Josh Hall (One Life to Live)

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Josh Hall
One Life to Live character
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Laurence Fishburne as Josh Hall
Portrayed by
Duration
  • 1973–77
  • 1985–86
First appearanceApril 1973 (1973-04)
Last appearance1986 (1986)
Classification Former, regular
Created by Agnes Nixon
Introduced by
In-universe information
Other names
  • Joshua West
  • Joshua Hall
Occupation Physician
Adoptive father Ed Hall
Adoptive mother Carla Gray
Sons Jared Hall
Grandmothers Sadie Gray (adoptive)

Josh Hall is a fictional character on the American soap opera One Life to Live , originated by actor Laurence Fishburne from 1973 until 1976. [1] [2] Todd Davis assumed the role in 1977. [3] [4] [5] Josh reappeared in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania in 1985 as a doctor, [6] played by Guy Davis from 1985 until 1986. [7] [8]

Background and reception

One Life to Live creator Agnes Nixon created Joshua West, adopted as Joshua "Josh" Hall, as the first television or film role for eleven-year-oldchild actor Laurence Fishburne (credited as "Larry Fishburne") in 1973, first appearing in April. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Fishburne was cast for his premiere television role with Nixon by casting director Joan D'Incecco. [14]

Fishburne's 1973–74 portrayal of troubled teenaged youth Joshua West adopted by newly-married couple Ed Hall (Al Freeman Jr.) and Carla Gray (Ellen Holly) earned him the "Best Juvenile Actor" honor at the 1974 "Afternoon TV Writers and Editors Awards." [15] The family unit of Freeman's Ed, Holly's Carla and Fishburne's Josh was heralded as "daytime television's first African American family." [16]

While a castmember of One Life to Live, Fishburne starred in the 1975 film, Cornbread, Earl and Me . He left the series in 1976 at 14-year-old [13] to accept a role in the Francis Ford Coppola film, Apocalypse Now . [11] Fishburne lied to Coppola about his age to win the Apocalypse Now role of 17-year-old Vietnam War Navy PBR crewmember Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller. [10] [17]

Todd Davis took over the role from Fishburne briefly in 1977. The character became a friend of Samantha Vernon.

Guy Davis played the character, who had become a medical doctor, from 1985 until its last appearance in 1986. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Coulton, Antoinette Y.; Pham, Thailan (January 16, 2012). "Farewell to One Life to Live". People . New York City: Time Inc. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Tierney, Tom (July 3, 1997). Favorite African-American Movie Stars Paper Dolls. Courier Corporation. pp. 2–. ISBN   978-0-486-29694-4.
  3. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. VNR AG. pp. 307–. ISBN   978-0-918432-61-2.
  4. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin Books. p. 621. ISBN   978-0-14-024916-3.
  5. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. III (May 20, 2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. pp. 84–. ISBN   978-0-7864-7665-7.
  6. ↑ Reed, Jon-Michael (October 21, 1985). "Tune In Tomorrow". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Sarasota, Florida. United Features Syndicate . Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Discography". Guy Davis – Bluesman. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Schemering, Christopher (1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book). Ballantine Books. pp. 321–. ISBN   978-0-345-32459-7.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Clifford (2002). Current Biography Yearbook 2001. H. W. Wilson Co. p. 390. ISBN   978-9990016994.
  10. 1 2 Newsweek. Vol. 122. Newsweek, Incorporated. 1993. p. 234.
  11. 1 2 Waggett, Gerry (July 15, 2008). The One Life to Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book. Hyperion Books. pp. 83–. ISBN   978-1-4013-2309-7.
  12. ↑ Grayson, Richard (May 2006). And to Think That He Kissed Him on Lorimer Street. Richard Grayson. pp.  160–. ISBN   978-1-4116-7595-7.
  13. 1 2 Emmis Communications (October 2000). "Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles. Emmis Communications: 118–. ISSN   1522-9149.
  14. ↑ Levin, Jay (December 19, 2016). "Casting director Joan D'Incecco, of River Edge, dies". The Record . North Jersey . Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ Littell, John (July 21, 1974). "Winners Of The Second Annual Afternoon TV Writers And Editors Awards". The Ledger . Lakeland, Florida . Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Smith, Jessie Carney; Palmisano, Joseph M. (2000). Reference Library of Black America. Gale Group, Inc. p. 861. ISBN   978-0-7876-4367-6.
  17. ↑ Cowie, Peter (1990). Coppola . Scribner. p.  19. ISBN   978-0-684-19193-5.
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