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'''Lois Kibbee''' (July 13, 1922 – October 18, 1993) was an American actress.
'''Lois Kibbee''' (July 13, 1922 – October 18, 1993) was an American actress, known for her television roles.


Kibbee portrayed [[Geraldine Whitney Saxon]] on the [[CBS]]/[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' from 1970 to 1971 and from 1973 until 1984. She also played Emily Moore Matson on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' from 1972 to 1973, and [[Elizabeth Sanders (One Life to Live)|Elizabeth Sanders]] on ABC's ''[[One Life to Live]]'' from 1986 to 1989. In film, Kibbee may be best remembered for her role in the film ''[[Caddyshack]]'' as Mrs. Smails.
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Kibbee was born in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html|title=Lois Kibbee Is Dead; Actress of Television And Stage Was 71|first=Glenn|last=Collins|work=The New York Times|date=October 21, 1993|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074211/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The daughter of actor [[Milton Kibbee]]{{Citation needed |date=March 2021}} and the niece of actor [[Guy Kibbee]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kellow |first1=Brian |title=The Bennetts: An Acting Family |date=26 November 2004 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-3818-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx0SKzUuZ78C&dq=%22Lois+Kibbee%22&pg=PT530 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Kibbee played in a number of television and film roles.


==Early life==
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On television, Kibbee's most notable roles were on daytime soap operas. She had a long run as wealthy [[Geraldine Whitney Saxon]] on the [[CBS]]/[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[The Edge of Night]]'', where she appeared from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1973 until the show's end in 1984.<ref name="1985 Encyc">{{cite book |last=Schemering |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Schemering |title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]] |chapter=''[[The Edge of Night]]''|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |date=September 1985 |pages=85–92|isbn=0-345-32459-5}}</ref><ref name="1997 Encyc">{{cite book|last=Waggett|first=Gerard J.|title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Waggett book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Harper Paperbacks]]|date=November 1997|pages=254–266 |chapter=''[[The Edge of Night]]''|isbn=0-061-01157-6}}</ref> She also portrayed frosty matriarch Emily Moore Matson on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' from 1972 to 1973, a character whose eccentric family was involved in a murder storyline centered on "Jingles the Clown". Later in her career she played powerful matriarch [[Elizabeth Sanders (One Life to Live)|Elizabeth Sanders]] on ABC's ''[[One Life to Live]]'' (from 1986–88 and again in 1989).
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Kibbee was born in [[Wheeling, West Virginia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html|title=Lois Kibbee Is Dead; Actress of Television And Stage Was 71|first=Glenn|last=Collins|work=The New York Times|date=October 21, 1993|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510074211/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The daughter of actor [[Milton Kibbee]]{{Citation needed |date=March 2021}} and the niece of actor [[Guy Kibbee]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kellow |first1=Brian |title=The Bennetts: An Acting Family |date=26 November 2004 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-3818-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx0SKzUuZ78C&dq=%22Lois+Kibbee%22&pg=PT530 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
In film, Kibbee may be best remembered for her role in the film ''[[Caddyshack]]'' as Mrs. Smails.
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In 1951, Kibbee established Playhouse, Inc., a community theater in [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref name="ept052056">{{cite news |title=Juvenile Drama School Planned By Playhouse |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74296748/lois-kibbee/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=El Paso Times |date=May 20, 1956 |page=23|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also performed with the [[El Centro Theatre|Circle Theater]] in Hollywood<ref name="ept052056" /> and in summer stock theater in Columbus, Ohio, and in Chicago.<ref name="ept" /> Kibbee acted on radio on ''[[Lux Radio Theatre]], [[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar]]'', and other programs.<ref name="ept052056" />


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On television, Kibbee's most notable roles were on daytime soap operas. She had a long run as wealthy [[Geraldine Whitney Saxon]] on the [[CBS]]/[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[The Edge of Night]]'', where she appeared from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1973 until the show's end in 1984.<ref name="1985 Encyc">{{cite book |last=Schemering |first=Christopher |author-link=Christopher Schemering |title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]] |chapter=''[[The Edge of Night]]''|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |date=September 1985 |pages=85–92|isbn=0-345-32459-5}}</ref><ref name="1997 Encyc">{{cite book|last=Waggett|first=Gerard J.|title=[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Waggett book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Harper Paperbacks]]|date=November 1997|pages=254–266 |chapter=''[[The Edge of Night]]''|isbn=0-061-01157-6}}</ref><ref name="ept">{{cite news |last1=Kimble |first1=Ed |title=Soap fans love to hate Lois Kibbee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74294980/lois-kibbee/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=El Paso Times |date=June 21, 1979 |page=47|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>She also portrayed frosty matriarch Emily Moore Matson on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' from 1972 to 1973, a character whose eccentric family was involved in a murder storyline centered on "Jingles the Clown". Later in her career she played powerful matriarch [[Elizabeth Sanders (One Life to Live)|Elizabeth Sanders]] on ABC's ''[[One Life to Live]]'' from 1986 to 1989.
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Kibbee died of a [[brain tumor]] on October 18, 1993, at [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center]] in Manhattan.


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Kibbee was also a writer on ''The Edge of Night''.<ref name="1985 SOE emmys"/> She co-wrote the book ''The Bennett Playbill'' about the life of the Bennett acting family, particularly film, stage and television star, Joan Bennett. She also was the [[ghostwriter]] for ''The Christine Jorgensen Story''.<ref name=ept/>
==Acting career==
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In 1951, Kibbee established Playhouse, Inc., a community theater in [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref name="ept052056">{{cite news |title=Juvenile Drama School Planned By Playhouse |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74296748/lois-kibbee/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=El Paso Times |date=May 20, 1956 |page=23|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also performed with the [[El Centro Theatre|Circle Theater]] in Hollywood<ref name="ept052056" /> and in summer stock theater in Columbus, Ohio, and in Chicago.<ref name="ept" />

Kibbee acted on radio on ''[[Lux Radio Theatre]], [[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar]]'', and other programs.<ref name="ept052056" /> Later, she portrayed [[Geraldine Whitney Saxon]] on ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' on TV.<ref name="1985 Encyc"/><ref name="ept">{{cite news |last1=Kimble |first1=Ed |title=Soap fans love to hate Lois Kibbee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74294980/lois-kibbee/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |work=El Paso Times |date=June 21, 1979 |page=47|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

==Writing career==
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Kibbee was a writer on ''The Edge of Night''.<ref name="1985 SOE emmys"/> She co-wrote the book ''The Bennett Playbill'' about the life of the Bennett acting family, particularly film, stage and television star, Joan Bennett. She also was the [[ghostwriter]] for ''The Christine Jorgensen Story''.<ref name=ept/>


While [[Henry Slesar]] was head writer for the CBS soap [[Capitol (TV series)|''Capitol'']], Kibbee briefly contributed a few scripts as well. Kibbee had been writing a book about her family's history as performers at the time of her death.<ref name="auto"/>
While [[Henry Slesar]] was head writer for the CBS soap [[Capitol (TV series)|''Capitol'']], Kibbee briefly contributed a few scripts as well. Kibbee had been writing a book about her family's history as performers at the time of her death.<ref name="auto"/>
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==Death==
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Kibbee died of a [[brain tumor]] on October 18, 1993, at [[Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center]] in Manhattan.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:14, 11 July 2023

Lois Kibbee
Born(1922-07-13)July 13, 1922
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 18, 1993(1993-10-18) (aged 71)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Known forDaytime soap operas
Notable workThe Edge of Night
FatherMilton Kibbee
RelativesGuy Kibbee (uncle)

Lois Kibbee (July 13, 1922 – October 18, 1993) was an American actress, known for her television roles.

Kibbee portrayed Geraldine Whitney Saxon on the CBS/ABC daytime soap opera The Edge of Night from 1970 to 1971 and from 1973 until 1984. She also played Emily Moore Matson on NBC's Somerset from 1972 to 1973, and Elizabeth Sanders on ABC's One Life to Live from 1986 to 1989. In film, Kibbee may be best remembered for her role in the film Caddyshack as Mrs. Smails.

Early life

Kibbee was born in Wheeling, West Virginia.[1] The daughter of actor Milton Kibbee[citation needed] and the niece of actor Guy Kibbee,[2]

Career

In 1951, Kibbee established Playhouse, Inc., a community theater in El Paso, Texas.[3] She also performed with the Circle Theater in Hollywood[3] and in summer stock theater in Columbus, Ohio, and in Chicago.[4] Kibbee acted on radio on Lux Radio Theatre, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and other programs.[3]

On television, Kibbee's most notable roles were on daytime soap operas. She had a long run as wealthy Geraldine Whitney Saxon on the CBS/ABC daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, where she appeared from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1973 until the show's end in 1984.[5][6][4]She also portrayed frosty matriarch Emily Moore Matson on NBC's Somerset from 1972 to 1973, a character whose eccentric family was involved in a murder storyline centered on "Jingles the Clown". Later in her career she played powerful matriarch Elizabeth Sanders on ABC's One Life to Live from 1986 to 1989.

Kibbee was also a writer on The Edge of Night.[7] She co-wrote the book The Bennett Playbill about the life of the Bennett acting family, particularly film, stage and television star, Joan Bennett. She also was the ghostwriter for The Christine Jorgensen Story.[4]

While Henry Slesar was head writer for the CBS soap Capitol, Kibbee briefly contributed a few scripts as well. Kibbee had been writing a book about her family's history as performers at the time of her death.[1]

Awards and nominations

Kibbee was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984 and Outstanding Writing Team in 1982 with Slesar.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Caddyshack Mrs. Smails

Death

Kibbee died of a brain tumor on October 18, 1993, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Glenn (October 21, 1993). "Lois Kibbee Is Dead; Actress of Television And Stage Was 71". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Kellow, Brian (26 November 2004). The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-3818-3. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Juvenile Drama School Planned By Playhouse". El Paso Times. May 20, 1956. p. 23. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Kimble, Ed (June 21, 1979). "Soap fans love to hate Lois Kibbee". El Paso Times. p. 47. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). "The Edge of Night". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 85–92. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
  6. ^ Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "The Edge of Night". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 254–266. ISBN 0-061-01157-6.
  7. ^ a b Schemering, Christopher (September 1985). "Appendix 1 - The Emmys". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. pp. 285–301. ISBN 0-345-32459-5.
  8. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/21/obituaries/lois-kibbee-is-dead-actress-of-television-and-stage-was-71.html
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