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OLTL: History of EPs and HWs

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If you can fill in the missing, or wrong, information, I would really appreciate the help. :)

Executive Producers

1969-1977

Doris Quinlan

1977-1983

Joseph Stuart

1983-1984

Jean Arley

1984-1991

Paul Rauch

1991-1994

Linda Gottlieb

1994-1996

Susan Bedsow Horgan

1996-1997

Maxine Levinson

1997-2001

Jill Farren Phelps

2001-2003

Gary Tomlin

2003 - Present

Frank Valentin

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Head Writers

1968-1972

Agnes Nixon, Paul Roberts, Don Wallace

1972-1973

Agnes Nixon & Gordon Russell

1973-1978

Gordon Russell

1978

Gordon Russell & Sam Hall

1979-1980

Gordon Russell, Sam Hall, Peggy O'Shea

1980-1983

Sam Hall & Peggy O'Shea

1983

Sam Hall

1983-1984

Sam Hall & Henry Slesar

1984

Joyce H. Corrington & John William Corrington

1984

Sam Hall

1985

Sam Hall & Peggy O'Shea

1985

Peggy O'Shea & S. Micahel Schnessel

1985-1987

Peggy O'Shea

1987

S. Micahel Schnessel

1988

Writer's Strike

1988-1990

S. Micahel Schnessel

1990-1991

Craig Carlson & Leah Laiman

1991

Craig Carlson

1991

Margaret DePriest

1991-1992

Michael Malone

1992-1995

Michael Malone & Josh Griffith

1995-1996

Michael Malone

1996-1997

Peggy Sloane, Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman

1997

Jean Passanante & Peggy Sloane

1997-1998

Claire Labine & Matthew Labine

1998

Pamela Long

1999

No Head Writer Listed

1999 - 2001

Megan McTavish

2001 - January 31, 2003

Lorraine Broderick & Christopher Whitesell

February 3, 2003 - March 7, 2003

Josh Griffith

March 10, 2003 - March 22, 2004

Michael Malone & Josh Griffith

March 23, 2004 - November 24, 2004

Michael Malone

November 29, 2004 - December 10, 2004

No Head Writer Listed

December 13, 2004 - May 7, 2007

Dena Higley

May 8, 2007 - September 10, 2007

Dena Higley and Ron Carlivati (Co-Head Writer)

September 11, 2007 - February 14, 2008

Ron Carlivati

February 15, 2008 - May 1, 2008

Gary Tomlin (Interim Head Writer)

May 2, 2008 - Present

Ron Carlivati

Note: Strike episodes aired from February 25, 2008 to April 22, 2008 (42 episodes)

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Wow. Dena wrote OLTL for 3 years!

I stopped watching a few months into her tenure and never tuned in again until she left..

I saw it all. You did the right thing. I'm convinced she is some kind of Petro-pyromaniac. Didn't one of her "cereal" killers deep-fry a waitress's head and then do some Joan of Arc BBQ thing for July 4th? Turned out John McAnachronism went running for the white meat first, I believe.

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Here are a few things I found when I worked on my summaries:

Gordon Russell (? –November 1978)

Gordon Russell & Sam Hall (November 1978 – March 1980)

Sam Hall & Peggy O’Shea (March 1980 – April 1983)

Sam Hall & Henry Slesar (April 1983 – September 1984)

Joyce & John William Corrington (September 1984 – November 1984)

Sam Hall & Peggy O’Shea (November 1984 – July 1985)

Peggy O’Shea & S. Michael Schnessel (July 1985 – September 1985)

Peggy O’Shea (September 1985 – June 1987)

S. Michael Schnessel (June 1987 - ?)

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Agnes Nixon wrote until 1972 at least (I think maybe 73?) but wasn't she credited with two other people for her stint, somewhat oddly?

OK I looked Wiki's list up and compared it to Schemering and Waggert's-and I think they're right for the early stuff:

September 1973 to October 1978:

Gordon Russell

August 1972 to September 1973:

Agnes Nixon

Gordon Russell

July 1968 to July 1972:

Agnes Nixon

Paul Roberts

Don Wallace

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Thanks Eric and FF for the help. :)

Okay here's the updated list:

Head Writers

1968-1972

Agnes Nixon, Paul Roberts, Don Wallace

1972-1973

Agnes Nixon & Gordon Russell

1973-1978

Gordon Russell

1978

Gordon Russell & Sam Hall

1979-1980

Gordon Russell, Sam Hall, Peggy O'Shea

1980-1983

Sam Hall & Peggy O'Shea

1983

Sam Hall

1983-1984

Sam Hall & Henry Slesar

1984

Joyce H. Corrington & John William Corrington

1984-1985

Sam Hall & Peggy O'Shea

1985

Peggy O'Shea & S. Micahel Schnessel

1985-1987

Peggy O'Shea

1987

S. Micahel Schnessel

1988

Writer's Strike

1988-1990

S. Micahel Schnessel

1990-1991

Craig Carlson & Leah Laiman

1991

Craig Carlson

1991

Margaret DePriest

1991-1992

Michael Malone

1992-1995

Michael Malone & Josh Griffith

1995-1996

Michael Malone

1996-1997

Peggy Sloane, Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman

1997

Jean Passanante & Peggy Sloane

1997-1998

Claire Labine & Matthew Labine

1998

Pamela Long

1999

No Head Writer Listed

1999 - 2001

Megan McTavish

2001 - January 31, 2003

Lorraine Broderick & Christopher Whitesell

February 3, 2003 - March 7, 2003

Josh Griffith

March 10, 2003 - March 22, 2004

Michael Malone & Josh Griffith

March 23, 2004 - November 24, 2004

Michael Malone

November 29, 2004 - December 10, 2004

No Head Writer Listed

December 13, 2004 - May 7, 2007

Dena Higley

May 8, 2007 - September 10, 2007

Dena Higley and Ron Carlivati (Co-Head Writer)

September 11, 2007 - February 14, 2008

Ron Carlivati

February 15, 2008 - May 1, 2008

Gary Tomlin (Interim Head Writer)

May 2, 2008 - Present

Ron Carlivati

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I found some end credits from 1983, that's why I have Sam Hall listed by himself. The Youtube clips list the exact air dates, but I'm not sure if the air date is accurate though. The year is correct because the copyright logo.

April 22, 1983

Written By

Sam Hall

S. Michael Schnessel

Victor Miller

Don Wallace

Lanie Bertram

Fred Corke

Craig Carlson

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November 16, 1983

Written By

Sam Hall

S. Michael Schnessel

Victor Miller

Eleanor timberman

Don Wallace

Lanie Bertram

Matt Hall

Sandra Jennings

Bill Elverman

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Good questions Toups. I used old articles found in newspaper for my list so it's not very very precise about the date. I will try to check again but I'm quite sure Slesar joined in April 1983, I have read this somewhere.

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So Agnes pulled double duty on OLTL and AMC from 1970 to 1973? I'd think launching AMC in 1970 would've entailed her stepping back from OLTL in 1969, much as she stepped back from AMC in 1983 while attempting to launch Loving.

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I saw it all. You did the right thing. I'm convinced she is some kind of Petro-pyromaniac. Didn't one of her "cereal" killers deep-fry a waitress's head and then do some Joan of Arc BBQ thing for July 4th? Turned out John McAnachronism went running for the white meat first, I believe.

All I remember is the godawful Evangeline and John took over the show and I was done. I don't know what it was about those characters and the actors who played them, but I have never disliked two people on television as much as those two. The show was like watching paint dry. Completely empty to me.

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Eleanor Timberman

Veronica Sandbridge's cousin, perhaps?

BTW, Matt Hall was Sam and Grayson's son.

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Here are the closing credits from November 12, 1984:

Written by

Joyce H. Corrington

John William Corrington

S. Michael Schnessell

Don Wallace

Lanie Betram

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