Ethel Brez (August 12, 1937 – August 25, 2021)
was an American television
soap opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ...
writer.
Positions held
''
Another World'' (hired by
Harding Lemay
Harding Lemay (March 16, 1922 – May 26, 2018), also known as Pete Lemay, was an American screenwriter and playwright who was the head writer for the soap opera '' Another World''.
Career
Lemay was head writer of the soap opera ''Another World' ...
)
* Script Writer (1974)
''
Days of Our Lives
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...
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* Associate Head Writer (1993–1994)
''
One Life to Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...
''
* Associate Head Writer (1985–1992)
''
Passions
''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...
'' (hired by
James E. Reilly)
* Associate Head Writer (1999–2002)
''
Search for Tomorrow
''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986.
Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show f ...
''
*Script Writer (1982–1984)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
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*Nomination, 2002, Best Writing, ''Passions''
*Nomination, 2001, Best Writing, ''Passions''
*Nomination, 1994, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives''
*Nomination, 1992, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live''
*Nomination, 1990, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live''
*Win, 1987, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live''
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 ...
*Nomination, 2000, Best Writing, ''Passions''
*Nomination, 1993, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives''
*Nomination, 1986, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live''
*Win, 1985, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live''
References
External links
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1937 births
2021 deaths
American soap opera writers
Writers Guild of America Award winners