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Edith Sommer(1917-1994)

  • Writer
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Edith Sommer was born on 21 August 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Born to Be Bad (1950) and Burke's Law (1963). She died on 1 February 1994 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornAugust 21, 1917
DiedFebruary 1, 1994(76)
BornAugust 21, 1917
DiedFebruary 1, 1994(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

As the World Turns (1956)
As the World Turns
6.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Joan Fontaine in Born to Be Bad (1950)
Born to Be Bad
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1950
Burke's Law (1963)
Burke's Law
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer
Natalie Wood and Robert Redford in This Property Is Condemned (1966)
This Property Is Condemned
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1966

Credits

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Writer

  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • co-head writer
    • written by
    • head writer
    • 1973–1978
  • Guiding Light (1952)
    Guiding Light
    6.6
    TV Series
    • co-head writer
    • Writer
    • head writer (as Edith R. Sommer)
    • 1969–1973
  • Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1969
  • Natalie Wood and Robert Redford in This Property Is Condemned (1966)
    This Property Is Condemned
    7.0
    • screenplay by
    • 1966
  • Ann-Margret, Carol Lynley, and Pamela Tiffin in The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
    The Pleasure Seekers
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963–1964
  • Jessica (1962)
    Jessica
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Brian Aherne, Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Joan Crawford, Robert Evans, Martha Hyer, Louis Jourdan, Hope Lange, and Suzy Parker in The Best of Everything (1959)
    The Best of Everything
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Brandon De Wilde and Carol Lynley in Blue Denim (1959)
    Blue Denim
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Ginger Rogers, Warren Berlinger, Lili Gentle, Diane Jergens, Betty Lou Keim, Michael Rennie, and Rusty Swope in Teenage Rebel (1956)
    Teenage Rebel
    6.0
    • play
    • 1956
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer (as Edith R. Sommer)
    • 1955
  • Joan Fontaine in Born to Be Bad (1950)
    Born to Be Bad
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1950
  • Perfect Strangers (1950)
    Perfect Strangers
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1950
  • Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens in From This Day Forward (1946)
    From This Day Forward
    6.3
    • additional scenes (as Edith R. Sommer)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Edith R. Sommer
  • Born
    • August 21, 1917
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 1, 1994
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

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