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Defense of daytime serials by a veteran writer
The dean of serial writers IRNA PHILLIPS defends daytime soaps against critics. She notes 25 million weekly viewers and that daytime builds its own stars, with many actors moving to Broadway or Hollywood. Writers seek recognition while networks profit from daytime programming as a steady breadwinner.
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Cynthia Lowry
Irna Phillips
Broadway
Hollywood
Henderson Forsythe
Albee
Stu Bergman
Don Ameche
Mark Rydell
MacDonald Carey
Jeff Baker