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  1. 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.

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    • 1930–1972
    • December 23, 1973 (aged 72), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    • July 1, 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
  2. 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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  3. Mar 16, 2022 · Irna Phillips was a pioneer in the genre of serialized drama (or soap opera) spanning radio and TV. Phillips also serving as a mentor to other soap opera genre pioneers like Agnes Nixon, the creative mind behind All My Children and One Life To Live, William J. Bell, the creative mind behind The Young & The Restless and The Bold & The Beautiful, and Ted & Betty Corday, the creative minds behind ...

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  5. 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 ...

  6. Sep 13, 2009 · Irna Phillips, The Mother of Daytime Drama. September 13, 2009 / 12:36 PM EDT / CBS. The following biography was provided by Guiding Light: At the time of her death in 1973, Irna Phillips was ...

  7. May 5, 2022 · In 1931, Irna Phillips stood before a microphone in WGN’s studio and read the part of Sue in a script she had written. Another staffer, Irene Wicker, played Irene.IRENE: I tell you, Sue, it won ...

  8. Mar 5, 2020 · For Irna Phillips, creator of the soap opera, nail-biters and heartbreak were all in a day’s work. Phillips pioneered the genre when she wrote, produced and starred in a radio serial called ...

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