Barbara Berjer
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Barbara Berjer was a well-known American
television
actress born in Seattle, Washington
.
Among her many soap opera credits were her roles as alcoholic actress Lynn Franklin on From These Roots
(1958–1961); Claire English Lowell Cassen Shea #4 on As the World Turns
(1965–1971); Barbara Norris Thorpe #2 on Guiding Light
(1971–1981; she reprised the role for a few months in 1996); and Bridget Connell on Another World
(1985–1996).
Born as Barbara Berger, but as her surname was so often mispronounced as "burger", she changed it to "Berjer", which is how it is pronounced phonetically.
At the time of her death, in 2002 in New York City
, she was ill with pneumonia
.
United States
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Television
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actress born in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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Among her many soap opera credits were her roles as alcoholic actress Lynn Franklin on From These Roots
From These Roots
From These Roots is an American soap opera which ran from June 30, 1958 to December 29, 1961. It was created and written by Frank Provo and John Pickard . The show was seen on NBC, and was the first successful soap opera vehicle for Ann Flood who later became well known for, and spend the better...
(1958–1961); Claire English Lowell Cassen Shea #4 on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
(1965–1971); Barbara Norris Thorpe #2 on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
(1971–1981; she reprised the role for a few months in 1996); and Bridget Connell on Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
(1985–1996).
Born as Barbara Berger, but as her surname was so often mispronounced as "burger", she changed it to "Berjer", which is how it is pronounced phonetically.
At the time of her death, in 2002 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, she was ill with pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
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