| Margaret DePriest | |
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Full Name |
Margaret DePriest |
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Birthdate |
April 19, 1931 |
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Date of Death |
September 29, 2005 (age 94) |
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Occupation |
Writer |
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Years Active |
1960s-1999 |
Margaret DePriest was a daytime serial writer and actress. DePriest's daytime career began as an actress on The Edge of Night. DePriest soon became a co-head writer at The Edge of Night. DePriest was co-creator and co-head writer of the short lived serial Where the Heart Is. DePriest has been a head writer at The Doctors, General Hospital, Days of our Lives, Another World, All My Children and Sunset Beach. DePriest died on September 29, 2025 at age 94.
Character/Storyline Creation
At DAYS paired Bo & Hope romantically & wrote their wedding in England
At AW created a new Frame family member, Jason, with John Whitesell. Jason was created for Chris Robinson. Created the dual role of Marisa LaSalle/Mary McKinnon for Denise Alexander. There were grand plans for these two who had such relationships at GH. Unfortunately there was a writer's strike, so the results, while good acting was in place, it fell short of expectations.
Single Most Notable Piece of Writing
At AW Jill Farren Phelps had used a focus group & set up a major event murder of Frankie Frame, much beloved, core family member, legacy character, mother of a small daughter, Cass's wife. De Priest wrote it & it was the most gruesome onscreen death I am aware of. Broadcast on 8-19-1966 Fax Neuman, very successful serial killer, offed Mary Frances Frame Winthrop (Frankie)
Notable Writing Quirk
She never watched the show. She was finished with the script & that was the end. Not during taping, nor on air.
Soapography[]
- Abby Cameron on The Edge of Night (1965-1966)
- Co-Head Writer at The Edge of Night (Mid 1960's)
- Co-Creator of Where the Heart Is
- Co-Head Writer of Where the Heart Is (1969-1970)
- Head Writer at The Doctors (1974-1975)
- Co-Head Writer at General Hospital (1979-1982)
- Co-Head Writer at Days of our Lives (04/19/1982-10/25/1984)
- Head Writer at Another World (03/1986-01/1988; 06/1996-01/1997)
- Head Writer at All My Children (1989)
- Associate Head Writer at One Life to Live (1990-1991)
- Co-Head Writer at Sunset Beach (08/1998-12/1999)
Awards and Nominations[]
Daytime Emmy Awards
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SERIES | W/N |
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| 1981 | Writing Team | General Hospital | N |
| 1984 | Writing Team | Days of our Lives | N |
| 1985 | Writing Team | Days of our Lives | N |
| 1990 | Writing Team | All My Children | N |
| 1992 | Writing Team | One Life to Live | N |
Writers Guild of America
| YEAR | CATEGORY | SERIES | W/N |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Daytime Serials | Another World | N |