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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.
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...
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 ...
May 12, 2024 · General Hospital’s enduring legacy continues to rub off on Frank and Doris Hursley, the creators of the daytime drama renowned as one of the longest-running shows in America’s television ...
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.
Apr 1, 2023 · THE 1960s GH was the brainchild of real-life spouses Frank and Doris Hursley, who cut their teeth as writers in the TV business on series like LASSIE and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL before being ...
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" was created by husband-and-wife soap writers, Frank and Doris Hursley, and premiered April 1, 1963. In 1978, Gloria Monty was brought in as executive producer and is credited with the creation of the first super-couple, Luke and Laura Spencer.
Frank Hursley was born on 21 November 1902 in Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for General Hospital (1963), Bright Promise (1969) and Matinee Theatre (1955). He was married to Doris Hursley. He died on 3 February 1989 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
