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Irna Phillips(1901-1973)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Irna Phillips was born on 1 July 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Brighter Day (1954), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967). She died on 23 December 1973 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornJuly 1, 1901
DiedDecember 23, 1973(72)
BornJuly 1, 1901
DiedDecember 23, 1973(72)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations

Known for

The Brighter Day (1954)
The Brighter Day
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer(1950 - 1952, 1958)
Days of Our Lives (1965)
Days of Our Lives
5.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Donna Mills, Robert Burr, and Shawn Campbell in Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967)
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
As the World Turns (1956)
As the World Turns
6.3
TV Series
  • Writer(1956-1970, 1972-1973)

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Writer

  • Retro Static Radio (2020)
    Retro Static Radio
    Podcast Series
    • co-created by
    • 2020
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • co-creator
    • story editor
    • 1965–2006
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • written by
    • created by ...
    • 1956–2003
  • Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1964–1998
  • The Guiding Light (1952)
    The Guiding Light
    6.5
    TV Series
    • created by
    • head writer
    • creator
    • 1952–1981
  • Donna Mills, Robert Burr, and Shawn Campbell in Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967)
    Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
    7.8
    TV Series
    • creator
    • head writer
    • created by ...
    • 1967–1973
  • Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
    A Flame in the Wind
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1964–1966
  • Our Private World (1965)
    Our Private World
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    7.3
    TV Series
    • co-creator (creator)
    • 1964–1969
  • Kitty Foyle (1958)
    Kitty Foyle
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • Augusta Dabney and William Prince in Young Dr. Malone (1958)
    Young Dr. Malone
    7.5
    TV Series
    • creator: radio version (creator)
    • 1958–1963
  • The Brighter Day (1954)
    The Brighter Day
    6.9
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1954
  • The Road of Life
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • These Are My Children
    7.2
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1949

Producer

  • The Brighter Day (1954)
    The Brighter Day
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1954–1955

Additional Crew

  • A World Apart (1970)
    A World Apart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1970
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1966
  • Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
    A Flame in the Wind
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1964
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    7.3
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1964–1969

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 1, 1901
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • December 23, 1973
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Radio serials; Painted Dreams (local Chicago, WGN), Today's Children (2 versions), Woman in White (2 versions), Masquerade, the Right to Happiness (a spin-off of the Guiding Light), Lonely Women (A WW II propaganda serial and precursor to the second version of Today's Children).

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    Invented daytime radio soap operas followed by television.

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