Noel Maxam
Encyclopedia
Noel Maxam is an American
television soap opera
director
, writer, and producer
. Maxam has worked on the CBS Daytime
drama As the World Turns
as a writer, and, later, on The Young and the Restless
where he directed for nearly 10 years. In 2007, he left to become Producer on the NBC
drama Days of our Lives
.
The Young and the Restless
Directors Guild of America Award
2009 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
for: "Days of Our Lives" (1965)
For episode #10,763.
2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973)
For episode #6632.
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,...
director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, writer, and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. Maxam has worked on the CBS Daytime
CBS Daytime
CBS Daytime is a television programming block on CBS. It's the branding for the CBS Television Network's late morning and early afternoon programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows, and talk shows...
drama As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As 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...
as a writer, and, later, on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
where he directed for nearly 10 years. In 2007, he left to become Producer on 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...
drama Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days 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...
.
Positions held
Days of our LivesDays of our Lives
Days 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...
- Co-Executive Producer (Beginning fall 2011)
- Supervising Producer (January 16, 2009 - present)
- Producer (September 10, 2007 - present)
- Director (September 21, 2007 - present)
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
- Director (1999 - September 11, 2007)
- Associate Director (1997-1999)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The 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...
- Nomination, 2009, Outstanding Drama Series, "Days of Our Lives"
- Nomination, 2009, Directing Team, Days of Our Lives
- Nomination, 2000, 2004-2006, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
- Win, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, Directing Team, The Young and the Restless
Directors Guild of America Award
2009 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
for: "Days of Our Lives" (1965)
For episode #10,763.
2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973)
For episode #6632.