Margaret DePriest

Margaret DePriest is an American daytime serial writer.

She began her career as an actress both onstage and on television. Her acting credits include a contract role as the first Abby Cameron on The Edge of Night from 1965-1966.

In the mid 1960s, she began writing The Edge of Night. In 1969, she co-created and was Co-Head Writer of CBS Daytime's Where the Heart Is.

She has served as Head Writer for several serials, including General Hospital, Days of our Lives, All My Children, Another World, One Life to Live, and Sunset Beach.

Positions held

The Doctors

• Head Writer: 1974 - 1975

All My Children

• Head Writer: 1989

Another World

• Head Writer: March 1986 - January 1988, May 1996 - January 1997

Days of our Lives

• Co-Head Writer (with Sheri Anderson): April 19, 1982 - September 21, 1984
• Co-Head Writer (with Sheri Anderson and Thom Racina): September 24 - October 25, 1984

The Edge of Night

• Co-Head Writer (with Lou Schofield): mid 1960s

General Hospital

• Co-Head Writer (with Pat Falken Smith): 1979 - 1982

One Life to Live

• Associate Head Writer: 1990 - 1991

Sunset Beach

• Co-Head Writer with Christopher Whitesell: August 1998 - December 1999

Where the Heart Is

• Co-Creator (with Lou Schofield)
• Co-Head Writer (with Lou Schofield): 1969 - 1970

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

• Nomination, 1992, Best Writing, One Life to Live
• Nomination, 1990, Best Writing, All My Children
• Nomination, 1985, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
• Nomination, 1984, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
• Nomination, 1985, Best Writing, General Hospital

Writers Guild of America Award

• Nomination, 1998, Best Writing, Another World

External links

• Margaret DePriest at IMDB

Preceded by Irving Vendig with James Gentile	Head Writer of The Edge of Night with Lou Scofield mid 1960s	Succeeded by James Lipton
Preceded by none	Head Writer of Where the Heart Is with Lou Scofield 1969 - 1970	Succeeded by Pat Falken Smith
Preceded by Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock	Head Writer of The Doctors 1974 - 1975	Succeeded by Douglas Marland
Preceded by Douglas Marland	Head Writer of General Hospital with Pat Falken Smith 1979 - 1982	Succeeded by Robert J. Shaw
Preceded by Pat Falken Smith	Head Writer of Days of our Lives with Sheri Anderson (1982 - 1984) with Sheri Anderson and Thom Racina (1984) 1982 - 1984	Succeeded by Sheri Anderson and Thom Racina
Preceded by Sam Hall and Gillian Spencer	Head Writer of Another World 1986 - 1988	Succeeded by Sheri Anderson
Preceded by Lorraine Broderick	Head Writer of All My Children 1989	Succeeded by Agnes Nixon
Preceded by Tom King and Craig Carlson	Head Writer of Another World 1996 - 1997	Succeeded by Elizabeth Page, Tom King and Craig Carlson
Preceded by Meg Bennett and Christopher Whitesell	Head Writer of Sunset Beach with Christopher Whitesell 1998 - 1999	Succeeded by none

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