Allen M. Potter (September 5, 1919 – June 5, 1995) was an American television
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
producer. His longest tenure as Executive Producers for daytime series was for ''The Doctors'' and ''Guiding Light''. He was GL's
head writer 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 s ...
''
*Producer
''
The Doctors''
* Executive Producer (1967-1973)
''
Guiding Light''
*Executive Producer (1976-1982)
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Head writer (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 ...
*Win, 1980, 1982, Drama Series, ''Guiding Light''
Primetime Emmy Award
*Nomination, 1973, Drama Series, ''The Doctors''
*Win, 1972, Drama Series, ''The Doctors''
External links
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American soap opera producers
American soap opera writers
1919 births
1995 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century American screenwriters