Members JAS0N47 Posted June 14, 2024 Members Share Posted June 14, 2024 (edited) Thanks to a question about Michael Robert David, and finding out the WGA directory listed him as deceased, I checked the directory to look for any additional deaths I did not have yet on the "Days" memorial list. I found these 15 writers and have added them: David Colloff Michael Robert David Clem Egan Marcia Greenlaw Paul Harrison Charlene Keel Sherman Magidson Joan Pommer McCall Linda Salzman Carol Saraceno David Seidler John Stannard Margaret Stewart Jack Turley Carolyn Weston (No dates could be found for David, Egan, Harrison, Stannard or Stewart, so if you have any info on their death date, please let me know). Edited June 14, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 (edited) Thanks Jason, I was wondering about Egan. Egan was on the WGA ficore list for the 2007-2008 strike but not for the 2023 strike. All the other people missing from the 2023 list had died (or in the case of two women were still alive and on ficore but had new surnames so it took a minute for me to figure out). I figured Egan must have either died or completely changed his name, but couldn't find any info until I read your post. Ficore list thread: https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/66743-all-wga-fi-core-lists/ Edited June 15, 2024 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 They have the yearly memorial lists on WGA posted for 2018-present, so it would seem likely the 5 needed writers died in 2017 or earlier. I thought with such a unique name, he'd be easy to find online, but can't find any info on Egan. I did find in one story from the 1970's that Margaret Stewart was listed as being a child actress, but I haven't been able to match her up to an actress/writer as of yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 (edited) "Days" Writer Directory via WGA Directory: Sonja Alarr WGAW Richard J. Allen WGAW Robin Amos NOT LISTED Sheri Anderson WGAW (Fi-Core) Dorell Anthony NOT LISTED James H. Arthur NOT LISTED Jane Atkins WGAW Richard Backus WGAEast James Baffico NOT LISTED Anne Howard Bailey WGAW (Deceased) William J. Bell NOT LISTED (Deceased) Zak Berkman WGAEast Alexandra Bleckner WGAW K0la B00f NOT LISTED John P. Boruff NOT LISTED (Deceased) Bettina F. Bradbury WGAW (Deceased) (Listed as Tina Karapetian) Peter Brash WGAEast Ethel M. Brez WGAW (Deceased) Mel Brez WGAW (Deceased) Lorraine Broderick WGAEast James Harmon Brown WGAW (Fi-Core) Jazmen Darnell Brown WGAW Linda Poindexter-Brown WGAW L. Virginia Browne WGAW (Deceased) Janet Brownell WGAW Don Buday WGAW (Deceased) Jack Bunch WGAW (Deceased) Linda Rosatti Campanelli WGAW Darrel Campbell WGAW Ron Carlivati WGAEast Francine Carroll WGAW (Deceased) Tom Casiello WGAEast Rocci Chatfield WGAW (Deceased) David Cherrill WGAEast (Listed as C. David Colson) M.D. Clark WGAW Joanna Cohen WGAEast Mike Cohen WGAEast Wanda Coleman WGAW (Deceased) David Colloff WGAW (Deceased) Andrea Archer Compton WGAW Lisa Connor WGAEast Carolyn Culliton WGAEast (Listed as Carolyn DeMoney Culliton) Richard Culliton WGAEast Paula Cwikly WGAW (Fi-Core) Michael Robert David WGAW (Deceased) Annamarie Davidson NOT LISTED Cheryl Davis WGAEast Margaret De Priest WGAW Kirk Doering WGAW Judith Donato WGAEast Rick Draughon WGAW Christopher Dunn WGAW Lacey Dyer WGAW Charles Edwards NOT LISTED Clem Egan WGAW (Fi-Core) (Deceased) Barbara Esensten WGAW (Fi-Core) (Deceased) Brian Farrell NOT LISTED Jacqueline Feather WGAW Mathilde Ferro WGAW (Deceased) Theodore Ferro WGAW (Deceased) Steven J. Fisher WGAW Ruth Brooks Flippen WGAW (Deceased) Jeanne Marie Grunwell Ford WGAW (Fi-Core) Norm Chandler Fox WGAW (Deceased) Jacqueline Frazier WGAW Barbara Garshman WGAEast Sofia Landon Geier WGAEast James Gentile NOT LISTED (Deceased) Howard George NOT LISTED Victor Gialanella WGAEast (Fi-Core, no longer listed) Charlotte Gibson WGAEast (Listed as Charlotte Gibson Bauer) Jamey Giddens WGAEast Lawrence Gipe WGAW Stephen Glantz WGAW Renee Godelia WGAW Susan Goldberg WGAW Ray Goldstone WGAW (Deceased) Marcia E. Greenlaw WGAW (Deceased) Josh Griffith WGAEast (Fi-Core, no longer listed) Mary Gwynn WGAW Alex Hadad NOT LISTED Bob Hansen WGAW Paul Harrison WGAW (Deceased) Elizabeth Harrower WGAW (Deceased) (Listed as Elizabeth H. Seabold) Bill Hayes NOT LISTED (Deceased) Linda Henry WGAW Dena Breshears Higley WGAW (Fi-Core) Mark Christopher Higley WGAW (Fi-Core) Janne B. Hiller NOT LISTED Chuck Hirsch NOT LISTED Randy Holland WGAW James Houghton WGAW Mona Houghton WGAW Janet Iacobuzio WGAEast Norman Jacob WGAW (Deceased) Sarah Jenkins WGAEast C.L. Johnson NOT LISTED Frederick Johnson WGAW Frances Joyce WGAEast (Listed as N. Gail Lawrence) Patricia Joyce WGAW Norman Katkov WGAW (Deceased) Charlene Keel WGAW (Deceased) Cydney Kelley WGAW Meg Kelly WGAW (Fi-Core) Courtney Kirkpatrick WGAW Susan Kirshenbaum WGAEast Edwin Klein NOT LISTED (Deceased) Jeanne Knowlton NOT LISTED David Kreizman WGAEast Ted Kubiak WGAEast Carolyne Lacey NOT LISTED Nina Laemmle WGAW (Deceased) Leah Laiman WGAW Tom Langan WGAW Mary Jeannett LeDonne WGAW Kay Lenard WGAW (Deceased) David Lesan NOT LISTED (Deceased) David A. Levinson WGAW Morton Lewis NOT LISTED William J. Lewis III WGAW Michelle Poteet Lisanti WGAW (Fi-Core) Roberto Loiederman WGAW Sherman C. Magidson NOT LISTED (Deceased) Ann Marcus WGAW (Deceased) Leah Markus WGAW Jayne Martin WGAW Rebecca McCarty WGAW Marlene Clark Poulter McPherson WGAW (Fi-Core) Carole A. Mendelsohn WGAW Beth Milstein WGAW Erika Moore NOT LISTED Molly/M.M. Shelly Moore WGAW Sally Sussman Morina WGAW (Listed as Sally Sussman) Shawn Morrison WGAW (Fi-Core) Nichole B. Murphy NOT LISTED Fran Myers WGA East (Fi-Core, no longer listed) (Listed as Frances Myers Newman) Bruce Neckels WGAW Henry Newman WGAW John S. Newman WGAW Stefanie Novik WGAW Rick Nusblatt WGAW Laura Olsher WGAW (Deceased) Juliet Packer WGAEast (Listed as Juliet Law Packer) Danielle Paige WGAEast Gene Palumbo NOT LISTED (Deceased) Katherine Penders WGAW Maura Penders WGAW Joyce Perry WGAW Irna Phillips NOT LISTED (Deceased) Peggy Phillips WGAW (Deceased) Donna Pizzi WGAW Joan Pommer WGAW (Deceased) (Listed as Joan McCall) Meredith Post WGAEast Dorothy Ann Purser NOT LISTED (Deceased) Ryan Quan WGAW Thom Racina WGAW Jared Rappaport WGAW Samuel D. Ratcliffe NOT LISTED (Deceased) Gordon Rayfield WGAEast Bill Rega WGAW (Deceased) James E. Reilly WGAW (Fi-Core) (Deceased) Peter T. Rich WGAEast (Fi-Core, no longer listed) Kenneth M. Rosen WGAW (Deceased) Marjorie Rosen WGAEast Joyce Rosenblad WGAW Dave Ryan WGAW Frank Salisbury WGAW Melissa Salmons WGAEast Linda Salzman WGAW (Deceased) Don Sanford WGAW (Deceased) Carol Saraceno WGAW (Deceased) Peggy Schibi WGAW Margaret Schneider WGAW (Deceased) Katherine Schock WGAW Anne M. Schoettle WGAW Jodie Scholz WGAW Roger Schroeder WGAW Barbara Searles WGAW (Deceased) David Seidler WGAW (Deceased) Lisa Seidman WGAW Hannah Shearer WGAW Hogan Sheffer WGAW (Fi-Core) (Deceased) Stan Silverman NOT LISTED (Deceased) Kate Simon WGAEast (Listed as Katherine H. Hall) Michael Slade NOT LISTED (Deceased) Alan Slasor WGAW Dwight D. Smith WGAW Pat Falken Smith WGAW (Deceased) Patrick Smith NOT LISTED Elizabeth Snyder WGAW (Deceased) Dana Soloff WGAW Gillian Spencer WGAEast Penina Spiegel WGAW (Deceased) John M. Stannard WGAW (Deceased) Douglas Steinberg WGAW Robert Stevens NOT LISTED Margaret Stewart WGAW (Deceased) William L. Stuart WGAW (Deceased) Judy Tate WGAEast Maralyn Thoma WGAW Darrell Ray Thomas Jr. WGAW (Fi-Core) Gary Tomlin WGAW (Fi-Core) Anne Toole NOT LISTED Tyler Topits WGAW Jack Turley WGAW (Deceased) Lynda Tomes Vincent WGAW Allison Wait NOT LISTED Addie Walsh WGAEast Nancy Williams Watt WGAEast Carolyn J. Weston WGAW (Deceased) Christopher Whitesell WGAEast Carey Wilber WGAW (Deceased) Elizabeth Blake-Young NOT LISTED John M. Young NOT LISTED (Deceased) Jason47 Note: For the 37 writers not listed in WGA files, 14 are known to be deceased and are listed as such. Edited June 15, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 From her recent trumpet solo on the Daytime Stands Up charity special, to her recent red carpet appearances at the Daytime Emmys and the Creative Arts Emmys, I am enjoying Elia Cantu's social media presence. I hope that she'll be able to show more of her humor and personality on the show. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 (edited) During tonight's writer's research, along with finding the deaths of John Mumma Young (5/23/06-6/6/78), David E. Lesan (12/25/09-4/29/74) and James Julius Gentile (5/16/21-12/5/75), I also found obituaries for two more recent "Days" writers, Dorothy Ann Purser (9/10/39-11/28/23) and Edwin Klein (9/14/57-12/23/21). They have been added to the Jason47 memorial list. Here are the Purser and Klein obituaries: DOROTHY ANN PURSER On the evening of November 28, 2023 Dorothy Ann Purser passed away peacefully due to natural causes at her home in Hammond, LA. Dorothy was 84 years old. She is preceded in death by her parents John and Helen Purser, her sister Joyce Purser, and her twin sister Nancy Purser. Dorothy was a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and received a masters degree from Indiana University. Dorothy was a screenwriter and was best known for her work as head writer on the Television series The Guiding Light and Days of our Lives. In 1993 she won a Daytime Emmy for an episode of The Guiding Light and in 2000 she won a WGA Award for an episode of Days of our Lives. Services will be held this Saturday, May 11, at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church in Hammond at 2:00PM Donations can be made to the "Grace Memorial Episcopal Cemetery Fund" or "The Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation in Honor of John T. Purser". To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. EDWIN KLEIN Edwin W. Klein, Jr., on December 23, 2021, of Los Angeles and New York City. Age 64. Beloved son of the late Edwin Sr. and Frances. Dear brother of Patricia Klein (Valerie), Peter McMonagle (Kevin), Paul Klein (Maria), and the late Philip Klein. Loving uncle of Richard Klein and John Michael Klein. Also survived by his dear Aunt Kathleen Hoguet (late Lou) and many other loving family members and friends. Edwin had a passion for the arts since a young age. Even as a child, he wrote plays and recruited his brothers, sister and friends to be his actors. He relocated to New York to pursue a career in acting and writing. During his time in New York, he wrote numerous scripts and off-Broadway plays. Edwin loved New York and always considered it his home. He spent much of his spare time enjoying both Broadway and Off-Broadway plays with his amazing network of friends who so loved and cared for him. Edwin moved to Los Angeles to expand his writing opportunities which is where he resided last. Edwin is a member of the Writer's Guild of America and was self-employed as a writer. He wrote for Daytime Television Shows such as "Days of our Lives" and the Emmy Award Winning "Young and the Restless". One of Edwin's most memorable moments was in 2015 when he had the opportunity to join the cast of the "Young and the Restless" on stage as they accepted an Emmy Award. There will be a visitation 10am to 12noon on Wednesday January 5, 2022 at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Memorial Service 12 noon at the funeral home. Interment private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Edwin's name to Los Angeles LGBT Center. https://lalgbtcenter.org. "DAYS" WRITERS NOT IN WGA FILES: 8 of the 23 Writers have info at these links: Robin Amos Kahn https://www.bursttrainings.com/robin-amos-kahn Dorell Anthony https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3257571/ James Baffico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Baffico (KB...not here at SON) Annamarie Davidson https://annamariedavidson.com/ Alex Hadad https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hadad Anne Toole https://writingiswriting.wordpress.com/about/ Allison Wait https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-wait-8249b99 However, no info is available for these 15 writers (years as "Days" writer). **If anyone has any info on these writers, please let me know! James H. Arthur (1979-1980) Charles Edwards (1980-1981) Brian Farrell (1987) Howard George (1984) Janne Hiller (1984) (Janne Goodman Hiller Seal, born 2/13/47, via public records) Chuck Hirsch (1986) CL Johnson (1985) Jeanne Knowlton (1986) Carolyne Lacey (1971) (Wrote the 1962 play "The Virgin's Victory") Morton Lewis (1986) Erika Moore (1984) Nichole Murphy (1989) Patrick Smith (1986) Robert Stevens (1992-1993) Elizabeth Blake-Young (1979) Edited June 15, 2024 by JAS0N47 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 Dorell's name wasn't on the 2024 WGA award that Days won https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners He tweeted about it but I don't know the behind-the-scenes details or when he was on the writing team -- or what episodes were submitted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 (edited) Here are the episodes that were submitted. August Episode: This episode honored Suzanne Rogers’ 50 years on DAYS as Maggie. Brady (Eric Martsolf) and Xander (Paul Telfer) had a heated confrontation, while Kate (Lauren Koslow) made a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Shawn (Brandon Beemer) struggled in the wake of Victor’s (John Aniston) death. Early September Episode: Victor’s loved ones gathered for his funeral/memorial service. A grieving Maggie pushed Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) to tell Xander the truth. Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) reassured Kate, and Xander clashed with Sonny (Zach Tinker). Following Episode: John (Drake Hogestyn) uncovered a secret about a mystery man (Timothy Robicheaux, played by Dick Van Dyke). Sarah went into labor, and an unexpected visitor (Vivian, played by Louise Sorel) rocked Salem! https://michaelfairmantv.com/days-of-our-lives-wins-wga-award-for-daytime-drama-series-2/2024/04/14/ @JAS0N47 This is supposedly Episodes 14663, 14678 and 14679. Can you confirm that these descriptions match those episodes? Thanks! Edited June 15, 2024 by Contessa Donatella ask Jason 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 I only have the cast & set lists together, not the synopses, but those look to be correct: 14663...8/18/23 (Episode Length: 49:57 & 2:10-Suzanne Rogers tribute= 52:07) Cast: Belle, Brady, Chloe, Kate, Maggie, Sarah, Shawn, Xander, Julie, Bonnie, Justin, Mickey (FBO), Victor (FBO), Nico (FBO), Max/dog (FBO), Julie Stunt Double (FBO). Sets: Kiriakis Study, Shawn's Office, Brady Pub & Exterior, Spectator Office, Maggie's Bedroom (Kiriakis), Small Bar. 14678...9/7/23 (Episode Length: 41:47) Cast: Alex, Belle, Brady, Chloe, Kate, Maggie, Sarah, Shawn, Xander, Bonnie, Justin, Vivian, Chelsea, Theresa, Philip, Rex, Sonny, Caroline (FBO), Bo (FBO), Victor (FBO), Nicole (FBO). Sets: Ext. Kiriakis Mausoleum, Brady Pub & Exterior, Marlena's Townhouse, Horton Town Square, Kiriakis Study, Maggie's Bedroom (Kiriakis). 14679...9/8/23 (Episode Length: 36:10) Cast: Chloe, John, Kate, Maggie, Marlena, Sarah, Xander, Bonnie, Justin, Vivian, Philip, Rex, Mystery Man/Timothy Robicheaux, Soldier # 1/Young Timothy, Soldier # 2/Young Yo Ling, Victor (FBO). Sets: Marlena's Office, Ext. Kiriakis Mausoleum, Kiriakis Study, Korean Foxhole, Brady Pub. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted June 15, 2024 Members Share Posted June 15, 2024 Thank you, Jason, it does look exactly right! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 16, 2024 Members Share Posted June 16, 2024 "DAYS" DIRECTORS VIA DGA DIRECTORY: Unlike the WGA directory, which is helpful listing any members who are deceased, it looks like the DGA Directory stops listing members if they are no longer active or let their membership lapse. But, from doing this and additional research, I did update the memorial list with the deaths of Rick Bennewitz, Gordon Rigsby, Randy Robbins, John Sedwick and the first female "Days" director from 1965, Livia Granito. I did confirm that John Desmond was born 12/28/21, but have not found any confirmation of his death, but if he is alive, he would be 102. The other 11 "not listed" directors (Baffico, Brinckerhoff, Denney, Evans, Greenlaw, Inman, Madeiras, Simon, Steinberg, Wyman and Zak) must have let their DGA membership lapse. Jill Ackles DGA Albert Alarr DGA James Baffico NOT LISTED Joseph Behar NOT LISTED (Deceased) Rick Bennewitz NOT LISTED (Deceased) Sonia Blangiardo Goins DGA Peter Brinckerhoff NOT LISTED Shelley Curtis DGA Mike Denney NOT LISTED John Desmond NOT LISTED Richard Dunlap NOT LISTED (Deceased) Jerry Evans NOT LISTED Kathryn Foster DGA Pamela Fryman DGA Christopher Goutman DGA Livia Granito NOT LISTED (Deceased) Becky Greenlaw NOT LISTED Kenn Herman NOT LISTED (Deceased) Roger W. Inman NOT LISTED Grant A. Johnson DGA Deveney Kelly DGA H. Wesley Kenney NOT LISTED (Deceased) Irving Lambrecht NOT LISTED (Deceased) Andrew Lee DGA Gay Linvill DGA William Ludel DGA Mary Madeiras NOT LISTED Noel Maxam DGA Scott McKinsey DGA Anthony Morina DGA Frank Pacelli NOT LISTED (Deceased) Alan Pultz NOT LISTED (Deceased) Al Rabin NOT LISTED (Deceased) Gordon Rigsby NOT LISTED (Deceased) Randy J. Robbins NOT LISTED (Deceased) Richard Sandwick NOT LISTED (Deceased) Arlene Sanford DGA John Sedwick NOT LISTED (Deceased) David Shaughnessy DGA Susan Orlikoff Simon NOT LISTED Phil Sogard NOT LISTED (Deceased) Herb Stein DGA Roy B. Steinberg NOT LISTED Alison Sweeney DGA Angela Tessinari DGA Rudy Vejar NOT LISTED (Deceased) Karen Wilkens DGA Steven Williford DGA Stephen Wyman NOT LISTED Phideaux Xavier DGA John C. Zak NOT LISTED 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted June 16, 2024 Members Share Posted June 16, 2024 (edited) Do you also have a list of Days stage managers that are listed in the DGA directory? For example current stage managers Jessica (Jessie) Harrison and Lucy Yalenian are members of the DGA. I remember a few years ago when Jessie got her DGA card and posted it on her ig stories. Edited June 16, 2024 by janea4old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 16, 2024 Members Share Posted June 16, 2024 I didn't do the stage managers yet, but will probably do them today. I found yesterday that the DGA does a monthly "In Memoriam" (since January 2015). So, checking those, that's where I found out the 1965 director Livia Granito had died at some point in 2022. I also found that stage manager Gary Wente (at Days from 1986-2009) was listed in the April 2024 memorial. Doing some googling, I found he had died by November 2023. Neither Granito nor Wente had any obituary that I could find. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted June 16, 2024 Members Share Posted June 16, 2024 "DAYS" STAGE MANAGERS VIA DGA DIRECTORY: Ted Baker NOT LISTED (Deceased) Francesca Bellini De Simone NOT LISTED Marjie Dale Wells NOT LISTED Patricia Dyer DGA (Listed as Patricia Walde) Peery Forbis NOT LISTED (Deceased) Dan Ford NOT LISTED Roy Friedland DGA Richard Fusari NOT LISTED Brenda Glazer DGA (Listed as Brenda Lynn Freedman) Michael Gray DGA Jessie Harrison DGA Stuart W. Howard DGA Lisa Winther-Huston DGA Roger W. Inman NOT LISTED Britt Lomond NOT LISTED (Deceased) Joseph H. Lumer DGA Jerry Masterson NOT LISTED Carl McCarthy NOT LISTED Travis McCulley NOT LISTED Gordon Morris NOT LISTED Rick Oxford NOT LISTED Steve Palmer NOT LISTED Ron Paul DGA Barbara Roche DGA Michael Schiff DGA Jo Ann Smith NOT LISTED Kaley Smith DGA (Listed as Kaley Kidwell) Tracey Smith DGA (Listed as Tracey L. Smith Baumert) Herb Stein DGA Sheila Stewart NOT LISTED Yukiko Tokunaga DGA (Listed as Yukiko Hotta) Cherie Wall DGA Gary Wente NOT LISTED (Deceased) Fred Wittson NOT LISTED Lucy Yalenian DGA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janea4old Posted June 16, 2024 Members Share Posted June 16, 2024 Interesting because she has that 2009 interview on the DGA website https://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Francesca-BelliniDeSimone 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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