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Frank and Doris Hursley, were an American husband-and-wife television screenwriting duo, comprising Frank M. Hursley (November 21, 1902 – February 3, 1989) and Doris Hursley (September 29, 1898 – May 5, 1984) they were best known for their serials, especially the medical drama General Hospital.
- American
- Frank M. Hursley, November 21, 1902, Canada
- Television screenwriter
- February 3, 1989 (aged 86), Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Doris Hursley was the co-creator of the ABC soap opera General Hospital along with her husband Frank Hursley. Frank and Doris were writers for the show "Have Gun, Will Travel" and gained popularity after writing for the serial "Search for Tomorrow" before creating another serial and becoming head writers for that show, "General Hospital", from 1963 to 1973. At that time, they turned the show ...
May 12, 2024 · Originally titled Emergency Hospital, an unaired pilot episode of the daytime drama was produced in 1962. Frand and Doris Hursley later rebranded the show as General Hospital. Its first episode ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · 1963: Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, GH debuts on ABC on April 1. The Hursleys soon take over as head writers from Theodore and Mathilde Ferro. The Hursleys soon take over as head writers ...
Jul 29, 2013 · Frank Hursley, AB ’25, and his wife, Doris, created “General Hospital.”. Among television’s early titans, Frank was a pioneer who helped create the “soap opera.”. To his estranged relatives in Birmingham, however, Frank was simply the mysterious and ever-absent Grandfather Hursley. “General Hospital” debuted in April 1963; it is ...
General Hospital: Created by Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley. With Maurice Benard, John Beradino, Rachel Ames, Laura Wright. Families, friends, enemies, and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate city of Port Charles, New York, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner, and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.
General HospitalCreated by writers Frank and Doris Hursley, General Hospital was one of two hospital-based daytime dramas to premiere on April 1, 1963 (The other was The Doctors). Though pre-dating the height of the feminist movement by several years, it nonetheless appealed to a female audience that enjoyed broadening its attention beyond the ...
