#GabrielleUpton (1922-2022) — Screenwriter, best known for #Gidget (1959).
She also wrote for anthology TV shows like #AlfredHitchcock, Westerns like #TheVirginian and was head writer on the soap operas #TheGuidingLight, #TheSecretStorm and #LoveOfLife.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gabrielle-upton-dead-gidget-1235333558/ #SoapOpera #Soaps #ClassicSoaps #ClassicTV
#IreneCara (1959-2022) — singer and actress, Oscar winner for the title song to #FlashDance (which she sang and co-wrote).
She also starred in #Fame (and sang the title song), #Sparkle (1976), and #CityHeat (1984) + on TV in #TheElectricCompany, #LoveOfLife and #RootsTheNextGeneration (1979).
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/irene-cara-fame-flashdance-theme-song-singer-dies-1235442272/
#JohnAniston (1933-2022) — soap opera icon, Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement winner for his work on #DaysOfOurLives, #SearchForTomorrow and #LoveOfLife
He also appeared on shows like #ThatGirl, #Kojak and #TheWestWing in a 60-year career.
#ClassicSoaps #ClassicTV #RIPJohn #RIPJohnAniston #DAYS #Soaps #SoapOpera #DOOL
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