Elizabeth Snyder (formerly known as Betsy Snyder) was an American television

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 ...

writer. She turned down the position of co-

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of ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' in November 2012. That position was accepted by

Thom Racina Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist. Personal He hails from Kenosha, Wisconsin, went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing. He is close friends with Sally Sussman Morina. Posi ...

. Died November 16, 2021, at age 60.

Positions held

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

'' (hired by

Ginger Smith Ginger Smith is an American television soap opera producer and writer for the ABC Daytime serial '' All My Children''. Career Smith was hired as a Production Intern in 1988 to work on the television show '' All My Children''. She worked as a ...

& Marlene McPherson) *Co-

: April 29, 2013 – September 2, 201

'' Another World (TV series), Another World'' (hired by Michael Malone) *Breakdown Writer: 1996 *Script Writer: 1995 ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' (

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; hired by

Bradley Bell Bradley Phillip Bell (born June 29, 1964) is an American television writer and producer. Bell is an eight-time Daytime Emmy Award winner and is executive producer and head writer for ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', an American soap opera. Ea ...

) *Associate Head Writer: June 9, 2006 - January 21, 2008, April 16, 2008 - March 2010 * Storyline Consultant: November 22, 2004 - June 8, 2006, December 21, 2009 - March 9, 2010 '' Dangerous Women'' (hired by

Reg Watson Reginald James Watson (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian television producer and screenwriter. He was executive producer on ''Crossroads (British TV series), Crossroads'' and created Australian media exports serials such as ' ...

) *Breakdown Writer: 1991 ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' (hired by

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' ...

) *Breakdown Writer: February 2011-August 2012, September 14, 2016 – 2021 ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' (

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)(hired by

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) *Breakdown Writer: 1989 - 1993 ''

Poor Nastya Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little

income

'' (''Bednaya Nastya''; suggested by

Paul Rauch Paul Rauch (1930 – December 10, 2012) was an American television and film producer. Rauch's work was primarily in American soap operas. Career Rauch's earlier jobs included Vice President, Programs-East Coast for CBS, Supervising Producer for ...

) *Co-Head Writer (2003 - 2004) ''

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 ...

'' (

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of GH; hired by

Lynn Marie Latham Lynn Marie Latham is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. Her initial foray into writing for television was as a story editor for the series ''Berrenger's'' in 1985. That same year, Latham became a writer for the nighttime seri ...

) *Associate Head Writer: 1998 - 2000 '' Sunset Beach'' (

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) (hired by

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 artist ...

) *Breakdown Writer: January 6, 1997 – 1999

Awards and nominations

Snyder was nominated a total of seven times for a

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. She won in 2010 (shared with Bradley P. Bell, Head Writer;

Kay Alden Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''. Career Alden began writing for ''The Young and the Restless'' as a script writer in 197 ...

(ex HW of Y&R), Co-Head Writer; Michael Minnis, Co-Head Writer;

Tracey Ann Kelly Tracey Ann Kelly is an American television soap opera script writer. Positions held ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Script writer: July 2, 1992 – June 28, 1995, September 15, 1998–present Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards The D ...

, Writer;

Patrick Mulcahey Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

;

Rex M. Best Rex M. Best is an American soap opera writer. He was a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won eight Emmys for Be ...

; John F. Smith,; Adam Dusevoir; Shannon Bradley;

Jerry Birn Jerry Birn (1923 – December 5, 2009) was an American television soap opera writer. He was married to actress Patty Weaver from 1994 until his death aged 86; his daughter is Laura Bryan Birn. Both his wife and his daughter appeared on ''The Young ...

) and 2012.
, boldandbeautiful.com; accessed March 8, 2014.

* Nomination, 2006 & 2010, Best Writing, ''The Bold and The Beautiful'' * Nomination, 1996, Best Writing, ''Another World''

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 Th ...

*Nomination, 2011 season, DOOL * Nomination, 1997 season, ''Sunset Beach'' * Nomination, 1993 season, ''General Hospital''

References

External links

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