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1 Television writing credits  





2 Other  





3 Family  





4 Death  





5 Awards and nominations  





6 Head Writing Tenure  





7 References  





8 Sources  





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Ann Marcus
Born

Dorothy Ann Goldstone


(1921-08-22)August 22, 1921
DiedDecember 3, 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 93)
SpouseEllis Marcus (11 June 1944 – 23 June 1990; 3 children)

Ann Marcus (August 22, 1921 – December 3, 2014) was an American television writer and film producer.

She graduated from Western College for Women, worked for the New York Daily News and Life, where she worked with famed photographers such as Alfred Eisenstadt. In 2007, she was executive producer of the independent feature film, For Heaven's Sake.[1]

Television writing credits[edit]

Other[edit]

Marcus was elected to the board of directors of the WGAe seven times and served as Secretary/treasurer from 1992 to 1994. She published her memoir, Whistling Girl in 1999.[2]

Family[edit]

She and her husband, Ellis Marcus, also a television writer, had three children.[2]

Death[edit]

On December 3, 2014, Ann Marcus died in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 93, from bladder cancer.[2]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys and Primetime Emmys. Her first Daytime Emmy nomination was in 1978 for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.[3] Marcus was also presented with the Morgan Cox Award for distinguished service to the WGA in 2000.[2]

Head Writing Tenure[edit]

Preceded by

Gabrielle Upton

Head Writer of Search for Tomorrow
November 1974 - April 1975
Succeeded by

Peggy O’Shea

Preceded by

Pat Falken Smith

Head Writer of Days of Our Lives
April 20, 1977 - February 26, 1979
Succeeded by

Elizabeth Harrower

Preceded by

Jean Halloway

Head Writer of Love of Life
1979 - February 1, 1980
Succeeded by

series ended

Preceded by

Pat Falken Smith
Norma Monty

Head Writer of General Hospital (with Norma Monty)
January 1987- August 1988
Succeeded by

H. Wesley Kenney (WGA strike)

Preceded by

H. Wesley Kenney (WGA strike)

Head Writer of General Hospital (with Norma Monty)
August 1988 - December 1988
Succeeded by

Pat Falken Smith

References[edit]

  1. ^ For Heaven's Sake, imdb.com; accessed December 8, 2014.
  • ^ a b c d Notice of death of Ann Marcus, deadline.com; accessed December 8, 2014.
  • ^ Ann MarcusatThe Interviews: An Oral History of Television
  • Sources[edit]

    External links[edit]


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