All My Children will dedicate one of its very last broadcasts to original cast member Mary Fickett, who passed away on Sept. 8.
“In memoriam, the network will dedicate the September 21 episode … which focuses on the Martins,” says a statement from ABC.
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Fickett originated the role of nurse Ruth Parker Brent, who at the time of the show’s 1970 debut was married to alcoholic car salesman Ted Brent. After Ted perished in (irony alert!) a car accident, Ruth grew closer to widower Dr. Joe Martin, and the two eventually wed.
“In memoriam, the network will dedicate the September 21 episode … which focuses on the Martins,” says a statement from ABC.
The Soaps Online Bottom Line: Slezak Sticks With Oltl, While Lucci Nixes AMC Offer
Fickett originated the role of nurse Ruth Parker Brent, who at the time of the show’s 1970 debut was married to alcoholic car salesman Ted Brent. After Ted perished in (irony alert!) a car accident, Ruth grew closer to widower Dr. Joe Martin, and the two eventually wed.
- 9/12/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Alhambra cinema in Cumbrian town granted 10-year lease after Hollywood-backed campaign raises more than £150,000
A Hollywood-backed campaign to save an English country cinema has triumphed, just as fundraisers looked to be facing an impossible task.
Widespread enthusiasm in the Cumbrian market town of Penrith galvanised a string of stars to buy shares or sign a petition to keep the Edwardian Alhambra open, while locals ran special screenings and raised more than £150,000.
The 100-year-old building faced sale and probable demolition in spite of running at a profit, because a bingo hall that shares the site has suffered "unacceptable" losses over the past three years.
But the landlord of both businesses, Graves (Cumberland), has reversed its insistence that the whole building be sold for development and has offered the Alhambra a 10-year lease.
A Graves spokesman, Vince Hughes, said: "Closing both Penrith cinema and the Opera bingo club was never a decision we wanted to make,...
A Hollywood-backed campaign to save an English country cinema has triumphed, just as fundraisers looked to be facing an impossible task.
Widespread enthusiasm in the Cumbrian market town of Penrith galvanised a string of stars to buy shares or sign a petition to keep the Edwardian Alhambra open, while locals ran special screenings and raised more than £150,000.
The 100-year-old building faced sale and probable demolition in spite of running at a profit, because a bingo hall that shares the site has suffered "unacceptable" losses over the past three years.
But the landlord of both businesses, Graves (Cumberland), has reversed its insistence that the whole building be sold for development and has offered the Alhambra a 10-year lease.
A Graves spokesman, Vince Hughes, said: "Closing both Penrith cinema and the Opera bingo club was never a decision we wanted to make,...
- 4/6/2011
- by Martin Wainwright
- The Guardian - Film News
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