Frederick Johnson is an American writer known for his work on television

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. He has won five

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and five

Writers Guild of America Awards 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 The ...

. He is an alumnus of

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Positions held

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*Associate Head Writer (Fall 1993 - 1998: hired by

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; July 1999 - June 30, 2003: hired by

)

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(hired by

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) *Associate Head Writer (September 2004 - June 7, 2005)

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*Script Writer (1989; March 17, 2006 - August 23, 2006: hired by

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) *Story Consultant (1988–1989; hired by

)

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*Associate Head Writer (November 24, 2006 - January 24, 2008: hired by

)

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(hired by

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) *Associate Head Writer (1998–1999)

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(hired by

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) *Associate Head Writer (December 22, 2008 - May 24, 2010)

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*Script Writer (1989–1993) * Story Consultant (1988–1989: hired by

)

Awards and nominations

NOMINATION *(2005 & 2006; Best Writing; As The World Turns) *(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001–2004; Best Writing; All My Children) *(1999; Best Writing; Guiding Light) *(1992 & 1993; Best Writing; Y&R) WIN *(2005; Best Writing; As The World Turns) *(1996, 1997, 1998; Best Writing; All My Children) *(1992; Best Writing; The Young And The Restless)

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 *(2009, 2010 seasons; One Life to Live) *(2005 season; As The World Turns) *(1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2003 seasons; All My Children) *(1998 season; Guiding Light) WIN *(1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 season; All My Children)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Frederick American soap opera writers American male television writers Writers Guild of America Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Cornell University alumni