What is Agnes Nixon?
'''Agnes Nixon''' (December 10, 1922 - September 28, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]], [[writer]] and [[producer]]. She was best known as the creator of [[soap opera]]s, such as ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and ''Loving''.<ref name=filmref>{{cite web|title=Agnes Nixon|publisher=Film Reference|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Agnes-Nixon.html#ixzz3k1WcxzKc|access-date=Sep 28, 2016}}</ref> Nixon was also writer for ''[[As the World Turns]]''. She was the head-writer for ''[[Guiding Light]]'' and ''Another World''. Nixon was a [[wikt:pioneer|pioneer]] in including subjects that were socially [[wikt:relevant|relevant]] into daytime [[television]].<ref name=filmref/> She introduced subjects such as [[abortion]], [[drug addiction]] and the [[Vietnam War]] into her stories.<ref name=filmref/> Nixon was born in [[Chicago]]. She died at age 93 in [[Haverford, Pennsylvania]]. However, some sources claim Nixon was born in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|title=Agnes Nixon|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1270388%7C0/Agnes-Nixon/biography.html|access-date=Sep 28, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nixon, Agnes}} [[Category:Writers from Chicago]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Actors from Chicago]] [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] {{us-bio-stub}}