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Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress. She is best remembered for pioneering a format of the daytime soap opera in the United States geared specifically toward women.
May 1, 2024 · Irna Phillips (born July 1, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died December 22, 1973, Chicago) was an American radio and television writer who developed the modern soap opera. She worked as a teacher before turning to writing for radio and creating the first soap opera, Painted Dreams (1930).
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May 5, 2022 · Soap opera queen Irna Phillips, circa 1965. For seven years, she taught drama and English at an Ohio teachers college and a Missouri junior college before being hired as a writer on a WGN talk...
American radio and television writer who is considered by many to have created the first soap opera. Born on July 1, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois; died on December 22, 1973, in Chicago; youngest of the ten children of William S. Phillips (a businessman) and Betty (Buxbaum) Phillips; attended public school in Chicago; graduated from Senn High ...
Mar 16, 2022 · You may not know the name Irna Phillips (1901-1973), but you know her work and influence. She pioneered the soap opera genre in radio and is widely regarded as a key creative figure in radio and television serialized entertainment.
Irna Phillips, a scriptwriter and radio actor, led the way with a bold innovation whose impact on world culture everyone underestimated: “These Are My Children,” the first daytime serial...
