The Brighter Day
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The Brighter Day is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from January 4, 1954, to September 28, 1962. Originally created for NBC Radio by Irna Phillips in 1948, the radio and television ve
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Three of the Dennis children, 1954. From left: Babby (Mary Linn Beller), Grayling (Hal Holbrook), and Patsy (Lois Nettleton).
Irna Phillips
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Irna Phillips was an American scriptwriter, screenwriter, casting agent, and actress who pioneered a style of daytime soap opera in the United States geared specifically toward women. Phillips created
The Brighter Day
…The Brighter Day is an American daytime soap opera that aired on CBS from January 4, 1954, to September 28, 1962. Originally created for NBC Radio by Irna Phillips in 1948, the radio and television versions ran simultaneously from 1954–56. Set in New Hope, Wisconsin, the series revolved around Reverend Richard…
Phillips in 1970