Paul Avila Mayer

Paul Avila Mayer is a German-American television writer and producer. His father was the late Edwin Justus Mayer, and his daughter is Daisy von Scherler Mayer.

Positions held

*Executive Producer on "Ryan's Hope; 1975 - 1981
*Co-Head Writer on "Where the Heart Is"; 1971 - 1973, "Love of Life"; 1973 - 1975
*Writer on "Where the Heart is"; 1970 - 1971, "Ryan's Hope"; 1975 - 1981, "Search for Tomorrow"; 1985
*Adaptation on "Six Characters in Search of an Author"; 1976

Awards and nominations

Mayer has been nominated for ten Daytime Emmy awards in the categories Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, for his work on "Ryan's Hope". He was nominated annually except for 1982, from 1977 to 1984, and won eight times in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, and 1984. His first win was shared with Claire Labine and Mary Ryan Munisteri, while his first nomination was shared with Labine and Robert Costello.

ources

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* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=9587 Internet Broadway Database]
* [http://ryansbaronline.tripod.com/paul.html Ryan's Bar Online]