Thom Racina
Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.
Personal
He hails from Kenosha, Wisconsin, went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing.
He is close friends with Sally Sussman Morina.
Positions held
- Breakdown Writer: 1988
- Script Writer: 1987
Dangerous Women
- Head Writer: 1991
- Co-Head Writer: September 24, 1984 - November 18, 1986; 1994-1995, April 2004-December 2005 (with James E. Reilly)
Jam Bay
- Head Writer: 1994
- Writer: 1978
- Head Writer: 1993 - 1994
Friends and Lovers
- Head Writer: 1994
- Co-Head Writer: 1981 - 1984
Generations
- Co-Head Writer: 1989 - 1991
- Breakdown Writer: February 1992 - January 15, 1993
- Co-Head Writer: 1991 - January 1992
- Script Writer: 1980
The Young and the Restless (hired by Maria Arena Bell fired by Barbara Bloom)
- Script Writer: August 1, 2008 - October 20, 2008
One Life to Live (hired by Prospect Park)
- Head Writer: April 29 - August 19, 2013
Novels
- Kojak: In San Francisco (1976)
- The Great Los Angeles Blizzard (1977); became the basis for the "Ice Princess" story on the American soap opera General Hospital
- Lifeguard (1978)
- Blizzard (1979)
- Nine to Five (1980)
- Snow Angel (1996)
- Hidden Agenda (1997)
- Secret Weekend (1999)
- The Madman's Diary (2001)
- Never Forget (2002)
- Deadly Games (2003)
- Deep Freeze (2005)
- Guardian Angel (with Terri Lee Ryan)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards NOMINATIONS
- (1985 & 1987; Best Writing; Days of Our Lives)
- (1983 & 1984; Best Writing; General Hospital)
Writers Guild of America Award NOMINATIONS
- (For 1992 season; Santa Barbara)
- (For 1987 season; Days of Our Lives)
Head writing tenures
Preceded by Pat Falken Smith Margaret DePriest |
Head Writer of General Hospital (with Leah Laiman) September 1981 – March 1982 |
Succeeded by John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington |
Preceded by Margaret DePriest Sheri Anderson |
Head Writer of Days of Our Lives (with Margaret DePriest: September 24–October 25, 1984) (with Sheri Anderson: September 24, 1984 – November 10, 1986) (with Leah Laiman: December 3, 1984 – November 18, 1986) September 24, 1984 – November 18, 1986 |
Succeeded by Leah Laiman |
Preceded by none |
Head Writer of Generations (with Sally Sussman Morina) March 27, 1989 – January 25, 1991 |
Succeeded by Show canceled |
Preceded by Ron Carlivati |
Head Writer of One Life to Live (with Susan Bedsow Horgan: April 29–July 15, 2013) (with Jessica Klein: July 1–August 19, 2013) April 29–August 19, 2013 |
Succeeded by Show canceled |
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External links
- Thom Racina on IMDb
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