AS THE WORLD TURNS premiered on April 2, 1956. Here is a look back from the early years of the show.
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(From l.) Will (Santos Ortega), Nancy (Helen Wagner), Penny (Rosemary Prinz), Jeff (Mark Rydell), Don (Richard Holland) and Chris (Don MacLaughlin), circa 1958
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Lisa and Bob (Don Hastings), 1960
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Lisa (Eileen Fulton), 1965
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Ellen and David (Patricia Bruder and Henderson Forsythe), 1966
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Lisa and Claire (Barbara Berjer), 1969
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Jennifer (Gillian Spencer, l.) and Kim (Kathryn Hays), 1973
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James and Barbara (Anthony Herrera and Colleen Zenk), 1980
(From l.) Will (Santos Ortega), Nancy (Helen Wagner), Penny (Rosemary Prinz), Jeff (Mark Rydell), Don (Richard Holland) and Chris (Don MacLaughlin), circa 1958
Lisa and Bob (Don Hastings), 1960
Lisa (Eileen Fulton), 1965
Photo credit: Courtesy Everett Collection
Ellen and David (Patricia Bruder and Henderson Forsythe), 1966
Lisa and Claire (Barbara Berjer), 1969
Jennifer (Gillian Spencer, l.) and Kim (Kathryn Hays), 1973
James and Barbara (Anthony Herrera and Colleen Zenk), 1980