Gene Palumbo (November 10, 1945 – October 10, 2000) was an American television producer and writer.

Career

Palumbo served as the head writer of the CBS Daytime

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'' Guiding Light'' with L. Virginia Browne from 1982 to 1983, where he won a 1982

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for Outstanding Drama Series Writing.Gene Palumbo awards - IMDb.com
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'', which ran from 1984 to 1985. Palumbo was the head writer of the

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serial '' General Hospital'' from 1989 to 1991, replacing Ann Marcus after the

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. He was himself replaced in 1991 with Norma Monty, the sister of Executive Producer and former head writer

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, who had returned to the series in 1990. Palumbo then served as head writer for

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's '' Days of Our Lives'' from June 19, 1991 to August 6, 1992. He was hired by

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in March 1991.

Awards and nominations

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WINS *(1982; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') Writers Guild of America Award NOMINATIONS *(1992 seasons; ''Days of Our Lives'')

HW history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palumbo, Gene 1945 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American male actors American soap opera writers Soap opera producers Place of birth missing Place of death missing American male soap opera actors Daytime Emmy Award winners American male television writers 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers