Paul Avila Mayer
- For the German cardinal (1911-2010), see Paul Augustin Mayer.
Paul Avila Mayer (May 28, 1928 – July 10, 2009) was an American television writer and producer.
Personal life[]
Mayer was born May 28, 1928 in Los Angeles, the son of Edwin Justus Mayer and Frances O'Neill.[1][2] He was married to actress and comedian Sasha Von Scherler, the daughter of Stephen and Ruth Litscher, who died in 2000 of lung disease. They had three children together, daughters Rachael, Ruth, and Daisy.[3]
Positions held[]
- Executive produce on Ryan's Hope (1975–1981)
- Co-head writer on Where the Heart Is (1971–1973), Love of Life (1973–1975), Ryan's Hope (1975–82, 1983), Search for Tomorrow (1985)
- Writer on Where the Heart Is (1970–1971)
- Adaptation on Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976)
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, and 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.[4][5]
Career as head writer[]
References[]
- ^ We Love Soaps obituary
- ^ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-F2PH : 18 January 2018), Paul Avila Mayer, 28 May 1928; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
- ^ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP1-42XX : 17 March 2018), Paul Avila Mayer in entry for Sasha Von Scherler, 2000; citing , Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,597,950.
- ^ We Love Soaps interview with Claire Labine
- ^ We Love Soaps obituary
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