Allen M. Potter (September 5, 1919 – June 5, 1995) was an American television

soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...

producer. His longest tenure as Executive Producers for daytime series was for ''The Doctors'' and ''Guiding Light''. He was GL's

head writer A 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 A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio ...

during the 1981 WGA strike.

Positions held

'' Another World'' *Executive Producer (1964-1966; 1983-1984) ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...

'' *Producer '' The Doctors'' * Executive Producer (1967-1973) ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

'' *Executive Producer (1976-1982) *

Head writer A 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 A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio ...

(1981) '' Our Private World'' *Producer

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...

*Win, 1980, 1982, Drama Series, ''Guiding Light''

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

*Nomination, 1973, Drama Series, ''The Doctors'' *Win, 1972, Drama Series, ''The Doctors''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potter, Allen M. American soap opera producers American soap opera writers 1919 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American screenwriters