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Don HastingsON SOAP OPERA DIGEST AND WEEKLY ONLINE Bio
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Don Hastings (Bob, ATWT)
Since 1960, he's been Oakdale Memorial's steadfast, avuncular Dr. Bob, and while he shares his debonair doctor's kindness and charm, Don Hastings rarely gets to display the sharp wit for which he is beloved at the ATWT studio.
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50 Years of Turning
As of April 2, AS THE WORLD TURNS has been turning — and turning and turning — for five decades. Here are some thoughts from the cast (and even a producer) on this important milestone.
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Murderesses' Row
Adam may not necessarily be dead, but if he is, there's no doubt that Maddie did it, and Gwen helped her cover it up. However, the girls' plight reminded us of some other Oakdale heroines who were falsely accused of murder — and these ladies were all innocent.
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ATWT Gets Fan-tastic
The annual AS THE WORLD TURNS Fan Club luncheon kicked off at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on April 21, and since it was my first as Soap Opera Weekly's ATWT editor, it's safe to say I was a little nervous...
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They Grow Up So Fast!
Life In The Fast Lane, the special section in the 11/20 issue of Digest, features characters on all the soaps who were born on-screen — and in most cases, aged to ridiculous extents. We focused on two from AS THE WORLD TURNS — Katie (born 1989) and Luke (born 1995) — but frankly, all nine pages could have been about the children of Oakdale.
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Early Dylan
His first daytime part was literally a rat, and his current gig — as the eighth actor to take on ATWT's troublesome role of Chris Hughes — already has him in the rocky position of possibly having caused the near death of Oakdale's beloved patriarch, which is detailed in the 1/1 Digest's Hot Plots Preview. We talked to the Canadian-born actor about what led to his big daytime break — and found out that he's well aware of the Chris Hughes Curse.
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ATWT's Golden Girls
AS THE WORLD TURNS' seven divas headlined the April 3 show celebrating ATWT's 50th anniversary. Weekly was there the day they taped the episode. While most of the interview ran in the April 4 issue, here are some more fun snippets and fond memories.
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Nifty At Fifty
Many of you eagle-eyed readers are accustomed to seeing ATWT features written by Digest Senior Editor Jennifer Lenhart, who covers the CBS soap. However, she has graciously let me sit in her chair so I could share with you my account of when I attended a recent taping of SOAP TALK celebrating ATWT's 50th anniversary.
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Hughes Hues
Many fans have written in about the real relationship between "cousins" Casey and Will. Well, the Hughes family tree, which branches off into the Munsons, Ryans and Montgomerys in more than one place, has a rather complex growth pattern that we've tried to simplify here.
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Pushing 50
It's not the oldest soap out there (that honor belongs to GUIDING LIGHT), but AS THE WORLD TURNS turned 49 on April 2, and that's quite a feat for a TV series. The show got started early by celebrating on March 30.
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Welcome To Oakdale, Illinois!
Need directions to The Lakeview? With the help of a local cop and a top doc, we've mapped out the Midwestern town where ATWT makes its home.
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Getting Real with ATWT's Réal Andrews
It may be a different soap, but Réal Andrews is still on the right side of the law. After playing Det. Marcus Taggert on GH for seven years, he's now hunting down a hospital serial killer as ATWT's medical examiner, Dr. Walker Daniels.
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