H.B. Lewis
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Harlan Billy "H.B." Lewis I was a fictional character
on the daytime
soap opera
Guiding Light
. He was portrayed by Larry Gates
(08/1983-08/1988, 07/1989, 09/1989, 12/1989 & 03/1990-10/1995) and by Reathel Bean (06/2006).
H.B. Lewis was the patriarch of the Lewis family and founder of Lewis Oil Company. After the death of his wife Martha, H.B. wooed his son Billy's ex-wife Reva Shayne
and the love of his youngest son Joshua's life, into marriage. When Joshua came between H.B. and Reva, H.B. faked an illness driving Reva back to his and even impregnanting Reva. The couple bonded through their son, but when Reva was run down accidentally by a crazed Vanessa Chamberlain she sadly miscarried her child. Turning to Kyle Sampson
, H.B. allowed Reva to divorce him as his bitter depression eventually took his life. In his last will and testament, H.B. left the majority of Lewis Oil Company shares and control of the company to his ex-wife, Reva Shayne
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the daytime
DAYTIME
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. He was portrayed by Larry Gates
Larry Gates
Larry Gates was an American actor probably best known for his role as H.B. Lewis on daytime's Guiding Light and as Doc Baugh in the film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...
(08/1983-08/1988, 07/1989, 09/1989, 12/1989 & 03/1990-10/1995) and by Reathel Bean (06/2006).
H.B. Lewis was the patriarch of the Lewis family and founder of Lewis Oil Company. After the death of his wife Martha, H.B. wooed his son Billy's ex-wife Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne O'Neill is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light played by emmy-award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990...
and the love of his youngest son Joshua's life, into marriage. When Joshua came between H.B. and Reva, H.B. faked an illness driving Reva back to his and even impregnanting Reva. The couple bonded through their son, but when Reva was run down accidentally by a crazed Vanessa Chamberlain she sadly miscarried her child. Turning to Kyle Sampson
Kyle Sampson
D. Kyle Sampson was the Chief of Staff and Counselor of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He resigned on March 12, 2007, amid the controversy surrounding the firing of eight United States Attorneys in 2006 and was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in July 2010...
, H.B. allowed Reva to divorce him as his bitter depression eventually took his life. In his last will and testament, H.B. left the majority of Lewis Oil Company shares and control of the company to his ex-wife, Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne O'Neill is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light played by emmy-award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990...
.