Members cassadine1991 Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/ann-marcus-emmy-winning-writer-and-wga-activist-dies-at-93-1201371487/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 That's sad, but she lived a long and fruitful life. I always thought her work for DAYS and Knots Landing were underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 A true legend of our favorite genre! RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 I agree and she also worked on Falcon Crest as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JAS0N47 Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 ANN MARCUS IN LOVING MEMORY AUGUST 22, 1921-DECEMBER 3, 2014 "Days" Head Writer, 1977-1979 FORMER "DAYS" HEAD WRITER ANN MARCUS PASSES AWAY AT 93 Former "Days of Our Lives" head writer Ann Marcus passed away on Wednesday, December 3 at her home in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 93. She was the head writer of "Days" from April 20, 1977-February 26, 1979, for a total of 482 episodes. Some of the characters she created during her tenure on the show include Chris Kositchek, Margo Horton, Donna Craig and Marlena's twin sister, Samantha Evans. Marcus received two Daytime Emmy nominations for her work on "Days" in 1978 and 1979. She was born Dorothy Ann Goldstone on August 22, 1921 in Little Falls, New York. (Variery obituary link already posted above) To hear Ann speak about her life, check out this four-hour interview she did in 2001: http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/ann-marcus FIRST SCRIPT OF HEAD WRITER ANN MARCUS... Here's the script cover for Ann Marcus' first episode of "Days", Episode # 2881, which aired on April 20, 1977. 4/20/77: Tom, Alice, Mickey, Bill, Julie, Doug, Greg, Maggie, Phyllis, Amanda, Neil, David, Mary, Laura, Tommy, Valerie, Mel, Bruce, Sally. Sets: Valerie’s Apartment, Dining Room, Hospital Reception Area, Horton Living Room, Neil & Phyllis’ Bedroom, Amanda’s Living Room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 Sad to hear this, and that so much of her soap work is gone. She was such a great force behind Knots Landing, helping to reshape it in season 3 (its most pivotal season) and helping the show after it went way off the rails in season 13. She also wrote a memoir, if anyone wants to read it. http://www.amazon.com/Whistling-Girl-Ann-Marcus/dp/1880867001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 RIP. God bless her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 Ms. Marcus lived a full and extremely productive life,given her volume of excellent work. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr Neil Curtis Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 What was some of her work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beebs Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 It's also a shame she wasn't able to put forth a lot of her ideas at Love of Life before its end. Watching some of her work there was fascinating, and I did enjoy some of her GH work. She really helped to stabilize that ship post-Monty. She will be greatly missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ghfan89 Posted December 5, 2014 Members Share Posted December 5, 2014 Here's an interview where she discusses most of her work, including her soap work http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/ann-marcus# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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