Pam Long
Pamela K. Long is an American Writer and Executive Producer, with multiple Emmy wins for CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light from 1983 to 1990. Pam also serves as writer and executive producer on the NBC film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors.[1]
Contents
1 Bio
2 Personal
3 Interviews
4 Positions held
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
8 Writing history
Bio
Before she started in show business, she won the title of Miss Alabama in 1974 and competed for the title of Miss America 1975. At the time, she was attending the University of North Alabama, and was involved in the Phi Mu sorority.
After graduation, she went to New York City and played Ashley Linden on Texas from 1981 to 1982. In 1982, Long also became head writer of Texas. The show began to improve in quality, but the ratings in the U.S. remained low.[2] However, in Canada, Texas topped the daytime ratings charts for many weeks.[2] The last episode of Texas aired on December 31, 1982.
In 1983, Long became head writer of CBS Daytime's Guiding Light, and former Texas Executive Producer Gail Kobe joined her.
Both of her stints were well regarded, and at one point, the show's ratings went to the #1 spot for three weeks in Summer 1984[citation needed], dethroning then-powerhouse General Hospital from the top of the ratings. Long created some of more memorable characters on Guiding Light, like vixen Reva Shayne, ice queen Alexandra Spaulding, and rough-around-the-edges ingenue Harley Davidson Cooper.
Long went on to be the creator and executive producer of the prime-time drama Second Noah for ABC, for which she won the Child Advocate Award. She also wrote and produced the critically acclaimed Christy for CBS, winning the Templeton Prize. Numerous pilot developments, TV movies and a feature film followed, as well as writing and producing the first scripted drama series for MTV Undressed with Roland Joffe.
Long was named lead consultant for the launch of all of MTV’s scripted dramas, and was executive producer and head writer for PAX’s Twice in a Lifetime, winning multiple Gemini nominations, including best drama.
In 2015, Pam was writer and executive producer of the film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors which garnered over 15 million viewers its first showing, NBC's highest ratings for a film in seven years.[3]
Personal
Long was once married to actor Jay Hammer and was credited for a time as Pamela Long Hammer. They have two sons together. [1]
Interviews
In the Los Angeles Times, Long said "I intend to bring a reality to my storytelling, which is a result of my own personal growth. I'm not interested in wild, outlandish, fantasy-type stories. People and their relationships are more fascinating to me."
Positions held
Guiding Light
- Head Writer: March 1983 to 1985, 1987 to 1990
- Co-Head Writer: 1985 to January 1986
One Life to Live
- Head Writer: April 1998 to December 1998 [2]
Santa Barbara
- Head Writer: 1992 to January 15, 1993
Search for Tomorrow
- Executive Story Consultant: May 1986 to December 26, 1986 [3]; [4]
Texas
- Actress: February 4, 1981 to December 31, 1982
- Head and Script Writer: January 1982 to December 31, 1982
Her Hidden Truth
- Script Writer: November 12, 1995
- Producer: November 12, 1995
Second Noah
- Producer
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
- Wins: 1986 & 1990, Best Writing, Guiding Light
- Nominations: 1985 & 1989, Best Writing, Guiding Light
Writers Guild of America Award
- Nominations: 1985 & 1989 seasons, Guiding Light; 1993 season, Santa Barbara
References
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^ ab Grunwald, D: "Who Shot Texas", pages 23–27. TV Guide (Canadian edition), March 5, 1983.
^ Lincoln, Ross A. (2015-12-17). "'Coat Of Many Colors' Gets Christmas Repeat After 15.6M Viewers On First Showing". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
External links
- Miss Alabama official website
Pamela K. Long on IMDb- Clips from Texas episodes
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jane Rice | Miss Alabama 1974 | Succeeded by Susie Vaughan |
Writing history
| Preceded by Dorothy Ann Purser, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Paul Rader & Gerald Flesher | Head Writer of Texas January 4, 1982 - December 31, 1982 | Succeeded by Show Ended |
| Preceded by Richard & Carolyn Culliton | Head Writer of Guiding Light March 1983 – 1985 | Succeeded by Mary Ryan Munisteri & Jeff Ryder |
| Preceded by Gary Tomlin | Head Writer of Search For Tomorrow May 1986 - December 26, 1986 | Succeeded by Show Ended |
| Preceded by Mary Ryan Munisteri & Jeff Ryder | Head Writer of Guiding Light January 1987 - December 1990 | Succeeded by James E. Reilly, Nancy Curlee, Lorraine Broderick & Stephen Demorest |
| Preceded by Bridget & Jerome Dobson | Head Writer of Santa Barbara January 1991 - January 1993 | Succeeded by Show Ended |
| Preceded by Claire Labine & Matthew Labine | Head Writer of One Life To Live April 1998 - December 1998 | Succeeded by Megan McTavish |
