> 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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