Five Things That Happened On August 5 In Soap History

In 1994, All My Children’s Mona Kane (far r.) passed away following the real-life death of her portrayer, Frances Heflin, an original cast member of the show. Mona was the mother of Erica Kane (Susan Lucci, c.) and grandmother to Kendall (Sarah Michelle Gellar, l.) and Bianca (Gina Gallagher). In 2004, Lucci told Soap Opera Digest, "I miss her still and always think of her. She was such a fabulous friend and mentor and influence on me, a wonderful actress and a wonderful human being. Fra had such a great, wicked sense of humor, which was so adorable and so unexpected from her."