Irna Phillips, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Irna Phillips

American actress and writer

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1901

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1973

Profession: screenwriter, actor, casting director, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Irna Phillips (July 1, 1901 – December 23, 1973) was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent and actress.
Known by several publications as the "Queen of the Soaps", she created, produced, and wrote several of the first American daytime radio and television soap operas.
As a result of creating some of the best known series in the genre, including Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and Another World, Phillips is credited with creating and innovating a daytime serial format with programming geared specifically toward women.
She was also a mentor to several other pioneers of the daytime soap opera, including Agnes Nixon and William J.
Bell.