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Encyclopedia > Constance Ford
Constance Ford in 1941 photo by Philippe Halsman used by Elizabeth Arden to advertise Victory Red lipstick.
Constance Ford in 1941 photo by Philippe Halsman used by Elizabeth Arden to advertise Victory Red lipstick.

Constance Ford (born July 1, 1923; died February 26, 1993) was an American actress and model. Image File history File links Connie_Ford_Halsman_. ... Image File history File links Connie_Ford_Halsman_. ... This article is about the year. ... Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) was a Latvian-born American photographer. ... Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 18, 1966) was a Canadian-born businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Fashion model Daniella Sarahyba. ...


She was born in The Bronx, New York City. She is best known for her long-running role as Ada Hobson on the daytime soap opera as villianess Eve Morris. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps image_skyline = Top_of_Rock_Cropped. ...


Initially working as a model, her face became famous in the Elizabeth Arden 1941 advertising campaign for Victory Red lipstick, which featured a Philippe Halsman photo showing her face against the American flag. She had some success as an actress on Broadway from 1949. Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 18, 1966) was a Canadian-born businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. ... This article is about the year. ... Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) was a Latvian-born American photographer. ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...


Constance Ford began her television career in 1950, performing in live television dramas on Studio One, Armstrong Circle Theater, Goodyear Television Playhouse, and other acclaimed series. She did a movie turn as Sandra Dee's mother in A Summer Place (1959). 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Studio One is one of Reggaes most renowned record labels, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. ... The Goodyear Television Playhouse was a live anthology television series during the Golden Age of Television from 1951 to 1957. ... Sandra Dee in her role as Gidget Sandra Dee (April 23, 1942 - February 20, 2005) was an American film actress best known for her role as Gidget. // Birth and Background Born Alexandra Zuck to John and Mary Zuck, of Rusyn ancestry, in Bayonne, New Jersey, Dee was a professional model... A Summer Place is the title of a 1959 film based on the novel of the same name by Sloan Wilson. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Constance Ford, in Another World.
Constance Ford, in Another World.

In addition to The Edge of Night and Another World, Ford also played key characters on two other soap operas, portraying the lead character, Lynn Sherwood, on Woman with a Past, as well as Rose Peabody on Search for Tomorrow. Constance Ford, as Ada on Another World. ... Constance Ford, as Ada on Another World. ... This AW logo was used between 1987 and 1989. ... Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ...


Ford's assertive style made her a favorite of TV casting directors, and she was often featured in episodes of The Kraft Television Theater, Bat Masterson, Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and The Twilight Zone. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kraft Television Theatre. ... Bat Masterson in 1879. ... Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal hides. ... The cast of radios Gunsmoke: Howard McNear (Doc), William Conrad (Matt), Georgia Ellis (Kitty) and Parley Baer (Chester) Gunsmoke was a long-running American old-time radio and television Western drama created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. ... Screenshot of opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock Presents Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Twilight Zones original opening The Twilight Zone was a television anthology series created (and often written) by its narrator and host Rod Serling. ...


Ford appeared on Another World from 1967 to 1992, playing the strong-willed mother of Rachel Davis Cory (Victoria Wyndham). When she left the show in 1992 due to declining health, her character was said to be out of town visiting her other daughter Nancy. When Ford died in New York, New York the following year from cancer, aged 69, the character of Ada also died off-screen. Victoria Wyndham, in character as Rachel Cory on Another World, from an episode first aired in 1988. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...


At the time Ford left the program, she was the longest-running performer on Another World. After her death, Victoria Wyndham became the longest-running performer on the show, and remained so until the program left the air.


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AfterEllen.com - From Family Ties to Desperate Housewives: Screenwriter Katie Ford (727 words)
Ford's aunt, actress Constance Ford, had found success as Ada on Another World, which made the sisters’ dreams seem more tangible to their family and the lure of stardom more appealing to the twins.
Ford recalls, “I was really shy at the time, so I was a little intimidated to go right up to Meredith Baxter Birney and tell her how much I loved her.
Ford was never called upon to write any Very Special Episodes with gay content for the progressive family program, but she had already conceived of bringing a lesbian theme to network television.
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