"All My Children"
revolves around the
lives of the
residents of
fictional Pine
Valley, a town which
closely resembles
the Philadelphia
Main Line. Now in
its 36th anniversary
season, the show
still includes two
original actors
among its cast,
Susan Lucci (Erica
Kane) and Ray
McDonnell (Dr. Joe
Martin).
"All My Children"
celebrated its 35th
anniversary on
January 5, 2005,
marked by a musical
celebration on
Broadway benefiting
Broadway Cares/
Equity Fights AIDS.
Since
its premiere, the
show has
successfully
maintained its
popularity and
continues to be one
of daytime's most
compelling dramas.
"All My Children"
took home the 1998
Emmy Award for
Outstanding Drama
Series, the third
time the show
received this top
honor, having also
garnered the award
in 1994 and 1992. It
also received its
third consecutive
Emmy Award for
Outstanding Drama
Series Writing. "All
My Children" has
received its third
Writers Guild Award
and its third GLAAD
Media Award, as well
as GLAAD's inaugural
Out Image Award for
the character of
Bianca Montgomery.
Created by Agnes
Nixon, "All My
Children" premiered
on the ABC
Television Network
on January 5, 1970,
as a half-hour show;
seven years later it
expanded to an hour.
Julie Hanan
Carruthers is
executive producer,
Megan McTavish is
head writer with
Conal O'Brien, Casey
Childs and Angela
Tessinari direct.
"All My Children" is
produced in New York
and airs
MONDAY-FRIDAY
(1:00-2:00 p.m.,
ET), on the ABC
Television Network.