Ann Williams (actress) explained

Birth Date:18 May 1935
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., United States
Death Place:Bedford, New York
Other Names:Ann Welch
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Robert Daniel Peter Welch
Children:4

Ann Morgan Williams (May 18, 1935 – December 13, 1985) was an American television, soap opera and Broadway actress.

Career

A native of Washington, D.C., Williams' early roles included Vivienne Choiseul in the October 1961 Naked City episode "Dead on the Field of Honor",[1] and Erica Brandt on the soap opera Young Doctor Malone from 1962 to 1963.[2] [3] Williams appeared on Broadway in 1963 as Frances Black in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Tennessee Williams.[4] She portrayed the first Dr. Maggie Fielding Powers on The Doctors from 1963 to 1965, and was perhaps best known for her role as the second Eunice Gardner Wyatt on Search for Tomorrow from 1966 to 1976.[5] [2] [6] In 1970, Williams portrayed Karen Richards in the original Broadways cast of the musical Applause.[7] She next played television station owner Margo Huntington Dorn on The Edge of Night from 1978 to 1980. Williams' last soap opera role was as alcoholic June Slater on Loving in 1983.[5] [2] [6]

Personal life

Williams had four children with husband Robert Daniel Peter Welch, who died April 21, 1982: Amanda, Elizabeth, Daniel and Diana Welch.[5] [2]

Williams died from cancer on December 13, 1985, in Bedford, New York.[5] [2]

Three of the four Welch children were minors at the time Williams died, and they were split up and put in the care of different family friends.[2] The four siblings wrote a book about their family life after their parents' untimely deaths, The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir (Harmony/Random House, 2009).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naked City: Season 3 Episodes. TV Guide. May 17, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518054505/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/naked-city/episodes-season-3/1030225316/. live.
  2. Web site: Opinion: Soaps of Our Lives. Liz. Welch. The New York Times. December 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126042844/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13welch.html. January 26, 2021. May 17, 2023.
  3. Web site: Young Doctor Malone. May 4, 2008. Nostalgia Central. May 17, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518054504/https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1950s/young-dr-malone/. live.
  4. The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Broadway, Morosco Theatre, 1963). Playbill. May 17, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518043759/https://www.playbill.com/production/the-milk-train-doesnt-stop-here-anymore-morosco-theatre-vault-0000002421. live.
  5. Web site: Today in Soap Opera History. Kevin. Mulcahy Jr. We Love Soaps. May 18, 2011. May 17, 2023. February 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200226012419/https://www.welovesoaps.net/2011/05/historymay18.html. live.
  6. Book: Schemering, Christopher . Christopher Schemering . . . September 1985 . 0-345-32459-5.
  7. Applause (Broadway, Palace Theatre, 1970). Playbill. May 17, 2023. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203025102/https://playbill.com/productions/applause-palace-theatre-vault-0000009177#carousel-cell171902. live.
  8. Web site: The Kids are All Right . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706085705/http://thekidsareallrightbook.com/ . July 6, 2009 . May 17, 2023.