| Agnes Nixon | |
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Full Name |
Agnes Eckhardt |
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Birthdate |
December 10, 1922 |
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Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Date of Death |
September 28, 2016 (age 93) |
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Occupation |
Writer; Creator; Producer |
Agnes Nixon's daytime career began as a writer working with Irna Phillips. Nixon helped create Search for Tomorrow and Another World. In 1968, she created One Life to Live and two years later All My Children debuted. Many of Nixon's story lines revolved around social issues and broke ground featuring events that had never been touched in daytime drama previously. Nixon remained actively involved with AMC and OLTL until both series were cancelled. Nixon died on September 28, 2016 at age 93.
Personal Life[]
Nixon was married to Robert Nixon from 1951 until his death in 1996. They shared four children together.
Soapography[]
- Co-Creator of Search for Tomorrow
- Writer at Search for Tomorrow (1951)
- Co-Creator of As the World Turns
- Writer at As the World Turns (1956)
- Head Writer at Guiding Light (1956-1965)
- Head Writer at Another World (11/1965-Fall 1968)
- Creator of One Life to Live
- Executive Producer at One Life to Live (1968-1975)
- Head Writer at One Life to Live (1968-1973)
- Creator of All My Children
- Executive Producer at All My Children (1970-1981)
- Head Writer at All My Children (1970-1985; 1988-1993)
- Co-Creator of Loving
- Head Writer at Loving (1983; 1985-1988; 1993-1994)
- Story Consultant at Loving (1983-1985; 1989-1995)
- Senior Story Consultant at All My Children (1985-1988; 2001-2002)
- Co-Head Writer at All My Children (1993-1997; 1999-2000; 2002)
- Co-Creator of The City
- Story Consultant at The City (1995-1997)
Awards and Nominations[]
Daytime Emmy Awards
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SHOW | W/N |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1977 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1977 | Drama Series | All My Children | N |
| 1978 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1978 | Drama Series | All My Children | N |
| 1979 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1979 | Drama Series | All My Children | N |
| 1980 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1980 | Drama Series | All My Children | N |
| 1981 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1981 | Drama Series | All My Children | N |
| 1982 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1983 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1984 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1985 | Writing Team | All My Children | W |
| 1988 | Writing Team | All My Children | W |
| 1990 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1991 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1992 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1993 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1995 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1996 | Writing Team | All My Children | W |
| 1997 | Writing Team | All My Children | W |
| 1998 | Writing Team | All My Children | W |
| 2001 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2002 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2003 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2004 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2009 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2010 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 2010 | Lifetime Achievement Award | W |
Emmy Awards
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SHOW | W/N |
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| 1973 | Program Achievement - Daytime Drama | One Life to Live | N |
Soap Opera Digest Awards
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SHOW | W/N |
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| 1996 | Editors Choice | W |
Soapy Awards
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SHOW | W/N |
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| 1977 | Achievement in the World of Daytime Drama | One Life to Live and All My Children | W |
Writers Guild of America
| YEAR | SHOW | W/N |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | All My Children | N |
| 1997 | W | |
| 1998 | N | |
| 1999 | W | |
| 2000 | N | |
| 2001 | W | |
| 2002 | W | |
| 2004 | W |