Michael Wilding was the ex husband of Elizabeth Taylor who played Helena Cassadine on General Hospital with Anna Lee who played Lila Quartermaine.
Loren tells Pete multiple English dukes that she knows. Pete smiles and says he knows Duke Snider, who Loren clearly does not know. At the time of the episode's airing, the future Hall of Famer had played 16 years for the Brooklyn then Los Angeles Dodgers, been an All-Star 8 times, and was considered one of the best players in the National League during that span.