Love of Life

Vanessa Dale (1 episode, 1953)

Meg Harper (1 episode, 1951-1958)

Announcer (1 episode, 1951-1980)

Beanie Harper (1 episode, 1953)

Carol Raven (1 episode, 1956)

Cancelled on 1 February 1980 to allow The Young and the Restless (1973) to expand to an hour.

When CBS decided to cancel the series in late 1979, the series' producers decided not to resolve all the story lines. This was done in part because the producers claimed there simply wasn't enough time to re-write proper conclusions for all the story lines. Another reason was that the producers were hoping that another network would pickup the series, but this was not the case. Consequently, the final airing of the series, ended on a cliffhanger that was never resolved. Longtime fans were shocked and outraged that the story lines were left unresolved.

For many years, the series was filmed at CBS Production Center on West 57th Street and CBS's Studio 52 behind the Ed Sullivan Theater. In 1975, the studio was moved to make room for a nightclub that would eventually become known as Studio 54.

Announcer: "Love of Life": the exciting story of Vanessa Dale and her courageous struggle for human dignity.