Hot Details about the Characters

* John's birthday is on January 23, 1953.

* Marlena's birthday is on October 7th.

* John (as Roman) and Marlena's wedding was on Augost 22th, 1986. They were married in Salem's Catholic Church.

* Marlena's full name is: Marlena Evans Craig Brady

* John likes to call Marlena: Doc, Preety Lady.

* Marlena (as the devil) likes to call John: Priest.

* Marlena's identical twin, Samantha, was killed by the Salem starngler.

* John's address and phone number: the loft, 25 River st., Salem, USA. (909) 555-4721. The loft is not in the best part of town, this loft is still a valuable property on a developing part of the river. It was first Bo and Hope's starter home. Then John Black purchased it. It maintains a very masculine feel even though Isabella brightened the decor with peach toned paint and other feminine highlights.

* Marlena's address: penthouse, 24 Riverview dr., Salem, USA. It's on the 14th floor, Marlena's condo has two floors, three-bedrooms and three baths. Marlena decorated it herself with a nice, clean and tidy look. It was formerly Julie Williams penthouse.

* Marlena is known for her inability to cook.

* Marlena loves mysteries and enjoys authobiographical fiction.

* John likes to read contemporrary fiction.

* Marlena's favorite Chriatmas carol is Silent Night.

* Marlena loves opera music.

* Marlena is number 2 on John's speed dial.

* Marlena was raped by Kellam Chandler in1981.

* Marlena had a foster child from 1980-1982. HIs name was Johnny.

* Marlena's marriges: Don Craig, Roman Brady, Eugene Bradford (invalid), John Black.

* Marlena's children: Donald Craig Jr (Died from SIDS at the age of 3 month), Eric and Samantha Brady (Twins), Isabella (Belle) Black.

* Marlena "died" 4 times: 1982 (Salem Stangler), 1986 (Orpheus faked her death), 1987 (Orpheus faked her death for the second time), 1995 (During the Exorcism).

* Marlena used to have a radio show.

* Marlena is a strong swimmer.

* The first meeting between the "Pawn" and Marlena took place at the hospital on a doctor/patient basis. John hadn't taken his name from the war memorial plaque yet. He was still swathed in bandages and had recently escaped from Victor's house where he'd been held.

* Their daughter Isabella (Belle) Black, was born on October 21, 1993 in the Horton cabin on Smith Island (delivered by John with Kristen's help).

* Special Items: Charm bracelet that John gave to Marlena for Christmas in 1992. She gave him a gold watch, which was engraved "To J.B. thanks for giving me time M." for Christmas in 1992. On November 17, 1997, he gave her a garnet necklace because garnets are a symbol of loyalty.June 1998 in New Orleans John gave Marlena a Charm bracelet with a little tree on it symbolizing the tree's they were going to plant together. As their love grows stronger so will the tree.

* Strawberries have been a special passion fruit for J&M since 1986.

* John/Roman saved Marlena in 1986 after Orpheus kidnapped her in exchange for ISA treasury bonds.

* In 1992 John found Marlena who had been kidnapped and threw in a pit by Stella Lombard, Stella then threw John in with Marlena where in the moments before they "thought" they were going to die they admitted their feelings for one another. Roman finally rescued them.

* In 1994 Stefano lured John to Maison Blance where he held him captive, he then manipulated Marlena into coming. Marlena & John helped one another get away from Stefano.

* In 1996 Stefano captured Marlena and held her in a gilded cage, John came to save her and was also help prisoner by Stefano. When Stefano was going to be-head John, Marlena jumped in and risked her own life to save him.

* John Black's private plane is the "Black Hawk".

* Last year Marlena had to go back to the Dimera mansion to get a book called "A Bridge to Faith" of Roman's that he'd left behind. That's the exact same book Laura Horton gave to Marlena and she was reading it while she became possessed by the devil in 1995.

* Marlena is type O blood.

* Marlena's home town is Denver, Co.

* Marlena likes her tea with half a sugar spoon.

* Marlena Evans and Don Craig's wedding day was on March 5, 1979.

* Marlena has been trough almost anything. Here are some of the troubles she was in: Amnesia (In 1991, Marlena emerged from a five-year-long coma understandably dazed and confused), Catfight (When Susan locked up Marlena with her archenemy, Kristen, months of pent-up anger were uncorked, Death (Marlena "passed away" four times), Homicide (Back in 1985, after Marlena gunned down the evil Stefano, she was charged with murder. She had so do some jail time too), Kidnapping (Marlena has been abducted by: Eugene, Orpheus, Stella, Kristen (and then Susan) and fairly regularly by Stefano, Ostracism (Try showing up at a wedding naked or confessing to adultery at your baby's baptism, and see how popular you are!), Possession, Stalked (The Salem Strangler, then Stefano, spied on Doc around the clock), Widowed (Taking a cue from Marlena, Roman played dead three times), Xeroxed (Satan morphed poor Marlena into Kristen), Yo-Yoed (More than once, Marlena has been torn between two lovers - Roman and John), Zombification (Besides being comatose for five years, Marlena was drugged by Stefano i 1994, then '"treated" to evenings out).

* Marlena Also had some good moments like: Birth (Marlena has welcomed into the world four children; the late Don Jr., twins Eric and Sami, and Belle), Glamorous Job (In fact, in 1981, Salem's resident shrink even had her own radio show), Love (John...who else?), Marriages, Queen (In the City of Lights, Stefano proved himself a royal pain when he crowned a reluctant Marlena his queen of the night), Visited Exotic Lands (Marlena has earned frequent-flyer miles, jetting everywhere from Mazatlan to Maison Blanche to New Orleans and technically, to hell and back)

* Marlena is right handed

* Marlena has Undergadute degree from University of Colorado, Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins University and her Residency was done in Chicago

* Marlena was on staff at Bayview Sanitarium but then switched over to University Hospitalhanded.

* Marlena's Nicknames: Marnie(given to her by her twin sister), Baby(given to her by her first husband Don), Legs(given to her by Roman when he was protecting her from the Salem Strangler because she always wore short nighties), Pretty Lady (Roman and John used to call her that), Doc(this name was also given to her by Roman when it was clear she didn't like being called Legs) .

* Marlena Likes Chinese Food.

* Marlena wears the perfume Lavender Sky.

* Marlena does consultation work for the Salem PD.

* Marlena loves to read Jane Austen classics and current mystery nevels.

* Marlena's favorite sandwich is pastrami on rye.

* John drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

* John has also been known as: Roman Brady, Stephano Dimera, Romulus, John Stevens, Father John.

* John was born as Forrest Alamain. His father's name is Leopold. His brother is Lawrence Alamain.

* Marlena is terrified of the dark ever since her twin sister locked her up in a dark closet in the basement for hours when they were 7 years old.

* Samantha is 2 minutes older then Marlena.

* Marlena's alarm system works on a very special code that was chosen by John. The code is 'Doc Safe'.

* Stefano calls Marlena 'Queen of the night' because Mary Antuanet's lover used to call her that when they used to make love and Stefano wanted Marlena to be his queen in the bedroom.