After a few years of almost no work -- although he was a guest star on Lou Grant and Charlie's Angels in the late 1970s, he once summed up the 1970s as ``I cried and did a lot of gardening'' -- he was hired in 1979 for his best-known role, self-made millionaire Palmer Cortlandt on ABC's long-running soap opera All My Children. Initially hired for only one year, he remained on contract through 2009. For much of his first decade on the show, Palmer was a ruthless villain, totally possessive of his daughter, Nina and violently threatening his ex-wife Daisy with being attacked by dobermans when she came back from the dead.
After a few years of almost no work -- although he was a guest star on Lou Grant and Charlie's Angels in the late 1970s, he once summed up the 1970s as ``I cried and did a lot of gardening'' -- he was hired in 1979 for his best-known role, self-made millionaire Palmer Cortlandt on ABC's long-running soap opera All My Children.
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det
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
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JJ
obl
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year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
almost
almost
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RB
det
no
no
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nmod
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work
work
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punct
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mark
although
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nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
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PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
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det
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a
a
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compound
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guest
guest
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NN
advcl
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star
star
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case
on
on
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IN
nmod
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Lou
Lou
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NNP
flat
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grant
Grant
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NNP
cc
and
and
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CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Charlie
Charlie
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NNP
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's
's
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POS
conj
Number=Plur
Angel
Angels
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NNPS
case
in
in
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
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late
late
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JJ
obl
Number=Plur
1970s
1970s
NOUN
NNS
punct
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,
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,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sum
summed
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VBD
compound:prt
up
up
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RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Plur
1970s
1970s
NOUN
NNS
mark
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punct
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nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
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PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cry
cried
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VBD
cc
and
and
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CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
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VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
gardening
gardening
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NN
punct
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''
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''
punct
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,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
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PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
hire
hired
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1979
1979
NUM
CD
case
for
for
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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PRP$
advmod
Degree=Sup
well
best
ADV
RBS
punct
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HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
know
known
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Sing
role
role
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NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
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compound
Number=Sing
self
self
NOUN
NN
punct
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-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
appos
Number=Sing
millionaire
millionaire
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Palmer
Palmer
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cortlandt
Cortlandt
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing
ABC
ABC
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Degree=Pos
long
long
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JJ
punct
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-
PUNCT
HYPH
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VerbForm=Ger
run
running
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VBG
compound
Number=Sing
soap
soap
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
det:predet
all
All
DET
PDT
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
appos
Number=Plur
Children
Children
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
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Initially hired for only one year, he remained on contract through 2009.
advmod
initially
Initially
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hire
hired
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remain
remained
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
contract
contract
NOUN
NN
case
through
through
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2009
2009
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
For much of his first decade on the show, Palmer was a ruthless villain, totally possessive of his daughter, Nina and violently threatening his ex-wife Daisy with being attacked by dobermans when she came back from the dead.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
much
much
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
decade
decade
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Palmer
Palmer
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ruthless
ruthless
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
villain
villain
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
totally
totally
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
possessive
possessive
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Nina
Nina
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
violently
violently
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Ger
threaten
threatening
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
ex-
ex-
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Daisy
Daisy
PROPN
NNP
mark
with
with
SCONJ
IN
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
attack
attacked
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
doberman
dobermans
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.