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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MaggieVision Productions, Four M Studios
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Top Cast
Shelly Altman as Self
John Aniston as Self
Alec Baldwin as Self
Maurice Benard as Self
Lorraine Broderick as Self
James H. Brown as Self
Carol Burnett as Self
Marc Cherry as Self
Top Crew
Robin Pelleck · Director
Rebecca Gitlitz · Director
Bruce Gersh · Executive Producer
Bruce Robertson · Executive Producer
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