I felt the exact same way about both. Ellen Parker, I felt was better than the original actress. She embodied everything I wanted in her character. Such a horrific loss for the show. A huge mistake. Doug Marland! What a stunning end to his life. It made me sick when I heard he died. He brought so much light to my life. Guiding Light was my show and I had dreamed of writing it with him. I was such a fool to think that but everyone has to have a dream. I would have given anything to write Nola and Vanessa in Whatever Happened to baby Jayne. I could see it play out in real time. Or having Rita Bauer return with Ed’s twin children. Maybe someday I will fulfill my dream of working with Doug. What a huge loss. I grieve as well.
I felt the exact same way about both. Ellen Parker, I felt was better than the original actress. She embodied everything I wanted in her character. Such a horrific loss for the show. A huge mistake. Doug Marland! What a stunning end to his life. It made me sick when I heard he died. He brought so much light to my life. Guiding Light was my show and I had dreamed of writing it with him. I was such a fool to think that but everyone has to have a dream. I would have given anything to write Nola and Vanessa in Whatever Happened to baby Jayne. I could see it play out in real time. Or having Rita Bauer return with Ed’s twin children. Maybe someday I will fulfill my dream of working with Doug. What a huge loss. I grieve as well.