Frances Myers (credited as Fran Myers) is an American television

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

writer and actress. She has written for soaps for nearly 25 years. She also had a contract role on CBS

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' as Peggy Scott Fletcher from 1965-1980. She is the widow of actor and writer Roger Newman. She also had a recurring role on '' The White Shadow'' in the latter half of Season 2 as Kathy Plunkett, a dating interest of Coach Ken Reeves (

Ken Howard Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in '' 1776'' and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show '' The Whi ...

). Myers, formerly a member of

Writers Guild of America, East The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) is a labor union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media. The Writers Guild of America, East is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America West. Together the guilds adm ...

, left and maintained

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status.https://www.wgaeast.org/enforcement/wgae-financial-core-list/

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Fran American soap opera writers American women television writers American soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Writers Guild of America Award winners Living people Women soap opera writers 21st-century American women