David Goldschmid (sometimes credited as Dave Goldschmid) is an American television writer and producer, currently writing for the
daytime drama
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General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
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Personal life
He was raised in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, where he currently resides.
Positions held
At ABC's ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
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* Staff Writer: October 17, 2005 – present
* Occasional Breakdown Writer: April 28, 2005 - October 16, 2005
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
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* Won: 2009
* Nominated: 2007, 2008
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949.
Eligibility
Th ...
* Won: 2012
* Nominated: 2007, 2011
References
External links
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American soap opera writers
American male screenwriters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Writers from Los Angeles
American male television writers
Screenwriters from California
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