Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929 â January 19, 1981) was an American daytime soap opera writer.
A former actor, Russell wrote for several daytime soap operas, including Dark Shadows, The Doctors and A Time For Us. He was hired by the network to write the serial General Hospital but died before he began writing that program.
He is best known for a long run as the writer of One Life to Live, which began in 1971 and lasted until his death. He frequently collaborated with writer Sam Hall, and they worked together on both Dark Shadows and One Life to Live.
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Writers Guild of America Award
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