Bronson is currently the longest serving prisoner in the country having been behind bars for nearly 50 years. [quote]R74 Ol' Connie is looking everywhere BUT at the actress playing her daughter. Sassiness personified, Wanda has always been a scream in film comedies, animated films, and TV shows from Curb Your Enthusiasm to Blackish. Fat head writers. Connie's line delivery here is so odd. I have a feeling Miss Locher will go really easy on JFP. In 1923, in the year that Constance Ford was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images), NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Cyndi Lauper performs at the WorldPride NYC 2019 Opening Ceremony at Barclays Center on June 26, 2019 in New York City. I guess its a cultural thing.. I'm curious how "out" Connie was. Rise to Prominence. Her siblings were Arthur, John, and Evelyn. Child's father is unknown. I saw Irene long after she had left "AW`" in Strindberg's "The Father", and she was heartbreaking. This troll always posts in any thread related to soap operas about the Lesbians and Other Old Bags of Proctor and Gamble soaps. Some features on this site require registration. Why did Bev McKinsey in her scenes with Doug Watson always seem to be telegraphing "fuck me, daddy"? Both of them seem so elegant. I have to say most of his criticism was valid, but he never learned to not bite the hand that feeds you. And what a great title. R409 You dont understand the affect it has had on my life changing The Guiding Light to Guiding Light 44 years ago! I'm not sure if R318's pussy is still grabbable at this point. I'd sure love to stick one in the stink and two in the pink! As was mentioned upthread, B&B only thrived because of its Y&R lead-in. - Tuesday Weld. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility. Constance Ford is a popular American Actress who gets popularity within a very short time for her nice-looking appearance. She was brilliant. She was slimmed down at the time and looks great in the early 1960's fashions, my favorite era. Penberthys homo nephew knows that Connie was a cunt to cast and especially the crew at AW. Kim Myers is also known to appear at fan conventions for fans of Hellraiser and A Nightmare on Elm Street. I wonder if Connie was pleasantly surprised, or angry that Judy only knew her from her soap work. It keeps a show real. I am still bitter about it! Gotta love it. The problem with Texas is the same problem NBC had with Santa Barbara. It was reportedly while dating Roseanne costar Johnny Galecki that Sarah realized she was a lesbian, and she ended up becoming quite open about that and other topics. The film was the story of a Chinese-American professor who goes to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family and finds out they are "crazy rich". Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. I just remember an episode in one of the hallways of the mansion where Ada comes out of a room and you can hear the sound of a toilet flushing and Nancy is about to walk into the room and Ada stops her and says, 'I wouldn't go in there if I were you!' The Maureen death happened almost 30 years ago on a long cancelled show. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. And by the way, towards the beginning of that show, I wrote that Ellen should be openly lesbian on airas in actually saying honest sexual things, the way straight TV hosts say straight thingsand I was criticized for asking too much. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences gave Ford a Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution to Daytime Drama. While her mother character was a total contrast to her role of Helen in A Summer Place, she was brutally tough and honest, yet supportive and loving, first as a working-class mother to Rachel and later as a mentor to many of Bay City's young characters. Enjoy! Personally, I think soaps need both the "perfect" mothers (your Nancy Hughes, Alice Horton and Ruth Martins) and your mothers who have to make a little more effort, like Ada (or Bea Reardon). Hello. Hey Serial Scholar mental case. Fat, ugly sets from 1974. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Netflix), LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 25: Kate McKinnon attends the premiere of Lionsgate's "The Spy Who Dumped Me" at Fox Village Theater on July 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. And she would call him John Dixon, just like that. Ford initially worked as a model for the Montgomery Ward catalog when she was 15 years old. She was an extreme over-actor. No wonder Bev never got an Emmy. This page is updated often with fresh details about Constance Ford. I've often wondered if bringing Paulina on as Mac's illegitimate daughter was part of Lemay's plan or something that Swajeski thought up. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. When premiering Texas at one hour didn't work, they should have realized the 60 minutes was part of the problem and premiered Santa Barbara at 30 minutes. Im glad I at least had that encounter with Ford. Unlike AW, it climbed its way back up -- all the way to #2 from 95-98. Constance Fords income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. Kibbee was too patrician to play working class Ada's sister. Donna had an edge to her, she was sort of a replacement for Iris (when she first came to town Brian Bancroft and others said she reminded them of Iris). Other than Susan Lucci, I can't imagine many veteran soap stars who would have been recognizable to a wider public. Donna, dear @r39, We could be talking about the person who sacrificed her life so you could live -- Frankie Frame. When she left Another World in 1992, she was the longest-running cast member on the soap opera having been on it for 25 years. HB, Josh, Billy, Reva, little Bill. After making its debut in 2002, George Lopez gave audiences a fictionalized look at the life of comedian George Lopez. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Showtime. Inspiringly, shes been wonderfully vocal and vivid ever since, always with a potent point of view. Constance Ford began her career in television in the 1950s, performing in live television dramas on Studio One in Hollywood (1948), Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950), Goodyear Playhouse (1951), and other acclaimed series, and playing recurring characters in four afternoon serials; "Rose Peabody" in Search for Tomorrow (1951), "Lynn Sherwood" in Woman with a Past (1954), "Eve Morris" in The Edge of Night (1956) and "Ada Davis Downs Hobson" in Another World (1964). 1976: Apocalypse Now. I think the show failed because there was no real hook. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic), 1927: American film director Dorothy Arzner (1897 - 1979) and Alfred Gilks, her cinematographer, survey a scene as they stand by a camera on the set of her film, 'Get Your Man'. `Thorny' Thornberry 27 Episodes 2020. Or Eileen Fulton clogging a toilet. It's a chilly night on the . Hes in the biz, you know. Every time someone posts a clip of Connie from Another World, I always think- Wow, what a shitty fucking actress this old dyke was. P&G and NBC offered her Texas, same character, but with the promise of storylines that would allow her to showcase a greater range of her acting abilities. She was private. when she died at the age of 69. Constance Ford was born on the 1st of July, 1923. It's a shame no one thought to restore them as a core family. R33 has an old bottle of Calgon in there, too. Crawford was on very briefly--she was pretty washed-up but it doesn't count in the same way as someone like Macdonald Carey. By then she was frumpy and mannish and not soap opera material at all. I'm not sure it was intended, but many of their scenes came off as incestuous. I said shed be great for the wacky Joan Cusack role, Cyn, and Cyndi remembered that she had actually been asked to come in for the part of Tess and also Cyn for the 1988 movie, but shed had a horrible experience on the movie Vibes and also wasnt well-versed in Mike Nichols work, so she didnt go! Lemay (my all time favorite) and Nixon aside, this 89-90 Another World was a compelling and engaging show. [quote] I think Santa Barbara appealed to a more educated audience as opposed to a show like ATWT, whose bread and butter was its older less educated audience. she had a few day role to introduce Duke and Marland fell in love with her; said she had a job for life. I had two VCRs. The point is these AW spin-offs were never going to succeed. One of my favorite Connie lines in "A Summer Place" is "Don't you DARE threaten me!" Maybes: Agnes Moorehead, Spring Byington, Marjorie Main, Lizabeth Scott, Katharine Hepburn, Janet Gaynor, Ann B. Davis, Nancy Kulp. No shade to Judi, but I loved when Iris and Amanda and Paulina had scenes. It's almost as if they were throwing fresh meat Amanda at Aunt Lez. But Paul Anthony Stewart brought partners/boyfriends to public events. Did she talk about her female lovers like Louise Fitzhugh? There are very few episodes with Olive still in existance. Saw carpet muncher Irene Daily on the Amityville Horror this morning. I mean, what kind of damage must one have to hold a grudge about a fictional character on a stupid little canceled soap that happened ages ago? He had a mental breakdown. As we know, starting in '87, ATWT (or AWT) and AW were on against each other. In Rome Adventure (1962), she played Daisy Bronson, owner of a bookstore in Rome, opposite Suzanne Pleshette and Troy Donahue, being kinder to him than she had been in A Summer Place. accessed ), memorial page for Constance Ford (1 Jul 1923-26 Feb 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6719044; Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend . I don't think so. I've already pointed out how good the show is, but I would also like to note just how much freaking popular music is in each episode. As a Lemay fan, I will say that show was doomed to failure. I doubt she ever worked again. She probably enjoyed the gig and the steady check. I wonder if Locher will have the balls to bring up the Bev McKinsey situation or the whole Dobson debacle at SB. She hit me in the head with a fondue pot, r159. But I've seen on message boards, soap fans rage about how death is meaningless on soaps. As I look out at you, I see a future thats informed, tolerant, and kind.. Get over it! Mama told them I was 18, but they knew. Kate is the first openly lesbian member of that cast, and as such, she has tackled a multitude of characters, branched out into movies, and been nominated for six Emmys. And all three of them played by lesbians, r82! I watched DOOL for a while when she was on there and she didn't bug me as much in that role. The more I see of Carmen Duncan's work the more I appreciate it. I'm youthful and edgy. I thought it had good demos, but I guess that wasn't the case since NBC kept playing around with the tone and then finally canceled it. Did either of them ever work again? Constance Wu fought for 'Hustlers.'. 1 years shorter than He should have written these shows and they would still be on the air if he had written them. She is also well-known for appearing in nearly two dozen movies from 1956 to 1974, with her most noteworthy role . 102 birth records, View Not many actors could have just walked in as a recast of an iconic character and been as successful as Duncan. What was its tone like? Lois also wrote some scripts for "Capitol" when Henry's laser was the head writer. Connie's reading this thread in a dyke bar in heaven. Clarice is also in the scene. Fat executive producers. Constance Ford's income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. I always thought Jane was an interesting actress. McKinsey was always dramatic. Many of these shows were cash cows throughout the '80s and '90s. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Constance Nunes is very well known as the only female car mechanic on the hit automotive reality show, Car Masters: Rust to Riches. Susan Sullivan gets the "and" credit, as a proper star should. You love me! If you can't find the email you can resend it here. It was her walk. Not Ann Ratray!! Im so old I remember when Robin Strasser was THE bratty Rachel, and Russ once took her over his knee and spanked her. She was known as the lazy bum of daytime. Another vote for Philece being amazing as Donna. Ive trotted out this story on other threads and thought including it in this one makes the most sense so. Nancy was a "change of life baby" and part of the redemption of Rachel storyline. Shes too often overlooked in the pantheon of AW divas. I watched both. She was married 3x to men. Watching the Sharly storyline develop is so good. How bad could that be? The way we handle him is we hit the IGNORE button (the circle with the slash through it near the middle of the toolbar at the top of the screen). Richard Burgi has always looked like a wicked good piece of ass. For lesbians of color, shes been a magic Wanda. Did anyone here end up having to stop watching either show because of this, or did they rely on the VCR or live in a market with a station that aired some soaps at odd hours? Interesting movie. I was just cruising through the channels and I was like holy shit that's Flame and Robert, so Santa Barbara and I believe Sunset Beach is also playing over there regularly. Larry Bryggman comes most to mind, r140. I find it so funny that Connie and Gail Brown shared so many scenes together. Director Francis Ford Coppola recreates a battle scene for Apocalypse Now in the Philippines. lolololol. [/bold]. She was partnered for some time with Louise Fitzhugh, author of Harriet the Spy. I never liked her as Paulina. As a result, she starred in the crime-drama film "The Naked Kiss" (1964), with Anthony Eisley and Karen Conrad, and the same year had a supporting role in the Academy Award-nominated film "Fate is the Hunter", starring Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan, and Rod Taylor. Charita, Hulswit, O'Leary, Elvera Roussell, Marsha Clark. Homely production values. They overestimated the audience interest in that topic, and underestimated audience loyalty/attachment to GL, which is probably whom they were counting on stealing viewers from. By the time they went to an hour she had to reply on cards and no longer gave a fuck. Constance Ford, 69, TV and Stage Actress - Feb. 27, 1993 You know he rode her good. [quote] As a Lemay fan, I will say that show was doomed to failure. They did get a good story out of it. He also claimed Young had left a disturbing voodoo doll on his front step. They didn't really "lose" her to Texas. Biographies are our place to remember and discover more about the people important to us. for your pointless bitchery needs. Another shocking scene had Ford slapping Dee so hard that she fell into a Christmas tree, which toppled over on her. What is Constance's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? She seems to lcak the sultriness of Dorothy Malone. Jane Cameron's final IMDB listing is 30 years old, so she clearly isn't in the business anymore. Is that really nuKay? Nancy got caught up in that awful storyline with Don Scardino that was a ripoff of the aztec storyline on GH. That home movie was right around the time Jacquie returned to AW, and just before Sam Groom left. Why didn't the studios insist she get into shape? Method acting? Her performance was flawless. He loves old soaps like TGL and TYATR. The decade was one of learning and exploration. People claim she was reading cue cards long after AW had abandoned cue cards. She also made many appearances on television. Canadian singer-songwriter Lang has a voice like velvet and artistry to match. Fat Ed Bauer. Im not including newscasters and Im also omitting people who identify as bisexuals or sexually fluid (though I am included some semi-closeted icons). Sam Groom was HOT! She knew. I could see Lois playing Myrna Clegg's mother, a world traveler with great political influence, sort of how Geraldine was first introduced and how Myrna was presented. Shelly Winters IS the poor mans Shelly Winters. Fat TV sets to watch fat and homely TGL. Robin Williams was so captivated that he called Marga the lesbian Lenny Bruce and booked her on Comic Relief in the 90s. those GH and GL viewers weren't going to stop watching their shows to sample Texas. "George Lopez" star Masiela Lusha has managed to stay busy in the years after the sitcom got canceled by ABC. I was 14. +91 99094 91629; info@sentinelinfotech.com; Mon. Rosie O'Donnell (1962-) Alberto E . Has Nellie Branco made up lies about Connie yet? It should have been Days, Texas, and then Another World to at least give Texas a fighting change. Constance Ford, better known by her family name Constance Ford, was a popular American actress, model (1923-1993). Kim would have knocked the pussy juice out of Cunt Connie. Thanks for adding those names R151. . People have attributed it to its competitors GH and to a lesser extent GL, being on fire; the tanking of the rest of the daytime lineup and the prime-time lineup; the expansion to 90 minutes; the switch to more melodramatic plots. TGL. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. She also appeared on the NBC interview program Here's Hollywood. Because I'm sure that while Mac was a nice guy, he wasn't throwing it down like either Steve or Mitch. You truly love me! Ford got a few opportunities to do comedy, but she was great as a sounding board even to non-relations like Jake. No, r422. Wonder how the fans in the comment section will respond while the show airs. JFP has agreed to a Locher Room session. ATWT was my mother's favorite also. Whos the richest Soap Opera Actress in the world? I don't remember the other soaps having this much music back then. I wonder how she felt about Anne Heche. The clip at #74, I kept expecting her to slap the blonde girl into a Christmas tree. As if anyone in their right mind would choose Doug Watson over William Grey Espy, who was sex on a stick. She . Countess is currently on VH1's Reality Show "Celebrity Fit Club 3" [January 2006] 2. She first appears with Jeffrey Coho in the second episode of season 3, "New Kids on the Block", as transfers to Crane, Poole, & Schmidt, Boston firm.Although Claire was only meant to guest star in the show for season 3, she . Despite how every one groans about plot over character, the truth is soaps need a little plot to get off the ground. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Introduction. In 1968, by the time she was 45 years old, on January 31st, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War. Think Jennifer Munson's death on ATWT. In 1969, then-20-year-old Alexis Hunter, who went by Nancy Hunter at the time, found herself dressed in a monkey suit on the set of 1970's "Bigfoot" when blonde bombshell Joi Lansing walked . I guess her writing was serviceable and she probably had the most sustained success of any post-Lemay HW, but I, like a lot of fans, always wound up comparing writing regimes to Lemay's and Agnes's work, and nothing could ever really measure up, as they were of such superior quality. 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