Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

Reva Shayne

Joshua Lewis

Susan

Alan Spaulding

Lorelei Hills

Jeffrey O'Neill

Lizzie Spaulding

Buzz Cooper

Frank Cooper

Olivia Spencer

Marina Cooper

Dinah Marler

A.C. Mallet

Cassie Winslow

Daisy Lemay

Rick Bauer

Bill Lewis

Billy Lewis

Phillip Granville Spaulding

Cyrus Foley

Natalia Rivera

In 2002, Joan Collins made a well-publicized stint as Alexandra Spaulding, the third actress to play the role, but was soon replaced by Marj Dusay, the second actress to play Alex after the first, Beverlee McKinsey, played her for seven years. Collins wanted to schedule her filming around her book promotion tour, but producers wanted Collins full-time. Collins playing Alexandra had a bit of soap opera irony: Alexis Carrington, the nasty character that made her famous on DYNASTY, was modeled after Iris Carrington, the nasty daytime character that made Beverlee McKinsey famous.

In 1989, Michael Zaslow, who was killed off as Roger Thorpe in 1980, was asked to return to GL to play Alan Spaulding after Alan's long-time portrayer Christopher Bernau died. Zaslow declined, saying he was too identified with the role of Roger. Because they wanted Zaslow back, producers chose to bring Roger back from the dead.

The show's first color broadcast was on September 11, 1967. The first half-hour broadcast was on September 9, 1968. The first hour-long broadcast was on June 16, 1975. It was also the first broadcast to have the title of the series changed from "The Guiding Light" to "Guiding Light". The CBS staff announcer referred to it as "The Guiding Light" until 1981, when it was referred to as "The award-winning Guiding Light" until 1983.

Gus Aitoro: Hey I've got to go.

Harlan Billy: I should hit you with my other hand. [laughs] Harlan Billy: Just kidding, Sea-Bass. Olivia Spencer Lewis Spaulding Spaulding Lewis: Sea-Bass?

Beth Raines Spalding LeMay#2: Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Alan is gone.