Camille Marchetta (born September 15, 1940), a former London literary agent, is a novelist, television writer and producer best known for her work on 1980s prime time soap operas ''

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'' and '' Falcon Crest''.

Biography

Born and raised in

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to an Italian American family, Marchetta attended the

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in New Rochelle, New York, where she later received a BA in English literature. After a trip to England, she decided to stay and took up residence there. While in England she worked with Richard Hatton Limited where she later became a literary director for the company.

Career

Prior to writing for the 1980s soap opera ''

'' she wrote a screenplay for a television movie that was never produced, along with one episode for the short running series ''Lucan''. On ''Dallas'' she started as a freelance writer and eventually made her way on to the writing staff, responsible for writing major story and plot lines. She also created some of the characters on the show. After ''Dallas'' she worked on ''Dynasty'', ''Falcon Crest'' and Nurse.

Published works

Marchetta has authored three novels: * ''Lovers And Friends'', , 48 pages (Paperback), Publisher:

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, Reprint edition, Publication date:03/02/1995. * ''The River By Moonlight'', , Published by
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376 pages, Publication date: 08/01/2007. * ''The Wives Of Frankie Ferrarro'', , Published by:

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, 12/08/2015. Sold by:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marchetta, Camille Living people 1940 births American writers of Italian descent Writers from Brooklyn Novelists from New York City Television producers from New York City American women screenwriters American women novelists 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists College of New Rochelle alumni Mercy University alumni 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Screenwriters from New York (state) American women television producers American expatriates in England