The Story of Soaps
120 mins
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.
Shelly Altman
Self
James H. Brown
Self
Agnes Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Erika Slezak
Self
Mark Teschner
Self
Chris Van Etten
Self
Laura Wright
Self
Robin Pelleck
Executive Producer
Robin Pelleck
Director
Maura Mandt
Executive Producer
Rebecca Gitlitz
Executive Producer
Bruce Gersh
Executive Producer
Bruce Robertson
Executive Producer
Rebecca Gitlitz
Director
Maura Mandt
In Memory Of