> And by the way, although it's a different thread, soaps are a demonstration

> of everything in the world, so it's worth mentioning that "The Young & the

> Restless" had a plastic surgery storyline several years ago in which an

> actress' facelift was incorporated into her character's life.

> Laura Stempel Mumford

 

Yep, the actor in question was Jeanne Cooper.  As I recall, actual

footage from the operation was incorporated into the program.

 

For more thoughts about the correlation of actor to character in

soaps see:

 

<clearing throat to imply a certain degree of modesty>

 

Jeremy Butler, "'I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV':

Characters, actors and acting in television soap opera," in _To Be

Continued..._, ed. Robert C. Allen (London/NY:  Routledge, 1995).

(Originally in CINEMA JOURNAL.)

 

 

 

Jeremy Butler

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