Gordon Russell

Legacy

In addition to their long-lasting work on Dark Shadows, their work on One Life to Live led to memorable storylines, onw of which involved Dorian giving terminal patient Rachel Wilson a dosage of treatment going unmarked on her medical chart prompted her lover Mark Toland to give her a second more lethal dosage and Dr. Larry Wolek get framed for her mercy killing (ironically Rachel Wilson wanted him to end her life in the first place). When the truth was revealed, the board of directors at Llanview Hospital took a vote to decide whether or not to suspend her medical license with Victoria Lord casting the deciding against her. To get even, Dorian became her ailing father Victor Lord's private physician, and withheld his medication during a heart attack and walking away, allegedly causing his death and starting the Viki/Dorian feud which has lasted almost 35 years. Russell and Hall also wrote the provocative Karen Wolek storyline.

Dark Shadows

Characters	Andreas Petofi Angelique Bouchard Collins Barnabas Collins Carolyn Stoddard Daniel Collins David Collins Elizabeth Collins Stoddard Gerard Stiles Jeremiah Collins Josette du Pres Julia Hoffman Maggie Evans Millicent Collins-Forbes Naomi Collins Nicholas Blair Quentin Collins Victoria Winters Willie Loomis

Films	House of Dark Shadows (1970) Night of Dark Shadows (1971) Dark Shadows (2012)

Audio dramas	The House of Despair The Book of Temptation The Christmas Presence The Rage Beneath Kingdom of the Dead

Dramatic readings	Angelique's Descent, Part 1: Innocence Angelique's Descent, Part 2: Betrayal Clothes of Sand The Ghost Watcher The Path of Fate The Wicked and the Dead Echoes of Insanity Curse of the Pharaoh Final Judgment Blood Dance The Skin Walkers The Night Whispers London's Burning The Doll House The Blind Painter The Death Mask The Creeping Fog The Carrion Queen The Poisoned Soul The Lost Girl The Crimson Pearl The Voodoo Amulet The House by the Sea Dress Me in Dark Dreams The Eternal Actress Fall of the House of Trask Operation Victor Speak No Evil The Last Stop Dreaming of the Water The Haunted Refrain A Collinwood Christmas

Revivals	1991 remake 2004 remake pilot

Related articles	Dan Curtis Art Wallace Malcolm Marmorstein Sam Hall Gordon Russell Tim Burton Collinsport, Maine Collinwood Mansion

One Life to Live

Characters

(in order of generation and first appearance)

Lord family

1st gen.	Victor Lord (m./wid.) Eugenia Randolph; (m./div.) Irene Manning; (m.) Dorian Cramer Gwendolyn Lord (m.) Jonathan Abbott

2nd gen.	Victoria Lord (m./ann.) Roger Gordon; (m./wid.) Joe Riley; (m./div.) Steve Burke; (m./div.) Clint Buchanan; (m./wid.) Sloan Carpenter; (m./wid.) Ben Davidson; (m./div.) Charlie Banks Meredith Lord (m.) Larry Wolek Tony Lord (m./div.) Cathy Craig; (m.) Pat Ashley Richard Abbott (m.) Becky Lee Hunt Tina Lord (m.) Cord Roberts; (m./div.) Cain Rogan; (m./div.) David Vickers Todd Manning (m./ann./div.) Blair Cramer; (m./div.) Téa Delgado Powell Lord III Victor Lord, Jr. (m./div.) Blair Cramer; (m.) Téa Delgado

3rd gen.	Daniel Wolek Brian Kendall Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan (m./div.) LeeAnn Demerest; (m./div.) Cassie Callison; (m./div.) Kelly Cramer Joey Riley Buchanan (m./div.) Kelly Cramer; (m./div.) Jennifer Rappaport; (m./div.) Aubrey Wentworth Jessica Buchanan (m./div.) Tico Santi; (m./ann.) Antonio Vega; (m./wid.) Nash Brennan; (m./div.) Robert Ford; (m./div.) Cutter Wentworth C. J. Roberts Megan Gordon (m.) Jake Harrison Sarah Roberts Starr Manning Natalie Buchanan (m./div.) Mitch Laurence; (m./ann.) Cristian Vega; (m./wid.) Jared Banks Jack Manning Sam Manning Danielle Manning

4th gen.	Duke Buchanan Bree Brennan Hope Manning-Thornhart Ryder Ford Liam McBain

5th gen.	Zane Buchanan

Wolek family

1st gen.	Larry Wolek (m./div.) Karen Martin; (m./wid.) Meredith Lord; (m./div.) Karen Wolek; (m./wid.) Laurel Chapin Anna Wolek (m./wid.) Jim Craig Vince Wolek (m.) Wanda Webb Jenny Wolek (m./wid.) Tim Siegel; (m./div.) Brad Vernon; (m./wid.) Peter Janssen; (m.) David Renaldi Karen Wolek (m./div.) Larry Wolek

2nd gen.	Daniel Wolek

Cramer family

1st gen.	Lou Cramer (m.) Sonya Roskova Betsy Cramer

2nd gen.	Dorian Cramer (m./wid.) Victor Lord; (m./div.) Herb Callison; (m./ann.) Manuel Santi; (m.) David Vickers Buchanan; (m./wid.) Mel Hayes; (m./ann.) Mitch Laurence Melinda Cramer (m.) Peter Janssen Addie Cramer (m.) David Vickers

3rd gen.	Cassie Reynolds (m./div.) Rob Coronal; (m./div.) Bo Buchanan; (m./div.) Andrew Carpenter; (m./div.) Kevin Buchanan Blair Cramer (m./div.) Asa Buchanan; (m./ann./div.) Todd Manning; (m./div.) Max Holden; (m./div.) Victor Lord, Jr.; (m./div.) John McBain; (m./wid.) Elijah Clarke Kelly Cramer (m./div.) Joey Buchanan; (m./div.) Kevin Buchanan Paul Cramer (m./div.) Babe Carey Adriana Cramer (m./div.) Rex Balsom (a.) Langston Wilde

4th gen.	(a.) River Carpenter Starr Manning Jack Manning Zane Buchanan

Buchanan family

1st gen.	Wanda Webb (m./wid.) Vince Wolek Paul Webb (m.) Donna Webb Asa Buchanan (m./wid.) Olympia Bonard; (m./div.) Delilah Ralston; (m./div.) Becky Lee Hunt; (m./div.) Pamela Stuart; (m. ) Renée Divine; (m./div.) Blair Cramer; (m./div.) Alex Olanov; (m./div.) Gabrielle Medina; (m./div.) Rae Cummings Pike Buchanan (m.) Rebecca Buchanan

2nd gen.	Clint Buchanan (m./div.) Victoria Lord; (m./div.) Lindsay Farrell; (m./div.) Nora Hanen; (m./div.) Kimberly Andrews Bo Buchanan (m./div.) Delilah Ralston; (m./wid.) Didi O'Neill; (m./wid.) Sarah Gordon; (m./div.) Cassie Callison; (m.) Nora Hanen Rafe Garretson (m./wid.) Samantha Vernon; (m.) Delilah Ralston Austin Buchanan Jason Webb Ben Davidson (m./div.) Skye Chandler; (m.) Victoria Lord

3rd gen.	(a.) Kevin Lord Riley Buchanan (m./div.) LeeAnn Demerest; (m./div.) Cassie Callison; (m./div.) Kelly Cramer (a.) Joey Riley Buchanan (m./div.) Kelly Cramer; (m./div.) Jennifer Rappaport; (m./div.) Aubrey Wentworth Drew Buchanan Sammi Garretson Cord Roberts (m.) Tina Lord; (m./div.) Kate Sanders Jessica Buchanan (m./div.) Tico Santi; (m./ann.) Antonio Vega; (m./wid.) Nash Brennan; (m./div.) Robert Ford; (m./div.) Cutter Wentworth David Vickers Buchanan (m./div.) Tina Lord; (m.) Dorian Cramer; (m./div.) Alex Olanov; (m./div.) Addie Cramer Matthew Buchanan Natalie Buchanan (m./div.) Mitch Laurence; (m./ann.) Cristian Vega; (m./wid.) Jared Banks Rex Balsom (m./div.) Jennifer Rappaport; (m./div.) Adriana Cramer; (m.) Gigi Morasco

4th gen.	C. J. Roberts Sarah Roberts Duke Buchanan Bree Brennan Shane Balsom Liam McBain Ryder Ford Drew Buchanan II

5th gen.	Zane Buchanan

Minor families

Grays	Sadie Gray Carla Gray (m./div.) Ed Hall; (m./div.) Jack Scott Josh Hall Hazel Scott Jared Hall

Laurences	Mitch Laurence (m./ann.) Dorian Cramer; (m./ann.) Natalie Buchanan Walker Laurence Miles Laurence

Thornharts	Patrick Thornhart (m.) Marty Saybrooke Cole Thornhart Hope Manning-Thornhart

Gannons	Hank Gannon (m./div.) Nora Hanen; (m./div.) Sheila Price Rachel Gannon R. J. Gannon

Vegas	Diego Vega (m.) Carlotta Espinoza Cristian Vega (m./ann.) Roseanne Delgado; (m./ann.) Natalie Buchanan; (m./ann.) Vanessa Montez Antonio Vega (m./ann.) Andy Harrison; (m./ann.) Jessica Buchanan

Delgados	Téa Delgado (m./div.) Todd Manning; (m./div.) Ross Rayburn; (m.) Victor Lord, Jr. Roseanne Delgado (m./ann.) Cristian Vega Tomás Delgado Baz Moreau

Rappaports	Sam Rappaport (m./div.) Lindsay Farrell Will Rappaport Jennifer Rappaport

Williamsons	Clarence Williamson (m.) Lisa Williamson Evangeline Williamson Layla Williamson

McBains	Thomas McBain (m.) Eve McBain Michael McBain (m.) Marcie Walsh John McBain (m./div.) Blair Cramer Shannon McBain Gabriel McBain Liam McBain

Evanses	Richard Evans (m.) Phylicia Wenton Shaun Evans Destiny Evans Greg Evans

Fords	Eddie Ford (m./div.) Inez Salinger Robert Ford Nate Salinger James Ford

Other characters

Marco Dane
Echo DiSavoy
Allison Perkins
Carlo Hesser
Luna Moody
Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe
Roxy Balsom
Adam Chandler III
Spencer Truman
Margaret Cochran
Vincent Jones
Talia Sahid
Markko Rivera
Oliver Fish
Brody Lovett
Stacy Morasco
Kyle Lewis
Hannah O'Connor

Longest-tenured actors

(in order of duration)

Erika Slezak Michael Storm Robert S. Woods Philip Carey Patricia Elliott Robin Strasser Peter Bartlett Hillary B. Smith

Main crew

Creator: Agnes Nixon

Executive producers	Doris Quinlan (1968–1977) Joseph Stuart (1977–1983) Jean Arley (1983–1984) Paul Rauch (1984–1991) Linda Gottlieb (1991–1994) Susan Bedsow Horgan (1994–1996) Maxine Levinson (1996–1997) Jill Farren Phelps (1997–2001) Gary Tomlin (2001–2002) Frank Valentini (2003–2012)

Head writers	Agnes Nixon Gordon Russell Sam Hall Peggy O'Shea Henry Slesar John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington S. Michael Schnessel Craig Carlson Leah Laiman Josh Griffith Michael Malone Jean Passanante Peggy Sloane Claire Labine Matthew Labine Pamela K. Long Megan McTavish Lorraine Broderick Christopher Whitesell Brian Frons Frank Valentini Dena Higley Gary Tomlin

Series history

1968–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2012

Related topics

Llanview Mendorra Miscellaneous characters Cast members ABC Daytime

Related websites

ABC.com: One Life to Live

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Persondata
Name	Russell, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	American soap opera writer
Date of birth	August 15, 1929
Place of birth
Date of death	January 19, 1981
Place of death