Irving Vendig
Irving Vendig (October 11, 1902 – January 7, 1995) was an American soap opera writer best known for creating ''The Edge of Night''. Career Born in the Mississippi city of Holly Springs, Vendig created ''The Edge of Night'' for Procter and Gamble Productions and CBS Daytime in 1956. He had been a writer on the ''Perry Mason'' radio show and when Erle Stanley Gardner refused to allow the show to become a soap opera, Vendig refashioned the show into ''The Edge of Night'', and brought actor John Larkin, who played Mason on the radio, to the show as series star Mike Karr. The character of Mike's daughter, Laurie Ann Karr, was named for Vendig's daughter Laurie Ann. Vendig was the series' head writer from 1956 until 1960, then co-head writer with James Gentile from 1960 until 1965. Vendig was credited on-air as series' creator until his departure from the daytime drama in 1965. He also created the NBC Daytime drama '' Three Steps to Heaven''. He also wrote for the daytime dr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the southern border of Tennessee. Near the Mississippi Delta, the area was developed by European Americans for cotton plantations and was dependent on enslaved Africans. After the Civil War, many freedmen continued to work in agriculture as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. As the county seat, the city is a center of trade and court sessions. The population was 7,699 at the 2010 census, which, compared to the 2000 census, was a decrease. Holly Springs has several National Register of Historic Places-listed properties and historic districts, including Southwest Holly Springs Historic District, Holly Springs Courthouse Square Historic District, Depot-Compress Historic District, and East Holly Springs Historic District. Hillcrest Cemetery contains the graves of five Confederate generals, and has been called "Little Arlington of the South". History European Americans founded Holl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People From Holly Springs, Mississippi
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American Soap Opera Writers
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1995 Deaths
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1902 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Linda Blair
Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress and activist. She played Regan MacNeil in the horror film ''The Exorcist'' (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for an Academy Award. The film established her as a horror icon and scream queen; she reprised the role in the sequel '' Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), for which she earned a nomination for a Saturn Award. Blair went on to star in numerous television films, such as '' Born Innocent'' (1974), ''Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic'' (1975), and '' Stranger in Our House'' (1978), before establishing herself as a sex symbol in the musical film ''Roller Boogie'' (1979). The 1980s had her starring in numerous horror and exploitation films, including the slasher ''Hell Night'' (1981), the prison drama ''Chained Heat'' (1983), and the grindhouse cult thriller ''Savage Streets'' (1984). Throughout the 1990s, Blair appeared in various independent films and B movies ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Lo Bianco
Anthony LoBianco (born October 19, 1936) is an Italian-American film, stage, and television actor. Born to first-generation Italian American parents in New York City, Lo Bianco began his career in theater, and appeared in several Broadway productions throughout the 1960s. He transitioned to film in the 1970s, starring in the New Hollywood crime films ''The Honeymoon Killers'' (1970), '' The French Connection'' (1971), and ''The Seven-Ups'' (1973). He won an Obie Award for his 1975 role in an Off-Broadway production of ''Yanks-3, Detroit-0, Top of the Seventh'', and subsequently earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor for his role as Eddie in the 1983 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge''. In addition to film and theater, Lo Bianco appeared as a guest-star on numerous television series throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including appearances on '' Police Story'' (1974–1976), Franco Zeffirelli's miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), and ''Marco P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louise Shaffer
Louise Shaffer (born July 5, 1942) is an American actress, script writer, and author. Biography Shaffer was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, where she showed an interest in acting early on in her life. After finishing high school, she attended Connecticut College for Women, then Yale Drama School. Shaffer is a coloratura soprano, and was trained at Juilliard. Career Actress Throughout her life, Shaffer has appeared in numerous soap operas, including ''Search for Tomorrow'', ''Hidden Faces (1968 TV series), Hidden Faces'' (1968–1969),'' and Where the Heart Is (US TV series), Where the Heart Is''. From 1975 to 1976, she he played split personality Serena Faraday/Josie on ''The Edge of Night''. From 1977 to 1984, Shaffer played journalism magnate Rae Woodard on ''Ryan's Hope'' and then reprised the role for the show's finale in 1989. In the summer of 1987, she was brought onto ''All My Children'', playing Erica's evil stepmother, Goldie Kane. After several years as a script w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Conard Fowkes
Conard Fowkes (January 4, 1933 in Washington, D.C. – December 14, 2009 in New York City) was an American actor. He was best known for acting in soap operas, including '' Kitty Foyle'', ''Dark Shadows'', ''The Edge of Night'', ''The Secret Storm'', ''Hidden Faces'', ''Search for Tomorrow'', ''A Flame in the Wind'', and ''As the World Turns''. He also appeared in feature films, including: *1968: ''What's So Bad About Feeling Good?'' as Board Member (uncredited) *1973: ''Serpico'' as Cop in Narcotics Raid (uncredited) *1974'': Lovin' Molly'' as Eddie White *1981: ''Prince of the City'' as Agent Elroy Pendleton *1989: ''Family Business'' as 'Caper' Detective (final film role) In addition to his work in film and television, Fowkes did some stage acting. He performed in Jean-Claude van Itallie's ''America Hurrah'' during the 1960s at the Pocket Theater in Manhattan. He also performed in Julie Bovasso's ''Standard Safety'' and ''The Nothing Kid'' at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hidden Faces (1968 TV Series)
''Hidden Faces'' is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from December 30, 1968 to June 27, 1969. The series was created by Irving Vendig, who also created the serial ''The Edge of Night''. The serial focused on a law firm that was dealing with a high profile murder case throughout its 127-episode run; the main romantic angle had the firm's senior partner, Arthur Adams, becoming involved with client Kate Logan, a female surgeon accused of murder, which Adams and partner Nick Turner acquitted her of. Charles Fisher was the producer of the program, which was an in-house NBC production. The show was a production of NBC, and was the only NBC-owned soap opera at the time. (The network was later to own ''How to Survive a Marriage'' and to purchase '' The Doctors'' from that show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive.) The show's leading stars were Conard Fowkes as Adams, Gretchen Walther as Logan, and Tony Lo Bianco as Turner. Others in the cast included Linda Blair, Robin Braxton, Ludi Cla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Clear Horizon
''The Clear Horizon'' is an American soap opera which ran on CBS Daytime from July 11, 1960 to March 10, 1961 and February 26 to June 15, 1962. Manya Starr created the program and was its head writer. Premise ''The Clear Horizon'' (titled ''The Army Wife'' in the pre-production phase) revolved around the problems of astronauts and their wives at Cape Canaveral, Florida. In the show's first episode, Roy Selby (Ed Kemmer) was moved from his post in Alaska to The Pentagon, which gave him a new commission in Florida. Selby and his wife Anne (Phyllis Avery) tried adjusting to their new lives, with Anne feeling attraction to another man. Along with the show's unique theme, it was one of the first daytime dramas to be broadcast from California (CBS Television City in Los Angeles) and one of the first such programs to shoot location footage. Ratings ''The Clear Horizon'', which was presented live in its initial run was cancelled in March 1961. It returned to the airwaves in February 1962, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |