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After glowing for 72 years, 'Guiding Light' goes dark

You don't have to be a fan of the show, or of the soap opera genre it pioneered, to feel a sense of gravity at the demise of the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light." "It's been reflecting American life back at America since before World War II," said executive producer Ellen Wheeler.

"We are the history of so many people," added veteran leading lady Tina Sloan. "They watched it for so long." But...

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