Jerry Birn (1923 – December 5, 2009) 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. He was married to actress Patty Weaver from 1994 until his death aged 86; his daughter is

Laura Bryan Birn Laura Bryan Birn (born April 3, 1965, in Chicago) is an American actress known for her role as Paul Williams' assistant, Lynne Bassett, in the soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R ...

. Both his wife and his daughter appeared on ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

''. Birn's wife portrayed

Gina Roma This is a list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1980 and December 1989, in order of first appearance. Julia Newman Julia Newman fir ...

from 1982 to 2006 (with additional guest appearances afterwards) and his daughter

played

Lynne Bassett This is a list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1980 and December 1989, in order of first appearance. Julia Newman Julia Newman fir ...

from 1988 to 2004.

Positions held

Jerry Birn was the former writer and consultant for "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless." ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' * Story Consultant (September 2004 - January 9, 2008; April 2008 - 2009) ''

'' (Hired by

William J. Bell William Joseph Bell (March 6, 1927 – April 29, 2005) was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known as the creator of the soap operas '' Another World'', ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Ea ...

) *Breakdown Writer (1993 - August 5, 2004) *

Script Writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

(1989–1993)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NA ...

*12 Nominations: 2006, Best Writing, ''The Bold And The Beautiful''; 1990–1991, 1993–1995, 1998–1999, 2001, 2003–2005, Best Writing, ''The Young And The Restless'' *3 Wins: 1992, 1997 and 2000, 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 ...

*1 Win: 2002 season, ''The Young And The Restless'' *2 Nominations: 1999 and 2001 season, ''The Young And The Restless''

References

External links

* 1923 births 2009 deaths American soap opera writers American male television writers Daytime Emmy Award winners 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers {{US-screen-writer-1920s-stub