Irna Phillips was an American writer who created and scripted many of the first American soap operas. She is considered by many to be the "mother" of the genre. Phillips is best known for creating radio and TV soap operas. She created or co-created the following series: * "Another World" (1964-1999) * "As the World Turns" (1956-present) * "The Brighter Day" (1948-1956 on radio and 1954-1962 on television) * "Guiding Light" (1937-1956 on radio, … Wikipedia
The universally recognized originator of one of television's most enduring--and profitable--television genres, Irna Phillips is responsible for the daytime drama as we know it today. Her contributions to one format are unprecedented in television history www.museum.tv/archives/etv/P/htmlP/phillipsirn/phillipsir...
In this excerpt from the Museums seminar entitled The Art and History of the Soap Opera: The Making ofAn Agnes Nixon Soap Opera: All My Children , Irna Phillipss protge Agnes Nixon reflects on Phillipss life and career. www.shemadeit.org/meet/summary.aspx?m=47
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Irna Phillips. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irna_Phillips
