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Agnes Nixon (née Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, and Loving.
Nixon's work as producer and writer introduced a number of new storylines to American daytime television – the first health-related storyline, the first storyline related to the Vietnam War, the first on-screen lesbian kiss and the first on-screen abortion. She won five Writers' Guild of America Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, and in 2010 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Nixon was often referred to as the "Queen" of the modern American soap opera.
Filmography
all 16
TV Shows 11
Writer 10
Movies 5
self 4
Creator 1
Producer 1
The Story of Soaps (2020)
Serial Killers (2009)
The City (1995)
Biography (1987)
Loving (1983)
Loving (1983)
All My Children (1970)
Guiding Light (1952)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-12-10
Deathday2016-09-28 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
ChildrenRobert Nixon
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAgnes Eckhardt, Agnes Eckhardt Nixon
AwardsTrustees Award, Daytime Emmy Award
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