Maralyn Thoma
Encyclopedia
Maralyn Thoma is an American
television soap opera
writer.
General Hospital
Passions
(hired by James E. Reilly
)
Santa Barbara
Man from Atlantis
: Her first nomination in 1984 was shared with Margaret DePriest
,
Sheri Anderson
,
Michael Robert David,
Susan Goldberg,
Bob Hansen
,
Leah Markus, and
Dana Soloff.
Writers Guild of America Awards
United States
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television soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
writer.
Positions held
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Breakdown Writer: 1983 - 1985 (hired by Margaret DePriestMargaret DePriestMargaret 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....
) - Script Writer: 1993 - 1999
General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
- Script Writer: 1985-1988 (hired by Pat Falken SmithPat Falken SmithPatricia Falken Smith was a television writer, most famous for her stints as head writer of several soap operas, including General Hospital and Days of our Lives.-Biography:...
) - Associate Head Writer: 1989 - 1990
- Head Writer: 1992 - 1993
Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
(hired by James E. Reilly
James E. Reilly
James E. Reilly was an American soap opera writer. Known for his work as the head writer of NBC's Days of our Lives and creator/head writer of Passions, Reilly won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing as co-head writer for Guiding Light in 1993.Reilly died suddenly in October...
)
- Script Writer: 1999 - 2007
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
- Associate Head Writer: 1991 - 1992
- Head WriterHead writerA head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
: 1990 - 1991
Man from Atlantis
- Actress
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
: Her first nomination in 1984 was shared with Margaret DePriest
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....
,
Sheri Anderson
Sheri Anderson
Sheri Anderson is an American television writer and producer who is the author of the new fiction novel series, Salem's Secrets, Scandals and Lies, based on the television series Days of our Lives and being released in conjunction with their 45th Anniversary. She previously worked primarily on...
,
Michael Robert David,
Susan Goldberg,
Bob Hansen
Bob Hansen
Robert Louis Hansen II is an American former professional basketball player...
,
Leah Markus, and
Dana Soloff.
- Nomination, 2003, Best Writing, Passions
- Nomination, 2002, Best Writing, Passions
- Nomination, 2001, Best Writing, Passions
- Nomination, 1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1998, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1997, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1994, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nomination, 2000, Best Writing, Passions
- Won, 1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Nomination, 1993, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
- Won, 1991, Best Writing, Santa Barbara
- Won, 1990, Best Writing, Santa Barbara
- Nomination, 1987, Best Writing, Days of our Lives