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Margaret De Priest plans to spruce up'Another World' By Nancy M. Reichardt
Award-winning soap opera writer Margaret De Priest, who took over the head-writing chores on NBC's "Another World" this past March, has plans to shake up the soap - and its viewers. "I intend to bring a solid focus to this show," says De Priest. "The audience will be able to say in one sentence or to see in one key scene what 'Another World* is all about."
De Priest started her daytime drama career 17 years ago when she joined "Edge of Night" as an associate writer. She later co-created the short-lived soap "Where the Heart Is," then went on to become an associate writer on "One Life to Live" and later became a head writer on the NBC soap "The Doctors."
De Priest was part of thé "General Hospital" head-writing team from 1980 until 1983, when she joined NBC's "Days of Our Lives" that same year, where she continued through 1985. De Priest received Emmy nominations for her work on "Days of Qur Lives'" {last year), "General Hospital" and "One Life to Live".
Getting back to "Another World,""De Priest says, "The show is revolving around three core families: the Corys, the Loves and the McKinnons. Each family has a particular kind of lifestyle and philosophy. We're doing a classic drama, in the vein of Sinclair Lewis - with all those wealthy Loves on one side, the blue-collar McKinnons on the other, and the wealthy but socially conscious Corys in between.. ''We'll also be adding characters to flesh out each family," continues De Priest. "Several members of the Love family will show up soon, including an older patrlarchal figure and some of the younger members of the family. There are still a brother and sister In the McKinnon family that the audience hasn't met yet, and some of the Corys will also return." De Priest doesn't intend to use the typical: Friday cliffhangers to grab the attention of the audience. "The audience will be kept off balance," says De Priest. "They'll have to watch the show every day because events of momentous importance will take place throughout the week.
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