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STORYLINE Ms. Flood starred as Elizabeth "Liz" Fraser Allen, a successful writer who had returned to her New England hometown of Strathfield to run her family's newspaper, the ''Strathfield Record''. Her father, Ben Fraser, Sr. had suffered a heart attack, thus causing Liz, who, until she returned to Strathfield, had lived and worked in Washington, DC, to come home, leaving her DC fiance, Bruce Crawford. Another former beau, from her earlier days in Strathfield, Dr. Buck Weaver, eventually married his secretary, Maggie Barker. Her family included a brother Ben, Jr. who worked a family farm, was married to italian Rose Corelli; had three children, including a son, named Dan, and didn't have much to do with the newspaper; and a sister Emily, who was married to Jim Benson and, after Jim's death, to Frank Teton. Liz's first adversary was wealthy Enid Chambers, who was the first wife of the man she would eventually marry, David Allen. Her later adversary was alcoholic actress, Lynn Franklin, who, despite her own marriage to Tom Jennings, was very much in love with David and wanted him for herself. FAMOUS ACTORS During the show's rather short run, besides Ms. Flood, several actors had found lasting fame in later shows. These include Henderson Forsythe , who went on to fame as Dr. David Stewart in '' As The World Turns ''; Charlotte Rae , forever known as Edna Garrett on '' Diff'rent Strokes '' and '' The Facts Of Life ''; Vera Allen , later known as Grandma Matthews on '' Another World ''; Billie Lou Watt who played Stu Bergman's second wife, Ellie Harper on '' Search For Tomorrow ''; Audra Lindley , best known as the eternally frustrated (with her husband, mainly) landlady, Mrs. Helen Roper from '' Three's Company '' and its spin-off '' The Ropers ''; Richard Thomas , well-known as John-Boy Walton from '' The Waltons ''; Craig Huebing , later of '' General Hospital ''; Joseph Mascolo now seen daily as Massimo Marone on '' The Bold And The Beautiful ''; John Karlen , later known as Harvey Lacey of '' Cagney And Lacey '' and John Colenback who played Henderson Forsythe's son, Dan Stewart, on '' As The World Turns ''. ''See Trivia for other famous alumni.'' The show was directed by Don Wallace and Paul Lammers, who were producers as well, along with Eugene Barr. It was also known for a storyline dealing with the show-within-a-show performance of Madame Bovary , which heavily featured the show's villainess, Lynn Franklin. CANCELLATION Unfortunately, despite this interesting storyline, and how well written it was, the show was cancelled in 1961 because not many people felt at home with this kind of drama, which was admittedly unusual for soaps of that time. This soap was more literary than most that were on the air at that time. As such, all the stories were wrapped up and ended happily. Ben, Sr. who had become Strathfield's mayor, had cleaned up the town of organized crime; Kass, the Fraser's lovable maid, had received a great big settlement from her husband's estate; Lyddy Benson, (Liz's niece, her mother was Emily) had announced she was engaged; and Liz and her husband, David had achieved mutual success as writers. TRIVIA
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