Bettina Francion Bradbury (22 July 1955[1] – 13 January 2019[2]) was an American television soap opera screenwriter. She was the daughter of American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury.[citation needed]
Career
editBettina Bradbury attended the Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles, California, and went on to enroll at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her first venture into daytime television was as a writer on Santa Barbara from 1987 to 1993. She went on to write episodes of All My Children between 1995 and 2003, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards. She then wrote for One Life to Live in 2006 before joining Days of our Lives as a writer in 2007. She was also an assistant to John Conboy.[3]
Positions held
edit- All My Children (hired by Megan McTavish)
- Screenwriter: 1993 – 2006
- As the World Turns (hired by Jean Passanante)
- Screenwriter: 2006 – 2007
- Capitol
- Screenwriter: 1984 – 1987
- Days of Our Lives (hired by Hogan Sheffer)
- Screenwriter: 2007 – 2008
- One Life to Live (hired by Dena Higley)
- Screenwriter: 2006
- Santa Barbara
- Screenwriter: 1991 – 1993
Awards and nominations
edit- Daytime Emmy Award
- Nominations, 1995, 1999, 2001–2003, 2006[4] Best Writing, All My Children
- Wins, 1996–1998, Best Writing, All My Children
- First nomination shared with: Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Jeff Beldner, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith (writer), Michelle Patrick, Ralph Wakefield, and Pete T. Rich
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Wins, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012[5] seasons, All My Children
- Nominations, 1992, 1995–2001, and 2003 seasons, All My Children
- Win, 1991 season, Santa Barbara
References
edit- ↑ Charles, Piddock (2009). Ray Bradbury: legendary fantasy writer. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Pub. ISBN 9781433900594. OCLC 234234213.
- ↑ Thomas, Michael. "Days of Our Lives News: Bettina Bradbury Passed Away!". Soap Opera News. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ Mistretta, Amy (January 15, 2019). "Soap Writer Bettina Bradbury Dead at 63". Soaps.com. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmys.org. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ "wga awards". wga.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
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