BRIGHT PROMISE
College life in a small town.
If you didn't see it, you'd never believe it!
 Susan played the part of Martha Ferguson. David Lewis,
the original Edward
Quartermaine of GH, played her father, Henry
Pierce. The legendary movie actor, Dana Andrews, played the Dean of
Bancroft College. Pictured are: Dana Andrews, Susan Brown,
Colleen Gray, Marian Brash and Susan Darrow.
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 Simply put, the soap centered around Bancroft College
faculty and students and the people. The show premiered on NBC in 1969. It
ran for 2.5 years and then was cancelled, to the dismay of its fans. Pictured are: Susan Brown, Mark Miller, Gail Kobe and John Considine. |
  Tony Geary, pre-Luke days, played David Lockhart, college student, 1970. When the show premiered in September of 1969, NBC thought that the concept of showing the life of the students and faculty of a college would be a real hit. It should have been and it was a very unique show, but it only lasted 2½ years. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, Bright Promise switched from the original concept to include the rest of the town of Bancroft, not just the students and faculty. As Martha Ferguson stood trial for a murder she didn't commit, she was emotionally supported by Dr. Tracy Graham (played by Dabney Coleman). Bright Promise was ironically created by the same team that created General Hospital, and directed by Gloria Monty, GH's long-term producer during the 80's. Also, Susan, David Lewis, Tony Geary and Anne Jeffreys "graduated" from the college town of Bancroft to the hospital halls of General Hospital. These four actors would continue with GH for many years, some still today. 
Gail Kobe played Ann Boyd Jones.   Susan and Paul Lukather (Bill Ferguson). |
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