Roger Thorpe and Maureen Bauer

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN ... ?

THE STORY IN WORDS AND PICTURES
Transcripts and Screen Captures

These scenes all recall the friendship between Roger Thorpe and Maureen Bauer, two much-loved but very different characters, from their first strange meeting in June 1989 to a poignant farewell in January 1993.

Roger, Maureen, Holly and Ed:
The Kitchen Incident
June 27, 1989

Roger and Hart
Talk About The Bauers
August 16, 1991

Roger Thanks Maureen
August 19, 1991

The Blackout:
Trapped in the Stairwell
June 30, 1992

Roger and Holly:
Heartbreak in Springfield
January 12, 1993

Goodbye My Friend
January 22, 1993

One Man's (And Many Fans') Opinion

Q - What storyline twist on your show most shocked you?

A - The killing off of Maureen. That shocked me because you generally think a show needs a certain diversity of characters and she seemed to fill the young Bert Bauer slot, the sympathetic coffee ... and she gave a window into Roger, a different one than just his kids or Holly can give." Michael Zaslow, Soap Opera Digest Extra, Fall 1993.

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Emmy Memories 1993

Michael Zaslow and Ellen Parker (Maureen Bauer) at the 1993 Emmy Awards, after Ellen won the Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy. Several months earlier, she lost her job on Guiding Light when Maureen was killed off the show. Click here for more on Ellen Parker's win, including her speech, and the reactions of Michael and several other castmates.

Comments on these scenes?
ThorpeRenaldi@michaelzaslow.com