- Eric Freiwald
Eric Freiwald (born 1927 Fact|date=February 2008) is an American TV writer currently scripting the
daytime television serial, "The Young and the Restless ". From the mid-1950s to 1984 with partnerRobert Schaefer , he wrote for such shows as "The Gene Autry Show ", "The Adventures of Kit Carson ", "Tales of the Texas Rangers ", "Maverick", "Whirlybirds ", "Texas John Slaughter", "Zorro ", "77 Sunset Strip ", "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ", "Buffalo Bill Jr. ", and many others. They also wrote 188 episodes of "Lassie " and between 1957 and 1965 wrote comic book adaptations of TV shows and movies forWestern Publishing .His writing partner is
Linda Schreiber . Fact|date=August 2007Positions held
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The Young and the Restless " - Script writer (1985 - December 2007; April 2, 2008 - present)Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
*4 Wins (1992, 1997, 2000, 2006; Best Writing; "The Young and the Restless")
*NOMINATIONS (1986-1987, 1990-1995, 1997-2001, 2003-2006; Best Writing; "Y&R")Writers Guild of America Award
*2 WINS (2001 & 2005 season; "The Young and the Restless")
*4 NOMINATIONS (1999, 2001, 2005-2006 season; "The Young and the Restless")
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