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Dena Higley
Dena Higley (born September 26, 1958) is an American writer, speaker and author. Early life and career Higley grew up in East County, San Diego and was the first of three children. She moved to Los Angeles as a teenager eventually graduating from the University of Southern California with a BFA in Theatre. Dena was previously the head writer of the daytime soap operas '' Days of Our Lives'' and '' One Life to Live''. In February 2015, ''Soap Opera Digest'' confirmed Higley's imminent return to ''Days of Our Lives'', this time alongside Josh Griffith. The pair begin writing for the series on February 16, 2015, with their material airing on August 19, 2015. Higley was fired again in January 2017; she was replaced by Ron Carlivati. Positions held '' Days of Our Lives'' * Head Writer: March 7, 2003 - August 8, 2003; April 23, 2008 – August 25, 2011 *Co-Head Writer: August 11, 2003 - August 18, 2003; August 19, 2015 - July 18, 2017) *Script writer: September 2003 - November 26, 2004 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East County, San Diego
East County is a region of San Diego County, California, east of San Diego. Geography East County does not have an official geographic definition, although East County boundaries are unofficially drawn by the County of San Diego for its second district. It commonly includes El Cajon, La Mesa, California, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, California, Lemon Grove and Santee, California, Santee, as well as suburban and rural unincorporated communities such as Lakeside, California, Lakeside, Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, Spring Valley, Jamul, California, Jamul, and Alpine, California, Alpine. Many sources also include vast swaths of the backcountry of San Diego County also known as the Mountain Empire, including communities along Interstate 8 such as Pine Valley, California, Pine Valley and Descanso, California, Descanso, and communities along the rural section of California State Route 94 such as Potrero, California, Potrero, Boulevard, California, Boulevard, and Jacumba. Other so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974, expanding what was originally a prime time-themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June. History The first Emmy Award ceremony took place on January 25, 1949. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1972, when '' The Doctors'' and ''General Hospital'' were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama. That year, ''The Doctors'' won the first Best Show Daytime Emmy. In addition, the award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in a Daytime Drama was given to Mary Fickett from ''All My Children''. A p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Southern California Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Milstein
Beth Milstein is an American television writer and producer. Positions held ''The Young and the Restless'' (hired by Josh Griffith) *Script Writer: May 14, 2008 – July 10, 2008; November 19, 2012 – September 24, 2015 *Script Editor: July 11, 2008 – November 2, 2012; November 10, 2017 – Present '' Days of Our Lives'' *Interim Head Writer: August 10, 2006 - October 4, 2006 *Co-Head Writer: January 31, 1992 - June 12, 1992, February 22, 2016 – September 2, 2016 *Associate Head Writer: 1987 - 1992, October 5, 2006 - October 26, 2007 *Associate Producer: 1981 - 1987 ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (hired by Bradley Bell) *Script Writer: August 23, 2002 - May 23, 2005 ''Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...'' *Associate Head Writer: 2000 '' Sunset Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Tomlin
Gary Tomlin is an American soap opera actor, writer, producer and director. Career Tomlin's career on daytime serials began in 1973 when he was cast on CBS's ''Search for Tomorrow'' as Bruce Carson. He also made a guest appearance on "The Nightwalker" episode of the Waltons (1976). He later appeared as Morgan Simpson on the NBC soap opera ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' in 1979. Both series were produced in New York City by Procter and Gamble Productions. Tomlin served as the co-head writer of NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'', which tapes in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, from 1980 to 1981. He then returned to New York as the head writer for ''Another World'' from 1984 to 1985 (at times sharing the position with others). Tomlin next wrote scripts for the Los Angeles serial ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara'' (NBC) from 1987 to 1990. At the same time, Tomlin directed episodes of ''Another World'' from 1987 to 1991, later directing on American Broadcasting Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Clark Poulter
Marlene Clark Poulter McPherson is an American television soap opera writer. Positions held ''All My Children'' * Co-head writer: April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013 ''Days of Our Lives'' * Co head writer: August 26, 2011 – August 16, 2012 * Associate head writer: 1993 - 1999 * Script writer: 1991 - 1993 ''General Hospital'' *Script continuity (1989) ''Passions'' * Associate head writer: 1999 - August 7, 2008 ''Swiss Family Robinson'' * Co-creator/writer 2009 Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ... *Win, 2012 (for 2011 season), Best Writing, ''Days of Our Lives'' *Nomination, 2001–2003, Best Writing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 1994, 1997–1999, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives'' Writers Guild of America Award *Nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Whitesell
Christopher Whitesell is an American television soap opera writer. He has served as either co-head writer, associate head writer, or a breakdown writer on the shows he has worked. In April 2012, he was named co-head writer of ''Days of Our Lives'' with Gary Tomlin, replacing Marlene Clark McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas who had been let go. Biography He is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell.The Courier: "Iowa Falls family finds ties to show business" by Jessica Miller Mar 12, 2001 His brothers are the late film and television actor , Thomas W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Gialanella
Victor Gialanella (born October 29, 1949) is an American television soap opera writer. Besides his work in daytime, he wrote the Broadway play ''Frankenstein'' in 1981, and served as a story editor for ''Wavelength'' in 1997. Positions held '' Days of Our Lives'' (hired by James E. Reilly) * Breakdown Writer (1997 - June 19, 2006; February 9, 2012 – August 16, 2012) * Script Editor/Writer (July 1, 2008 - October 10, 2008) * Co-Head Writer (April 23, 2008 - June 30, 2008) * Script Writer (1995-1996) '' General Hospital'' * Script Writer (1989) '' Guiding Light'' * Script Writer: 1986 - 1987 '' One Life to Live'' * Associate Head Writer: July 20, 2006 - December 18, 2007 Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ... *Nomination, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Malone (author)
Michael Christopher Malone (November 22, 1942 – August 19, 2022) was an American author and television writer. He was noted for his work on the ABC Daytime drama ''One Life to Live'', as well as for his novels ''Handling Sin'' (1983), ''Foolscap'' (1991), and the murder mystery ''First Lady'' (2002). Early life Malone was born in Durham, North Carolina, on November 22, 1942. His father worked as a psychiatrist; his mother was a teacher who was deaf. His family relocated to Atlanta when he was six years old. He lived with his mother after his parents divorced. He studied English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1964. He then obtained a master's degree from that institution two years later. Although he commenced a Doctor of Philosophy in English at Harvard University, he dropped out before finishing his thesis. Career Malone's first novel, ''Painting the Roses Red'', was inspired in part by his new wife and released in 1975. He recounted that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James E
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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