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Gordon Russell (writer)

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Gordon Russell
BornAugust 15, 1929
DiedJanuary 19, 1981(1981-01-19) (aged 51)[1]
Occupation(s)Television writer, actor
SpouseMerri Russell
ChildrenCynthia Meyer, Wendy, Pamela, Amy
ParentJanet Russell
RelativesPeggy Clark (sister)
Norman Russell (brother)
Larry Russell

Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929 – January 19, 1981) was an American daytime soap opera writer.[1]

Career

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A former actor, Russell wrote for several daytime soap operas, including Dark Shadows, The Doctors and A Time For Us. He was hired by the network to write the serial General Hospital but died before he began writing that program.

He is best known for a long run as the writer of One Life to Live, which began in 1971 and lasted until his death.[1] He frequently collaborated with writer Sam Hall, and they worked together on both Dark Shadows and One Life to Live.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Daytime Emmy Awards

NOMINATIONS

  • (1980 & 1981; Best Writing; One Life to Live)

Writers Guild of America Award

NOMINATIONS

  • (1979 season; One Life to Live)

Head writing tenure

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Preceded by
Agnes Nixon
Paul Roberts
Don Wallace
Head Writer of One Life to Live
(with Agnes Nixon: August 1972 — September 1973)
(with Sam Hall: November 1975 — March 1980)

August 1972 — March 1980
Succeeded by
Sam Hall
Peggy O'Shea

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Gordon Russell, TV Writer, Dies; 'One Life to Live' Among Credits". The New York Times. January 22, 1981.
  2. ^ "Sam Hall, Soap Opera Writer for 'Dark Shadows' and 'One Life to Live,' Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 September 2014.
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