Mercer B. Barrows is an American television producer,

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

, and writer. He is the father of the actress

Samantha Barrows Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Specu ...

and the actor Mercer Barrows III, and the husband of Debbie Ware Barrows, a former producer of ''

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''.

Credits

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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 ...

'' (art director, 1993) *''

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 ...

'' (co-ordinating producer, 1997; main producer, 2003) *''

'' (producer, 2002–2018; breakdown writer, January - March 2008)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy 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 (N ...

awards: *Won, 1982, Outstanding Achievement in Design Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series for ''

'' *Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Drama Series for "General Hospital'' *Won, 2005, Outstanding Drama Series for ''General Hospital'' *Won, 2006, Outstanding Drama Series for ''General Hospital''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrows, Mercer Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American television producers American art directors Barrows