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Ann Marcus (August 22, 1921 – December 3, 2014) was an Emmy Award-winning American television writer and film producer.

Ann Marcus
Born
Dorothy Ann Goldstone

(1921-08-22)August 22, 1921
Little Falls, New York, US
DiedDecember 3, 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 93)
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse(s)Ellis Marcus (11 June 1944 – 23 June 1990; 3 children)

She graduated from Western College for Women, worked for the New York Daily News and Life, where she worked with famed photographers such as Alfred Eisenstadt. In 2007, she was executive producer of the independent feature film, For Heaven's Sake.[1]


Television writing credits



Other


Marcus was elected to the board of directors of the WGAe seven times and served as Secretary/treasurer from 1992 to 1994. She published her memoir, Whistling Girl in 1999.[2]


Family


She and her husband, Ellis Marcus, also a television writer, had three children.[2]


Death


On December 3, 2014, Ann Marcus died in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 93, from bladder cancer.[2]


Awards and nominations


Nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys and Primetime Emmys. Her first Daytime Emmy nomination was in 1978 for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.[3] Marcus was also presented with the Morgan Cox Award for distinguished service to the WGA in 2000.[2]


Head Writing Tenure


Preceded by
Gabrielle Upton
 Head Writer of Search for Tomorrow
November 1974 - April 1975		 Succeeded by
Peggy O’Shea
Preceded by Head Writer of Days of Our Lives
April 20, 1977 - February 26, 1979		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jean Halloway
 Head Writer of Love of Life
1979 - February 1, 1980		 Succeeded by
series ended
Preceded by
Pat Falken Smith
Norma Monty
 Head Writer of General Hospital (with Norma Monty)
January 1987- August 1988		 Succeeded by
H. Wesley Kenney (WGA strike)
Preceded by
H. Wesley Kenney (WGA strike)
 Head Writer of General Hospital (with Norma Monty)
August 1988 - December 1988		 Succeeded by

References


  1. For Heaven's Sake, imdb.com; accessed December 8, 2014.
  2. Notice of death of Ann Marcus, deadline.com; accessed December 8, 2014.
  3. Ann Marcus at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

Sources






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