Pam Long
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Pamela K. Long is an American actress and writer, most known for her stints writing the soap opera Guiding Light, from 1983 to 1986 and from 1987 to 1990.
Before she started in show business, she won the title of Miss Alabama in 1974. At the time she was attending the University of North Alabama, and was involved in the Phi Mu sorority.
After graduation, she went to New York City and played Ashley Linden on Texas from 1981 to 1982. It was after the show ended that Long, who had already proven herself capable of writing a soap by penning scripts for Texas, moved to Guiding Light with former Texas executive producer Gail Kobe.
Both of her stints were well-regarded and provided a renaissance for the aging show, at one point pushing the show's ratings to the #1 spot for three weeks in the summer of 1984, dethroning then-powerhouse General Hospital from the top ratings spot. Long created some of GL's most memorable characters, like vixen Reva Shayne, haughty ice queen Alexandra Spaulding, and rough-around-the-edges ingenue Harley Davidson Cooper.
When she left Guiding Light for the second time, she went on to write Santa Barbara and One Life to Live.
Long was once married to actor Jay Hammer and was credited for a time as Pamela Long Hammer.
| Preceded by Carolyn Culliton |
Head Writer of Guiding Light (GL) 1983-1986 |
Succeeded by Jeff Ryder |
| Preceded by Joseph D. Manetta Sheri Anderson |
Head Writer of GL 1987-1990 |
Succeeded by Nancy Curlee Stephen Demorest James E. Reilly |
| Preceded by Bridget Dobson Jerome Dobson |
Head Writer of Santa Barbara 1992-1993 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by Claire Labine Matthew Labine |
Head Writer of One Life to Live 1998 |
Succeeded by (Jill Farren Phelps de facto) |
