Bettina F. Bradbury
Encyclopedia
Bettina F. Bradbury is an award-winning American
television soap opera
screenwriter
. She is the daughter of American science fiction
writer Ray Bradbury
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television soap opera
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,...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She is the daughter of American science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...
.
Positions held
- Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(hired by Hogan ShefferHogan ShefferHogan Sheffer is an American Daytime Emmy-winning screenwriter. During the WGA strike, he chose financial core status with the WGA and continued working.-Personal life:...
)- Screenwriter: January 16, 2007 – April 2008
- As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
(hired by Jean PassananteJean PassananteJean Passanante is an American television screenwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas.Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles's Return of the Secaucus 7. In 1985 she married writer Jack Shannon...
)- Screenwriter: July 14, 2006 – January 2007
- One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
(hired by Dena HigleyDena HigleyDena Higley is an American television soap opera writer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She was head writer of Days of our Lives...
)- Screenwriter: April 4, 2006 – June 13, 2006
- All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(hired by Megan McTavishMegan McTavishMegan McTavish is an American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on All My Children.-Early career:...
)- Screenwriter: 1993 – January 20, 2006
- Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara (TV series)Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
- Screenwriter: 1991 – 1993
- CapitolCapitol (TV series)Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolved around the political intrigues of people whose lives intertwined in Washington D.C....
- Screenwriter: 1984 – 1987
Awards and nominations
- Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy AwardThe Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Nominations, 1995, 1999, and 2001–2003, Best Writing, All My Children
- Wins, 1996–1998, Best Writing, All My Children
- First nomination shared with: Agnes NixonAgnes NixonAgnes 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...
, Megan McTavishMegan McTavishMegan McTavish is an American television actress and soap opera writer. McTavish is best known for several head writing stints on All My Children.-Early career:...
, Hal CorleyHal Corley-Career:Two of Hal's plays, "An Ounce of Prevention" and "Finding Donis Anne," have been widely performed...
, Frederick JohnsonFrederick Johnson (writer)-Positions held:All My Children*Associate Head Writer As the World Turns *Associate Head Writer...
, N. Gail LawrenceN. Gail LawrenceN. Gail Lawrence is an American television soap opera writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 24 years.-Positions held:All My Children * Associate Head Writer: 1994 - 1996, 1998–2001...
, Jeff BeldnerJeff Beldner-Positions held:All My Children *Script Editor: May 14, 2004 - January 14, 2008, March 19, 2008–present*Associate Head Writer: 1994 - 1998, September 17, 2001 - May 2004*Script Writer: 1991 - 1994*Writer's Assistant: 1989 - 1991...
, Karen LewisKaren LewisKaren Lewis is an American television soap opera writer.-Positions held:All My Children*Screenwriter: 1985 - 1997, October 2001 - October 17, 2007*Script Editor: 1997 - 1999As the World Turns* Script Editor: 1999 - 2000...
, Elizabeth SmithElizabeth SmithElizabeth Smith may refer to:* Elizabeth Ann Whitney , early Latter Day Saint leader, born Elizabeth Ann Smith* Elizabeth Davis , wife of Joseph Smith Jr....
, Michelle PatrickMichelle PatrickMichelle Patrick is an African American television soap opera writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 17 years.-Positions held:All My Children* Associate Head Writer...
, Ralph Wakefield, and Pete T. RichPete T. RichPete T. Rich is an American television soap opera script writer. He has been writing on daytime for over 23 years. During the WGA strike, he chose financial core status with the WGA and continued working.-Positions held:All My Children...
- Writers Guild of America AwardWriters Guild of America AwardThe Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
- Wins, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003 seasons, All My Children
- Nominations, 1992, 1995–2001, and 2003 seasons, All My Children
- Win, 1991 season, Santa Barbara