Jump to content

Karen Harris (writer)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by InternetArchiveBot (talk | contribs) at 11:14, 2 May 2017 (Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.3beta8)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Karen Harris is an American television writer for the ABC Daytime serial General Hospital.

Career

During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, she chose not to accept Financial Core status.

She wrote television pilots for Spelling Television and Universal Pictures (1979-1987), and worked at Sony Pictures Television, Lorimar Television (1988–1989) and Columbia Pictures (1989–1990; A Peaceable Kingdom). While at Universal, Harris was a Writer-Producer-Supervising Producer-Executive Producer on The Incredible Hulk.

Reaction to Wolf's promotion: Karen Harris on her Facebook page: Oh, please. (lol) I have a new lease on life, Jami. But I walked the picket lines with a whole bunch of terrific writers. Garin Wolf quit the WGA so he could scab. This is his reward. I'm sad, because there are others there who are better writers and deserve it more.

WGA West

In September 2008, scribes elected eight new board members to the WGA West. Topping the list of winners were Army Wives writer Katherine Fugate, who received 647 votes. Also elected were John Bowman (629 votes), Howard Michael Gould (619 votes), David A. Goodman (552 votes), Karen Harris (544 votes), Mark Gunn (525 votes), Aaron Mendelsohn (498 votes) and Kathy Kiernan (463 votes). Bowman, Goodman, Gunn, Mendelsohn and Kiernan are incumbents. A total of 1,235 ballots were cast. Indie firm Pacific Election Services counted the votes.

Life in General

Karen Harris
Created byKaren Harris
Directed byRoy Steinberg
StarringJoBeth Williams, Brynn Thayer, Robert Desiderio, Arianne Zucker, Jordan Bridges, John Ingle, Rife Sibley, Lindze Letherman, Scott Clifton, Brian Rodda, Bruce Cervi
Country of originUnited States
Production
ProducerKaren Harris
Running time10 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkStrike.TV
ReleaseOctober 28, 2008

Life In General is a web series which debuted on October 28, 2008 on Strike.TV, an internet network created by Hollywood writers during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.[1] Life In General is a scripted show set behind-the-scenes at the second longest running soap opera on TV. The companion piece is Greenville General, the soap opera on which they all work.

In the first episode entitled "Out of Control", Courtney is missing, Rod is screwing Maddie, Rachel just found out that her husband cheated on her, and Raymond may have suffered a fatal heart attack. And that's just behind the scenes.

Positions held

All My Children (hired by Brian Frons & Megan McTavish)

  • Script writer: February 4, 2004 – February 24, 2005

General Hospital

Adventure Inc.

Port Charles

  • Head writer: February–November 2000; June 2000 – November 2000 (with Barbara Bloom)
  • Script writer: 2002–2003
  • Associate head writer: December 2000–2001
  • Co-head writer: 2000 (with Jonathan Estrin) PhillyMag

Life In General/Greenville General (web series/pilot (Strike.TV)

Highlander

  • Writer: 1994–1996

Studio 5-B

  • Co-executive producer/writer: 1989

Street Hawk

  • Writer: 1985

The Incredible Hulk

  • Writer/story editor/producer: 1979–1983

Other TV series: Jack London's Tales of the South Seas; Largo Winch

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Nominations: (1995–1997, 2008; Best Writing; General Hospital)
  • Wins: (1995; Best Writing; General Hospital)

Writers Guild of America Award

  • WGA wins: (1995, 1996, 1998; Best Daytime Serial; General Hospital) (shared with writer team)[2]
  • WGA nominations: (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998; Best Daytime Serial; General Hospital)
Preceded by Co-head writer of General Hospital
(with Robert Guza Jr.: March–October 1996)
(with Richard Culliton: October 1996–May 1997)
March 1996–May 1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by head writer of Port Charles
(with Jonathon Estrin: January 2000–March 2000)
(with Barbara Bloom: May 2000–November 2000)
January 2000–November 2000 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Strike.TV Launches Largest Web Network of Original Hollywood Shows" Hollywood Reporter, October 28, 2008, retrieved on November 1, 2008
  2. ^ "Writers Guild of America official site". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help), retrieved on March 22, 2008
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karen_Harris_(writer)&oldid=778315547"