The Story of Soaps
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Shelly Altman, John Aniston, Alec Baldwin, Maurice Benard, Lorraine Broderick, James H. Brown, Carol Burnett, Marc Cherry, Andy Cohen, Bryan Cranston, Mary Crosby, Eileen Davidson Van Patten, Jill Farren Phelps
Crew: Bruce Gersh (Executive Producer), Bruce Robertson (Executive Producer), Maura Mandt (Executive Producer), Rebecca Gitlitz (Executive Producer), Rebecca Gitlitz (Director)