Bettina F. Bradbury

Bettina Francion Bradbury (July 22, 1955^[1] – January 13, 2019^[2]) was an American television soap opera screenwriter. She was the daughter of American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury.

Career

Bettina Bradbury attended the Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles, California, and went on to enroll at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her first venture into daytime television was as a writer on Santa Barbara from 1987 to 1993. She went on to write episodes of All My Children between 1995 and 2003, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards. She then wrote for One Life to Live in 2006 before joining Days of our Lives as a writer in 2007. She was also an assistant to John Conboy.^[3]

All My Children (hired by Megan McTavish)
- Screenwriter: 1993 – January 20, 2006
As the World Turns (hired by Jean Passanante)
- Screenwriter: July 14, 2006 – January 7, 2007
Capitol
- Screenwriter: 1984 – 1987
Days of Our Lives (hired by Hogan Sheffer)
- Screenwriter: January 16, 2007 – January 16, 2008; April 23, 2008 - May 16, 2008
One Life to Live (hired by Dena Higley)
- Screenwriter: April 4, 2006 – June 13, 2006
Santa Barbara
- Screenwriter: 1991 – 1993

Daytime Emmy Award
- Nominations, 1995, 1999, and 2001–2003, Best Writing, All My Children
- Wins, 1996–1998, Best Writing, All My Children
- First nomination shared with: Agnes Nixon, Megan McTavish, Hal Corley, Frederick Johnson, N. Gail Lawrence, Jeff Beldner, Karen Lewis, Elizabeth Smith, Michelle Patrick, Ralph Wakefield, and Pete T. Rich
Writers Guild of America Award
- Wins, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003 seasons, All My Children
- Nominations, 1992, 1995–2001, and 2003 seasons, All My Children
- Win, 1991 season, Santa Barbara

^ Charles., Piddock (2009). Ray Bradbury : legendary fantasy writer. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Pub. ISBN 9781433900594. OCLC 234234213.
^ Thomas, Michael. "Days of Our Lives News: Bettina Bradbury Passed Away!". Soap Opera News. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
^ Mistretta, Amy (2019-01-15). "Soap Writer Bettina Bradbury Dead at 63". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

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