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Guiding Light

American radio and television soap opera
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Guiding Light
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Summary

Guiding Light is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,867 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series[3], Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[4], Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series[5], Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series[6]
  • Instance of: radio program[7]
  • Director: Ellen Wheeler[8], Larry Carpenter[9], Robert Scinto[10], Susan Strickler[11], Brian Mertes[12], Bruce S. Barry[13]
  • Genre: soap opera[14]
  • Cast member: Daniel Cosgrove[15], Montel Williams[16], Melissa Hayden[17], Ellen Parker[18], Bradley Cole[19], Frank Dicopoulos[20], Scott Bailey[21], Jordan Clarke[22], Keith Christopher[23], Josh Taylor[24], Jerry verDorn[25], Hayden Panettiere[26], Beth Chamberlin[27], Melina Kanakaredes[28]

Why It Matters

Guiding Light has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Guiding Light receive?

Honors received include Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series[3] and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[4].

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Brittany Snow Cynthia Watros Frank Grillo Hayden Panettiere Los Angeles Matt Bomer Melina Kanakaredes New York City Nia Long Paul Wesley United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Start time → +1952-06-30T00:00:00Z, +1937-01-25T00:00:00Z
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