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pride for Erica." The marriage to Jeff ends when she leaves him for her modeling manager, Jason
Maxwell, who Mona later kills in self-defense. Erica and Phil marry to give the baby they conceive a name. In the 1970s, pregnancy on a soap opera was romanticized so it was more influenced by the emotions and actions of the characters than by modern medicine. Since Phil and Erica do not conceive their baby for love, they are "rewarded" with a miscarriage, which was typical of loveless unions in that time. Phil wants a divorce after their baby's stillbirth. Though her interest turns to pursuing richer men like Linc Tyler, she refuses to let him go because she does not want Tara to have him. Erica agrees to divorce Phil after his father, Nick Davis, offers her a job as a hostess at his restaurant, the Chateau, in exchange for letting his son go. Erica and Nick develop a romance. The relationship displays antagonistic yet loving qualities. It is the first time Erica meets her match in a man. Erica sees Nick as both a father figure and a lover. Though he loves her, he refuses to marry her, which infuriates Erica. She begins a romance with Tom Cudahay (Richard Shoberg) in the hopes of making Nick jealous. Even though it works, Nick fails to act on his jealousy and instead moves to Chicago. On Erica and Tom's wedding day she hopes he will come back to interrupt the ceremony, but he does not.
915:). The Jeremy Hunter character was created as a polar opposite of Erica, in part, because he swore a vow of celibacy which contrasted with her sexuality. He is described as "caring, creative, vulnerable, nurturing, patient, and tender." The maternal nature of the character was balanced by his physical and public power. Their relationship was written to reflect a form of protective dominance. Within the storyline, from the summer of 1985 to the summer of 1986 Jeremy rescues her from Adam, his father and Latin American terrorists, all of whom kidnap and attempt to sexually assault Erica. He also saves her from Natalie Marlow, who holds her at gun point. The relationship does not go both ways as they break up when Erica attempts to rescue him. In the story, Jeremy is convicted for a crime he did not commit, so Erica stages a wedding ceremony in prison as a way to break him out by escaping on a helicopter from the roof. Jeremy refuses to let her help him escape, ending their relationship. During the story where Jeremy rescued Erica from Adam,
623:), and her absent father, film director Eric Kane (Albert Stratton). Mona spoils Erica to fill the void Eric left behind. Despite this, the writers scripted the relationship between Mona and Erica as tumultuous, with Mona disapproving of Erica's behavior and Erica blaming Mona for her father's desertion. The relationship is later developed into a strong bond. The writers layered their interactions with "raw edges" and humor. "Erica idealized her father. Heflin said. Whenever Eric disappoints Erica, she blames her mother. "Then, of course, would come the moment of breakdown when she would cry on shoulder," Helfin said. "So it's more or less human. Really, more human and less saccharine than most of the mother/children relationships on soaps. It has an awful lot of bit in it." After Mona's death in 1994, Erica continues to put Eric on a pedestal, refusing to acknowledge his flaws.
447:. She initially auditioned for the role of Tara Martin. The "character that we were all interested in was not Erica, but Tara," said Doris Quinlan, the show's former executive producer. "She was the sweet young ingenue — the one with all the problems that everyone was supposed to care about... I certainly couldn't cast as a young, innocent, sweet little Irish girl. That's not what comes out. She's much more sophisticated – at least she gives that appearance. She was perfect to play Erica." After a meeting with a casting director, they promised to call her back in six months. One of hundreds of people they called back in, Lucci progressed on from each reading of the part until she received the role. "I saw the audition tapes, and she just stood out," said Agnes Nixon. "There was never a question, ever."
463:. Soap operas once featured only one-dimensional characters who were either good or bad. By the 1970s, characters were written with more depth, fitting into archetypes consisting of the young-and-vulnerable romantic heroine, the old-fashioned villain, the rival, the suffering antagonist, Mr. Right, the former playboy, the meddlesome and villainous mother/grandmother, the benevolent mother/grandmother, and the career woman. Erica was established as the rival to Tara Martin's young-and-vulnerable romantic heroine. As the rival, Erica was written as money and status-conscious as well as sexually aggressive. Erica was generally positioned as the antagonist keeping true love pairings, such as Tara and Phillip Brent, apart.
943:). She fights her feelings for him while he pursues her despite their marriages to other people. Adam eventually grants Erica a divorce, freeing her to be with Dimitri. Erica and Dimitri carry on a long relationship involving two failed marriages and a miscarriage. The pairing was imbued with fairytale elements that were reflected in the wardrobe designs for Erica's wedding dresses. Once Erica and Dimitri separate for a final time in 1997, Erica reunites with Jackson. They become engaged right before Mike Roy is revealed to be alive. Erica is torn between them. Though she chooses Jack, she and Mike engage in sex one last time before he leaves Pine Valley. Jack finds out and breaks things off with her.
1225:, Tom O'Neil, attributed the losses to the material she submitted for consideration. "In the episodes she sent in last year, she was crying 75 percent of the time," he said. "She drowned her chances in a tsunami of tears. Lucci eventually won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1999, receiving a two-minute standing ovation at the win and again after the show in the press room. A reporter in the press room questioned whether she would miss the attention she got for losing, to which Lucci responded, "Oh, not for a minute. Winning is definitely better." The entries Lucci submitted for the 1999 Daytime Emmy Awards involved scenes from Erica's storyline where she helps Bianca deal with her anorexia.
931:), but does not act on the feeling until after she and Travis divorce. They have "a very hot romance" and fall in love, but Erica remarries Travis in 1990 at their daughter Bianca's insistence. Travis and Erica's second marriage is not a happy one. "I think after they got back together," said Lucci, "it was never the same again. There was always this rift. He became bitter and sort of cruel to Erica." Their second marriage ends after Travis catches her cheating on him with Jack. During the custody hearing over Bianca, Jack refuses to lie about their affair, resulting in Erica losing custody of her daughter.
954:) leaves Erica's face disfigured. This storyline unintentionally mirrored a similar car accident Lucci was involved in, in 1966 which almost permanently scarred her face. Like Erica, she needed plastic surgery. In the storyline, Erica and David fall in love while he helps her through her recovery. The obstacles designed to come between them are her continued feelings for Dimitri and his inability to fully give himself to a woman because of what happened to his father when he loved his mother too much. They become engaged to be married but Erica calls it off. She next falls in love with Chris Stamp (
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990:) together as a couple. News outlets labeled her a "cougar" since Erica is older than Ryan. Pratt defended the story and said what they have "isn't a relationship that's borne out of anything except true respect and a growing affection for each other as Erica becomes Ryan's pillar of support. offers her an escape from what her life has become, which is digging her various daughters out of trouble." He described the couple as "a very odd but natural coming together of two people pushed apart by the attitudes of society."
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Kendall's age to 23. The mother-daughter relationship between Erica and Kendall was designed as antagonistic and complex, with Kendall, unaware of the rape, seeking revenge against Erica in feeling she "abandoned" her as an infant, while wanting her mother's approval. Kendall's attempted seduction of Erica's love interest,
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386:. Nixon said Rachel was Erica's "precursor to the public." She detailed Rachel's goals as less "stratospheric" in nature since her primary motivation involved marrying Dr. Russ Mathews or a man with money while Erica wanted love, independence, and fame. "What Erica and Rachel have in common is they thought if they could get their dream, they'd be satisfied," Nixon said. "But that dream has been elusive."
972:'s insider trading scandal. Erica buys Chandler Enterprises stock based on privileged information Adam Chandler shares with her. U.S. Attorney, Sam Woods brings charges up against her. They develop an attraction while he prosecutes her and she goes to prison for the crime. The relationship goes no further than dating before Sam leaves Pine Valley to campaign for a seat on the Senate.
1009:-style, that "frankly," he doesn't give a damn about what she needs. "This is not the ending I wanted," Erica says to Opal. "Oh, you've done it, now you'll never get it back," Opal tells her. "Just watch me," says Erica. As Erica goes after Jack, JR fires his pistol, ending the show. It is implied that the bullet has hit Erica as she is last to be shown before the screen blacks out.
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think of Erica as a go-getter," Lucci said, "someone who's impatient to have a terrific life and have it yesterday. I think a lot of people can identify with that." She always controls her business whether involved with a man or not. Some of the jobs she has been given during her storylines include a high fashion model, a cosmetics tycoon, and a magazine publisher.
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Hollywood, Erica also longs for a life of fame and a successful man. This motivation is maintained in the character decades into the series. "Susan added a lot of Erica's background," Behr said. "Rather than playing it as if Erica's just a rotten character, she added the
927:). Erica and Travis are portrayed as sexually equal and infused with elements of romance and fantasy. Erica becomes pregnant with his child, but does not tell him for fear that it will disrupt his political career. In 1988, when Travis finds out about the baby, they get married. She becomes attracted to his brother, Jackson Montgomery (
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ruling as Erica sought an abortion in the state of New York which had legalized the procedure in July 1970. Erica was chosen for this storyline as a way to prevent controversy. Since she was a bad girl and not one of the heroines, her choice would not be viewed as something the show supported. The
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Dorothy Lyman (Opal), Warrick said, "It seemed impossible that Susan wouldn't win this year. We are all very puzzled, amazed, and disgruntled." She later added, "It was a slap in the face to Susan that Dorothy should walk off with it after being on the show such a short time. And of course
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technique, which was new at the time. The cameraman Nick Udack "could walk or jog along side us on the beach," Shoberg said. "The steady-cam had a gyroscope that would keep it from bouncing when you took steps". The stumbling blocks designed for Erica and Tom's marriage involve the same as her last
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said, "The Erica that started with, was a kid who was one-dimensional, who was the rotten seed, and she turned her into a very fascinating character- the character that everybody loves to hate." Characterized as the "naughty girl in town" from the start, her motivations stem from her relationship
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to separate him and Erica. While Mike is away, Adam offers Erica the lead role in the movie if she marries him. She agrees and they marry in 1984, but Adam casts another actress in the role. After Mike returns, Adam tests Erica's feelings for him by faking his death. She responds to his supposed
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Chandler, would come up to eleven. Along with the marriages, the character is also given a number of other love interests. The motivation behind the multiple romances stems from the character's need to fill the void her father left when he abandoned her.
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as a "light hearted" soap opera, the series' villains, Erica included, came across as more fun and funny, than wicked. Over time, Erica evolved into a "heroine-vixen" who still did bad things, but was also a character the audience rooted for. Former associate producer
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producers about doing a cameo on the show. They appeared in the April 25, 2008 episode as activists rallying for Erica's release from prison. During the appearance, the group performed "Erika Cain." They also taped a video for the song with Susan Lucci. Rapper
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Clehane, Diane (2000). "Susan Lucci- Leading the March of Dimes". Westchester WAG.
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3015:"The Champagne Lace -TM- Wedding Erica Kane Doll Debutsin Time for June Weddings"
1106:"Game Breakers". She seduced fictional game show host Jack Morgan (portrayed by
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Susan Lucci portrayed Erica Kane from 1970 until the show's cancellation in 2011.
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Knopf, Terry Ann (May 30, 1972). "In Soaps, Only Good Women Drink Sherry".
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Winkel, Gabrielle (June 29, 1993). "How do you marry off Erica – Again".
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2753:"You're the Tops: Soaps' 40 Most Iconic Characters of All Time, Ranked"
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Astrachan, Anthony (March 23, 1975). "Life Can Be Beautiful/Relevant".
1963:. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group. pp. 15–119.
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1412:"Susan Lucci, 11 Times a Nominee, 8 Times a Bride, Up for Emmy Again"
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1708:. Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex Publishing Corporation. p. 14.
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2922:"Lil' Kim's Wrath For 50, Foxy Has No Bounds On Naked Truth"
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1557:. New York, New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 31–33.
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Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera
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2094:"Editor's Choice: Kendall's Good-bye, All My Children".
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2730:"Erika Kane They Know, but Alexander Hamilton?"
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352:created Erica Kane in the 1960s as part of the
1961:All My Children: The Complete Family Scrapbook
1646:. New York, New York: Harmony Books. pp.
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801:Erica's other relatives include half-siblings
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2703:"Erica Kane will become TV's ultimate cougar"
2044:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 173.
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1847:. New York, New York: Wesleyan. p. 130.
1773:"Susan Lucci walks down marriage memory lane"
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2794:. Season 16. Episode 2. October 6, 1990. NBC
1282:Rothstein, Mervyn (September–October 1999).
1091:Soaps' 40 Most Iconic Characters of All Time
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699:), as their son without Erica's knowledge.
299:is a fictional character from the American
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3615:American female characters in television
3550:Television characters introduced in 1970
2243:"The Science of a Soap Opera Plot Twist"
995:Janet "from another Planet" Green Dillon
814:shows up soon after, only to be killed.
724:let Egglesfield go and killed off Josh.
232:Travis Montgomery (1988–1989, 1990–1991)
1553:Siegel, Barbara; Siegel, Scott (1986).
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3590:Fictional characters from Pennsylvania
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2655:"Soap's "Mature" Approach to Summer".
2038:Hayward, Jennifer (November 6, 1997).
1738:All My Children: Erica, Mona, and Nick
1502:The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television
1069:California State University, Fullerton
1045:In a 2018 episode of General Hospital
715:, he said, "Actually, my father is an
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2484:"Where are They Now? Richard Shoberg"
2245:. inklingmagazine.com. Archived from
2112:. Soapoperadigest.com. Archived from
1704:Cassata, Mary; Skill, Thomas (1983).
1067:reported in 1986 that 60 students at
757:age have a higher risk of developing
376:on hold. Nixon became head writer of
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3051:Erica Kane profile - SoapCentral.com
2830:"Erica Kane Lyrics by Urge Overkill"
2732:. Associated Press. October 19, 1986
2298:Soap Opera Digest. January 27, 2009.
3605:Fictional victims of sexual assault
2614:from the original on April 21, 2009
1362:. February 11, 2013. Archived from
886:do this! Do you understand me? YOU
541:"You gotta go where the action is,
3580:Fictional television personalities
3560:Fictional criminals in soap operas
3056:Erica Kane character bio - ABC.com
2751:Mason, Charlie (August 12, 2024).
1913:"Chuck Pratt's Plan to Save AMC".
1599:Upton, Michael A. (June 7, 1999).
395:, a series Nixon created in 1968,
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2898:. TV Guide Canada. Archived from
2896:"The Suds Report: April 25, 2008"
2343:Behrens, Web (January 22, 2002).
1410:Harrison, Nancy (June 23, 1991).
2788:"Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers".
368:, and once again to NBC through
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2924:. actionext.com. Archived from
2832:. actionext.com. Archived from
2670:Ozanich, David (June 8, 2009).
2633:"Erica Winds up Behind Bars!".
2324:. December 16, 2008. p. 12
1350:"Lucci And Canary Back To AMC!"
2701:Bauder, David (June 8, 2009).
1917:. July 29, 2008. pp. 8–9.
241:Jackson Montgomery (2005–2007)
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3620:Kane family (All My Children)
2855:King, Jason (February 2003).
2432:. Diane Pub Co. p. 309.
1671:Matelski, Marilyn J. (1988).
946:In 1999, a car accident with
894:And you are a filthy beast!"
3610:Fictional painkiller addicts
2659:. August 3, 2009. p. 8.
2639:. December 2008. p. 64.
1845:Watching Daytime Soap Operas
1771:Lang, Derrik (May 6, 2005).
1385:H.W. Wilson Company (1986).
978:took over as head writer of
587:took over as head writer of
545:. Isn't that right, Erica?"
493:" and transformed into "the
2078:E! Entertainment Television
1299:Erica is 15 years old when
864:love and are kept apart by
818:Marriages and relationships
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3565:Fictional magazine editors
3540:All My Children characters
2600:West, Abby (May 6, 2005).
1012:In a conversation between
286:Julie Rand Chandler (half)
3600:Fictional alcohol abusers
2954:Here Come the Bride Dolls
2556:"Jack and Erica Timeline"
2139:. Delta. pp. 13–18.
2135:Stark, Steven D. (1997).
1217:used it as a joke as did
717:obstetrician/gynecologist
217:Phillip Brent (1975–1976)
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103:Bud Kloss and Agnes Nixon
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3545:Fictional businesspeople
3456:Phoebe Tyler Wallingford
2394:"Susan Lucci Star Stats"
2162:The New York Times Times
1638:Soares, Manuela (1978).
741:Erica's youngest child,
603:! But to me, she is the
2950:Fecher, Louise (2001).
1843:Spence, Louise (1997).
112:In-universe information
3595:Fictional drug addicts
3251:Natalie Marlowe Dillon
2486:. Pine Valley Bulletin
2241:Lopez-Skinner, Lesly.
2177:Honolulu Star-Bulletin
2098:: 20. August 15, 1995.
2076:. September 27, 1994.
1499:Hyatt, Wesley (1997).
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220:Tom Cudahy (1978–1981)
150:Television personality
2857:"Aaliyah: I Care 4 U"
2812:|transcript-url=
2428:Warner, Gary (1998).
2016:July 5, 2004 episode.
1959:Warner, Gary (1994).
888:MAY NOT come near me!
645:Sarah Michelle Gellar
531:Character development
418:
389:After the success of
64:First appearance
3575:Fictional socialites
3487:List of cast members
2902:on February 28, 2009
2607:Entertainment Weekly
2280:on November 20, 2008
1366:on February 13, 2013
1229:Notes and references
639:The 1993 arrival of
370:Procter & Gamble
317:broadcast television
278:Gabrielle Montgomery
72:Last appearance
18:Soap opera character
3451:Langley Wallingford
3181:Dixie Cooney Martin
2836:on October 22, 2008
2791:Saturday Night Live
2672:"Erica & Ryan?"
2590:Warner, p. 303-305.
2514:Erica Kane and Bear
2357:on January 19, 2005
2199:Lenhart, Jennifer.
2116:on October 27, 2007
1881:Susan Lucci, p. 91.
1821:Susan Lucci, p. 39.
1642:The Soap Opera Book
1219:Saturday Night Live
1099:Saturday Night Live
1003:Dixie Cooney Martin
764:high blood pressure
323:'s continuation of
3381:Miranda Montgomery
3246:Janet Green Dillon
3038:Siegel, p. 98-112.
2769:on August 17, 2024
2682:on October 8, 2011
2657:CBS Soaps In Depth
1900:ABC Soaps In Depth
1775:. Associated Press
1417:The New York Times
1360:ABC Soaps In Depth
1199:Daytime Emmy Award
1073:Alexander Hamilton
976:Charles Pratt, Jr.
585:Charles Pratt, Jr.
573:Felicia Minei Behr
550:Hollywood and Vine
504:As the World Turns
432:), Phillip Brent (
428:were Tara Martin (
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340:Character creation
275:Miranda Montgomery
100:Introduced by
75:September 23, 2011
3585:Fictional writers
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3376:Bianca Montgomery
3017:. allbusiness.com
2636:Soap Opera Update
2561:Soap Opera Digest
2470:Matelski, p. 127.
2461:Soares, p. 21-22.
2399:Soap Opera Digest
2379:Soap Opera Weekly
2322:Soap Opera Weekly
2274:Soap Opera Digest
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2206:Soap Opera Digest
2110:"Soap star stats"
2096:Soap Opera Digest
1915:Soap Opera Digest
1898:"My Other Half".
1601:"They Love Lucci"
1388:Current Biography
1330:on April 10, 2012
1175:All My Children's
1120:Siegfried and Roy
966:Mario Van Peebles
832:Soap Opera Weekly
743:Bianca Montgomery
713:Soap Opera Digest
697:Colin Egglesfield
594:Soap Opera Digest
430:Karen Lynn Gorney
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1288:Cigar aficionado
1284:"Suddenly Susan"
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1214:The Tonight Show
1191:All My Children'
1135:Alternative rock
1077:Geoffrey Chaucer
1064:Associated Press
1023:General Hospital
988:Cameron Mathison
952:Vincent Irizarry
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829:Megan McTavish,
772:anorexia nervosa
751:Inkling Magazine
701:Inkling Magazine
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524:The Secret Storm
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392:One Life to Live
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67:January 16, 1970
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