| Lord family | |
|---|---|
| One Life to Live and General Hospital family | |
 Victor Lord's children (from left) Todd Manning (Roger Howarth), Tina Lord (Andrea Evans) and Victoria Lord (Erika Slezak) in a November 2011 episode | |
| First appearance | July 15, 1968 |
| Last appearance | August 19, 2013 |
| Created by | Agnes Nixon |
| Introduced by | Doris Quinlan |
| Duration | 1968–2013 |
The Lord family are fictional characters from the American soap opera One Life to Live. They were introduced in the show's July 15, 1968 debut episode on ABC, and featured for the entirety of its run until the series ended on August 19, 2013.
Created by Agnes Nixon, over 40 years of melodrama surrounding the lives and family of wealthy media mogul Victor Lord and his heiress daughter Victoria Lord establish the ensemble of characters as a central fixture throughout the serial.[1][2][3] The family primarily resides at Llanfair, a mansion in fictional Llanview, Pennsylvania. They own the communications business Lord Enterprises and its flagship publication, The Banner newspaper.[4][5][6][7]
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- ^ Holly, Ellen (1996). One Life: The Autobiography of an African American actress. Kodansha America, Inc. p. 275. ISBN 9781568361581.
- ^ "Two Join One Life". High Point Enterprise. High Point, North Carolina. 14 December 1974. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 589. ISBN 9780879728212. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Schemering, Christopher (1997). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. New York City: Ballantine Books. p. 644. ISBN 9780061011573.
- ^ Matelski, Marilyn J. (1999). Soap Operas Worldwide: Cultural and Serial Realities. McFarland & Company. p. 192. ISBN 9780786405572. Retrieved 26 December 2013.