Ann Marcus

Birth Name:

Dorothy Ann Goldstone

Birth Place:

Little Falls, New York, United States

Profession

Writer, Actress, Producer

Was recognized as one of the women who helped to shape the history of media by The Paley Center of Media in 2006
Won a Writers Guild of America Award for Daytime Serials for "Search for Tomorrow" in 1975
Won the Writers Guild of America, West's Morgan Cox Award in recognition of her service to the guild in 2000
Graduated from Western College for Women in Ohio in 1943
Got her first job at the New York Daily News as one of the industry's first female "copy boys," and was promoted to reporter within a few weeks
Began writing for television after her first play, "A Woman's Place," premiered in Los Angeles in 1960
Quote: "[I'd like to be remembered] as one of the few women who back forty years ago was able to start a career and maintain it․․․Lot of ups and downs․ Made a lot of money, made a lot of friends, had a marvelously good time, and enjoyed what I did․"
Served on the board of the Writers Guild of America, West, on the steering committee of the Caucus for Writers, Producers, and Directors, and as a Governor of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Best known as a television writer who worked on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "Days of Our Lives," and "Knots Landing․"
Published a memoir titled "Whistling Girl" in 1999

1974WGA Award (TV) - Daytime Serials:Nominated
1975WGA Award (TV) - Daytime Serials:Winner
1976Primetime Emmy - Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement:Winner
1978Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
1979Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
1980WGA Award (TV) - Daytime Serial:Nominated

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