Nancy Curlee is an American soap opera writer. She was

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of ''

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'' from 1990 to 1994. Her time at the helm of ''GL'' is often considered a golden period for the show. Curlee is married to fellow soap opera writer

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. She retired to be a full-time mother. She has been nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards. In 1993, Curlee and her ''GL'' writing team won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team.Nancy Curlee - Awards
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, Bill Elverman,

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, Sally Mandel,

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, Dorothy Ann Purser,

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, and Wisner Washam

Positions held

'' * Co-head writer: 1990 – February 1992; December 15, 1992 - 1994 * Breakdown Writer: 1987 - 1990 * Script Writer: 1985 - 1990 ABC Daytime *Story Consultant: 1996 - 1998

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards WINS *(1986, 1990 & 1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'') NOMINATIONS *(1989 & 1992; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')

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WINS *(1992 season; ''Guiding Light'') NOMINATIONS *(1989 & 1995 seasons; ''Guiding Light'')

Head writing tenure

References

External links

* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American soap opera writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Women soap opera writers Writers Guild of America Award winners {{US-tv-writer-stub