Maria Arena Bell

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Maria Arena Bell is an American novelist, television and freelance writer. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1987. In February 2007, she was appointed to the Commission on The Status of Women by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Her essays have been published in The New York Times, Aspen Peak and C Magazine.

During the 2007 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, she took Financial Core Status (FiCore) to become the co-Head Writer of CBS Daytime's The Young And The Restless. WGA members who have chosen to go FiCore still pay dues to the Guild but are no longer members with voting privileges. During her tenure, Y&R reached a record low of 4,491,000 viewers on Friday, May 9, 2008. The previous lows were 4,742,000 on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 and 4,805,000 viewers on Friday, August 31, 2007.

Arena Bell is married to the eldest son of William J. Bell & Lee Phillip Bell, Bill Bell Jr. Her brother and sister in law are Bradley Bell and Lauralee Bell. She is a registered Republican.

[edit] Positions held

The Bold and the Beautiful (credited as Maria Arena)

  • Script Writer (1987-1991)

The Young and The Restless

  • Co-Head Writer (with Josh Griffith: December 26, 2007 - April 14, 2008)
  • Co-Head Writer (with Josh Griffith & Scott Hamner: April 15, 2007 - April 21, 2008)
  • Co-Head Writer (with Scott Hamner: April 22, 2007 - May 9, 2008)
  • Head Writer (May 12, 2008 - summer 2008)
  • Co-Head Writer (with Hogan Sheffer: Summer 2008 - present)

Y&R Main Crew

HW Fired Associate/Breakdown/Script Producers/Consultants Directors Possible Additions
Maria Arena Bell; Hogan Sheffer (begins July 2008) Michael Montgomery, LML, L. DuFour, M. Alburger, B. Lechowick Paula Cwikly, Cherie Bennett, Darin Goldberg [1], Neil Landau, Christian McLaughlin, Sandra Weintraub, Linda Schreiber, Tammy Ader [2], Shelley Meals, Diane Messina Stanley, Barbara Bloom, Michael Montgomery, Natalie Minardi Slater, Eric Freiwald, Kathryn Pratt [3], Jeff Gottesfeld, Valerie Ahern, Linda Gase [4], James Stanley, Robin Burger [5], Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Lisa Seidman, Jay Gibson Josh Griffith (EP), John Fisher, Anthony Morina, Josh O'Connell, Matthew J. Olson, Steve Kent, Bill Bell Jr. Susan Strickler, Phideaux Xavier, Sally McDonald, Andrew Lee, John Zak, Jill Ackles, Marc Berutti, Dean LaMont, David Shaughnessy, James Sayegh A. Bashioum, F. Johnson, T. L. Williams, J. McCaffrey, S. Augustus, H.H. Hill, Christopher Mullen [6], Marc Hertz, S.A. Bibel, T. Jones, D. Hedison, R. Holland, C. Grimes, C. Conwell, S.S. Morina, T. Cast
Preceded by
Lynn Marie Latham
Scott Hamner		 Head Writer of The Young And The Restless
(with Josh Griffith: 12/26/07-4/21/08)
December 26, 2007-Present		 Succeeded by
incumbent

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