Marlene Clark Poulter McPherson is 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.

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 ...

'' * Co-head writer: April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013 ''

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 ...

'' * Co head writer: August 26, 2011 – August 16, 2012 * Associate head writer: 1993 - 1999 * Script writer: 1991 - 1993 ''

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 ...

'' *Script continuity (1989) ''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

'' * Associate head writer: 1999 - August 7, 2008 ''Swiss Family Robinson'' * Co-creator/writer 2009

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award 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 ...

*Win, 2012 (for 2011 season), Best Writing, ''Days of Our Lives'' *Nomination, 2001–2003, Best Writing, ''Passions'' *Nomination, 1994, 1997–1999, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives'' Writers Guild of America Award *Nomination, 2000, Best Writing, ''Passions'' *Win, 1999, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives'' *Nomination, 1991, 1993, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poulter, Marlene Clark American soap opera writers Writers Guild of America Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)