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'''Kay Alden''' is the award-winning television [[scriptwriter]], and former head and co-[[head writer]] for the most-watched [[United States|American]] [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young And The Restless]]''. Alden was recently hired by [[ABC Daytime]] to consult on ''[[All My Children]]'' and ''[[One Life To Live]]''. |
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Alden started writing for ''The Young And The Restless'' in 1974 and took over as head writer in 1998 when series creator [[William J. Bell]] stepped down from the position. With Alden as head writer the show lost about 2 million viewers but it should be noted that all soap operas during this period experienced the same scale of audience erosion. |
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There is a scholarship in her name from [[Emporia State University]], in [[Emporia, Kansas]]. |
There is a scholarship in her name from [[Emporia State University]], in [[Emporia, Kansas]]. |
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==Awards |
==Awards and nominations== |
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Alden has been nominated for, and has won, more than a dozen [[Daytime Emmy |
Alden has been nominated for, and has won, more than a dozen [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s since the late 1970s, and also [[Writers Guild Of America Award]]s. She was fired from ''The Young And The Restless'' in late 2006. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1003798/ Kay Alden at IMDB] |
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Revision as of 21:53, 10 May 2007
Kay Alden is the award-winning television scriptwriter, and former head and co-head writer for the most-watched American soap opera The Young And The Restless. Alden was recently hired by ABC Daytime to consult on All My Children and One Life To Live.
Alden started writing for The Young And The Restless in 1974 and took over as head writer in 1998 when series creator William J. Bell stepped down from the position. With Alden as head writer the show lost about 2 million viewers but it should be noted that all soap operas during this period experienced the same scale of audience erosion.
There is a scholarship in her name from Emporia State University, in Emporia, Kansas.
Awards and nominations
Alden has been nominated for, and has won, more than a dozen Daytime Emmy Awards since the late 1970s, and also Writers Guild Of America Awards. She was fired from The Young And The Restless in late 2006.