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Allison Samuel Hall (March 11, 1921 – September 26, 2014), known as Sam Hall, was a screenwriter known for his work in daytime soap operas, particularly '' Dark Shadows'' (from 1967 to 1971) and ''
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'' (from 1975 to 1985). Hall also co-wrote the 1976 PBS miniseries '' The Adams Chronicles''.


Personal life

Hall was born in
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in 1921 to Samuel and Beatrice Hall. He was married to actress Grayson Hall, an Academy Award nominee who appeared on both shows, as Dr. Julia Hoffman on '' Dark Shadows'', and as Euphemia Ralston on ''
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''.Sam Hall profile
imdb.com; accessed September 28, 2014. Later in life, Hall took an active part in the production of "War Games," a play he wrote and performed at the Rhinebeck Theatre's barn in the early 2000s.


''Dark Shadows''

The first serial for which Hall wrote was '' The Brighter Day''. After his wife was hired to appear on '' Dark Shadows'', he was invited to become one of the writers. Hall and his writing partner, Gordon Russell, were best known for their work on '' Dark Shadows'' and ''
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''. (His son with Grayson Hall, Matthew Hall, was a later writer for the NBC revival of '' Dark Shadows''.)


''One Life to Live''

After ''Dark Shadows'' wrapped, Hall and Russell then began work on ''
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 ...
''. Hall later wrote for the shows '' Another World'' and then, again, for ''
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'' with different collaborators (including Peggy O'Shea and Henry Slesar.)


Death

Hall died on September 26, 2014, in Rhinebeck, New York at the age of 93.


Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards NOMINATIONS *(1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983; Best Writing; ''One Life to Live'') *(1990; Best Writing; ''Santa Barbara'')
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 *(1986 season; ''One Life to Live'') *(1991 season; ''Santa Barbara'') NOMINATIONS *(1979 season; ''One Life to Live'')


Head writing tenure


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Sam 1921 births 2014 deaths American soap opera writers American male television writers Screenwriters from Ohio Writers Guild of America Award winners People from Carrollton, Ohio