RIP Beverlee McKinsey

[gwynnega]

Soap icon Beverlee McKinsey passed away a week ago. Best known for her work on Another World and Guiding Light, she'd had her start (like many soap actors used to) in the theater, starring with Ute Hagen in the original London production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (among other productions). Playwright Harding Lemay brought McKinsey onto Another World when he was head writer for the show. Many have called her the greatest soap actor ever.

Here are a couple of clips from Another World, circa 1978, also featuring Douglas Watson, Victoria Wyndham, and Richard Backus (who would shortly thereafter wind up at Ryan's Hope as Barry Ryan).

Comments

[usedtobeljs]

The NYC soaps' connection to the theatre world is always so fascinating...

[hugs hugs]

[gwynnega]

It really is. On Ryan's Hope, one of the male characters will burst into song at a party at the bar or whatever, and they'll have these incredible musical-theater baritones... :-)

::hugs::

p.s.

[gwynnega]

Like this guy (who was on RH for about a year)! Look at those credits!! :-)

Re: p.s.

[usedtobeljs]

That is *amazing*. :-))

[fishsanwitt]

I'm so sorry to hear that. My mother and I always enjoyed her work.