1. Mary Fickett attended Wheaton College in Massachusetts, and made her theatrical debut in 1946 on Cape Cod.
13 Facts About Mary Fickett
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Mary Fickett studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner and started her television career working on "Television Theatre" programs like Kraft Television Theatre in the 1950s.
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Mary Fickett appeared in an episode of Have Gun Will Travel which starred Richard Boone.
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Mary Fickett was an original cast member playing Ruth Parker Brent, a nurse at the local hospital and wife of alcoholic car salesman Ted Brent.
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Joe's son and daughter-in-law found Tad and decided to adopt him, but daughter-in-law Mary Fickett was killed, so Ruth and Joe adopted him.
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Mary Fickett then tried to extort money from the Martin family, in exchange for stopping the lawsuit.
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Mary Fickett received her second Daytime Emmy nomination for this storyline in 1978.
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Mary Fickett allowed her contract to expire and expected to go on recurring status, meaning she could still appear on the program but did not have to meet any contractual obligations or minimum number of appearances.
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In 1999, Meriwether was let go and Mary Fickett rehired on recurring status.
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Mary Fickett resumed the role of Ruth and supported several front burner storylines including son Tad's romance with Dixie and the breakdown of son Dr Jake Martin's marriage to Gillian.
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In 2002, the producers wanted to bring the character of Ruth back, but Mary Fickett remained in retirement, so Meriwether was rehired and played Ruth whenever the occasion arose.
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In 2007, Mary Fickett moved in with her daughter, Bronwyn Congdon, in Colonial Beach, Virginia, where she remained bedridden.
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Mary Fickett died September 8,2011, aged 83, at her Callao, Virginia home, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to her daughter.