56 Years Ago Today: The Premiered ‘All My Children’ and Its Enduring Legacy in Daytime Television

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Video: 1983 - The first ongoing gay role on a US daytime soap opera: psychologist Lynn Carson (Donna Pescow) on ALL MY CHILDREN.

The video starts with the October 31 episode, in which Lynn answers questions about lesbianism from her straight best friend, who she just came out to.

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Oct. 31: Lynn on All My Children - The soaps' first gay regular role - Donna Pescow (1983)

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Margaret DePriest, Writer on ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Days of Our Lives’ and Lots of Other Soaps, Dies at 94

The Oklahoma native, a five-time Daytime Emmy nominee, also acted in ‘The Crucible’ off-Broadway and on ‘The Edge of Night’ before tending to the weddings of Luke & Laura and Bo & Hope.

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