Its entertaining as I watch Judge Judy. Heres the thing. Also featured during this time are two actresses who within a few months will have major roles on "Guiding Light", Maeve Kinkhead and Geraldine Court. [italic]The Unemployed Knockers of Susan Trustman[/italic]. R33 has an old bottle of Calgon in there, too. You know he rode her good. Constance means well in trying to preserve moral purity and white culture! And also the show looks good. (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. What I'm watching is being written by Donna Swajeski. she is a American Actress. Connie in ROME ADVENTURE as the man-hungry ex-pat bookshop owner, who seemed to have eyes only for Suzanne Pleshette. - Tuesday Weld. He had a mental breakdown. 10 from 77-80. R276 AW was briefly at that length - insane that they ever tried it - but no other show went there. Director Francis Ford Coppola recreates a battle scene for Apocalypse Now in the Philippines. Sam Groom was HOT! Ada wasn't a Nancy Hughes/Bert Bauer type. I couldn't imagine GH or GL or even ATWT being 30 min when they were at their best. I watched both. Take a look at I have a beautiful long letter from her. "George Lopez" star Masiela Lusha has managed to stay busy in the years after the sitcom got canceled by ABC. Blonde, stunning and honey-voiced Constance Bennett glided through comedies like Topper (1937), Merrily We Live (1938) and Topper Takes a Trip (1939) with a delightful sprite-like lightness . Constance Ford was born in the Year of the Pig. That is not a later years Susan Flannery on B&B look. At that point she was probably making the salary equivalent to 5 or 6 newbies. "The Boyfriend Part 2" "This is the kind of discussion you don't see on TV," noted David. Working her way up the ladder from the script department to director, Arzner was a trailblazer who directed such 1930s female-starring vehicles as Christopher Strong, Craigs Wife, and The Bride Wore Red. Experiences, organizations, & how she spent her time. Paul Rauch, in a show of support for his new HW, agreed to let her go. What has she done since then? I remember the boy was playing Patrick on Broadway with Lansbury. Lola Albright and Martha Hyer seemed more refined, although Hyer never really got beyond third string Junior Leager parts. But the producers failed to really think out how that impact should be handled. 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. Background And Tom Eplin was at peak hotness. No shade to Judi, but I loved when Iris and Amanda and Paulina had scenes. Faith Alexis Ford is an American actress. Lois also wrote some scripts for "Capitol" when Henry's laser was the head writer. Constance Ford was married to. Constance now: View this photo on Instagram. What is Constance's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? Stevens. I mean, before our time, half hour ATWT was the # 1 soap for many, many years. It never went anywhere beyond mild comic relief and ended rather abruptly. Constance Wu arrives at the premiere of "The Terminal List" on June 22 at the Directors Guild of America theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images), NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 29: Cyndi Lauper performs during the 2019 WorldPride celebration at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on June 29, 2019 in New York City. Want. [italic]Santa Barbara! AW's version of that character was Mary Matthews. It's a Santa Barbara thread for more indepth SB discussion. She was private. Aunt Bev was gone from AW when I started really watching it around 1984-85, but I remembered her from when I saw AW and the other NBC soaps when I visited my aunts. She would never get involved with him. 102 birth, 29 death, 23 marriage, 2 divorce, View NOBODY WANTS TO DISCUSS THOSE FUCKING KRAUTS. The US actress made the revelation in a . (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for National Geographic), NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Actress Wanda Sykes hosts the Trevor Project's 2014 "TrevorLIVE NY" Event onstage at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 16, 2014 in New York City. In 1923, in the year that Constance Ford was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Why was she a nasty old bitch to everyone, including fans? The other night, for Love Ball III at Gotham Hall, I was content to sit back and watch, and this time found that it wasnt a series of fashion house production numbers, it was a judged competition with specific categories la Pose balls. I got the feeling that a lot of those old school New York Soap actors were able to survive because they bought NYC apartments early on and then sold them for million and millions after the fact. The Atomic Age moved forward. The point is these AW spin-offs were never going to succeed. No wonder your family does not speak to you. Beer drinking, cigarette smoking long legged Connie was surely a fixture at the lezzy bars. How much did McKinsey make on AW and GL? Wooden, shrill and reading cue cards (badly). The couple were found by cops in Brighton - without their newborn baby - after 54 days on the run. Gotta love it. whatever happened to actress constance ford. Julie Osborn (Kathleen) looks just like Cynthia Nixon, like they could play sisters. A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died. Does anyone else have terribly fond memories of "The Lovers and Friends" and its retooled "The For Richer For Poorer" from Lemay/Rauch? What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? I liked Jeff Phillip's version of Hart; wasn't much of a fan of his Matthew Cory. She is currently single. If Miss Locher brings up McKinsey, JFP should be honest and say she was a lazy actress who didnt want to work. Photos, memories, family stories & discoveries are unique to you, and only you can control. [quote]It was always so strange for me when Victoria Wyndham later played Rachel as saintly. It's interesting that the short-lived FRFP lifted the interlocking rings from AW's logo. (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'. Then, when they actually do get a meaningful death, they bitch about that too and won't let it go. This interview is not going to change anyones opinions of her. As the writers went in that direction, McKinsey grew bored and took a leave of absence. And then I remember visiting her several years later for a couple weeks and it was DOOL, AW and Search for Tomorrow. I'd have thought that type of writing would've gone against her grain. Theres always a post about some combination of Connie Ford, Irene Dailey, Geri Court or Lois Kibbee eating pussies. Can you imagine if Connie had said to Kim Zimmer get the FUCK out of my light like Connie said to some innocent underling? Just because Stuart couldnt get another job so she begged for her old job back. Philece didnt have that snarky, bitchy edge to her that Anna Stuart had. Many of the older soap actors like Macdonald Carey were washed-up B-movie types and I'm sure they were glad to have the work. The execs truly do make fun of soap fans, with good reason. Be sensitive. YOU FUCKING GOT THAT?!?! Were talking about lezzies and snatch and how Fulton plugged up the shitter, so YES this is the P&G thread. The days were long at the AW studio in Brooklyn. She hit me in the head with a fondue pot, r159. [bold] "STEVE FRAME IS DEAD????" Over the years, Ford played Ada's trials - she was widowed three times and worked in a variety of professions, from hairdressing to police clerk to restaurant owner. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway. The more I see of Carmen Duncan's work the more I appreciate it. According to our Database, She has no children. She is smart enough to know that. ", Meet the Global Glamazons of 'Queen of the Universe' Season 2. Who will walk away with the crown this time around? A lot of us tend to have talent, expression, and also a desire to pretend to be other people. (Mark Von Holden/Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP) Listen The Biography piece is collaborative, where we work together to present the facts. About. I will look for the article where VW mentioned selling her NYC pied--terre (I think it was on the UWS) and making a small fortune. Ah yes, Judith Barcroft. Connie's reading this thread in a dyke bar in heaven. The character of teenaged Nancy came in at a bad time during the show. It also stars Billy Mummy who went on to do Lost in Space. Ever thought about how many famous people named Constance are out there? Constance Ford rose to fame as an actress, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of her Hollywood career. Liz was being very kittenish about it while Ada was more stoic. Between "Edge of Night" and, "One Life to Live", Lois apparently played Elaine Descott on "Search For Tomorrow". Robin Strasser left the role of Rachel in 1972 while Jamie was three years old. Constance Fords birth sign is Cancer and she had a ruling planet of Moon. I loved Anna Holbrook. ^Neither was Geri Court. I couldn't imagine GH or GL or even ATWT being 30 min when they were at their best. Jane Cameron's final IMDB listing is 30 years old, so she clearly isn't in the business anymore. Maybe Maeve can convince Meryl to do a interview with Queen Locher. duz anywon have there ApriL sweaps spoilers for Santana Barbra? She is also well-known for appearing in nearly two dozen movies from 1956 to 1974, with her most noteworthy role being the matriarch Helen Jorgenson in A Summer Place . Best remembered for her long-running role as Ada Hobson on Another World.. Please IGNORE him. As a cast, the AW group just seemed more no nonsense than other soap casts. Constance Ford was born in 1920s. Do not speak for us ALL. JFP has agreed to a Locher Room session. So hilarious in Christopher Guests mockumentaries, Jane became a household lesbian as Sue Sylvester, the ruthless cheerleading coach who wasnt very gleeful on Glee. [quote]Days of our Lives was in the top 3 from 71-75, then dropped to no. Wasn't the woman who played Liz for a while her GF? [quote]Why was she a nasty old bitch to everyone, including fans? Other than Susan Lucci, I can't imagine many veteran soap stars who would have been recognizable to a wider public. It had several acts, but all of them ended satisfactorily. I get the chance to remember the Share yesterday to connect today & preserve tomorrow, Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved, ADVERTISEMENT Nancy got caught up in that awful storyline with Don Scardino that was a ripoff of the aztec storyline on GH. Please, get some new material, troll, I beg you. Has anybody asked nursing home resident vetsoapfan about Connie Ford? Died: February 26, 1993, Manhattan, New York, NY. Penberthys homo nephew knows that Connie was a cunt to cast and especially the crew at AW. I spotted her on Fire Island back in the day, so I wasnt surprised when she finally came out in 2006, marrying girlfriend Alex Niedbalski two years later. marked her first venture into horror, but it by no means proved her last. Sandra Ferguson and Matthew Crane obviously past her test. Fat, ugly sets from 1974. TGL. On the flip side, Texas started out plot-driven to hook the audience, but it was so dull, weighted down with so much exposition. Cunty cunt who loved cunt Connie Ford used cue cards endlessly. But back in the early 80s, one hour soaps were cash cows - but crash and burn. There were also huge writing team changes. Her success on Orange Is the New Black was a long time coming, and the girlfriend stories shes told me through the years have kept me entertained even more than that. Wonderful to see that cast! FORD!! I'm watching 1979 episodes where Ada consoles Rachel over Mac's sudden marriage to Janice (Christine Jones). (Isnt it enough that shes open off camera?) But she went there, and in the process has helped shake the biz up and equalize our queer identity. For one, like her character Carmen . That is why Bold & Beautiful is such a hit internationally. Proceeds benefited the CFDA-Vogue Initiative/New York City AIDS Fund of the New York Community Trust. Running for six seasons between September 19, 1999, and May 3 . As I look out at you, I see a future thats informed, tolerant, and kind.. If the NYC soaps had all gone to 30 minutes in the mid 90s, and found a cheaper studio space much earlier, they might still be around. Larry Bryggman comes most to mind, r140. A Russian actress who starred on Broadway and also in movies (both silent and with sound), Alla supposedly hooked up with other grand dames like Eva Le Gallienne and the aforementioned Dorothy Arzner. Sentinel Infotech Love Beverly Penberthy - wish she'd never have left AW. She was aiming for Ruth Roman. 30 minutes is much easier to schedule/slot on foreign TV. Carl menaced Mac, Rachel, Nancy, Sandy, Sally and Blaine, among others, in the 80s. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Mikado McKinsey was always dramatic. [quote] No way. Again, where the fuck was Connie's luxe condo? She didn't even try to hide it. If so, poor Jane Cameron, Ellen Wheeler, Anne Heche, Mary Page Keller, Sandy Ferguson, Laura Malone, and all the rest. Kim Myers is also known to appear at fan conventions for fans of Hellraiser and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for JumpLine. 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 . Posted December 29, 2018. As for the not so kind, Bette referenced Trumps nutty tweet about her by cracking, Just two weeks ago, I was a washed up psycho.' I'm wondering why Constance had only a few scenes over the years with Barbara Berjer who played Bridget. She was slimmed down at the time and looks great in the early 1960's fashions, my favorite era. Connie would leave her co-op on a Friday night with a couple packs of Benson & Hedges and head for the nearest dyke bar that served Pabst Blue Ribbon or Schlitz. Constance Ford is a popular American Actress who gets popularity within a very short time for her nice-looking appearance. Wu was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a NAACP Image Award. I've always confused her with Joyce Van Patten. I first read that term to describe Coral Browne in the 1968 movie " The Killing of Sister George". He bashed the genre every chance he got. 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!' Of course, once they went the Peapack route, I would have cut it down to 15 min. Soap fans are always trying to make certain producers and writers villains, and in some cases they might be on to something, but most of the time these people are given marching orders by the networks and the production companies and are paid very well to take the blame when it all goes wrong. I cannot imagine why she was written off in the way she written off. American film and television producer Aaron Spelling with actress Diane McBain at a party for the film 'The Greatest Story Ever Told', USA, 1965. If you see something that doesnt look right, contact us. . It is probably one of the more fondly remembered failed soaps. Constance Ford Age, Height, Net Worth, Wiki, And Bio: Constance Ford was born in The Bronx, New York, United States. My cast mates recognize me as saving the form and a legendary leading actress and grande dame. What killed soaps in the long run was expanding them to an Hour - they just wind up padding much of the show at double the cost. Vetsoapfan said hes not going to watch the Locher Room interview with JFP!!!! I saw Irene long after she had left "AW`" in Strindberg's "The Father", and she was heartbreaking. Not real life. Fat soap names: THE Guiding Light/TGL (what a loon calling it that 50 years later). There was one scene when Bridget came to the mansion for a party when Vicky was pregnant with Jamie's baby, but for some reason, they didn't interact much outside of a few phone conversations even though they were in the same storylines. Robert Nottingham. Yes, the younger actors were taken aback by her but that was just who she was. As the '60s progressed, Constance's career moved forward and her name was becoming more popular. 45:55. The award ceremony was part of the week-long National Geographic Exlorers Festival. My mother had a college degree and that show was always what she was watching whenever I came home from school. Her favorite past times were booze and cigarettes. No one would hire her. Is that really nuKay? DUMB FUCKS! R222 Old curmudgeon Vetsoapfan will call it The Another World. But to think that Iris went to jail for shooting Carl Hutchins of all people is laughable. Everyone who voted actually worked and didnt complain all day and go on vacation every two weeks. At SON they are still bitching about cancelled soaps. She was in an episode of the TV series "The Naked City". She needs help. What kind of "test" did Connie have the young girls pass? Penberthy was classy, smart, and sophisticated. I. 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