Agnes Nixon
Personal Info
Known For Writer
Gender Female
Birthday 1922-12-10
Deathday 2016-09-28 (93 years old)
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Agnes Eckhardt, Agnes Eckhardt Nixon
Agnes Nixon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agnes Nixon (née Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, and Loving. Nixon's work as producer and writer introduced a number of new storylines to American daytime television – the first health-related storyline, the first storyline related to the Vietnam War, the first on-screen lesbian kiss and the first on-screen abortion. She won five Writers' Guild of America Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, and in 2010 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Nixon was often referred to as the "Queen" of the modern American soap opera.
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