Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress. She is best remembered for pioneering...
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operas like Guiding Light, As the World Turns and Another World with Irna Phillips. Lee Bell would learn about important issues via her television show...
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continuously from 1972. Kim was created by soap opera legend Irna Phillips and was based on Irna's own personality. She soon became one of As the World Turns's...
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As the World Turns (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera...
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Look up irna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Irna may refer to: Irna Narulita (born 1970), Indonesian politician Irna Phillips (1901–1973), American...
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thematically related American radio soap operas created and written by Irna Phillips, the earliest of which was her first nationally networked series. The...
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William J. Bell (redirect from Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc.)
at WBBM radio in Chicago, he made a call to Irna Phillips' secretary Rose Cooperman asking her if Phillips had an opening for a writer, as she was a well-known...
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Another World (TV series) (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
that aired on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J. Bell, and was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions...
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be Clara, Lu 'n Em, two years later. In 1930 radio station WGN asked Irna Phillips, who worked for them as an actress, to create a 15-minute daily show...
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Guiding Light (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
Emmons Carlson and Irna Phillips, who based it on personal experiences. After giving birth to a still-born baby at age 19, Phillips found spiritual comfort...
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The Brighter Day (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
4, 1954, to September 28, 1962. Originally created for NBC Radio by Irna Phillips in 1948, the radio and television versions ran simultaneously from 1954–56...
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Our Private World (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
World Turns, the number-one daytime soap opera at the time). Created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell, it premiered on May 5, 1965, and aired Wednesdays...
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Ehlers had a central role in the episode with her portrayal of Irna Phillips. Phillips was the creator of Guiding Light and many other soap operas; she...
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called it "the auto accident that shook the nation." Prinz sparred with Irna Phillips, the creator and writer of World Turns. When Prinz left World Turns...
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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series) (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
from September 18, 1967, to March 23, 1973. The series was created by Irna Phillips, who served as the first head writer. She was replaced by Jane Avery...
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and Lisa Hughes. As the World Turns creator and longtime head writer Irna Phillips created Lisa in the late 1950s as a short-term character. In a 2007...
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on ABC. The initial stories were written by Katherine Phillips (adopted daughter of Irna Phillips, who created Guiding Light, As the World Turns and Another...
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Hal Cooper As the World Turns 1984 "August 1–2, 1984" Actress Herself Irna Phillips Silver Spoons 1985 "Head Over Heels" Actress Herself Jack Shea Saturday...
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Bell borrowed this technique of soap opera building from his mentor, Irna Phillips. While casting for the series, Bell and executive producer John Conboy...
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Greek scholar and politician, President of Greece (d. 1987) 1901 – Irna Phillips, American screenwriter (d. 1973) 1902 – William Wyler, French-American...
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described as a legend, and television icon for the soap. Ted Corday and Irna Phillips created Julie in the 1960s as part of the story bible for Days of our...
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Ted Corday and Betty Corday. During Days of Our Lives' early years, Irna Phillips (creator of former NBC stablemate Another World as well as its former...
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along with actor John Beal, was fired after just one episode by creator Irna Phillips for no apparent reason. It was assumed to be caused by an advertiser...
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Originally, the Cross family from the novel was included, but when Irna Phillips was contracted to change the pilot, she decided to scrap it. Various...
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These Are My Children (category Television series created by Irna Phillips)
debut until 1952. Created by Irna Phillips and directed by Norman Felton, the show was based in large part on Phillips' early radio soaps Today's Children...
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World Turns. Prinz recalled the on-set tension with the show's creator Irna Phillips, who had fired the show's leading cast member Helen Wagner six months...
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Hawkins, and Kathleen Norris The Brighter Day United States 1948 1956 Irna Phillips The Carters of Elm Street United States 1939 1940 Mona Kent Central...
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Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She began her career in soaps working for Irna Phillips. Under her tutelage, Nixon was a writer on Woman in White and As the...
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Many (all 1950). In the 1950s, she befriended soap opera executives Irna Phillips and Agnes Nixon. Warrick became a cast member on the soap opera The...
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portraying Nancy in the first episode in 1956. Six months on, producer Irna Phillips sacked Wagner due to her dissatisfaction with the way that she poured...
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