American soap opera writer
Michelle "Shelly" Altman is an American soap opera writer who is known as breakdown and associate head writer of American daytime soap operas, including Another World General Hospital One Life to Live
Career
In 1987, Altman co-wrote a screenplay for Sweet Lorraine .[ 1] Jean Passanante were associate head writers of Another World [ 2] One Life to Live [ 3]
From 2013 to 2015, Altman was a co-head writer of The Young and the Restless [ 4] [ 5] Ron Carlivati , who was the head writer of General Hospital [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
Win
(2008; Best Writing; One Life To Live )[ 11]
(2014; Best Writing; The Young and the Restless )[ 12] Nominations
(1996; Best Writing; Another World )
(2002, 2006, 2009; Best Writing; One Life To Live )
(2012, 2013; Best Writing; General Hospital ) Writers Guild of America Award
Win
(2016; Best Writing; General Hospital ) Nominations
(2003 and 2005 season; One Life To Live )
(1997 season; Another World )
Head writer history
Preceded by
Head writer of General Hospital Garin Wolf ) Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head writer of The Young and the Restless Jean Passanante : 12/23/13-3/18/15)Charles Pratt Jr. : 1/16/15-3/18/15) Succeeded byCharles Pratt Jr.
Preceded byJean Passanante
Head writer of General Hospital Chris Van Etten : 10/9/17-10/28/19) Succeeded byDan O'Connor
References
^ Janet Maslin (May 1, 1987). "Film: "Sweet Lorraine" . The New York Times ^ Michael Fairman (September 4, 2015). "Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante Share Thoughts On Being First GH Female Head Writers In Over a Decade!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ Kambra Clifford (June 23, 2014). "DAYTIME EMMY EXCLUSIVE: Winners React to Emmy Honors!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ "Shelly Altman & Jean Passanante New Y&R Co-Head Writers" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .^ Jamey Giddens (September 12, 2013). "Sony Confirms Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante as Head Writers of The Young and the Restless" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ Karen Butler (July 29, 2015). " . UPI . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ Michael Fairman (July 24, 2015). "BREAKING NEWS: Ron Carlivati OUT As Head Writer & Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante IN at General Hospital!" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ Giddens, Jamey (July 24, 2015). "ABC Replaces General Hospital Head Writer Ron Carlivati With Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman" . Daytime Confidential. Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ Errol Lewis (October 25, 2011). "Breakdown Writer Shelly Altman Named Co-Head Writer of 'General Hospital' . ^ Kambra Clifford (October 5, 2015). "New GH writers' material debuts this week; major changes ahead" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 . ^ "35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy ® Awards Presented at Star-Studded Gala on ABC" (PDF) . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2019 .^ Michael Fairman (May 8, 2014). "The Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante Interview – The Young and the Restless" . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
