Mark Dalton (All My Children)
| Mark Dalton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Mark La Mura | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| First appearance | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Dalton is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. He was portrayed by Mark LaMura. He debuted in 1976 and remained a permanent character until 1989 when he left Pine Valley for a job in China.[1] Mark made special guest appearances in 1994, 1995, 2004, and 2005.
Mark Dalton's significant storylines are his failed romance with his half-sister Erica Kane in the 1970s and of substance abuse, including with risks of HIV and AIDS, in the 1980s.[2][3]
La Mura earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor.
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Marilyn, and Liz Smith, eds. "Ullman stars in killer comedy." Wilmington Morning Star [Wilmington, NC] 17 Jan. 1989: 2D. Google News. Web. 12 Jan. 2012.
- ^ Spence, Louise (2005). Watching Daytime Soap Operas: The Power of Pleasure. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8195-6765-9.
- ^ Neuwman, W. Russell; Just, Marion R.; Crigler, Ann N. (1992). Common Knowledge: News and the Construction of Political Meaning. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-226-57440-0.
Further reading
[edit]- Warner, Gary (1998). Love, Honor and Cherish: The Greatest Wedding Moments from All My Children, General Hospital, and One Life to Live. New York: Hyperion Books. pp. 261, 300. ISBN 978-0-7868-6368-6.