Stephen Demorest is an American

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. He is married to

Nancy Curlee Nancy Curlee is an American soap opera writer. She was head writer of ''Guiding Light'' from 1990 to 1994. Her time at the helm of ''GL'' is often considered a golden period for the show. Curlee is married to fellow soap opera writer Stephen Demor ...

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 ...

'' *Associate Head Writer: April 8, 2005 - January 14, 2008 '' Another World'' *Associate Head Writer: March 1999 - June 25, 1999 ::The Last AW Writing Team ::*

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(co-Head Writer),

Gordon Rayfield Gordon Rayfield is an American television writer. Career *''All My Children'' **Head writer: (Solo: December 2002 – February 21, 2003); (with Anna Theresa Cascio: February 24, 2003 – June 30, 2003) **Associate Head Writer: June 2002 – Decem ...

Courtney Simon Courtney Simon (born June 23, 1946) is an American writer and actress. Simon is sometimes credited as "Courtney Sherman" or "Courtney Sherman Simon". Simon is best known for having created the role of Kathy Phillips on the long-running soap oper ...

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, Stephen Demorest,

Melissa Salmons Melissa Salmons is an American writer known for her work on television soap operas, known for her work on Days of Our Lives. Positions held '' Another World'' *Script Writer (1999 – June 25, 1999) ''As the World Turns'' *Script Writer (1 ...

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, Judy Tate,

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, Tom King,

Maura Penders Maura Penders is an American television soap opera writer. Positions held '' Another World'' * Associate Head Writer (1998– June 25, 1999) * Script Writer (1998) '' Days of Our Lives'' (hired by Anne Howard Bailey, then by Tom Langan) * Ass ...

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, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin,

Gillian Spencer Gillian Spencer (born December 18, 1939) is an American soap opera actress and writer. She had supporting roles on the soaps ''The Secret Storm'' as Lynn Wilkins Warren from 1961-1962 and ''The Edge of Night'' as Leora Davies in 1963 before join ...

, Mary Sue Price, Edwin Klein ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'' *Associate Head Writer (1996–1998; August 1999 - August 31, 2001) * Co-Head Writer: Late 1997 - March 1998 ''

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 ...

'' *Associate Head Writer: 1998 - 1999 *Script Writer: 1998 ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' *Co-Head Writer: 1990 - 1994 *Associate Head Writer: 1985 - 1990 ''

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 ...

'' *Script Writer: December 5, 2003 - September 14, 2004

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 ...

WINS *(1986, 1990 & 1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(1999; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'') *(2001 & 2002; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'') NOMINATIONS *(1985, 1989 & 1992; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') *(2000; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')

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 ...

WINS *(1992 season; ''Guiding Light'') NOMINATIONS *(1986, 1989, 1995 & 1996 seasons; ''Guiding Light'') *(1998 season; ''As the World Turns'') *(1999 season; ''General Hospital'') *(2007 & 2008 seasons; ''All My Children'')

Head writing tenure

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demorest, Stephen American soap opera writers American male television writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)