Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929 – January 19, 1981) was an American daytime soap opera writer.

Career

A former actor, Russell wrote for several daytime soap operas, including ''

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'', '' The Doctors'' and '' A Time For Us''. He was hired by the network to write the serial ''

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'' but died before he began writing that program. He is best known for a long run as the writer of ''

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'', which began in 1971 and lasted until his death. He frequently collaborated with writer Sam Hall, and they worked together on both ''

'' and ''

''.

Awards and nominations

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 ...

NOMINATIONS *(1980 & 1981; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'')

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 ...

NOMINATIONS *(1979 season; ''One Life to Live'')

Head writing tenure

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Gordon 1929 births 1981 deaths American soap opera writers American male screenwriters American male actors American male television writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters