Roy Winsor
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Roy Winsor was an American
soap opera
writer, creator and novelist.
Roy Winsor was born in Chicago
Illinois
in 1912. He is most famous for creating some of the longest running soap operas in television history. Before he created television soap operas he wrote for many radio serials. He also produced the Western Have Gun – Will Travel for the radio. In 1951 he created the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow
(1951-1986). For Search for Tomorrow, he first worked with fellow soap opera writer Agnes Nixon
. The same year he created Love of Life
(1951-1980). 3 years later he would create another long-running soap opera The Secret Storm
(1954-1974). The same year The Secret Storm ended he would take over as head writer of the NBC
soap opera Somerset
, he wrote for the show from 1974 to 1975. In 1981 after a long break he returned to soap operas and co-created (with Bob Aaron) the soap opera Another Life
(1981-1984) for CBN
.
He was also a novelist and wrote many novels. He died in 1987 at the age of 75.
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Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
writer, creator and novelist.
Roy Winsor was born in Chicago
Chicago
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Illinois
Illinois
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in 1912. He is most famous for creating some of the longest running soap operas in television history. Before he created television soap operas he wrote for many radio serials. He also produced the Western Have Gun – Will Travel for the radio. In 1951 he created the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the...
(1951-1986). For Search for Tomorrow, he first worked with fellow soap opera writer Agnes Nixon
Agnes Nixon
Agnes Nixon is an American writer and producer. She attended Northwestern University where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and is best known as the creator of soap operas such as One Life to Live and All My Children...
. The same year he created Love of Life
Love of Life
Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...
(1951-1980). 3 years later he would create another long-running soap opera The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life...
(1954-1974). The same year The Secret Storm ended he would take over as head writer of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
soap opera Somerset
Somerset (TV series)
Somerset is an American television soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30, 1970 until December 31, 1976. The show was a spinoff of another NBC serial, Another World.-Overview :...
, he wrote for the show from 1974 to 1975. In 1981 after a long break he returned to soap operas and co-created (with Bob Aaron) the soap opera Another Life
Another Life
Another Life is an American television soap opera produced and broadcast by the Christian Broadcasting Network from June 1, 1981 to October 5, 1984...
(1981-1984) for CBN
Christian Broadcasting Network
The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
.
He was also a novelist and wrote many novels. He died in 1987 at the age of 75.