Peggy O'Shea

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Mary Margaret "Peggy" O'Shea (October 3, 1922 – May 1, 2014) was an American screenwriter. She wrote primarily for daytime soap operas.

Biography

Born in Niagara Falls, New York, O'Shea began writing for television with her former husband Lou Shaw for such series as Dr. Kildare, Ben Casey, and Have Gun – Will Travel.

She later served as head writer for

While writing for One Life to Live, O'Shea lived in New York City, and she later moved to Los Angeles. On May 1, 2014, she died of complications from a stroke. She was 91. She was survived by a son from her marriage to Shaw.^[1][2]

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards WINS (1987; Best Writing; One Life to Live) NOMINATIONS (1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983; Best Writing; One Life to Live)

Writers Guild of America Award WINS (1986 season; One Life to Live) NOMINATIONS (1979 & 1987 seasons; One Life to Live) (1984 season; Capitol)

Head writing tenure

Preceded by Gordon Russell Sam Hall	Head Writer of One Life to Live (with Sam Hall) March 1980 — May 1982	Succeeded by Sam Hall Henry Slesar
Preceded by John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington	Head Writer of Capitol 1983 — 1984	Succeeded by Henry Slesar
Preceded by John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington	Head Writer of One Life to Live (with Sam Hall: December 1983 — June 1984) December 1983 — June 1987	Succeeded by S. Michael Schnessel

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Newcomb, Roger (May 12, 2014). "Peggy O'Shea Dead at 91". welovesoaps.net.
2. ^ ^{a b} Peggy O’Shea, Head Writer for ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 91

External links

• Peggy O'Shea at
  IMDb

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