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Lorraine Ali

Lorraine Ali is a television critic for the Los Angeles Times.

Stories from this author

The long-lived soap opera "All My Children" began its over-40-year run in 1970.

For 70 Years, the Soap Opera Has Shaped American Pop Culture

The much-maligned genre has been resurrected as prestige TV