Olive Logan
Born	April 22, 1839 Elmira, New York
Died	April 27, 1909
Occupation	Stage actress, writer
Parents	Cornelius Ambrosius Logan

Olive Logan (April 22, 1839 – April 27, 1909) was an American actress and author, daughter of Cornelius Ambrosius Logan and Eliza Akeley.

She was born in Elmira, New York, and after being educated in Paris and London with a view to the stage, became an actress and subsequently a journalist and lecturer. Her acting career was short beginning with her debut at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia in 1854 as 'Mrs. Bobtail' in Bobtail and Wagtail and ending in 1857 when she went to Europe. Olive was influenced by Artemis Ward to take up public speaking where she spoke on social and political topics. She returned briefly to the stage from 1864 until 1867. In 1864 she appeared at Wallack's Theatre in New York City in her own play of Eveleen. She corresponded for many periodicals and wrote, besides plays (including a metrical rendering of Coppée's La Pasant), a dramatization of Wilkie Collins's Armadale, and several books on theatrical matters, such as Before the Footlights and Behind the Scenes (1870). Her novel Get Thee Behind Me Satan! was published in 1872 by Smith, Victor & Company of New York.^[1]

Marriages[link]

Olive was married three times first in 1857 to Henry De Lille; they were divorced in 1869. Her second marriage was to William Wirt Sikes on December 19, 1871 and after his death in 1883 she married her secretary, James O'Neill in 1892. After the end of their marriage, he was employed as a watchman at Ellis Island, and, destitute, she moved to England.

References[link]

• "Logan, Olive." American Authors 1600–1900. New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1938.
• Logan, Olive, The Mimic World, and Public Exhibitions: Their history, their morals, and effects. Philadelphia, PA and Cincinnati, OH: New-World Publishing Company, 1871. googlebooks Retrieved November 15, 2009
• Logan, Olive. Before the Footlights & Behind the Scenes: a book about the Show Business in all its branches: from Puppet Shows to Grand Opera; from Mountebanks to Menageries; from Learned Pigs to Lecturers; from Burlesque Blondes to Actors and Actresses. Philadelphia: Parmelee Bancroft, 1870. googlebooks Retrieved April 15, 2008

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:  New International Encyclopedia. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1905. 

External links[link]

• Ralph Keeler section of Mark Twain's Autobiography
• Olive Logan

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Hope Logan is a fictional character on the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was portrayed by many child actors and actresses since Hope's birth in 2002, most notably Rachel and Amanda Pace.

She is currently being portrayed by Kimberly Matula, who has been with the soap since January 11, 2010. The character was dramatically aged.^[1] Hope is the result of an affair between Brooke Logan and Deacon Sharpe, Brooke's ex-son-in-law.

Most of her storylines as a young adult have revolved around relationships with Oliver Jones and Liam Spencer, and a rivalry (re-creating the rivalry between her mother and Dr Taylor Hayes) with Steffy Forrester.

Casting[link]

Between the years of 2002 and 2009, the character was played by child actresses, and appeared as a young girl around 5 years old by 2007. On December 4, 2009 it was announced that Hope was to be dramatically aged and portrayed by Kim Matula. Matula signed on as a contract character. Matula began taping The Bold and the Beautiful on November 19, 2009. Her first airdate was January 11, 2010.

Characterization[link]

The young adult character of Hope is described as "A polar opposite of what her mother Brooke once was, Hope makes no secret of her more traditional and reserved views on sex and marriage".^[2] Matula has described Hope as "Unlucky in love".^[3] Comparisons have been drawn to Hope and the younger Taylor Hayes, who battled with Brooke Logan for years over Ridge, while Steffy (Taylor's daughter) is compared to the younger Brooke who never gave up.

On the dramatic changes with the character's age and storyline, writer Bradley Bell stated "Aging the character of ‘Hope’ to a teenager allows us to bring the next generation of ‘Logans’ to the forefront, as well as play a broader range of the ‘Forrester’ vs. ‘Logan’ story. ‘Hope’s’ presence at Forrester Creations, as well as in ‘Brooke’ and ‘Ridge’s’ home, sparks an intense competition between ‘Hope’ and her step-sister ‘Steffy’ as well as creates new conflict between long-time rivals ‘Brooke’ and ‘Taylor’ as each woman is determined to protect her own daughter".^[4]

Storylines[link]

Hope's Conception[link]

Hope was conceived during an affair between Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan). At the time Deacon was married to Hope's half-sister, Bridget Forrester. Hope was born in 2002 in the same place Bridget was, at the Big Bear Cabin. Hope's paternity was never revealed to her until years later when she would appear as a teen. Deacon signed off on his paternal rights in 2--7 when RJ and Hope were taken from Brooke when she was proven to be an unfit mother by Social Services, reported by Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery). Nick Marone (Jack Wagner) was also a father figure for Hope as a child when he was married to Brooke.

2010—[link]

After the character was dramatically aged (SORASed). Hope is almost raped by a photographer by the name of Graham Derros. Nick and Aggie Jones save her from being raped. At high school (approaching graduation soon), she met a boy Oliver Jones, a DJ. They share attraction, and he is Hope's first serious boyfriend. Instantly, the assertive Steffy takes interest in Oliver and wants to lure him away from Hope. She completes a series of events in order to humiliate Hope. At a fashion show for Forrester, she tampers with a sign taking the letters 'p' and 'e' out of Hope's name to create a sign that reads "Ho Logan". Then at Hope's graduation party (with a mask theme) her mother has sex with Oliver thinking its her husband Ridge; This is revealed by a video which Steffy put together (however it was later revealed the video was tampered by Liam Spencer, who worked for Spencer Publications — who are against Forrester Creations). Despite unresolved feelings and never getting a chance with Oliver again, Hope forgives her mother.

Meeting Liam Cooper, who was soon revealed to be the son of Bill Spencer, Jr., Hope was attracted to him and once again Steffy took interest in one of Hope's boyfriends. Their relationship grows despite Oliver trying to win back Hope by making her jealous by being in a relationship with Amber Moore. Their relationship later faces hardship when Amber falls pregnant, and Liam is thought to be the father during the whole pregnancy. The baby when born is revealed to not be Liam or Oliver's child. Oliver also tried to take away Hope's virginity, being there long before Liam came around.

Liam and Hope become engaged in 2011. Hope and the company use this as a way to promote a fashion line, and their wedding, which was planned for months ahead. Liam becomes unhappy because Hope wants to wait to have sex until the night of their wedding. With the anxiety of waiting, Liam and Steffy become close after he saves Steffy from drowning in her bathtub. Hope focuses on work more than her engagement with Liam, saddening him. Later after seeing Steffy and Liam kiss, Hope takes off her engagement ring and leaves it on the mantle at Liam's, after planning to give herself to him that night. Heartbroken, Liam takes the ring and proposes to Steffy, who accepts. Liam and Steffy travel to Aspen (encouraged by Bill, who is sick of Hope's manipulations over Liam). Hope follows them there, and arranges to meet Liam at the top of the Gondola rude. Steffy discovers her plans, and gets Bill's help to stop the ride. When the ride is suddenly stopped, Hope is forced to watch the marriage of Steffy and Liam happen. She decides to accept their marriage, despite the pain it brings to her. She later begins flirtation with her step-brother, Thomas Forrester (Ridge's son). They share a kiss despite Hope's unresolved feelings for Liam. While on holiday in Mexico, Thomas proposes to Hope and she turns him down.

Later, Thomas gets Hope drunk and upon realizing that Liam has found out that they are at the same resort, he takes her on a ride on dirt bikes. Liam eventually tracks Hope down and they kiss. Steffy, however, has an accident and is hospitalized due to being unconscious from falling off the bike. Upon her awakening, Liam confesses his love for Hope and tells her he plans to leave her. But Bill pays off a MRI tech to switch Steffy's scans with another patient, leading Liam to believe that if Steffy gets upset in anyway, a blood clot could explode, causing her to have a stroke and die. Upon receiving such information, Liam decided to stay with his wife while she recovers, leaving Hope devastated. Katie, who is suspicious of her daughter-in-law's sudden health revelations, decides to go her own research. She takes the MRI scans to her own doctor, who reveals the scans are that of someone who has a blood clot, but was not Steffy. Katie then confronts Bill and promises that she will tell Liam the truth. Bill, feeling threatened, locks Katie up in a tower to keep her from ruining his plans. Bill then goes to see Steffy and Liam and reveals that Steffy's blood clot had dissolved itself. Liam, relieved and happy for Steffy has no idea what's going on until Katie arrives. Having freed herself from the tower, she tells Liam that Bill and Steffy had been trying to keep him away from Hope.

Liam, feeling gutted and betrayed, immediately leaves to find Hope. He finds her on the rooftop where he proposed to her and tells her that she is the one he loves and that she is who he wants to be with. When they later confront Bill with what they know and what they want from him, Bill refuses to give in, reminding Liam that Steffy is his wife and that he doesn't support his attempt to reunite with Hope. Liam, however, does not take that as an answer, making up his mind that his marriage to Steffy is over. Despite her pleading that they can get through this rough patch, Liam ends his relationship with Steffy and chooses to be with Hope. After she leaves, Liam goes outside where Hope is and reveals his left hand, which has no wedding ring on it. The two plan on marrying immediately on Valentine's Day, however, Steffy had not signed the annulment papers, deciding she wants to divorce him. Hope confronts Steffy, demanding she sign the annulment papers. She declines, and signs the official divorce papers, making Liam and Hope wait six months to be able to marry. However Liam and Hope spend their first night together which results in them having sex. After Liam leaves for work the next morning, Brooke comes in to visit her daughter. Hope reveals what happened last night, sounding very happy. Brooke feels proud of her daughter, but is confused when Hope bursts into tears. Because of bad press and her own insecurities, Hope starts seeing a therapist, who prescribes anti-anxiety medication for her. Unfortunately, Hope becomes addicted to the medication, and it starts affecting her relationships with the people she loves, especially Liam.

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External links[link]

• Hope Logan profile - Soapcentral.com