As per our current Database, Ann Marcus has been died on 3 December, 2014 at Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.
When Ann Marcus die, Ann Marcus was 93 years old.
| Popular As | Ann Marcus |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Age | 93 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 22, 1921 (Little Falls, New York, USA) |
| Birthday | August 22 |
| Town/City | Little Falls, New York, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Ann Marcus’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ann Marcus was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
After graduating from Western College in Ohio, Ann Marcus got a job on the New York Daily News - one of the first young women to become a copy "boy". In a matter of weeks she was promoted to reporter, and parlayed her first byline story to a job on Life Magazine where she worked with famed photographers such as Alfred Eisenstadt.
After marrying screenwriter Ellis Marcus, she produced three children and a play, 'A Woman's Place', which premiered in Los Angeles and led to a long and successful career in television. In the 60s she wrote sitcoms: 'Please Don't Eat The Daisies', 'Lassie', 'The Hathaways', 'Gentle Ben', etc.
She was also a staff writer on Peyton Place (1964) and The Debbie Reynolds Show.In 1969 she became head-writer of the daytime drama, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967) (nominated for an EMMY) followed by Search for Tomorrow (1951) for which she won the WGA award for outstanding daytime serial.
Tapped by Norman Lear, Ann co-created and head-wrote the satirical soap, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976), winning an Emmy in 1976. She also co-created Fernwood 2-Nite, All That Glitters, and Julie Farr, MD.
Other soaps she has helmed were Days of Our Lives (1965), Love of Life (1951), and General Hospital (1963) receiving several Emmy and WGA nominations along the way. Between head writing and creating soaps, Ann has written TV movies including Women at West Point (1979), Letters from Three Lovers (1973), and _Having Babies, II (1977) (TV)_.
She was also supervising producer of _Falcon Crest (1989)_, and Knots Landing (1979) and co-wrote the Knots miniseries, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997) which aired in 1997. She also developed and wrote many comedy and drama pilots during stints at Columbia TV; Embassy; and Lorimar.
Ann's favorite endeavor was the syndicated satirical soap she co-created and executive produced with her husband, Ellis Marcus, The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (1980)
