(SOAP Q) Happy 41st Anniversary to Ryan's Hope and GH's Delia Reid Ryan Ryan (Crane) Coleridge!

Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, originally airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. It revolved around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Riverside district of New York City. Notice Kate (ST-Voyager and ONTB) Mulgrew as Mary and Michael Hawkins (Father of Christian and Helen Slater) and Helen (Broadway legend) Gallagher in the original cast.

(SOAP Q) Honoring 2 Soaps that left the airways on this Day!

25 years ago Today...Ryan's Hope aired its Final Episode (after 13 years) with Original Cast Member, Jack Fenelli (Michael Levin) marrying his long time Love, Leigh (Felicity LaFortune) , after finally letting go of the ghost of his first wife, Mary (Kate Mulgew). Mary died in 1980 from a car accident. Even Mary's spirit surfaced as she gave her blessing just before the wedding. Also at the Wedding, Pat learned he was indeed the father of Former Love Faith's daugher.