Mary Ryan - the character originally played by Kate Mulgrew on the daytime drama "Ryan's Hope" (ABC, 1975-1989) - was named after Mary Ryan Munisteri. Ms. Munisteri, who died last month at 82, eventually became the show's head writer, and played a crucial role in the factors that set RH apart from other soaps: grounding the show in reality, and making it speak to women's lives.
A wonderful reminiscence by New York Times columnist Ginia Bellafante: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/nyregion/ryans-hope-soap-opera.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/32326fa9-9a9c-4369-8cb5-5b7eca02fae1n%40googlegroups.com.
