Name Paul Mayer Role Television writer | ||
Died July 10, 2009, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Sasha von Scherler (m. ?–2000) Books Bigger kids, bigger problems Similar People Claire Labine, Helen Gallagher, Ron Hale, Bernard Barrow, Nancy Addison | ||
Children Daisy von Scherler Mayer | ||
Ryan's Hope Tribute Video to the Soap's Best Liars, Cheaters & Connivers
Paul Avila Mayer (May 28, 1928 – July 10, 2009) was an American television writer and producer. His father was the late screenwriter Edwin Justus Mayer, and his daughter is director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
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- Ryans Hope Tribute Video to the Soaps Best Liars Cheaters Connivers
- Positions held
- Awards and nominations
- After Ryans Hope
- References
Positions held
Awards and nominations
Mayer was nominated for ten Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, for his work on Ryan's Hope. He was nominated annually except for 1982, from 1977 to 1984, and won eight times in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, and 1984. His first win was shared with Claire Labine and Mary Ryan Munisteri, while his first nomination was shared with Labine and Robert Costello.
After Ryan's Hope
According to an interview with co-creator Claire Labine, after the show's cancellation in 1989, Paul went back to school at the age of 56. He earned a Master of Social Work degree and then studied at a psychoanalytic institute, launching a successful career as a psychoanalyst. Mayer died on July 10, 2009 of a brain tumor.