Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives »

Ken Corday is the Executive Producer of Days of our Lives, which was created by his parents in 1965. Ken received his Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of California, Santa Cruz, before receiving a Master's Degree in Music from San Jose State University. He lives in Toluca Lake, California.

On a November day almost forty-five years ago, the first episode of Days of our Lives appeared on the NBC Network, NBC's first color soap opera broadcast.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this autobiography by the executive producer of Days of our Lives. I think for all of us hardcore enough to be involved in this blog, whether you are a regular writer, commenter or reader, it makes sense to get this back story. I definitely learned a lot about the show, the actors and the Corday family.

Prologue ix Foreword xv
1. Providence and the Past 1
2. The New Pioneers 7
3. Fat Cans and Superbombs 13
4. Betty 17
5. My Back Pages 21
6. The Move 37
7. How the West Was One 49
8. The Beginning and the End 59
9. He Speaks in Riddles, Metaphors, and Clichés 69
10. Coming of Age 75
11. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky 97
12. Gone to an Hour 101
13. The Once and Future King 107
14. Do or Die 113
15. Not So Fast, You Lucky Dog! 117
16. The Glory Years 125
17. There She Goes 137
18. The Hourglass Ladies 147
19. There He Goes 163
20. I Need a Hero 169
21. The Gay Nineties 179
22. "The Barbarians Are at the Leveraged Gate" 183
23. "Bang! You're Alive" 187
24. Behind the Scenes 193
25. "Forty Years, Ten Thousand Episodes, and Growing" 205
26. The Dirtiest Half Dozen 209
27. Life after Forty 223
28. Life Support 231
Epilogue 241
Special Thanks 249
Biography of Ken Corday 251