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The Santa Barbara
novels
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        Four
novels telling the first storylines of Santa Barbara
have been published at the end of the 80s in France. The first two books are signed
by Gilles Durieux, who has been followed for the two following ones by Joan
Summers. Very
fictionalized, the four titles allow themselves some
discrepancies with the show, but without contradicting it either. When
we see that the fourth tome is needed to arrive at the death of Joe Perkins,
we can think that the rhythm of the adaptation would nevertheless have
won to be accelerated a little.
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actors
biographies
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 Jed
Allan
In January 2005 was published Jed Allan (ex-C.C. Capwell)'s autobiography,
Please,
Spell the Name Right. Co-written with Rusty Fischer, the book traces in the first person singular Jed Allan's career in theater, film and television, as well as his encounters with big names of the 7th art.
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 Kim
Zimmer
On August 02 2011, Kim Zimmer (ex-Jodie Walker) has
seen
published her autobiography,
I'm
Just Sayin' ! : Three
Deaths, Seven Husbands, and a Clone ! My Life as a Daytime Diva, centered on her career and her role of
Reva Shayne in Guiding Light, that she played for
more than twenty years.
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books signed by the actors |
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 Robin
Mattson
Robin Mattson (ex-Gina DeMott Capwell), became an expert in cooking these recent years, published in September 1997 a cookbook, Soap Opera Cafe : The Skinny on Food From a Daytime Star. Robin has combined her fellow soap operas actors, who share with her their best recipes. |
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  Peter
Mark Richman
Another ex-C.C. Capwell started writing : Peter Mark Richman, through two novels,
Hollander's
Deal
and The
Rebirth of Ira Masters. |
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    Harley
Jane Kozak
Harley Jane Kozak (ex-Mary DuVall) moved these last years into
writing. To her credit, many shorts and long novels : Dating
Dead Men,
Dating
is Murder,
Dead Ex and A Date You Can't Refuse.
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    Eileen
Davidson
Eileen Davidson (ex-Kelly Capwell) has also started writing, while still playing in
The Young and the Restless. Her first four novels revolve around the soap opera world where mix murders and glitter :
Death
in Daytime,
Dial
Emmy For Murder,
Diva
Las Vegas : A Soap Opera Mystery
and Swingin'
in the Rain. |
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  John
O'Hurley
John O'Hurley (ex-Stephen Slade), fascinated
by
the
dog
race,
has
written
two books
on the subject,
often funny,
sometimes
touching
:
It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the
First Jump : And Other Life Lessons I Learned From Dogs in
2006, and Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You
Have to Do It : Life Lessons From a Wise Old Dog to a Young Boy
in 2008. |
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| Magazines |
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 Hundreds of
TV and soaps magazines devoted their cover to Santa
Barbara during the years when the show was a great
success around the world. Today, it turns to be difficult to get them.
Some
editors still make it possible to order old issues of their
magazines, but some publications are too much dated and, for some of
them,
are even completely out of print. It is the case in particular for the
French
four special Santa Barbara issues of Ciné
Télé Revue, from 1988, 1989 and 1990, which
are in out-of-stock condition for many years now. The magazine has in
addition devoted an impressing number of articles about the show and its
actors, even obtaining abroad the statute of "soap magazine"
whereas it is at the beginning only a television magazine among others.
You
can thus
start by contacting the editors of these magazines to know if
it is still possible to get issues old of fifteen or twenty years,
if not try your chance in the headings "Readers letters" and "Classified
ads" where collectors
may
answer to your expectations.
Last
possibility : the websites of second-hand
sales like
eBay, which can allow to find
perfect French and American treasures (in
particular old issues of Soap
Opera Digest or Soap Opera Weekly). You must in this case be patient and have a well furnished
purse... |
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 Musics
from the show
The French credits of the
show exists under the form of a record released in France (read
the lyrics). Sung by Gilles Sinclair, it is a free adaptation of Kelly and Joe's song
If Ever You're In My Arms
Again, by Peabo Bryson. On the B-side, Je Me Sens des Ailes, an adaptation
this time of On the Wings of Love by
Jeffrey Osborne.
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 The
site Santa
Barbara in music
offers to download for free many songs used in the show,
classified by characters.
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last, the most famous songs (often romantic) used by the show are available on many CDs
compiled by German fans. The albums California Clan (the
title given to the show in Germany) can be ordered from the site California Clan.de.
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 A
Martinez
A
Martinez
(ex-Cruz
Castillo)
has
released
in
1994
an
album
entitled
Fragrance
&
Thorn.
Consisting
of ten
tracks,
it
gives
pride of place to
ballads
full
of emotion,
played by the
guitar and
with the
actor's
gentle voice. |
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  Lane
Davies
Lane Davies (ex-Mason Capwell) also tried the experience of singing with a single in 1990,
All I Need. Produced in France by Orlando, the disc has never been released abroad. The actor gave then his voice to a full album entitled
Civilized at Last, released in the United States only on audio cassette. |
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  Jon
Lindstrom & Larry Poindexter
Met on the set of
Santa Barbara, Jon Lindstrom (ex-Dr. Mark McCormick) and Larry Poindexter (ex-Dr. Justin Moore), were, in 1995, at the origin of the country music band The High Lonesome. After a unique album,
Feel Free to Do So, the group reformed in 2010 to release a remastered version of this album,
Collector's Album 1995-2010, complete with two new tracks (read
the
exclusive interview of Jon Lindstrom). Jon is at the drums, Justin at the guitar and vocals. |
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 Eva
LaRue
In April 2003, Eva LaRue (ex-Margot Collins) has launched herself briefly in song music, with the release of an album intitled
Only You. |
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    Michelle
NiCastro
The actress, deceased
in November 2010,
was
also
a
singer.
The
former
Sasha
Schmidt
had
released
four
albums
:
Toonful, Toonful Too and Reel
Imagination
consist
of
songs
from animated
films,
and
On
My Own
is
a
compilation
of
songs
from
Broadway
musicals.
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Jack
Wagner
While pursuing his acting career, Jack Wagner (ex-Warren Lockridge) has continued to devote his time to his second passion, song music. He has five albums to his credit :
All
I Need (1984), Lighting Up the Night (1985),
Don't Give Up Your Day Job (1987), Alone in
the Crowd (1993) and Dancing in the Moonlight
(2005). |
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  Bridgette
Wilson-Sampras
Before she married tennis player Pete Sampras, Bridgette Wilson (ex-Lisa Fenimore) produced two albums, released exclusively in Japan :
I Only Want to Be With You in 1994 and Gimme a Kiss in 1996. The release of this latter was also followed by a tour in the Land of the Rising Sun. |
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Download
Download
the musics of your choice, available through the free reader RealPlayer
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 French
opening credits
American
opening credits
American
ending credits
Dobson
Productions jingle
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Whole
desktop theme
