Claire Labine
| Claire Labine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Claire Vaughn Wood June 28, 1934 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 2016 (aged 82) Somers, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1971-2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Roland A. Labine, Jr. (divorced) |
| Children | Matthew Labine and Eleanor Labine |
Claire Vaughn Wood (June 28, 1934 – November 11, 2016) was an American soap opera writer and producer.
Labine was born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 28, 1934. She attended the University of Kentucky where her major was journalism, but later she switched to playwriting major at Columbia University's School of Dramatic Arts (now Columbia University School of the Arts). After graduating, she joined the writing staff of Captain Kangaroo. After writing for the show for two years, she was fired in 1968.
Her first foray into daytime was as a script writer for the CBS Daytime soap opera Where the Heart Is. After only a year at the show, she was promoted to the co-head writer in 1971. The show ended in 1973 when CBS chose to take the show off the air. Shortly after, Labine became head writer for another CBS soap, Love of Life. The ratings for the show rose, which brought them to the attention of rival network ABC. In late 1974, ABC Daytime approached Labine about creating a new soap opera. The network wanted a soap opera similar to General Hospital. Ryan's Hope was created. While writing it, Ryan's Hope won six Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing and two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Program. In addition to this, Labine won a Writers Guild of America Award for each year that she wrote the show.
After ratings began to sag, Labine was replaced by associate head writer, Mary Ryan Munisteri. ABC asked Labine back in early 1983 when it became apparent that Munisteri was not improving the ratings. Labine was fired once again, later that year. During her absence from Ryan's Hope, Michael Brockman, former president of CBS Daytime, asked Labine to develop a new serial in 1986. Her proposal was entitled Celebration but never made it to the air. In 1987, Labine was asked by ABC to come back to Ryan's Hope. She accepted ABC's offer and remained with the show until 1989, when the show was cancelled.
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