‘DAYS’ Stars Reflect on 48 Years of Sands Through the Hourglass

When Ted Corday and Betty Corday watched “Days of our Lives’” NBC debut on November 8, 1965, they couldn’t have known that the soap opera they created would garner so much success. Now, 48 years later, the show not only is coming off of an Outstanding Drama Series win from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, it’s comprised of a talented and close-knit cast who all have very special memories regarding their time with the popular show. Soap Opera Network spoke with a few said castmembers, and in celebration of the show’s 48th anniversary, they were all too happy to share some of their favorite moments from the early days and beyond!

Eric Martsolf (Brady Black)

“I think my best memory of ‘Days of our Lives’ was working with Eileen Davidson [Kristen DiMera]. She was just as much a teacher to me as a friend, and I learned a lot from her. I think she was probably the first time I saw very much a veteran of soaps not act like a veteran. Sometimes people get very comfortable with their jobs and feel that they don’t have to work as hard as they used to, maybe because there’s a certain entitlement that comes with longevity. She didn’t show any of that. She came to work as a young spring chicken every day, and she was always excited about it, even nervous about it and worried that it wasn’t the best it could be. My work ethic also got better with her. I attribute that to her.”