Paul Avila Mayer
Born(1928-05-28)May 28, 1928
Los Angeles, California
DiedJuly 10, 2009(2009-07-10) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)TV writer and producer
Years active1928-2009

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

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, Mayer 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]

Career as head writer

Preceded byPat Falken Smith Where the Heart Is (with Claire Labine) mid 1970 – March 1973 Succeeded byShow Ended Preceded byLoring Mandel Love of Life (with Claire Labine) March 1973 – July 1975 Succeeded byMargaret DePriest Preceded byNone Ryan's Hope (with Claire Labine) July 1975 – February 1982 Succeeded byMary Ryan Munisteri Preceded byMary Ryan Munisteri Ryan's Hope (with Claire Labine) January 1983 – December 1983 Succeeded byPat Falken Smith & James E. Reilly Preceded byCaroline Franz & Jeanne Glynn Search for Tomorrow (with Stephanie Braxton) March 1985 – October 1985 Succeeded byGary Tomlin

References

  1. ^ "RYAN'S HOPE Co-Creator Paul Avila Mayer Has Passed". 2009-07-22. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Damon L. (2009-11-03). "Soap's Hope: The Claire Labine Interview, Part Two". We Love Soaps. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-01-21.

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