in 1918, she was given a lifetime achievement Daytime Emmy Award in 2004, her only Emmy win.

“As the World Turns” is scheduled to air its final episode on September 17.

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Last Episode of the Guiding Light

Today, after 72 years the Guiding Light will cease to guide its fans any longer.

Although I am not 72 years of age, the Guiding Light has been one of my two

favorite soaps for many years. It is how, on some days, I know what time it is

without the use of a clock. Three o'clock........Guiding Light.

After today no more Reva. I suppose in the years gone by I have witnessed every

wedding she has had. I worried about her stranded on that desert island for so long.

I was intrigued when she found out she had a "clone' sister. When a long lost son appeared I was stumped! When Reva was mad I

supported her. Reva always seemed to have it all and most importantly Reva loved

Josh.

So after today there will be no Springfield. The Spaldings will be gone. No more Buzz Cooper and Company Resturant. Even the Beacon Hotel will be gone. So will Lillian, Allen Michael and that mean old dastardly Allen Spalding. And say goodbye to Josh's brother Billy, the recovered alcoholic with the heart. The list of wonderful characters is endless.

Seventy-two years of the Guiding Light. That would date back to around WWII, I guess. That's alot of episodes. That's an awful lot of years that were used to reflect the lives of real people.

From from 3:00 until 4:00 today I will seated in front of the television to watch the final episode (commercials and all) of The Guiding Light who has been my friend for so many years.

Then on Monday I'll turn the television off at 3 P.M. It will still be 3:00 but I won't need the tv at that time anymore.

Guiding Light fans know what I'm talking about.

The light at the Beacon Hotel has ceased to shine.