Beverlee McKinsey was the absolute best! When I was in college, I used to run home from class everyday to watch her. The show wasn't the same when she left.
ALEXANDRA was always my favorite GL character. Brilliantly portrayed by Beverlee McKenzie and later Marj Dusay. Each created a unique image of the Incomparable ALEXANDRA! Unfortunately, both are now gone ,like Guiding Light! 😢
YES!! My exact sentiments, Rick. To paraphrase one of the characters in The Lord of The Rings novel, your words move my heart on this one. The show is missed, and that great character and the epic actresses who portrayed her are missed more.
@@gibranlewis7300 So happy to receive your response! I first saw Beverlee on Another World, then followed her to TEXAS! There, she was given unheard of billing...TEXAS! Starring Beverlee McKenzie! When she left GL, she used a clause in her contract saying she had to give 6 months notice to leave. She quietly cleaned her dressing room of personal items and went on a vacation (which was part of the contract)! Once on vacation ,she informed GL that she would not be returning. Believe that was her last role. Early death was attributed to health issues. She had a son named Scott who worked on soap production. Recently noticed a Scott McKenzie is now a director 🤔 on DAYS. Marj appeared on many soaps, as well as numerous TV shows as guest and was in CLAMBAKE and PATTON. When GL was closing down, I sent a letter to Marj which resulted in continuing correspondence until shortly before her passing! Also, Marj was a great mother. When her son developed AIDS, she took a break from career to care for him. Hope you had a great Easter 🐣! Feel free to keep in touch. Always good to find others with similar interests!
@@rick0e295 Thanks for that lovely reply!! I knew many of those things about Beverlee. I was in middle school when Marj took over the role, but I loved the portrayal by both actresses ( drawn into the show by the powerhouse that Bev's Alexandra was, sidewatching while my mom followed the story lol ). My eldest daughter's name is partly a nod to that epic character & CEO dynamo diva lol. I hated the way some of the producers, after 95 and at points in the 200s, shortchanged and/or mishandled Alexandra and Marj, but she still often shone. I did get to correspond with Marj a few times in letters, in the midst of my sounding off to the GL producers after 97 lol. She was a very friendly lady. God Bless & Keep them both, & I hope you had a wonderful Passover & Resurrection Day!!
@@gibranlewis7300 Happy that you also had pleasant experience with Marj! ALEXANDRA may have been a BARONESS, but Marj was QUEEN of HEARTS 💕. After recreating ALEXANDRA, Marj was eventually moved to recurring status (no contract).That is when she became Vanessa Bennett on AMC. There, Vincent Irrizary played her son, just as he played ALEXANDRA'S son on GL. When GL decided to bring ALEXANDRA back, Marj was under contract to AMC. They then brought in Joan Collins as ALEXANDRA. Love Joan, but she was channeling ALEXIS. Her run was cut short by mutual? Consent. Marj was finished at AMC so was brought back as ALEXANDRA. Even then, she was not used as much as she should have been. But GL was struggling to stay alive 😪. Thanks for your kind response. I can never say enough about Marj! 👸. My weekend was quiet but pleasant. Hope yours was too. LOL 😆. 😎. Think I have told all I know about Beverlee and Marj, but feel free to contact with other questions or comments. Have been around forever 😟 and have always loved the soaps, daytime or night 🌙.
@@rick0e295 I love your enthusiasm, about Alexandra, grande dame and baroness and CEO diva that she was, and about Beverlee and Marj. I remember the things you mentioned from the late 90s and the first decade of the 2000s. I think GL would have lasted longer if they had done more to truly respect and utilize great characters like Alexandraas they were at their peaks in the late 80s and early 90s. Young & The Restless has lasted as long as it has by always treating it's veteran champions and in-story "nobility" like royalty. GL wanted to try to grab teens and 20s who weren't interested, not realizing that it's the parents and grandparents who often get their kids etc. involved in the shows through their own interest and enthusiasm. Ah well. Spilled milk now, though I'd be intereested if HBO did a prestiege cable version of GL, Succession style, with Cate Blanchette ( Blanchet?? Galadriel in the Lord of The Rings movies lol, she has the voice for it, and the regal stature ) portraying Alexandra. lol I enjoyed Joan, as she was somewhat Alex like and brought a great historical footnote to the character, i.e., Alexandra Spalding, a character so epic GL was able to get the legendary Joan Collins ( whose nighttime drama famous Alexis had, along with the likes of Margaret Thatcher, a large role in spurring the rise in epic, powerful, diva lady characters that arose in the 80s, from Alexandra to Lucinda etc. ) to play the role. Anywho, great chatting with you. God Bless you!!
Note fresh flowers, crystal chandeliers, servants, et al. The glorious days when Soaps spared no expense because they had big budgets as well as Big Stars. 🎉 🏰 💎
Terrorizing the boardroom!! lol. Love the banter with Henry, and how perspicacious she is about Gary and Neil, as well as Phillip's reliance on her savvy.
ALEXANDRA Spaulding, the Grand Damme of GL, much like Katherine Chancellor on Y and R, at the GRAND days when Soaps ruled daytime and even prime time. Now dark mystery, so called reality, game, and insipid talk shows flood TV. 😢 😠 😡
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Loved the cast in the 80’s. 😊🙏🏽❤
Beverlee McKinsey was the absolute best! When I was in college, I used to run home from class everyday to watch her. The show wasn't the same when she left.
ALEXANDRA was always my favorite GL character. Brilliantly portrayed by Beverlee McKenzie and later Marj Dusay. Each created a unique image of the Incomparable ALEXANDRA! Unfortunately, both are now gone ,like Guiding Light! 😢
YES!! My exact sentiments, Rick. To paraphrase one of the characters in The Lord of The Rings novel, your words move my heart on this one. The show is missed, and that great character and the epic actresses who portrayed her are missed more.
@@gibranlewis7300 So happy to receive your response! I first saw Beverlee on Another World, then followed her to TEXAS! There, she was given unheard of billing...TEXAS! Starring Beverlee McKenzie! When she left GL, she used a clause in her contract saying she had to give 6 months notice to leave. She quietly cleaned her dressing room of personal items and went on a vacation (which was part of the contract)! Once on vacation ,she informed GL that she would not be returning. Believe that was her last role. Early death was attributed to health issues. She had a son named Scott who worked on soap production. Recently noticed a Scott McKenzie is now a director 🤔 on DAYS. Marj appeared on many soaps, as well as numerous TV shows as guest and was in CLAMBAKE and PATTON. When GL was closing down, I sent a letter to Marj which resulted in continuing correspondence until shortly before her passing! Also, Marj was a great mother. When her son developed AIDS, she took a break from career to care for him. Hope you had a great Easter 🐣! Feel free to keep in touch. Always good to find others with similar interests!
@@rick0e295 Thanks for that lovely reply!! I knew many of those things about Beverlee. I was in middle school when Marj took over the role, but I loved the portrayal by both actresses ( drawn into the show by the powerhouse that Bev's Alexandra was, sidewatching while my mom followed the story lol ). My eldest daughter's name is partly a nod to that epic character & CEO dynamo diva lol. I hated the way some of the producers, after 95 and at points in the 200s, shortchanged and/or mishandled Alexandra and Marj, but she still often shone. I did get to correspond with Marj a few times in letters, in the midst of my sounding off to the GL producers after 97 lol. She was a very friendly lady. God Bless & Keep them both, & I hope you had a wonderful Passover & Resurrection Day!!
@@gibranlewis7300 Happy that you also had pleasant experience with Marj! ALEXANDRA may have been a BARONESS, but Marj was QUEEN of HEARTS 💕. After recreating ALEXANDRA, Marj was eventually moved to recurring status (no contract).That is when she became Vanessa Bennett on AMC. There, Vincent Irrizary played her son, just as he played ALEXANDRA'S son on GL. When GL decided to bring ALEXANDRA back, Marj was under contract to AMC. They then brought in Joan Collins as ALEXANDRA. Love Joan, but she was channeling ALEXIS. Her run was cut short by mutual? Consent. Marj was finished at AMC so was brought back as ALEXANDRA. Even then, she was not used as much as she should have been. But GL was struggling to stay alive 😪. Thanks for your kind response. I can never say enough about Marj! 👸. My weekend was quiet but pleasant. Hope yours was too. LOL 😆. 😎. Think I have told all I know about Beverlee and Marj, but feel free to contact with other questions or comments. Have been around forever 😟 and have always loved the soaps, daytime or night 🌙.
@@rick0e295 I love your enthusiasm, about Alexandra, grande dame and baroness and CEO diva that she was, and about Beverlee and Marj. I remember the things you mentioned from the late 90s and the first decade of the 2000s. I think GL would have lasted longer if they had done more to truly respect and utilize great characters like Alexandraas they were at their peaks in the late 80s and early 90s. Young & The Restless has lasted as long as it has by always treating it's veteran champions and in-story "nobility" like royalty. GL wanted to try to grab teens and 20s who weren't interested, not realizing that it's the parents and grandparents who often get their kids etc. involved in the shows through their own interest and enthusiasm. Ah well. Spilled milk now, though I'd be intereested if HBO did a prestiege cable version of GL, Succession style, with Cate Blanchette ( Blanchet?? Galadriel in the Lord of The Rings movies lol, she has the voice for it, and the regal stature ) portraying Alexandra. lol I enjoyed Joan, as she was somewhat Alex like and brought a great historical footnote to the character, i.e., Alexandra Spalding, a character so epic GL was able to get the legendary Joan Collins ( whose nighttime drama famous Alexis had, along with the likes of Margaret Thatcher, a large role in spurring the rise in epic, powerful, diva lady characters that arose in the 80s, from Alexandra to Lucinda etc. ) to play the role. Anywho, great chatting with you. God Bless you!!
I loved it when she is called “peanut”
Note fresh flowers, crystal chandeliers, servants, et al. The glorious days when Soaps spared no expense because they had big budgets as well as Big Stars. 🎉 🏰 💎
Terrorizing the boardroom!! lol. Love the banter with Henry, and how perspicacious she is about Gary and Neil, as well as Phillip's reliance on her savvy.
Guiding Light when money was NO object in costumes and sets! Always OTT! The golden age of soaps! 💎 🏰 🏆
ALEXANDRA Spaulding, the Grand Damme of GL, much like Katherine Chancellor on Y and R, at the GRAND days when Soaps ruled daytime and even prime time. Now dark mystery, so called reality, game, and insipid talk shows flood TV. 😢 😠 😡
Watch your dog is a snake in the grass and a vampire he don't care who he bites and what blood he and who blood he drinks he is deadlier than dangerous oh boy