Samuel D. Ratcliffe
TV Writer
1945 – 1995
Who was Samuel D. Ratcliffe?
Samuel D. Ratcliffe was an Emmy-winning screenwriter for daytime television.
He grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Birmingham Southern College, moving to New York in 1968 to pursue a career as an actor. From 1968 until the mid-seventies, he appeared in commercials, films and theatre. He was Matt in the long-running off-Broadway play, The Fantasticks and starred in the Broadway musical, Hurry Harry.
In 1976 he began to write for daytime television dramas. He won numerous awards, including a Daytime Emmy in 1991 for his work as head writer for NBC Daytime's Santa Barbara. He also served as Head Writer for NBC's Texas and Another World.
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- Born
- Mar 30, 1945
Eagle Lake - Also known as
- Samuel Ratcliffe
- Sam Ratcliffe
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Birmingham-Southern College
- Died
- Dec 14, 1995
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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