Fran Myers

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Fran Myers
Born
Frances Myers

1950 (age 75) [1] [2]
New York, New York, U.S.
Other namesFrancie Myers
Education Professional Children's School
Hunter College
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1959–1969
Spouse(s) Roger Newman
(m. 1975; died 2010)

Frances Myers (born 1950) [1] [2] (credited initially as Francie Myers and later Fran Myers) is an American television soap opera writer and actress. [3] She has written for soaps for nearly 25 years. She also had a contract role on CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Peggy Scott Fletcher from 1965 to 1979. [4]

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Early life and career

Born and raised in New York, Myers attended city public schools, the Professional Children's School (class of 1967), and later Hunter College, where she studied Russian and Italian. [5]

In 1958 Myers made her professional debut as Betsy in the radio serial The People Next Door, [2] followed, in December 1959, by her TV bow on CBS as Bertha—the newly gender-shifted version of Bertie's younger brother—in Camera Three's holiday-themed Saki adaptation, "The Toys of Peace". [6] [7]

During her extended Guiding Light stint, Myers made at least two off Broadway appearances: most notably, a featured role in Margaret Webster's 1968 revival of Graham Greene's Carving a Statue , at the Gramercy Theatre; [8] she also appeared in the 1975 Playwrights Horizons production of Roma Greth's Quality of Mercy. [9]

Myers also had a recurring role on The White Shadow in the latter half of Season 2 as Kathy Plunkett, a dating interest of Coach Ken Reeves (Ken Howard). [10] Formerly a member of Writers Guild of America, East, Myers later left and maintained financial core status. [11] [12]

Personal life

From 1975 until his death in 2010, Myers was married to fellow actor-turned-writer—and Guiding Light castmate—Roger Newman, [13] with whom she had two sons, John Howard and Charles Andrew. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Soaper Stars With Brains and Beauty". Anaheim Bulletin. July 24, 1971. p. 124. Retrieved October 6, 2025. "Fran, who joined the cast of CBS' 'Guiding Light' in 1966, is studying Russian and Italian at Hunter College. She started her dramatic career at 8 in a radio serial."
  2. 1 2 3 "Fran Myers Programs/Episodes". Old Time Radio Researchers.
  3. ↑ Kutler, Jane; Kearney, Patricia (1977). Super Soaps : The Complete Book of Daytime Drama . New York : Grosset & Dunlap. p. 107. ISBN   0-448-12866-7. "Serial viewers fell close to actress Fran Myers, who has practically grown up before their eyes! She has played the role of Peggy since she was sixteen years old and was billed as Francie Myers. And she was an old pro even then: her acting career began at the tender age of eight, when she starred in the radio drama 'The Couple Next Door.' Fran's married to her former "Guiding Light" co-star Roger Newman (he played Ken Norris) and they are the parents of John Stuart. Fran and Roger hope to add another little Newman to their family in the not too distant future."
  4. ↑ Schemering, Christopher (1987). Guiding Light : A 50th Anniversary Celebration . New York : Ballantine Books. p. 220. ISBN   0345339312. "Fran Myers – Peggy Scott Thorpe. [...] The youngster joined the show in May 1965 and practically grew up on the air. She completed her education while still on the show and worked off Broadway and appeared in guest shots on Play of the Week and Route 66. In May 1975, she married Roger Newman, who had played Ken Norris on Guiding Light. After leaving the show in 1979, Fran and Roger tried their hands at writing and are currently associate writers for Another World."
  5. ↑ "Fran Myers: a daytime star". The Evening Herald. November 6, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Today's TV, Radio Highlights". New York Herald Tribune. December 27, 1959. p. D6. ProQuest   1325693984. 11 a. m. (2)—Camera Three: 'The Toys of Peace,' with Myra Carter, Carson Woods and Francie Myers.
  7. ↑ ttsheldy (May 3, 2022). "Saki: The Toys of Peace". YouTube. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Oppenheimer, George (May 1, 1968). "On Stage: Material Is Too Brittle For Greene's 'Statue'". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 2A. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Willis,John (1977). Theatre World . New York: Crown Publishers. p. 143. LCCN   73--82953.
  10. ↑ Kirsch, Linda (July 22, 1980). "Daytime Dial: Barbara and Adam split up, Peggy left". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 12B. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ Simmons, Leslie (April 21, 2008). "WGA outs fi-core members". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 45. ProQuest   2320730790. The WGAE members included Priscilla Kay Alden, James Harmon Brown, Michael Conforti, Victor Gialanella, Josh Griffith, Frances Myers and Pete T. Rich.
  12. ↑ "WGAE Financial Core List".
  13. ↑ "Soap Opera Actor and Scriptwriter". The Los Angeles Times. p. AA7. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ Hirsch, Linda (September 11, 1979). "'Guiding Light' star Myers has a baby". The News and Observer. p. TV-2. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
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