Thom Racina
Appearance
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Thom Racina is an American television writer and novelist.[1]
Personal
[edit]He comes from Kenosha, Wisconsin, and went to school in Albuquerque and Chicago, where he got a MFA in Theatre Arts and Directing.
Positions held
[edit]- Breakdown Writer: 1988
- Script Writer: 1987
- Head Writer: 1991
- Co-Head Writer: September 24, 1984 - November 18, 1986; 1994-1995, April 2004-December 2005 (with James E. Reilly)
- Head Writer: 1994
- Writer: 1978
- Head Writer: 1993 - 1994
Friends and Lovers
- Head Writer: 1994
- Co-Head Writer: 1981 - 1984
- 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
[edit]- 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[2]
- Lifeguard (1978)
- Blizzard (1979)
- Nine to Five (1980)
- Tomcat (1981)
- Snow Angel (1996)
- Hidden Agenda (1997)[3]
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kleinschmidt, Janice (2004). "Icebreaker: Madman Among Us — Thom Racina calls one of his books a 'love letter' to the desert — and a great souvenir". Palm Springs Life. Archived from the original on 23 March 2006.
- ^ Sciacca, Mike (2003-01-09). "Colorful tales". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Flavell, Judith. "Hidden Agenda by Thom Racina". The Mystery Reader. Archived from the original on 22 September 1999.
External links
[edit]- Thom Racina at IMDb