James E. Reilly
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James E. Reilly was an American television writer and producer best known for his work on daytime soap operas, particularly for creating the unconventional and often supernatural storylines that defined his career.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| James E. Reilly canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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soap opera writer ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Daytime Emmy Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreated | Sunset Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created | Passions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
daytime drama
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serial storytelling ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre |
daytime television
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soap opera ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | American daytime soap operas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Days of Our Lives
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Passions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| name | James E. Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
highly unconventional plotlines
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mixing camp and melodrama ⓘ use of supernatural themes in soap operas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
revitalizing ratings for Days of Our Lives in the 1990s
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supernatural storylines in daytime television ⓘ unconventional soap opera storylines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buried alive storyline on Days of Our Lives
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Marlena possession storyline on Days of Our Lives ⓘ Supernatural elements in Passions ⓘ |
| occupation |
screenwriter
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soap opera writer ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head writer of Days of Our Lives
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head writer of General Hospital ⓘ head writer of Guiding Light ⓘ head writer of Passions ⓘ head writer of The Young and the Restless ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Days of Our Lives
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General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Guiding Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Passions NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunset Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young and the Restless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
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