CREDITS

[ Head Writers: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s I
Subwriters I Executive Producers I Producers I Directors ]

Head Writers

Irna Phillips, May 4, 1964 - March 16, 1965 (with Bill Bell)
James Lipton, March 17, 1965 - October 29, 1965
Agnes Nixon, November 1, 1965 - February 17, 1969

Robert Cenedella, February 18, 1969 - August 30, 1971

Harding "Pete" Lemay, August 31, 1971 - May 11, 1979
(In 1971, with Robert Cenedella, Kathy Callaway, Theodore Apstein, and Robert Newman)
(In 1972, with Kathy Callaway, Theodore Apstein, Robert Newman, Robert Cenedella, and Stan Silverman)
(In 1973, with Theodore Apstein, Robert Newman, Rodney Anderson, Tom King, and Jann Merlin)
(In 1974, with Rodney Anderson, Tom King, Charles Kozloff, Jann Merlin, Douglas Marland, Mel Brez, Ethel Brez, and Bibi Wein)
(In 1975, with Tom King, Jann Merlin and Bibi Wein)
(In 1976, with Tom King (Monday), Peter Swet (Tuesday), Jann Merlin (Wednesday), Barry Berg (Thursday), Arthur Giron (Friday), Kathy Callaway, Douglas Marland, and Kevin McDonnell.

Notes:

Tom King, May 14, 1979 - November 1979
(In 1979, with Ronnie Wenker-Konner, Lawrence Konner, Robert Soderberg, Joe LeSueur, Dorothy Ann Purser, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Richard Hobson, and Barbara Seiger)
Tom King and Robert Soderberg, November 1979 - December 22, 1980
(In 1980, with Joe LeSueur, Dorothy Ann Purser, Barbara Seiger, Ronnie Wenker-Konner, and Samuel D. Ratcliffe)
L. Virginia Browne, December 23, 1980 - November 6, 1981
(In 1980, with Mona Houghton, Linda Hamner, David Seidler, Jacqueline Feather, Lorraine Depres, and Channing Gibson)
(In 1981, with Mona Houghton, Linda Hamner, David Seidler, Jacqueline Feather, Lorraine Depres, Channing Gibson, Joan Pommer, Peter Nyberg, and Gary Hamner)
Corinne Jacker and Robert Cenedella, November 9, 1981 - December 1981
(In 1981, with Barbara Hamilton Bauer, Myra Sofronksi, Jeffrey Sweet, and Peter Swet)
Corinne Jacker, December 1981 - November 1982
(In 1982, with Barbara Hamilton Bauer, Robert Cenedella, Myra Sofronski, Jeffrey Sweet, and Peter Swet)
(In 1982, with Barbara Hamilton Bauer, Edward Clinton, Lloyd Gold, Leslie Lee, Jeffrey Sweet, and Peter Swet. Dorothy Ann Purser as Story Editor)
Dorothy Ann Purser, November 1982 - December 1982
Robert Soderberg and Dorothy Ann Purser, January 1983 - July 1983

Dorothy Ann Purser, August 1983 - February 1984

Richard Culliton, March 1984 - June 1984
(In 1984, with Linda Elstad, Joe LeSueur, Lloyd Gold, Gary Tomlin, David Cherrill, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Judith Donato, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Judith Pinsker, and Cynthia Saltzman)
Richard Culliton and Gary Tomlin, July 1984 - January 1985
(In 1984, with Linda Elstad, Joe LeSueur, Lloyd Gold, Gary Tomlin, David Cherrill, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Judith Donato, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Judith Pinsker, Cynthia Saltzman, and Warren Hite)
(In 1985, with David Cherill, Carolyn Demoney Culliton, Judith Donato, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Judith Pinsker, and Stephen Wardwell)
Gary Tomlin, January 1985
(With Samuel D. Ratcliffe and Gillian Spencer; Richard Culliton, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Judith Donato, David Cherill, Judith Pinsker, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Lloyd Gold, Cynthia Saltzman, and Elizabeth Levin)
No headwriter, February 1985 - July 1985
(With Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Gillian Spencer, Caroline Franz, David Cherrill, Judith Donato, Richard Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, James W. Kearns, Elizabeth Tooker, Peter Brash, and Ted Kubiak)
Sam Hall and Gillian Spencer, August 1985 - March 1986

Margaret DePriest, March 1986 - January 1988
(In 1986, with Peter Brash, David Cherrill, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn Culliton, Joanna Coons Kosloff, Nancy Franklin, Michael R. David, Patrick Smith, Todd Kessler, and Elizabeth Wallace)
(In 1987, with Peter Brash, Rick Nusblatt, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn Culliton, Joanna Coons Kosloff, Peggy Schibi, Thom Racina, David Cherrill, and Jeff Hayenga)
Sheri Anderson, February 1988 - April 1988
(with Thom Racina, Rick Nusblatt, Stephen LeMay, Carolyn Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Peggy Schibi, and David Cherill)
No headwriter due to writer's strike, April 1988 - September 1988
Harding Lemay, September 12, 1988 - November 10, 1988
(In 1988, with Barbara B. Hagstrom, Stephen LeMay, Chris Whitesell, Carolyn Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Peggy Schibi, David Cherrill, Michael Zaslow, Nerissa Radel, and Susan Hufford)
Donna Swajeski, November 1988 - November 1992
(In 1989, with Christopher Whitesell, Nerissa Radel, Peter Swet, Carolyn Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, David Cherrill, Janet Iacobuzio, Mimi Leahey, Eugene Price, Michael Zaslow, Nancy Franklin)
(In 1990, with Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Christopher Whitesell, Carolyn Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Mimi Leahey, and Janet Iacobuzio)
(In 1991, with Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Christopher Whitesell, Carolyn Culliton, Mimi Leahey, Janet Iacobuzio, Judith Pinsker, Lanie Bertram, Steve Lehrman, and Janet Stampfl)
(In 1992, with Peggy Sloane, Victor Miller, Janet Stampfl, Lisa Kern, Janet Iacobuzio, Mimi Leahey, Judith Pinsker, Kathleen Kennedy, and Matthew Lombardo)
Peggy Sloane, November 1992 - November 1994
(In 1993, with Victor Miller, Janet Stampfl, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Craig Carlson, Judith Pinsker, Mimi Leahey, Kathleen Kennedy, Sharon Epstein, Matthew Lombardo, Peter Brash, and Kathleen Klein)
Carolyn Culliton, November 1994 - August 1995
(In 1994, with Janet Iacobuzio, Victor Miller, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Craig Carlson, Judith Pinsker, Lorraine Broderick, Mimi Leahey, Kathleen Kennedy, Sharon Epstein, Peter Brash, Elizabeth Page, and Sofia Landon Geier)
Tom King and Craig Carlson, August 1995 - May 1996
(In 1995, with Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Christopher Whitesell, Janet Iacobuzio, Lorraine Broderick, Victor Miller, Mimi Leahey, Kathleen Kennedy, Sharon Epstein, Elizabeth Page, Sofia Landon Geier, Kathy Ebel, Mel Brez, Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Elizabeth Snyder, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Matthew Lombardo, and Loren Segan)
(In 1996, with Shelly Altman, Elizabeth Snyder, Chris Whitesell, Peter Brash, Mimi Leahey, Elizabeth Page, Sofia Landon Geier, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Matthew Lombardo, Loren Segan, Caroline Franz, Sally Sussman, Lewis Arlt, and Susan McMartin)
Margaret DePriest, May 1996 - January 1997
(In 1996, with Tom King, Craig Carlson, Shelly Altman, Lewis Arlt, Chris Whitesell, Peter Brash, Sofia Landon Geier, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Elizabeth Page, Loren Segan, Sally Sussman, Mimi Leahey, Susan McMartin, and Michael Slade)
(In 1997, with Tom King, Craig Carlson, Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Mimi Leahey, Lewis Arlt, Sofia Landon Geier, Elizabeth Page, Michael Slade, Joanna Kosloff, and Mardee Kravit)
Elizabeth Page, Tom King, and Craig Carlson, January 1997 - March 1997
(With Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Mimi Leahey, Lewis Arlt, Sofia Landon Geier, Mary Sue Price, Susan McMartin, Gillian Spencer, Rebecca Reynolds, and Michael Slade)
Tom King and Craig Carlson, March 1997 - April 1997
(With Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Mimi Leahey, Lewis Arlt, Sofia Landon Geier, Mary Sue Price, Susan McMartin, Gillian Spencer, Rebecca Reynolds, Michael Slade, Juliet Law Packer, and Joanna Kosloff)
Michael Malone, April 1997 - December 1997
(In 1997, with Tom King, Craig Carlson, Peter Brash, Shelly Altman, Mimi Leahey, Lewis Arlt, Joanna Kosloff, Michael Slade, Gillian Spencer, Sofia Landon Geier, Juliet Law Packer, Mary Sue Price, Richard J. Allen, Richard Backus, Tom O'Connell, Thomas Babe, Chris Ceraso, and Jane Murphy)
Richard Culliton, December 1997 - May 1998
(In 1997, with Tom King, Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Richard Backus, Chris Ceraso, Mimi Leahey, Richard J. Allen, Thomas Babe, Sofia Landon Geier, Mary Sue Price, and Gillian Spencer)
(In 1998, with Tom King, Shelly Altman, Peter Brash, Chris Ceraso, Mimi Leahey, Richard J. Allen, Thomas Babe, Sofia Landon Geier, Mary Sue Price, Gillian Spencer, Maura Penders, Ed Klein, Lisa Lieberman, Lynn Martin, and Carolyn Culliton)
Richard Culliton and Jean Passanante, May 1998 - July 1998
(In 1998, with Tom King, Maura Penders, Shelly Altman, Mimi Leahey, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Thomas Babe, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin, Gillian Spencer, and Mary Sue Price)
Jean Passanante, July 1998
(In 1998, with Tom King, Maura Penders, Richard Culliton, Shelly Altman, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin, Gillian Spencer, Mary Sue Price, and Ed Klein)
Leah Laiman and Jean Passanante, July 1998 - June 1999
(In 1998, with Tom King, Maura Penders, Richard Culliton, Shelly Altman, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin, Gillian Spencer, Mary Sue Price, Edwin Klein, Gordon Rayfield, and Courtney Simon)
(In 1999, with Tom King, Maura Penders, Richard Culliton, Shelly Altman, Carolyn Culliton, Richard J. Allen, Sofia Landon Geier, Lynn Martin, Gillian Spencer, Mary Sue Price, Edwin Kelin, Gordon Rayfield, Courtney Simon, Eleanor Mancusi, Stephen Demorest, Melissa Salmons, Laura Maria Censabella, Judy Tate, and Tom Wiggin)

Subwriters

Richard J. Allen, July 1997 - June 1999
Shelly Altman, August 1995 - December 1998
Rodney Anderson, February 1973 - January 1974
Theodore Apstein, 1971
Lewis Arlt, April 1996 - July 1997
Thomas Babe, October 1997 - June 1998
Richard Backus, October 1997 - December 1997
Barbara Hamilton Bauer, 1981-1982
Cynthia Benjamin, 1983
Barry Berg, 1975-1976
Lanie Bertram, November 1991 - April 1992
John Boni, April 1986
Peter Brash, July 1985, January 1987 - January 1988, April 1993 - January 1998
Ethel Brez, 1974
Mel Brez, 1974, August 1995 - September 1995
Lorraine Broderick, December 1993 - August 1995
Kathy Callaway, 1969-1976
Craig Carlson, March 1993 - January 1998
Robert Cenedella, 1965-1969, 1971-1972, November 1981 - March 1982
Laura Maria Censabella, April 1999
Chris Ceraso, October 1997 - January 1998
David Cherrill, August 1984 - June 1990
Edward Clinton, April 1982 - October 1982
Carolyn (DeMoney) Culliton, August 1984 - January 1992, April 1995 - July 1995, January 1998 - June 1999. (Secretary to Paul Rauch, 1983)
Richard Culliton, August 1984 - July 1985
Michael R. David, October 1986 - April 1987
Stephen Demorest, March 1999 - June 1999
Lorraine Depres, 1980
Judith Donato, December 1983 - March 1985
Kathy Ebel, April 1995 - November 1995
Rick Edelstein, 1966
Ralph Ellis, 1968
Linda Elstad, April 1984
Sharon Epstein, March 1992 - November 1995
Elspeth Eric, 1969-1970
Jacqueline Feather, March 1981 - July 1981
Nancy Franklin, October 1986 - December 1986, 1989
Caroline Franz, April 1985 - May 1985, February 1995 - December 1995
Channing Gibson, 1980-1981
Arthur Giron, 1976
Lloyd Gold, 1982-1985
Barbara B. Hagstrom, October 1988
Gary Hamner, September 1981 - October 1981
Linda Hamner, March 1981 - October 1981
Jan Hartman, May 1985 - August 1985
Jeff Hayenga, June 1987 - July 1987
Warren Hite, July 1984
Richard Hobson, October 1979
Mona Houghton, March 1981 - October 1981
Susan Hufford, December 1988 - January 1989
Janet Iacobuzio, May 1989 - August 1995
James Kearns, April 1985, July 1985
Kathleen Kennedy, December 1991 - July 1995
Lisa Kern, December 1991 - September 1992
Todd Kessler, May 1985 - August 1986, July 1989
Tom King, February 1973 - April 1979, June 1995 - February 1999
Edwin Klein, January 1998 - June 1999
Penelope Koechl, March 1986
Lawrence Konner, October 1979
Joanna Coons Kosloff, 1986-1988, 1995-1997
Charles Kozloff, January 1974- December 1975
Mardee Kravit, January 1997
Ted Kubiak, July 1985
Sofia Landon Geier, December 1993 - May 1999
Mimi Leahey, May 1989 - June 1998
Leslie Lee, 1982-1983
Steven Lehrman, April 1991 - December 1991
Harding Lemay, 1971
Stephen LeMay, 1988
Joe LeSueur, October 1979 - April 1984
Elizabeth Levin, 1985
Lisa Lieberman 1998
Michelle Poteet Lisanti, December 1995 - June 1996
Matthew Lombardo, November 1992 - November 1993, 1995-1996
Eleanor Mancusi, December 1998 - June 1999
Douglas Marland, January 1974 - January 1976
Lynn Martin, February 1998 - June 1999
Kiki McCabe, 1965-1966
Kevin McDonnell, 1976
Susan McMartin, 1995-1997
Jann Merlin, February 1973 - January 1976
Victor Miller, April 1990 - July 1995
Barbara A. Morgenroth, January 1986 - April 1986
Jane Murphy, 1997
Frances Myers, May 1983 - December 1988
Robert Newman, 1970-1973
Roger Newman, December 1983 - December 1990
Rick Nusblatt, April 1987 - March 1988
Peter Nyberg, September 1981 - October 1981
Juliet Law Packer, July 1997 - December 1997
Elizabeth Page, 1995-1997
James Pashalides, January 1983 - December 1983
Maura Penders, February 1998 - June 1999
Judith Pinsker, July 1984 - March 1985, May 1991 - July 1994
Donna Pode, April 1986
Joan Pommer, March 1981
Eugene Price, 1989
Mary Sue Price, January 1997 - February 1999
Dorothy Ann Purser, October 1979 - December 1980
Thom Racina, January 1987 - March 1988
Nerissa Radel, December 1988 - November 1989
Samuel D. Ratcliffe, October 1979 - May 1985, December 1992 - December 1995
Gordon Rayfield, August 1998 - February 1999
Rebecca Reynolds, 1997
Frances Rickett, 1969-1970
Eric Rubinton, August 1985
Melissa Salmons, February 1999 - June 1999
Cynthia Saltzman, April 1984 - December 1984, June 1991
Peggy Schibi, April 1987 - February 1989
Loren Segan, 1995-1996
David Seidler, 1981
Barbara Seiger, 1979-1980
Stan Silverman, 1972
Courtney Simon, 1998-1999
Michael Slade, 1996-1997
Patrick Smith, 1986
Elizabeth Snyder, 1995-1996
Myra Sofronski, 1981-1982
Gillian Spencer, 1985, 1997-1999
Janet Stampfl, 1991-1993
Susan Sussman, 1996
Jeffrey Sweet, 1981-1982
Peter Swet, 1975-1976, 1981-1982, 1989
Judy Tate, 1999
Gary Tomlin, 1984-1985
Elizabeth Tooker, 1985-1986
Don Wallace, 1966-1967
Elizabeth Wallace, 1986
Stephen Wardwell, 1985
Bibi Wein, 1974
Ronnie Wenker-Konner, 1979-1980
Christopher Whitesell, 1988-1991, 1995-1996
Tom Wiggin, 1999
Michael Zaslow, 1988-1989

Executive Producers

Allen Potter, May 1964 - March 1965; October 1965 - August 1966; May 1983 - December 1984
Doris Quinlan, March 1965 - October 1965
Charles Fisher, August 1966 - September 1966
Mary Harris, September 1966 - May 1969
Lyle B Hill, May 1969 - December 1971
Paul Rauch, December 1971 - May 1983
Stephen Schenkel, January 1985 - March 1986
John Whitesell, March 1986 - March 1988
Michael Laibson, March 1988 - December 1993
Terri Guarnieri, December 1993 - December 1994
John Valente, December 1994 - May 1995
Jill Farren Phelps, May 1995 - August 1996
Charlotte Savitz, September 1996 - November 1998
Christopher Goutman, November 1998 - June 1999

Producers

Charlotte Adrat, Assistant Producer, May 1964 - February 1965; March 1965 - October 1965
James A. Baffico, 1970s/1980s
Meg Beliveau, Associate Producer, (1987)-1991. Supervising Producer, 1991-1995
Mary Bonner, Assistant to the producer, 1972-197*. Associate Producer, circa 1975. Senior Producer, 1970s-1986 [Joined on October 1, 1964 as production assistant]
H. Ted Busch, Supervising Producer, (1984)-(1985)
Robert Calhoun, Producer, 1980-1981
Kathlyn Chambers, Associate Producer, 1979. Producer, 1980-1986
R. Scott Collishaw, *, 1987-1988. Assistant to the Producer, 1988-1990. Associate Producer, 1991-1993. Producer, 1993-1999
Robert Costello, 1970s-1981
Wendy Dalton, Associate Producer, 1975-1979
Laurie A. Durbrow, Supervising Producer, (1984)
Holly Evarts, Associate Producer, 1979-*
Vivian Gundaker, Producer, 1995
Mary Harris, (1968)
Lyle B. Hill, 1960s
Janet Iacobuzio, Assistant to the Producer, (1988)
Bud Kloss, Associate Producer, March 1965 - 1970
Gail Kobe, 1970s
Leslie Kwartin, 1996-1999
Linda Barker Laundra, Producer, 1986-1994
Stacey Lawrence, Producer, 1992-(1993)
Rina Lotrionte Bellamy, Assistant to the Producer, 1978-1984. Associate Producer, 1985-1986.
Joseph D. Manetta, Associate Producer, 1969-1970. Producer, 1970-197*
Mary O'Leary, Co-ordinating producer, 1995. Supervising Producer, 1995-1999
Allen Potter, 1960s
Dorothy Purser, 1974-197*
Doris Quinlan, Associate Producer, May 1964 - March 1965
Paul Robert, 1965-1966
Harriet Rohr, February 1965 - March 1965
Joe Rothenberger, 1970-1977
Carole Shure, Co-ordinating producer, 1995. Associate Producer, 1995-1999
Sid Sirulnick, Associate Producer, 1970. Producer, 1971-197*
Bernie Sofronski, Associate Producer, 1971-1972
Karen Stevens, Assistant to the Producer, 1976-(1981). Assistant Producer, 1984. Producer, 1984-1988
Susan Strickler, Producer, 1988-1991
Barbara E. Taylor, Associate Producer, 1972
Gina Taravella Ricci, Production Coordinator (1992)-1997, Associate Producer, 1997-1999
John Valente, Producer, 1993-1994. Senior Producer, 1994
Joe Willmore, Producer, 1978

Directors

Gerald Anthony, 1986
Linda Atkinson, 1986-1987
Lewis Arlt, October 1997 - August 1998
Larry Auerbach, March 1992 - September 1992
Linda Barker Laundra, January 1992 - April 1995
Melvin Bernhardt, April 1974 - August 1989
Peter Brinckerhoff, March 1989
Jean Dadario Burke, January 1989; May 1989
Joe Butt, September 1988
Robert Calhoun, December 1977 - December 1979
Marc Cass, 1981
Casey Childs, 1988-1991, 1997
Joseph K. Chomyn, May 1970 - April 1971
Ira Cirker, January 1970 - January 1986, May 1989
Jack Coffey, 1972, 1977
Lenore Dekoven, 1980
Gary Donatelli, December 1994 - December 1998
Tom Donovan, May 1964 - June 1967
Charles Dyer, 1997-1999
Harry Eggart, January 1985
Michael Eilbaum, August 1980 - June 1999
Michael E. Fairman, November 1981
John Ferraro, 1990
Allen Fristoe, 1988
Frank Gaeta, March 1981, March 1985 - July 1985, June 1986
Lenore Gekoven, 1980
Tony Giordano, December 1977
Christopher Goutman, December 1983 - December 1987, December 1998 - June 1999
Norman Hall, August 1964, April 1965, 1966
Dan Hamilton, 1998-1999
Nick Havinga, 1975
Lawrence Hoff, June 1987
Sherrell Hoffman, May 1989
Jack Hofsiss, 1998
Greg Hurst, 1998
Henry Kaplan, August 1980
Barnet Kellman, March 1977 - May 1983
Kevin Kelly, 1975-1976, 1979, 1985
Matt Lagle, 1999
Ron Lagomarsino, May 1981 - November 1983
Paul Lammers, 1975-1980s
Paul Levin, 1975-1976
Irene Lewis, June 1983
Arthur Lewis, 1980s-1990s
William Ludel, December 1983 - March 1986
Mary Madeiras, February 1992 - June 1999
Richard T. McCue, December 1971 - April 1974
Brian Mertes, May 1992
Stephen Messer, March 1988 - May 1989
Bruce Minnix, August 1981
John O'Connell, 1997
John Pasquin, August 1980, July 1982
David Pressman, June 1967 - January 1970
Bruce Reutlinger, July 1991 - March 1992
Scott Riggs, November 1996
Joe Scanlan, April 1971 - December 1971
Don Scardino, October 1986 - October 1988
Paul Schneider, January 1978
Bob Schwarz, April 1990 - June 1999
Geoffrey Sherman, 1981
Cort Steen, 1971
Susan Strickler, July 1991 - May 1993
Gary Tomlin, October 1986 - August 1991
Ron Troutman, March 1985
Leonard Valenta, March 1965 - July 1971
Gigi Van Deckter, 1988
A.C. Weary, 1987-1988
Andrew Weyman, 1979-1980s
John Whitesell, June 1986 - January 1988
Karen Wilkens, March 1999
Jorn Winther, 1988
Art Wolff, 1975
Bill Woodman, October 1979
Jeff Young, 1975

Notes

Dates in parentheses refer to earliest or last known occurrence.
Tenure for Directors and Subwriters is listed with date ranges for simplicity. Some who served as a Director or Subwriter did so for a single episode or a limited number of episodes within a certain time period and not on a regular basis. From May 1964 - December 1979, generally two to three Directors rotated duties during a Monday through Friday schedule each week.