Irna Phillips (1902-1973) - Credited with creating the "first daytime serial specifically targeted for women," Phillips is best known for creating radio and TV soap operas. Her first show was called Painted Dreams. Her second show was entitled Today's Children. Phillips went on to create or co-created the most popular soaps of all time, including: Another World, As the World Turns, Days of our Lives, The Brighter Day, The Road of Life, These Are My Children, Guiding Light, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and Our Private World. Phillips is also widely noted for mentoring two other bright stars in the world of soaps, Agnes Nixon and William J. Bell.