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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Monday, January 17, 2005 - 2:07 pm
I am really sorry to hear of her death. Although she was 88 and in fragile health, I always thought nothing could take down the woman who played Phoebe Tyler! Such wonderful memories she has left us with in her work.
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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, January 17, 2005 - 2:31 pm
I loved Pheobe! She was/is one of my favorite soap characters. She will be missed immensley!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, January 17, 2005 - 2:51 pm
Oh no! I must have had some intuition that day about Ruth. I posted her picture in the Who Am I thread in games that day.

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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, January 17, 2005 - 3:13 pm
I am sad to hear this, I watched AMC for years,loved her!! I am surprised she is only 88.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, January 17, 2005 - 7:30 pm
I love that picture Grace. I am glad she made that appearance on AMC a few days ago...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - 1:12 pm
Kelly Ripa gave a nice tribute to her this am. This was in our paper today. Deaths: Ruth Warrick, 'All My Children' star Associated Press NEW YORK — Ruth Warrick, the darling of the daytime soap opera All My Children who launched her career in Orson Welles' classic Citizen Kane, has died, ABC-TV said Monday. She was 88. Warrick died at her New York home Saturday of complications from pneumonia, said ABC. In All My Children, which debuted in 1970, Warrick played Phoebe Tyler Wallingford, the grande dame of the fictitious affluent town of Pine Valley. She portrayed the meddlesome and over-the-top personality so believably that her fans often had trouble distinguishing between the stylish actress and her fictitious, equally sophisticated character. Twice nominated for an Emmy for the role, Warrick often talked about how Phoebe Tyler had become an integral part of her life. The producer Jorn Winther once said of the actress: "Obviously Ruth and Phoebe are separate and unique, yet they have much in common. All I can say with confidence is that they are both great ladies and that I love them." Warrick received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the role. She made her final appearance less than two weeks ago to commemorate the show's 35th anniversary. Susan Lucci, who plays Erica Kane on All My Children, said Warrick was her first mentor. "Over the years she not only shared with me her talent and grace, but she did so with the entire country," Lucci said in the ABC statement. Born and raised in St. Joseph, Mo., Warrick left for New York after graduating from the University of Kansas City. Her interest in acting led her to the Mercury Theater troupe, headed by Welles. She made her Hollywood debut in 1941 in Citizen Kane as Emily Norton Kane. Welles, who co-wrote, directed and starred in the film, hand-picked her for the role of his wife because he said there were no "ladies in Hollywood" who fit the bill. In 1991, Warrick was honored with a caricature on the wall of the famous New York restaurant Sardi's in honor of the 50th anniversary of her performance in the film. Warrick later appeared in other movies, including The Corsican Brothers, with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and The Great Bank Robbery. But television turned out to be her medium. Before landing the role of Phoebe Tyler, Warrick had the starring role in the series Father of the Bride and received an Emmy nomination for her role as Hannah Cord in the long-running Peyton Place. She also appeared in two other soap operas: As the World Turns, from 1956-60, and The Guiding Light, from 1953-54. Warrick seemed to find her niche in the role of Phoebe Tyler. She often said it was Welles who was indirectly responsible for the character's development. In her autobiography The Confessions of Phoebe Tyler, Warrick wrote that Kane's wife almost seemed to mature into the soap opera character. "Since Emily's character owes much to the compelling hand of Orson Welles, so, indirectly, must Phoebe's," she wrote. Warrick also had a strong commitment to the arts in education. She taught at Julia Richman High School in New York as part of former President Carter's City in Schools program and was a dropout prevention consultant for the Labor Department under former President Kennedy and for former President Johnson's Job Training Corps. She is survived by three children, a grandson and six great-grandchildren http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/entertainment/2996864
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Sweetbabygirl
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 1:31 pm
For anyone that ever watched Moesha.... Lamont Bentley, who was a regular in the 1990s sitcom "Moesha" and appeared frequently in television and movies, was killed in a car crash, his manager said Wednesday. Bentley died Tuesday night when his vehicle plunged off the San Diego Freeway, manager Susan Ferris said. He was the only person in the vehicle. Bentley, 31, played Hakeem Campbell, the longtime friend of pop singer Brandy's character, Moesha Mitchell, in the UPN sitcom "Moesha." Bentley had appeared in a number of films, including "The Wash" and "Tales From the Hood." He also played Tupac Shakur in the TV movie, "Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story," and had appeared in guest roles on "The Parkers," "NYPD Blue" and "Clueless." The Milwaukee native and father of two daughters began his career after moving to Los Angeles with his mother, an aspiring singer. "This is a big year for him," Ferris said. "We were very excited because he was coming into his own. It's like a candle being snuffed right out."
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 1:44 pm
Oh my, I liked him - that is tragic!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 2:05 pm
Aww, that is so sad!
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:52 am
Johnny Carson Has Died at 79 Just coming across the ABC Wires. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:56 am
OMG, I can't believe it. He died this morning of emphysema. They are talking about him now on MSNBC. (Only just got the "breaking news" headline on msnbc.com, but no content behind the leader yet.)
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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:58 am
Oh no! 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:58 am
Oh wow,I am shocked.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 11:59 am
amazing... they were just talking about how private he has been, and how he has been sending jokes to David Letterman, and David uses them in his monolougue, yesterday I believe on A&E?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 12:00 pm
Oh that just gave me such chills. How sad.
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Max
Member
08-12-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 12:12 pm

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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 12:15 pm
MSNBC on Carson I am very sad about this...he was one of my all time favorite entertainers!
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 12:21 pm
No memorial service. That must have been his request.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 12:41 pm
So terribly sad.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 1:20 pm
Oh no... how do I break this to the BF? How terribly sad.
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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 1:23 pm
Great quote from Johnny Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 1:25 pm
Very sad. It is so like him to not want a memorial. There is probably not a church big enough to hold everyone that would want to attend. I also was surprised to hear about him still writing jokes. I know he was closer to Dave than to Leno.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 1:29 pm
I can hardly imagine a world without him in it.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 2:07 pm
  !!!! This is a heartbreaker. I loved watching Carson - he never ever forgot that his guests were the stars of his show, but somehow managed to shine brighter than all of them without stepping on their schtick, whatever that schtick might be. I especially loved how he adored finding and supporting new talent. It would be impossible to count how many stars got their biggest break on Carson's Tonight Show. Some of my earliest memories are of creeping down the stairs late at night, long after I was supposed to be asleep, and watching the Tonight Show through a crack in the door, with my parents totally unaware I was watching over their shoulders. I also loved how, when the man retired, he really retired and said adios (the look on his face when Bette Midler sang "One For My Baby" at his farewell was priceless). Class act. PS Trump is going to be mighty bummed when Carson's face instead of his is all over the covers of the rag mags next week.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, January 23, 2005 - 2:37 pm
How sad! It's hard to believe. He's been a part of our life for such a long time it seemed like he'd always be here.
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