Person Details

Birthday: 1922-12-10 15:43:05

Death: 2016-09-28 15:43:05

Aliases: Agnes Eckhardt , Agnes Eckhardt Nixon

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Agnes Nixon (née Eckhardt; December 10, 1922 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, and Loving. Nixon'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. 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. Nixon was often referred to as the "Queen" of the modern American soap opera.

Most Famous Work

All My Children
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6

All My Children

(1970) Creator
Search for Tomorrow
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5

Search for Tomorrow

(1951) Creator
The City
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5

The City

(1995) Creator
The Manions of America
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6

The Manions of America

(1981) Writer
One Life to Live
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8

One Life to Live

(1968) Creator
Loving
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0

Loving

(1983) Writer
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of a Century
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7
Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
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0

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self (archive footage)
2013 Self
1993 Self
1961 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1970 Producer
1968 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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