Tom Lisanti & Ilene Kristen "Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Daytime’s Groundbreaking Soap" Chat

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"Ryan’s Hope" aired on ABC from 1975 to 1989, and along the way received multiple Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series and its iconic cast which included: Helen Gallagher, Bernard Barrow, Kate Mulgrew, Marg Helgenberger, Michael Levin, Ilene Kristen, Nancy Addison Altman, Ron Hale, Justin Deas and many more.

On Tuesday night, October 10th, author Tom Lisanti chats live with Michael Fairman about the release of his upcoming book on the soap opera, "Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Daytime’s Groundbreaking Soap" due out on October 24th. Joining Tom as a special guest, will be "Ryan's Hope" favorite, Ilene Kristen (ex-Delia Ryan).

Lisanti's 'Ryan's Hope' tribute book takes the reader behind the scenes of the series in the words of the cast, crew, and its co-creators and head writers, Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer.

An award-winning author of eleven books about the ‘60s and ‘70s film and television, Lisanti has appeared on Turner Classic Movies co-hosting with Ben Mankiewicz a week of 1960s spring break/beach movies and he is featured in the documentary "The Green Girl" about actress Susan Oliver, and an upcoming documentary about novelist/screenwriter Terry Southern. He has recently written articles for Cinema of the 70s; Films of the Golden Age; Scary Monsters; and Cinema Retro magazines.

If you are a fan of the beloved daytime drama, you'll will want to be with us live beginning at 8:30PM EST/5:30PM PST.

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