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One Life to Live

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About This Show

From Wikipedia:

Alternate titles

OLTL

Genre

Soap opera

Creator(s)

Agnes Nixon

Senior cast member(s)

Erika Slezak

Robert S. Woods

Robin Strasser

No. of episodes 11,027 (as of November 13, 2009)

Production

Executive producer(s) Frank Valentini

Head writer(s) Ron Carlivati

Distributor ABC

Running time 30 minutes (1968–1976)

45 minutes (1976–1977)

60 minutes (1978–present)

Broadcast

Original channel ABC

Original run July 15, 1968 – present

 

People Who Talked About This Show

  • David Pressman
  • Erika Slezak
  • Fred Silverman
  • Kim Zimmer
  • Phylicia Rashad
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People Talking About This Show

  • David Pressman
    • David Pressman on directing One Life to Live (starting in 1970 for 28 years) (10m 05s)
    • Director David Pressman on the production details and producers of One Life to Live  
      (03m 10s)
    • David Pressman on the writing on One Life to Live   and how technology has changed the production process (02m 05s)
    • Director David Pressman on some of the social issues (i.e. drugs, racial issues) covered on One Live to Live (03m 22s)
    • David Pressman on storylines of One Life to Live (the trial of Vicki with Judith Light) (01m 08s)
  • Phylicia Rashad
    • Phylicia Rashad on auditioning for One Life to Live (00m 45s)
    • Phylicia Rashad on her role as “Courtney Wright” on One Life to Live in the early 1980s, and how character Asa Buchanan (played by Philip Carey) appeared to have been married at some point to every character but her’s (01m 35s)
  • Fred Silverman
    • Fred Silverman on making programming executive Jacqueline Smith head of daytime at ABC, who helped turn ABC's daytime schedule into the successful "love in the afternoon" all-serial format (03m 39s)
  • Erika Slezak
    • Erika Slezak on her father acting in One Life to Live with her
      (00m 43s)
    • Erika Slezak on getting her first job in television as "Victoria Lord" (replacing another actress) on One Life to Live (03m 57s)
    • Erika Slezak on her role as "Victoria Lord" on One Life to Live and some of her character's early storylines (13m 40s)
    • Erika Slezak on her first day as "Victoria Lord" on One Life to Live (01m 56s)
    • Erika Slezak on her One Life to Live character's multiple personality disorder
      (02m 23s)
    • Erika Slezak on "Victoria Lord's" father on One Life to Live (01m 39s)
    • Erika Slezak on her character "Victoria Lord's" children on the show (03m 35s)
    • Erika Slezak on her co-stars of One Life to Live (02m 03s)
    • Erika Slezak on the impact of One Life to Live on her life and on viewers' lives (03m 41s)
  • Kim Zimmer
    • Kim Zimmer on her first TV role on One Life to Live, where she played a character based on Patty Hearst (who was in the news at that time) (05m 39s)
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