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Hope Williams Brady:
1974
Hope was born on December 24th, 1974. When she was only a few months old, her mother, Addie, was run over by a car and Hope just barely escaped when she pushed the stroller out of the way.
Bo Brady:
Jennifer Horton Devereux:
Jack Devereux:
John Black:
Marlena Evans:
1976
Deidre Hall joins Days cast
1977
Samantha Evans arrives in Salem
September 1977: Samantha takes over Marlena's life
1979
March 5, 1979 Don Craig and Marlena Evans marry
1980
Don and Marlena lose son D.J. to crib death (SIDS) Don blames Marlena for his death, tearing them apart
1981
Marlena raped by Kellam Chandler Marlena gets calls from Salem Strangler on radio show Marlena comforted by ex-husband Don Roman Brady comes to Salem to investigate Salem Strangler and meets Marlena when he is assigned to protect her
1982
Samantha killed by Salem Strangler, thinking she was Marlena. He later attacked Marlena, but she was saved by Roman. Roman and Marlena vacation in Mazatlan and return to Salem, where he proposes. Carrie arrives in Salem with Roman's "drowned" wife Anna (Carrie was 4)
1983
Feb. 9, 1983 Roman and Marlena wed At Roman & Marlena's wedding, the groom was almost killed by assassins. He survived, but Marlena went on her honeymoon with ex-hubby Don while Roman tracked down evil troublemaker Stefano DiMera.
1984
Spring 1984 Andre poses as Roman when killing Salem women Roman fakes his death so he can find who the real Salem Slasher is May 1984 Marlena discovers she's pregnant (6 weeks along). Since Roman is "dead" (has been for 8 weeks), Eugene claims to be the father, and Eugene and Marlena get "married" (not valid) Oct. 19, 1984. Samantha and Eric born (Samantha first) Eric had respiratory complications at birth November 28, 1984 Roman "dies"--falls off cliff during fight with Stefano
1985
1985 Sami and Eric are kidnapped Marlena shoots Stefano Marlena dates Police Chief Richard Cates, who turns out to be a drug dealer.
1986
February 1986 John Black arrives in Salem--nicknamed "the Pawn" by Victor Marlena meets him at the hospital on a doctor/patient basis. John has a phoenix tattoo on his back, making Marlena think he's Stefano May 16, 1986 Marlena realizes that John Black is actually Roman June 23, 1986 Marlena falls from building when helping a suicidal patient. Her skull is cracked, putting her in an almost two-month long coma July 16, 1986 Marlena wakes up and falls back into the coma August 8, 1986 Marlena comes out of coma August 13, 1986 Roman/John proposes to Marlena Aug. 22, 1986 Roman/John and Marlena wed November 23, 1986 Orpheus kidnaps Marlena in Stockholm November 26, 1986 Roman/John, Hope, Steve & Kayla rescue Marlena December 19, 1986 Orpheus blows up Roman & Marlena's house & fakes her death late '86-early '87 Marlena on island with Orpheus, taking care of his children. She's presumed dead by all in Salem. April 1987 Marlena is found alive on island April 23, 1987 Marlena "dies" in a plane crash Roman/John kills Orpheus
1988
June 3, 1988 Roman/John made commander of Salem PD Oct. 31, 1988 Carrie kidnapped by Stefano and taken to his island hideout Nov. 4, 1988 Stefano reappears in Salem late 88/early 89 Stefano makes Roman/John believe that Marlena is alive Jan. 18, 1989 Roman/John and Diana marry themselves symbolically, because they cannot prove Marlena is dead
1990
Summer 1990 The Cruise of Deception--Roman/John and Isabella fall in love
1991
early 1991 Carrie moves to Europe to be with Anna Aug. 2, 1991 Marlena awakens in a Caribbean clinic San Cristobal Aug. 16, 1991 Marlena and Roman/John reunite on the pier Aug. 21, 1991 Roman/John tells Bo that Marlena is alive Aug. 22, 1991 Roman/John tells Isabella that Marlena is alive Isabella moves out of Romans house and leaves engagement ring Aug. 23, 1991 Roman/John takes Marlena to his house Aug. 26, 1991 Roman/John tells Eric and Sami that Marlena is alive Roman (Wayne Northrop) appears in Caribbean jail Aug. 30, 1991 Eric and Sami call Marlena "Mom" Sept. 23, 1991 Isabella discovers she is pregnant Oct. 28, 1991 DNA tests show that John is not Roman Brady
1992
Jan. 10, 1992 Carrie Brady returns Feb. 3, 1992 Roman goes undercover to catch Rafi Torres (Roman later returns to town masquerading as a bum, a handyman, a hospital orderly, and Marlena's housekeeper, Hazel) March 18, 1992 Roman reveals himself to Marlena April 24, 1992 Roman and Marlena reunited for good after they catch Torres April 29, 1992 Roman demoted to Captain of Salem PD May 4, 1992 John learns he is Lawrence Alamain's brother, Forrest May 19, 1992 John and Isabella marry Brady Victor Black is born Oct. 16, 1992 Isabella dies of pancreatic cancer
1993
Jan. 22, 1993 Sami returns to Salem Feb. 9, 1993 Marlena and John sleep together on airplane and Belle is conceived Roman and Marlena's 10th anniversary 1993 Marlena and John share a $100,000 dance at charity event February 26, 1993 Marlena and John sleep together at Titan Publishing party. Sami watches the incident. October 21, 1993 Isabella (Belle) Brady is born on Smith Island. John assists in the delivery December 3, 1993 Sami kidnaps Belle December 24, 1993 John and Kristen bring Belle back to Roman and Marlena during Christmas mass December 27, 1993 John tells Roman and Marlena that Sami kidnapped Belle
1994
January 24, 1994 Belle's baptism Marlena tells Roman that she slept with John February 10, 1994 Roman finds out Belle isn't his February 11, 1994 Roman learns that Belle is John's February 14, 1994 Marlena tells John that Belle is his daughter February 18, 1994 Marlena and Belle leave Roman's house John holds Belle for the first time since knowing she is his February 28, 1994 John buys penthouse for Marlena and Belle April 6, 1994 Marlena and Roman decide to go ahead with divorce after meeting with their lawyers June 7, 1994 Roman rescues Marlena and John from dungeon at Maison Blanche July 13, 1994 Marlena signs divorce papers after trying to get Roman back at warehouse August 2, 1994 Roman leaves Salem December 5, 1994: Christmas vandal first strikes (Desecrator)--Salem Place tree burned down December 23, 1994: Marlena is possessed
1995
May 29, 1995: Marlena's exorcism begins June 30, 1995: Marlena "dies" when devil takes her soul July 18, 1995: Marlena was finally freed from devil.
1997
April 14, 1997 was the day John told Marlena and Caroline that Roman is dead. In the summer of 1997, Kristen brought Roman to Marlena and John's wedding and they postponed it until Roman either got better, or simply died.
Stephano Dimera:The Phoenix
Stefano DiMera began terrorizing Salem back in 1982. Since then, he's cheated death five times, all the while fiercely protecting his ever-expanding family. Joseph Mascolo explains why (and how) the Phoenix always rises on Days of Our Lives.
1982
Stefano arrived in Salem as Lee Dumonde's European friend. Lee confided to Marlena that Renee was her daughter by Stefano. This news soured the burgeoning relationship between Renee and Stefano's son, Tony. In his first year in Salem, Stefano had Evan Whyland killed, kidnapped Mickey Horton and forced Anna to discredit his sworn enemy, Roman Brady.
1983
Stefano and Roman were at war. "It started out as a competition between two highly individual people", explains Mascolo. Stefano kidnapped Marlena and Liz Curtis, was eventually captured, had a stoke in prison and died. "I had come from the theater, so I said to the director, 'I', just going to give a quick glance at Renee, and dramatically, you're not going to know if he really died.' He said, 'No.' I said, "Fine, then I'm not going to fall.' He relented. It was so subtle, but the audience saw it, and then we had the aura of Stefano lingering. A year later, they called me and said the audience wants this character back. And that's how it started."
1984
Stefano, alive and well and using the code name Phoenix, masterminded a series of killings in town, pinning the blame on Roman. To further torture Brady, Stefano ordered a hit on Marlena, and planted a bomb at a charity benefit she was attending. Marlena survived; Stefano escaped in a limo, which plunged into the icy waters of the Salem River. "I thought that was one of the greatest escapes. He was with his driver in his Mercedes and went over into the river. As the car was going under, the audience caught it that in the distance, you heard the sound of a chopper. It was all a setup." Later that year, Stefano needed three crystal prisms to heal a lingering brain tumor. Bo, Hope, Stefano's daughter, Megan, and others all got caught up in the adventure, which started in New Orleans and culminated on a remote island. Stefano and Roman faced off and struggled on a cliff. Roman fell and died, but his body was never recovered. Stefano eventually found all the prisms. Was the tumor cured? :It goes around and around my head", Mascolo laughs. "They use it when they need it."
1985
Stefano blamed the Bradys for Megan's death (she was trying to kill Hope to get Bo for herself). Stefano vowed revenge on Marlena and kidnapped her twins, Eric and Samantha. Bo recovered the kids while Marlena fought with Stefano on a catwalk at an ice rink. She shot him; he fell and "died". "Fire, ocean, water - he's never dead," shrugs Mascolo. "If he was dead, it would really be bizarre."
1988
Stefano returned, still bent on destroying the Brady clan. (In DiMera's absence, Roman had come back and Marlena was presumed dead). DiMera kidnapped Carrie and lured Shane Donovan and other Bradys to an island. When Stefano found out that he had a son, Benjy, who was deaf, he blamed Roman. He put Roman in a trance and ordered him to kill his family. The plan failed; Stefano escaped via helicopter. "It bothers me a bit that every child has been mentioned but Benjy, " reflects Mascolo. "That child was a beautiful child; the actor was really deaf. That was tough, having to learn the sign language and having him laugh at me."
1993
After a five-year absence, (although we saw Stefano, played by another actor, for a few short scenes in Mexico in 1991) Stefano returned with adoptive kids Peter and Kristen. "I've said he's like a walking sperm bank," chuckles Mascolo. "Every time he leaves, he comes back with another child. The audience always says,'We never see you do it.' And I say, 'The guy's got to have a little class!'" The Phoenix was weaker this time: wheelchair-bound, he was unable to talk due to a stroke. When he was kidnapped by Curtis Reed, Kristen jeopardized her relationship with John to get her father back. Stefano slowly recovered and manipulated Kristen into marrying Tony.
1994
Stefano found out that Belle was fathered by John, not Roman, and forced Marlena to reveal it at Belle's christening. Roman left town and divorced Marlena. John and Stefano fought on Kristen's wedding day. Stefano took off; John shot at his car, which exploded in a fireball. Stefano eventually resurfaced at Maison Blanche in Louisiana, where he imprisoned John in the dugeon. He also tricked Marlena into coming there. An unsuspecting Kristen (who thought her father was dead) invited all her Salem pals to the house. Stefano certainly had a houseful - another guest, Gina, was the presumed-dead Hope. "I kept asking, 'What the hell happened to you? How did I find you? I know I can find anything, but where did you come from?' Celeste (Stefano's sidekick) torched the mansion; Stefano excaped and eventually revealed himself in Salem. Eventually, Stefano fell in love (for real) with Marlena, and manipulated it so that he could visit her through the armoire in her bedroom. "He is possessed by that woman," explains Mascolo.
1995
Stefano tried in vain to help Marlena when she was possessed by the devil; his efforts rendered him amnesiac and wheelchair-bound. Marlena helped Stefano recoverin Aremid, Kristen and Peter's childhood hometown. Stefano's memory returned after he was struck by lightning. This was also the year of the Lady in White, aka Rachel Blake. "The walking tablecloth", Mascolo chuckles. "She's a lovely lady, actually. One day in the beginning, she came on the set and she was a little anxious, and I knew she was a little nervous. I said, 'Go back! Look at your makeup!' She went screaming back to the makeup room and I said, 'Stop, you dork, nobody's going to see your face.' "
1996
Lexie learned that her real parents were Stefano and Celeste. "I thought that was a great twist. Very clever, especially because her husband is the chief of police." Back in Salem, Vivian met up with her former lover, Rudolpho, and was surprised to learn that he was really Stefano. "Certainly, Louise and I have a kinship. We would like to be Lord and Lady Macbeth." Later that year, Stefano kidnapped Marlena and brought her to Paris. "I hope to God I never kidnap her again", growls Mascolo. "How many times can you do that?" ( I hear at least once more!! - Shady) John arrived in Paris to save Marlena; Stefano nearly had him beheaded at the guillotine. "I said, 'Hold it. You have seven men who work for Stefano and are obviously mercenaries, there's no way in hell Marlena would get past these people,' '" recalls Mascolo. "For them to get away, that gve me a headache. I didn't know how to make it work. It was very difficult." Stefano "died" when Rachel Blake blew up the tunnels.
1997
A very-much-alive Stefano resurfaced again. He helped Peter fake his death and Kristen to continue her pregnancy scam. "Oh God, poor John. I feel so sorry for him. What an idiot. You got to touch it once and say,'Let me feel it bounce'." In spite of his evil deeds, Mascolo thinks it's DiMera's family values that keep him going strong. "If you fool with the family, you're going to suffer," believes the actor. "You have to see what makes him vulnerable. On that level, it's subtle, but it's so strong."
(From Soap Opera Digest May 1997)
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