Agnes Nixon

Agnes Nixon (née Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, and Loving.[1]Agnes NixonAgnes Nixon 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards 1.jpgNixon at the 2010 Daytime Emmy AwardsBornAgnes EckhardtDecember 10, 1922Chicago, Illinois, U.S.DiedSeptember 28, 2016 (aged 93)Hav...(展开全部) Agnes Nixon (née Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, and Loving.[1]Agnes NixonAgnes Nixon 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards 1.jpgNixon at the 2010 Daytime Emmy AwardsBornAgnes EckhardtDecember 10, 1922Chicago, Illinois, U.S.DiedSeptember 28, 2016 (aged 93)Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.Cause of deathParkinson’s diseaseOccupationActress, writer, producerYears active1948–2012Spouse(s)Robert Henry Adolphus Nixon (m. 1951; d. 1996)Children4 (including Robert Nixon)WebsiteOfficial websiteNixon’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.[2][3][4] 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.[1] Nixon was often referred to as the "Queen" of the modern American soap opera.[5][6] Note: She is not related to Richard Nixon.