Paul Avila Mayer (May 28, 1928 – July 10, 2009) was an American television writer and producer.
Paul Avila Mayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 28, 1928 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Died | July 10, 2009 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | TV writer and producer |
| Years active | 1928-2009 |
Personal life
editMayer was born May 28, 1928, in Los Angeles, the son of Edwin Justus Mayer and Frances O'Neill.[1][2] He was married to actress and comedian Sasha Von Scherler, born Alexandra-Xenia Elizabeth Anne Marie Fiesola von Schoeler,[3] who died in 2000 of lung disease,[4] the daughter[5] of a flapper,[6] disciple of David Belasco,[3] and actress, Ruth Hooper (née Dayton) von Schoeler Litscher, and a Prussian baron, Walram-Voystingus Albert Alexander von Schoeler.[4] Paul and Sasha had three daughters together, Rachael, Ruth, and Daisy.[7]
Positions held
edit- Executive produce on Ryan's Hope (1975–1981)
- Co-head writer on Where the Heart Is (1971–1973), Love of Life (1973–1975), Ryan's Hope (1975–82, 1983), Search for Tomorrow (1985)
- Writer on Where the Heart Is (1970–1971)
- Adaptation on Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976)
Awards and nominations
editMayer was nominated for ten Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, for his work on Ryan's Hope. He was nominated annually except for 1982, from 1977 to 1984, and won eight times in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, and 1984. His first win was shared with Claire Labine and Mary Ryan Munisteri, and his first nomination was shared with Labine and Robert Costello.
After Ryan's Hope
editAccording to an interview with co-creator Claire Labine, after the show's cancellation in 1989, Mayer went back to school at the age of 56. He earned a Master of Social Work degree and then studied at a psychoanalytic institute, launching a successful career as a psychoanalyst. Mayer died on July 10, 2009, of a brain tumor.[8]
Career as head writer
editReferences
edit- ^ "RYAN'S HOPE Co-Creator Paul Avila Mayer Has Passed". 2009-07-22. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-F2PH : 18 January 2018), Paul Avila Mayer, 28 May 1928; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
- ^ a b "Sasha Von Scherler, Actress, Is Dead at 65". playbill.com. April 17, 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b McKinley, Jesse (16 April 2000). "Sasha Von Scherler, 65, Actress Who Enlivened Dozens of Plays". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Marriage of Dayton / Voystingus von Schoeler". Chattanooga Daily Times. 5 December 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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- Hooper, Ruth (16 July 1922). "Flapping Not Repented Of". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- Hooper, Ruth (16 July 1922). "Flapping Not Repented Of". New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via humanitiesresource.com.
- ^ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP1-42XX : 17 March 2018), Paul Avila Mayer in entry for Sasha Von Scherler, 2000; citing, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,597,950.
- ^ Jacobs, Damon L. (2009-11-03). "Soap's Hope: The Claire Labine Interview, Part Two". We Love Soaps. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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