GH Through The Years

[John]

Lets Discuss GH Thru The Years Creatively. What Worked and didnt Going BY HW's and EP's

EP's

Selig Seligman 1963

James Young 1963-75

Tom Donavan 1975-77

Gloria Monty 1978-87

Wesley Kenney 1987-89

Joesph Hardy 1989-90

Gloria Monty 1990-92

Wendy Riche 1992-01

Jill Farren Phelps 2001-

HW's

Robert Guza, Jr.

January 4 to March 14, 2008 Garin Wolf (WGA strike)

March 13, 2006 to January 3, 2008 Robert Guza, Jr.

June 13, 2002 to March 10, 2006 Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt Jr. Brian Frons

April 2001 to June 12, 2002 Megan McTavish

January to April 2001 Elizabeth Korte and Michele Val Jean

December 8, 1997 to December 2000 Robert Guza, Jr. Meg Bennett (co-headwriter)

May to December 5, 1997 Janet Iacobuzio and Christopher Whitesell

October 1996 to May 1997 Richard Culliton and Karen Harris

March to October 1996 Robert Guza, Jr. and Karen Harris

August 1993 to March 1996 Claire Labine

January to August 1993 Bill Levinson

May 1992 to January 1993 Maralyn Thoma & Bill Levinson

January 1992 to April 1992 Maralyn Thoma

1991 to January 1992 Norma Monty

1991 Gene Palumbo, Norma Monty & John Whelpley

January 1989 to 1991 Gene Palumbo

1988 Ann Marcus (WGA strike)

October 1985 to December 1988 Pat Falken Smith and Norma Monty

June 1982 to October 1985 Anne Howard Bailey

May to June 1982 John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington

September 1981 - May 1982 Thom Racina & Leah Laiman, with staff writer Robert J. Shaw receiving on-screen HW credit for Racina & Laiman.

1979 to September 1981 Pat Falken Smith and Margaret DePriest (1981: Gloria Monty & Thom Racina-WGA strike:)

1978 to 1979 Douglas Marland & Frank Salisbury

1977 to 1979 Douglas Marland

1977 Irving Elman and Tex Elman

1977 Richard Holland and Suzanne Holland

1976 to 1977 Eileen Pollock and Robert Mason Pollock

1975 Richard Holland and Suzanne Holland

1973 to 1975 Bridget and Jerome Dobson

1963 to 1973 Frank and Doris Hursley

April 1 to late 1963 Theordore Ferro and Mathilde Ferro

[ER Tosh]

So what was it about Gloria Monty's second run with the show that made it be less than successful?

[John]

I Believe She went Back To GH with The idea to Intro The Eckerts Then Eventually Spin them off but the eckerts werent successful

The Q's Got BackBurned

She Fired Finola Hughes and recast her With Camilla Moore and Then Tristian Rogers Quit

I believe Those Things Got Her FIRED

[ER Tosh]

How long was NuAnna around?

[Cheap21]

exactly 1 month. The recast got to play Anna's exit story. Ive never seen her in action. Anyone got clips or pics of her from her brief stint?

[quartermainefan]

She had a vision, but her vision was not wanted by the audience. She had this thing for the blue-collar Eckarts, but they were blue collar in the most annoying cliche way with Mama Eckart in the kitchen making her sauce while Papa Eckart sat in the chair wanting to read the paper and be a grouch. The best Eckart was the Eckart by marriage, Nancy. They eventually had a nice little whodunit with her.

[EricMontreal22]

It's interesting that when Monty returned she seemed to want to make the soap exactly waht it wasn't during her last run.

[ghfan89]

I'd have to say the Douglas Marland period was my favorite. He really knew how to do a well rounded show. I'm always puzzled as to why he isn't given as much credit for helping save GH.

Something else I always wondered was how Monty got Pat Falken Smith to come back. Didn't they have a falling out that resulted in a law suit when she left the first time?

[Mr. Vixen]

In my opinion, the best Head Writer the show ever had was Claire Labine.

The best producer was Wendy Riche.

However, obviously, Gloria Monty's first run was GENIUS and saved the show.

But Claire and Wendy have a special place in my heart.

[DRW50]

I'm surprised you didn't say Doug Marland.