2024: The Directors and Writers Thread

[VelekaCarruthers]

While I don't claim to have any inside knowledge (like some Bayview Sanitarium escapees on this board), it could be that Varni was behind PM return.  Valentini groomed (ahem) O'Connor and Van Etten on OLTL. PM always seemed to be something done by an executive at ABC not Valentini. But it's just my humble speculation. 

[Toups]

GH:

- Erica Eng first listed as Director on June 10. 

 

GH continues to lead the way with giving minorities/females/newcomers to daytime a shot at writing or directing for the show. This is her site: https://www.ericaeng.com/

 

 

[VelekaCarruthers]

I believe Lindsay Harrison is out as Y&R scriptwriter; she completed 21 scripts between 2/2 and 4/24, replaced by Griffith's assistant.

[JAS0N47]

Toups and other writer fans, I just compiled a list, from the WGA directory (which now lists members as deceased) and additional research, of all the Days writers in another thread. From that research, I learned of 20 more Days writers who have passed away.  For those who missed it, here it is:

"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. 

 

Of the 23 "not listed" writers, 15 have no info available. If anyone has any biographical details or can provide more info, please post!

 

Days Writer (Years with Days)

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

[JAS0N47]

 

"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

[VelekaCarruthers]

Phideau Xavier back as GH director on 6/17. Last episode he directed was 9/22/23.

[SouthAfricanFan]

Wow. Thanks. I wonder who the oldest people are. Margaret De Priest must be quite old now

[JAS0N47]

She's 93.

[VelekaCarruthers]

Steve Kent first listed as Executive In Charge in 6/20 Y&R episode. His title card is placed in the opening scenes just before the director credit.  The show can only get worse with him fully involved.

[Khan]

So, "Ted Kubiak" is a real person and not just someone using a baseball player's name as their pseudonym, lol?

[janea4old]

deleted due to my error, will repost Edited June 20, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Steve Kent listed as Executive in Charge June 19, 2024 US episode.

Screencap from June 19 U.S. episode (which aired June 18 Canada)

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Screencap from June 20 US (which aired June 19 Canada)

Edited June 20, 2024 by janea4old

[janea4old]

 

(in response to viewer question if he's still at DAYS, as his name was seen in the credits when the writers returned but hasn't been seen recently.)
https://twitter.com/Jamey_Giddens/status/1803889416819347850
Jamey_Giddens @Jamey_Giddens
June 20, 2024
I am. I returned to #DAYS shortly after the strike ended. I pulled double duty working on #DAYS and serving as Head Writer for the upcoming Season 8 of #SistasOnBET.

(in response to a tweet commenting: "How much longer do you have at DAYS? If I remember correctly, you were leaving when your contract was up but the writer's strike affected that. 
And I hope #TheGates have contacted you.")
https://twitter.com/Jamey_Giddens/status/1803895156749308296
Jamey_Giddens @Jamey_Giddens
June 20, 2024
I left briefly but came back. Very happy in Salem U.S.A. #DAYS

Edited June 25, 2024 by janea4old

[Toups]

Thanks for the list @JAS0N47 

[Contessa Donatella]

Today, Cathy Lepard, BDW