Fans,
I am excited to report that I just learned that an episode of One Life to Live
we haven't seen before from Grayson's Euphemia Ralston storyline has been posted
to Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZuvKfiie0MI have been able to watch part 1 (there seem to be 3 parts in all) and although
the visual quality is not too good, the sound is OK. I played through parts 2 and 3 and Grayson reappears for a short scene in part 3. No Nancy Barrett or Tony George in this one, so far as I can tell.
For those who don't know, Grayson's personal backstory for Euphemia was that as
a young woman, she had either been raised in the North or been educated there
and so would not have a typical Southern accent. However, one of the directors
on the show disagreed and made Grayson play the role with a "corn-pone"
deep-fried accent. The episode currently available is an example of Grayson
having to work with this Director. Eventually (thankfully) Grayson got her wish
and Euphemia lost the Southern accent.
I'm not up on the history of OLTL but I believe that Euphemia's estranged
daughter Delilah became a regular character on the show. Euphemia's final
episode was taped in around April 1983 I believe.
It has been a longtime dream of mine some day to be able to view ALL of
Grayson's work as Euphemia.
Best,
Steve