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Shelly Altman
Michelle "Shelly" Altman is an American soap opera writer who is known as breakdown and associate head writer of numerous American daytime soap operas, including '' Another World'', ''General Hospital'' and ''One Life to Live''. Career In 1987, Altman co-wrote a screenplay for ''Sweet Lorraine''. From 1995 to 1999, Altman and Jean Passanante were associate head writers of '' Another World'' and from 1999 to 2011 held the same position while doing ''One Life to Live''. From 2013 to 2015 Altman was a co-head writer of ''The Young and the Restless'' along with Jean Passanante. In 2015, Altman and Passanante replaced Ron Carlivati, who was the head writer of ''General Hospital'' since 2012. Altman had been the show's associate head co-writer since 2011, prior to which she was its breakdown writer. Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards Win *(2008; Best Writing; ''One Life To Live'') *(2014; Best Writing; ''The Young and the Restless'') Nominations *(1996; Best Writing; ''Another ...
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Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ...
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Writers Guild Of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically during the preceding calendar year. The television awards are for series that were produced and aired between December 1 and November 30, regardless of how many episodes aired during this time period. Additionally, scripts must be produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or under a collective bargaining agreement in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Lifetime achievement awards Each year at the awards, two lifetime achievement awards are presented. One is for screenwriting, and the other is for TV writing: * Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement * Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement Categories (As of 2022.) ;Film * Best Adapted Screenplay ...
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Daytime Emmy Award Winners
Daytime as observed on Earth is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight. Daytime occurs when the Sun appears above the local horizon, that is, anywhere on the globe's hemisphere facing the Sun. In direct sunlight the movement of the sun can be recorded and observed using a sundial that casts a shadow that slowly moves during the day. Other planets and natural satellites that rotate relative to a luminous primary body, such as a local star, also experience daytime, but this article primarily discusses daytime on Earth. Characteristics Approximately half of Earth is illuminated at any time by the Sun. The area subjected to direct illumination is almost exactly half the planet; but because of atmospheric and other effects that extend the reach of indirect illumination, the area of the planet covered by either direct or indirect illumination amounts to slightly more than half the surface. The hemisphere of Eart ...
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American Soap Opera Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ...
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Chris Van Etten
Chris Van Etten is an American television soap opera writer from Rochester, New York. On July 29, 2017, Van Etten was promoted to co-head writer on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'', replacing Jean Passanante. He has also created with writing partners are David Ozanich and David Levithan; they collaborated on the young adult novel series ''Likely Story'' for Random House. Positions held ''General Hospital'' *Breakdown Writer (May 10, 2012 – October 6, 2017) *Co-Head Writer (October 9, 2017 – present) ''One Life to Live'' *Breakdown Writer (November 8, 2006 - February 22, 2008; May 2, 2008 - January 13, 2012) *Occasional Associate Head Writer (August 15, 2005 - November 2006) *Continuity Supervisor (2004) *Writers' Associate (2003) *Assistant to the Executive Producer (January 2001 - 2003) Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Award *Nomination, 2009, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live'' Daytime Emmy Award *Win, 2008, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live'' *Nomination, 2006, ...
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Charles Pratt Jr
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ...
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Tracey Thomson
Tracey Thomson is an American television soap opera writer for CBS Daytime's ''The Young and the Restless''. She is sharing head-writing duties with Charles Pratt Jr. who originally hired her to be a script writer on ''All My Children''. In 2019 she started to write for "Sulphur Springs" with Charles Pratt Jr. She attended the University of Georgia and started her career with CNN in Atlanta before moving to California. Positions held ''General Hospital'' (hired by Robert Guza Jr.) *Associate Head writer: July 26, 2011-May 2012 *Occasional Breakdown writer: May 2007 – July 2008) *Script writer: September 11, 2006 – January 3, 2008; March 17, 2008 - July 30, 2008; June 17, 2010 – July 25, 2011 *Occasional script writer: March 28, 2006 – July 13, 2006 * Script Continuity: 2005–2006 ''All My Children'' *Script Writer (February 17, 2010 - May 6, 2010) *Associate Head Writer (September 11, 2008 - February 18, 2010) *Occasional Script Writer (September 25, 2008 - 2009) ''The ...
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Josh Griffith
Joe Shelby "Josh" Griffith (born August 15, 19??) is an American soap opera writer and producer. Personal life Born on August 15, in the U.S. state of New York, Josh is the son of Joe (Rip) Griffith and Sue Estes Griffith, both teachers and artists. Career Griffith began his writing career on '' Santa Barbara'' in 1988 and continued writing for the show until 1991 when he moved over to ''One Life to Live'', where he began as an associate head writer under Michael Malone before being promoted to co-head writer in early 1992. Under his and Malone's tenure at ''One Life to Live'', the show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in 1994. Griffith left the show in early 1995. In 1997, Griffith was co-creator of the NBC Daytime soap opera '' Sunset Beach'' along with Robert Guza Jr. The show ran for nearly three years before being cancelled in December 1999. In the spring of 2003, Griffith and Michael Malone returned to ''One Life to Live'' for a second stint as head writers, ...
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Garin Wolf
Garin Wolf is an American television writer and playwright. Career Television ''As the World Turns'' *Associate head writer: 1985 - 1988 (hired by Douglas Marland), 1993–1995, 1995–1996 * Co-head writer: 1995 (with Juliet Law Packer and Richard Culliton) '' Batman: The Animated Series'' *Writer: 1992 ''General Hospital'' *Script writer: April 8, 2008 - July 2011 *Associate head writer: 1997 - January 3, 2008, March 17, 2008 – July 25, 2011 *Breakdown writer: 1997–July 22, 2011; February 21, 2012-August 2012 (hired by Karen Harris) *Head writer: January 4, 2008 - March 14, 2008; July 26, 2011 – February 20, 201*Script editor: January 4, 2008 - March 14, 2008 (replaced Elizabeth Korte) '' General Hospital: Night Shift'' (hired by Robert Guza Jr.) *Script writer July 12, 2007 - October 4, 2007 ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' *Writer (with Charlie Adler) Plays *''There Used to Be Fireflies'' (Off-Broadway/Off Off Broadway) Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards ...
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Daytime Emmy Awards
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 ...
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United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes, but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1,500 abroad. In 1958, it became United Press Intern ...
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