Margaret DePriest (born April 19, 1931) is a retired American actress and daytime serial

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. She was nominated for 5

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awards for her writing and in 1965 won an Obie Award for

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for her performance in ''The Place for Chance''.

Life and career

She began her career as an actress both onstage and on television. Her acting credits include a contract role as Abby Cameron #1 on ''

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'' from 1965 to 1966. She also played social worker Mrs. Berger on the NBC serial '' The Doctors''. In the mid-1960s, she began writing ''

''. In 1969, she co-created and was co-head writer of CBS Daytime's '' Where the Heart Is''. She has served as head writer for several serials, including '' General Hospital'', '' Days of Our Lives'', '' All My Children'', '' Another World'', '' One Life to Live'', and '' Sunset Beach''. She is married to writer Paul Price.

Positions held

'' The Doctors'' * Head writer: February – September 1976 '' All My Children'' * Head writer: 1989 '' Another World'' * Head writer: March 1986 - January 1988, May 1996 - January 1997 '' Days of Our Lives'' * Associate head writer: October 21, 1981 - April 19, 1982 * Head writer: April 20, 1982 - September 21, 1984 * Co-head writer (with

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and

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): September 24 - October 25, 1984 '' General Hospital'' * Co-head writer (with

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): 1980 - 1981 ''

'' * Co-head writer (with Lou Scofield): mid-1960s '' One Life to Live'' * Associate head writer: 1990 - 1991 '' Sunset Beach'' * Co-head writer with

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: August 1998 - December 1999 '' Where the Heart Is'' * Co-Creator (with Lou Scofield) * Co-head writer (with Lou Scofield): 1969 - 1970

Awards and nominations

*Nomination, 1992, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live'' *Nomination, 1990, Best Writing, ''All My Children'' *Nomination, 1985, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives'' *Nomination, 1984, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives'' *Nomination, 1985, Best Writing, ''General Hospital'' Writers Guild of America Award *Nomination, 1998, Best Writing, ''Another World''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Depriest, Margaret 1931 births Living people American soap opera writers American women television writers Women soap opera writers 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American women writers American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women