Obit: Carrie Nye, @ 69...married to Dick Cavett, had 2 roles on "Guiding Light"
From www.variety.com
Actress Carrie Nye, died July 14 in Manhattan. She was 69.
According to her husband, TV host Dick Cavett, the cause was lung cancer.
Nye, often attracted comparisons with Tallulah Bankhead for her dry wit and Mississippi drawl.
She also acted in TV movies, including a two-part 1973 movie starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor called "Divorce His" and "Divorce Hers."...for which she received an Emmy nomination.
In the 1980s, Nye appeared in films including "Creepshow" and "Hello Again," in regional and Off Broadway productions and, briefly, on the soap opera "The Guiding Light," before her character fell into a pit of quicksand. She returned to "The Guiding Light," as a different character, in 2003.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946919?categoryId=25&cs=1
From www.variety.com
Actress Carrie Nye, died July 14 in Manhattan. She was 69.
According to her husband, TV host Dick Cavett, the cause was lung cancer.
Nye, often attracted comparisons with Tallulah Bankhead for her dry wit and Mississippi drawl.
She also acted in TV movies, including a two-part 1973 movie starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor called "Divorce His" and "Divorce Hers."...for which she received an Emmy nomination.
In the 1980s, Nye appeared in films including "Creepshow" and "Hello Again," in regional and Off Broadway productions and, briefly, on the soap opera "The Guiding Light," before her character fell into a pit of quicksand. She returned to "The Guiding Light," as a different character, in 2003.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946919?categoryId=25&cs=1