In 1968, Susan Seaforth Hayes was hired as the fourth actress to play Days of Our Lives‘ resident troublemaker, Julie Olson, a role that would change the course of her life forever. “The gift of Days ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. In other words, daytime television was bubbling with soapy drama, and ...

Days of Our Lives has been a sensation for six decades! The famed soap opera first hit television screens on Nov. 8, 1965, and has continued to feature dramatic storylines ever since. As of its 60th ...