William Bell

    William Bell on a potential opening to write for Guiding Light

    03:17

    William Bell on how his wife, Lee Philip Bell, was the key to getting hired by Irna Phillips to write for Guiding Light

    00:53

    William Bell on meeting Irna Phillips, creator of Guiding Light

    01:50

    William Bell on the first Guiding Light scripts he wrote for Irna Phillips

    03:30

    William Bell on what he learned about soap opera writing from Guiding Light creator Irna Phillips

    03:14

    William Bell on Guiding Light storylines he worked on with Irna Phillips

    00:56

    William Bell on soap opera creators Agnes Nixon and Irna Phillips

    01:27

    William Bell on co-creating Another World with Irna Phillips

    01:35

    William Bell on the distribution of duties with Irna Phillips on As the World Turns

    00:58

    William Bell on a typical workday with Irna Phillips on As the World Turns

    04:54

    William Bell on Irna Phillips' reaction to Bell leaving Guiding Light to do Days of Our Lives

    00:35

    William Bell on Irna Phillips not talking to him when Days of Our Lives surpassed As the World Turns

    01:43

    William Bell on his thoughts on people with whom he's worked - Irna Phillips

    00:09

    Ken Corday

    Ken Corday on how his parents got involved with Days of Our Lives

    00:54

    Ken Corday on the creation of Days of Our Lives

    05:07

    Ken Corday on recasting popular characters

    01:07

    Douglas S. Cramer

    Douglas S. Cramer on working at Procter & Gamble

    06:06

    Rod Erickson

    Rod Erickson on working with creator of many radio serials Irna Phillips

    02:13

    Norman Felton

    Director Norman Felton on bringing These Are My Children to television- TV's first soap opera - with creator Irna Phillips; on working in radio 

    02:21

    Eileen Fulton

    Eileen Fulton on As the World Turns head writer Irna Phillips

    02:45

    Don Hastings

    Don Hastings on his stint as a writer on As the World Turns, and on show creator Irna Phillips

    03:30

    Ellen Holly

    Ellen Holly on the formula for One Life to Live, taught to Agnes Nixon by Irna Phillips

    06:36

    H. Wesley Kenney

    H. Wesley Kenney on producing Days of Our Lives and working with creator/writer Irna Phillips and writer William Bell

    04:13

    James Lipton

    James Lipton on playing "Dr. Dick Grant" on Guiding Light, and on working with show creator Irna Phillips

    04:41

    Paul Monash

    Paul Monash on declining to bring Irna Phillips on to Peyton Place

    01:30

    Agnes Nixon

    Agnes Nixon on getting an interview with soap opera creator Irna Phillips

    01:06

    Agnes Nixon on what she had heard about soap opera creator Irna Phillips prior to meeting her; on her first impression upon meeting her

    01:39

    Agnes Nixon on collaborating with Irna Phillips on the creation of As the World Turns

    01:06

    Agnes Nixon on Irna Phillips as a force in television

    01:34

    Agnes Nixon on the focus of As the World Turns and creating the world of Oakdale

    01:56

    Agnes Nixon on Irna Phillips wanting to write socially relevant stories for soap operas

    00:37

    Agnes Nixon on working with Irna Phillips

    00:33

    David Pressman

    David Pressman on Irna Phillips

    01:39

    Fred Silverman

    Fred Silverman on working with Irna Phillips, the writer of one of CBS's serials As the Worlds Turns, on creating the serial for CBS Love is a Many Spendored Thing

    04:56

    Fred Silverman on Irna Phillips and her background in radio, and her ability to survive and thrive creating and writing television serials, and her influence on her fellow serial creators and writers, like All My Children creator Agnes Nixon

    01:25

    Brandon Stoddard

    Brandon Stoddard on going to work for ABC and launching All My Children

    05:12

    William Tankersley

    William Tankersley on CBS Standards & Practices not having many issues with daytime soap operas

    02:01

    Helen Wagner

    Helen Wagner on working with As the World Turns creator Irna Phillips

    02:15

    Ruth Warrick

    Ruth Warrick on Guiding Light creator Irna Phillips

    08:13

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