Victor Gialanella (born October 29, 1949) is an American television soap opera writer. Besides his work in daytime, he wrote the Broadway play Frankenstein in 1981, and served as a story editor for Wavelength in 1997. Gialanella, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America, East, left and maintained financial core status during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[1]

Positions held edit

Days of Our Lives (hired by James E. Reilly)

  • Breakdown Writer (1997 - June 19, 2006; February 9, 2012 – August 16, 2012)
  • Script Editor/Writer (July 1, 2008 - October 10, 2008)
  • Co-Head Writer (April 23, 2008 - June 30, 2008)
  • Script Writer (1995-1996)

General Hospital

  • Script Writer (1989)

Guiding Light

  • Script Writer: 1986 - 1987

One Life to Live

  • Associate Head Writer: July 20, 2006 - December 18, 2007

Awards and nominations edit

Daytime Emmy Award

  • Nomination, 1997-1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
  • Win, 1986, Best Writing, Guiding Light

Writers Guild of America Award

  • Nomination, 2001, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
  • Win, 1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives

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External links edit

Preceded by Head Writer of Days of Our Lives
Dena Higley (co-head writer)

2008
Succeeded by