Lloyd "Lucky" Gold (born September 6, 1950) is an American screenwriter and playwright.
Gold's plays have been produced at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, the
Seattle Repertory Theatre, the McCarter Theater and others. He wrote numerous film scripts for Miramax and was script doctor on Marvin's Room and Shakespeare in Love. He is co-creator of the
PBS American Mystery Series, produced by
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford, recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award from four nomi ...
and
Rebecca Eaton. Gold has written both series and long form for television including USA Network's Stealing Christmas. He is the recipient of an NEA grant, 4 Emmys and 3 WGA Awards.
Positions held
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All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...
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*Breakdown Writer: May 19, 2011 - September 23, 2011
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Another World''
*Script Writer: 1982 - 1985
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As the World Turns'' (hired by
Jean Passanante)
*Co-Head Writer: June 7, 2010 - September 17, 2010
*Breakdown Writer: October 6, 2009 - June 4, 2010
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General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
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*Breakdown Writer: April 10, 2017 – present
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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 ...
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Co-Head Writer: July 2001 - November 2002; August 22, 2008 - September 18, 2009
*Script Writer: July 24, 2007 - February 29, 2008; April 14, 2008 - August 21, 2008
*Breakdown Writer: November 2002 - July 23, 2007
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One Life to Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...
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*Script Writer: 1985 - 1997
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The Young and the Restless''
*Breakdown Writer: January 9, 2014 - February 24, 2017
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
WINS
*(1987 & 1994; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'')
*(2007; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')
NOMINATIONS
*(1985; Best Writing; ''Another World'')
*(1990, 1992, 1995 & 1996; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'')
*(2003, 2005 & 2008; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')
*(2010 & 2011; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')
*(2012; Best Writing; ''All My Children'')
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 ...
WINS
*(1993 season; ''One Life to Live'')
*(2005 season; ''Guiding Light'')
*(2011 season; ''As the World Turns'')
NOMINATIONS
*(1987 & 1995 seasons; ''One Life to Live'')
*(2003 & 2007 seasons; ''Guiding Light'')
*(2012 season; ''All My Children'')
Head writing tenure
External links
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American soap opera writers
American male television writers
1950 births
Living people
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Writers Guild of America Award winners