Members Rakesh Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 James E. Reilly Dead at 60 Legendary head writer James E. Reilly (DAYS OF OUR LIVES, PASSIONS) passed away over the weekend. He was 60. Jonathan Russo, Reilly's agent and friend for over 25 years, says Reilly had been recovering from cardiac surgery when he died suddenly in the hospital. His beloved sister Cathy Robinson was by his side. "James Reilly was one of the most profoundly lovely human beings in our industry. He was a towering person in our industry who had a tremendous faith in God and Catholicism, as anyone who watched PASSIONS knows. Everyone will miss him," adds Russo. There are no funeral plans. There may be a memorial service at a later date. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ James E. Reilly, most recently the creator and head writer for PASSIONS, has passed away at the age of 60. More details will be provided as they become available. Over the years, Reilly has written for a number of soaps including a memorable stint as head writer for DAYS OF OUR LIVES. He also worked on writing teams for SUNSET BEACH, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, GENERAL HOSPITAL, RYAN'S HOPE and GUIDING LIGHT throughout the last few decades. He was born on July 15, 1948, in Bountiful, Utah. Reilly won a Daytime Emmy in 1993 as part of the GUIDING LIGHT writing staff, and a WGA Award for GUIDING LIGHT in 1992. He received nine other Daytime Emmy nominations over the years for his work http://welovesoaps.blogspot.com/2008/10/ja...assed-away.html Soaps Scribe James E. Reilly Dies at 60 James E. Reilly, a sometimes controversial soap scribe who twice served as Days of Our Lives' headwriter and created the supernatural-themed Passions, passed away over the weekend, at age 60, Soap Opera Digest reports. Reilly was recovering in the hospital from cardiac surgery when he died. "James Reilly was one of the most profoundly lovely human beings in our industry," his agent and longtime friend Jonathan Russo tells Digest. "He was a towering person in our industry who had a tremendous faith in God and Catholicism, as anyone who watched Passions knows. Everyone will miss him." Reilly ruled the bible at Days from 1992 to 1997 (during which he gave us Marlena's possession) and again from 2003 to 2006, at which time he set loose the "Salem Stalker" in a bid to boost ratings. The serial slayer appeared to snuff veteran characters such as Abe, Roman, Doug and Alice (god bless her donuts), but ultimately the "deceased" were revealed to be held captive on island replica of Salem called Melaswen (read the name backwards). Between his Days gigs, Reilly created for NBC a new soap named Passions, and served as headwriter until its cancellation earlier this year. As headwriter of Guiding Light, Reilly's staff won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series Writing in 1993. http://www.tvguide.com/Soaps/James-Reilly-dead-26497.aspx I don't know what to say... :( :( :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmchyc Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Whoa. This is really depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 OMG! I can't believe it! Does Toups know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 OMG! :o I cannot believe it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArizonaDaze Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Toups, do you know if this is really true? I'm shocked. He wasn't my favorite writer, but when he was good, he was really, really good. Sorry if it is true. Not doubting you Rakesh, just stunned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmchyc Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Toups just closed the other thread on Reilly returning to Days, so yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rakesh Posted October 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 I'm so shocked!! OMG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArizonaDaze Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well, crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rakesh Posted October 14, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 James E. Reilly Dead at 60 Legendary head writer James E. Reilly (DAYS OF OUR LIVES, PASSIONS) passed away over the weekend. He was 60. Jonathan Russo, Reilly's agent and friend for over 25 years, says Reilly had been recovering from cardiac surgery when he died suddenly in the hospital. His beloved sister Cathy Robinson was by his side. "James Reilly was one of the most profoundly lovely human beings in our industry. He was a towering person in our industry who had a tremendous faith in God and Catholicism, as anyone who watched PASSIONS knows. Everyone will miss him," adds Russo. There are no funeral plans. There may be a memorial service at a later date. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baller Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 freaking heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 RIP JER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Wow this is really shocking. My prayers are with his friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 This really is sad. My condolences to his family and all who knew him. I'm sorry, Toups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted October 14, 2008 Administrator Share Posted October 14, 2008 I love you, Jim. Thank you for all you've done for me. RIP My condolences go out to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponz Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 My condolences to his family and friends. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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