Scott Hamner

American television writer

Scott Hamner (born May11, 1956[1]), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into The Waltons.

Positions held

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (Actor, television movie: 1971)
  • Berrenger's (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985)
  • Boone (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983–84)
  • Dynasty (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985–86)
  • Falcon Crest (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982–86)
  • Knots Landing (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982–91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991)
  • The Waltons (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981)
  • Second Chances (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993–94)
  • As the World Turns (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995)
  • Port Charles (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997–2000)
  • The Young and the Restless (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006–12)

Awards and nominations

Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six times (As the World Turns: 1996, The Young and the Restless: 2007–08 and 2010–12) for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Drama Series Writing Team, winning the Emmy in 2011.

Hamner and his writing colleagues were also nominated five times (The Young and the Restless: 2007–08, 2010 and 2012–13) for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Daytime Serials, winning the award in 2008, 2010 and 2013.[2]

References

  1. ^ George Brosi. "A Journey That Continues to Enoble". Appalachian Heritage (Spring, 2007). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "'Y&R' Wins 2013 Writers Guild Award". soapoperanetwork.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

External links

  • Scott Hamner at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • CBS Daytime: Y&R
  • Hamner 2006 Interview
Preceded by
Lynn Marie Latham
 Head Writer of Port Charles
May 7, 1999 – February 3, 2000 		Succeeded by
Karen Harris
Jonathon Estrin
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Lynn Marie Latham: 10/26/06-12/22/07)
(with Kay Alden: 10/26/06-12/22/06)
(with John F. Smith: 10/26/06-11/10/06)
October 26, 2006 - December 22, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Maria Arena Bell)
(with Josh Griffith: 04/15/08-04/21/08)
April 15 - May 8, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless
(with Hogan Sheffer)
(with Maria Arena Bell:8/11/08-10/22/12)
(with Josh Griffith: 10/22/12-11/2/12)
August 11, 2008 - November 2, 2012 		Succeeded by
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