By now I'm sure you have all noticed... things look a little different around here. I've been talking about an upcoming redesign for the last couple of months and finally pulled the trigger and hopefully you like what you've seen so far. However, I know change is a tough thing when you're used to something being one place and then it's not there. I hope I can help make that transition a little easier as well as receive some feedback that will help me further improve the site and tailor it to exactly how you would like to use it. To begin, my goal wasn't to do a drastic overhaul as much as a bit of streamlining, but before I go too far, let me first give you a quick rundown of some of the new things you can find on the site. User profiles New homepage story rotator, no...
- 8/20/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Mary Fickett, who played compassionate nurse Ruth Martin on ABC's "All My Children," has died at age 83.
The veteran daytime drama star died Thursday at her home in Virginia, the network said.
Fickett was an original cast member of "All My Children," which premiered in 1970, and for decades she appeared alongside Ray MacDonnell, who played her on-screen husband, Dr. Joe Martin, in the fictional town of Pine Valley, Pa. She retired from the show in 2000.
In 1973, she became the first performer to receive an Emmy for work on a daytime soap opera. As the mother of a young man who was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, Ruth Martin gave an impassioned anti-war speech that won Fickett the award.
A native of Bronxville, N.Y., she was a seasoned stage, film and TV actress before "All My Children."
Her first feature was "Man on Fire" with Bing Crosby...
The veteran daytime drama star died Thursday at her home in Virginia, the network said.
Fickett was an original cast member of "All My Children," which premiered in 1970, and for decades she appeared alongside Ray MacDonnell, who played her on-screen husband, Dr. Joe Martin, in the fictional town of Pine Valley, Pa. She retired from the show in 2000.
In 1973, she became the first performer to receive an Emmy for work on a daytime soap opera. As the mother of a young man who was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, Ruth Martin gave an impassioned anti-war speech that won Fickett the award.
A native of Bronxville, N.Y., she was a seasoned stage, film and TV actress before "All My Children."
Her first feature was "Man on Fire" with Bing Crosby...
- 9/12/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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