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The Guiding Light (GL) (known since 1975 as Guiding Light) was a long-running American television soap opera . Show development. Agnes Nixon wanted to see social issues worked into the plot, and set the tone for much of the material used during the 1960s.
Sep 13, 2009 · When television finally did become an industry, " The Guiding Light," as it was called then, made the jump and held on to become television's longest running drama. But after this Friday's...
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Sep 3, 2009 · “Guiding Light,” broadcasting’s longest-running scripted program, will go dark after 72 years, 15,762 televised episodes and what will undoubtedly be a tearful end.
- Barbara Kantrowitz
The show's name was officially changed to Guiding Light in fall 1981, and the show expanded to an hour-long format on November 7, 1977. The show began remote location shooting in the late 1970s, with Nassau, Bahamas and Santo Domingo being the first places visited in June and July to September 1978.
The Guiding Light premiered on CBS television in 1952, and ran parallel with continuing radio broadcasts for the next four years. Meta Bauer (Jone Allison, later Ellen Demming), who would maintain a presence for four decades, emerged as a popular young heroine at this juncture.
Guiding Light: Created by Irna Phillips, Agnes Nixon. With Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett, Robert Newman. This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
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Sep 1, 2009 · In 1968, “Guiding Light” expanded to 30 minutes and, in 1977, it became a full hour. Those were the glory days of “Light” and daytime drama overall. Huge, faithful audiences flocked to their...
