O’Neal played bit parts and performed some stunt work before claiming a lead role on the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place” (1964-69), which also made a star of Mia Farrow. From there O ...

Metalious had grown up in poverty and, she once commented, “I think I began writing `Peyton Place’ the day I was born.” She died in 1964, with her personal and financial affairs in disorder.

Ryan O’Neal’s breakout role came in 1964 on the nighttime soap opera “Peyton Place.” A Hollywood “Love Story” After starring in several TV shows throughout the 1960s, O’Neal made an ...

O’Neal played bit parts and performed some stunt work before claiming a lead role on the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place” (1964-69), which also made a star of Mia Farrow. From there O ...