Eric Freiwald (September 24, 1927 – January 29, 2010) was an American TV writer scripting the daytime television serial, ''

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Life and career

From the mid-1950s to 1984 with partner Robert Schaefer, he wrote for such shows as '' The Gene Autry Show'', '' The Adventures of Kit Carson'', ''

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'', '' Whirlybirds'', '' Texas John Slaughter'', '' Zorro'', '' 77 Sunset Strip'', '' The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', ''

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'' and many others. They also wrote 188 episodes of ''

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Death

Freiwald died on January 29, 2010 at his home in Prescott, Arizona of natural causes.

Positions held

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'' - Script writer (1980 – December 2007; April 2, 2008 – February, 8, 2010)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards * 4 Wins (1992, 1997, 2000, 2006; Best Writing; ''The Young and the Restless'') * NOMINATIONS (1986–1987, 1990–1995, 1997–2001, 2003–2006; Best Writing; ''Y&R'')

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 ...

* 2 WINS (2001 & 2005 season; ''The Young and the Restless'') * 4 NOMINATIONS (1999, 2001, 2005–2006 season; ''The Young and the Restless'')

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American soap opera writers American male television writers Daytime Emmy Award winners Writers Guild of America Award winners 1927 births 2010 deaths American television producers {{US-tv-writer-stub