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Ruth Warrick

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Ruth Warrick (1916-2005) was interviewed for nearly four-and-a-half hours in New York, NY.  Warrick talked about her motion picture debut in Citizen Kane, other feature films, her appearance in television dramatic anthologies in the early 1950's, and her roles on The Guiding Light, As The World's Turns, Father of the Bride, and Peyton Place.  She talked about her current role on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a series she has worked on since its beginning in 1969.  The interview was conducted by Michael Rosen on June 29, 1999.

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  • All My Children
  • As the World Turns
  • Guiding Light

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  • Orson Welles

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  • Pop Culture

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  • Daytime/Primetime Serials
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Shows

  • All My Children
    • Ruth Warrick on developing her character "Phoebe Tyler"  (03m 56s)
  • As the World Turns
    • Ruth Warrick ("Edith Hughes," 1950s-60s) on As the World Turns producer-director and future soap opera co-creator Ted Corday's philosophy on "the art of the soap opera" (00m 51s)
  • Guiding Light
    • Ruth Warrick ("Janet Johnson," 1950s) on The Guiding Light creator Irna Phillips (00m 48s)

People

  • Ted Corday
    • Ruth Warrick on soap opera co-creator/producer Ted Corday's philosophy on "the art of the soap opera" (00m 48s)
  • Irna Phillips
    • Ruth Warrick ("Janet Johnson," 1950s) on The Guiding Light creator Irna Phillips (00m 48s)
  • Orson Welles
    • Ruth Warrick, whose screen debut was Citizen Kane, on Orson Welles' talents as a director
      (01m 44s)

Topics

  • Pop Culture > Characters & Catchphrases
    • Ruth Warrick on developing her All My Children character "Phoebe Tyler," and learning that an audience can accept a villianous character that they "love to hate" 
      (03m 56s)

Genres

  • Daytime/Primetime Serials
    • Ruth Warrick on soap opera co-creator/producer Ted Corday's philosophy on "the art of the soap opera" (00m 51s)
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Submitted by edray1416 on Mon, 2010-12-20 05:58.

Her voice was different from Phoebe. Nevertheless, RIP Ruth Warrick.

Submitted by jbooge57 on Sun, 2010-09-12 03:24.

I can not believe how enchanted I have been--Miss you Pheobe

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