Chris Abbott

Summary

Chris Abbott (born September 17, 1947) is an American television producer,[1] writer and author.

Life edit

She is a graduate of the University of Oregon, with an MFA from Bennington College in Vermont. She started her career writing for Little House on the Prairie.[2] She also wrote for other primetime series such as B.L. Stryker, Legacy, Bandit: Bandit Goes Country, Revealing Evidence: Stalking The Honolulu Strangler, High Sierra Search And Rescue, Cagney & Lacey, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and produced and wrote Magnum, P.I. (as Executive Story Consultant), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (as Creative Consultant), and Diagnosis: Murder.

She has worked on the CBS Daytime serials The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. Abbott was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for best writing in 2006.[3]

Positions held edit

The Bold and the Beautiful

  • Script Writer (2005 – August 2, 2006)

The Young and the Restless

  • Script Writer (February 27, 2007 – March 22, 2007)
  • Associate Head Writer (May 25, 2006 – June 20, 2006; January 2, 2007 – February 16, 2007)

Books edit

  • Ten Minutes to the Pitch (2005)[4]

Awards and nominations edit

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • Nomination, 2006, Best Writing, The Bold and The Beautiful

References edit

  1. ^ "Spec Pilots For Real". www.craftyscreenwriting.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Little house on the prairie : the ninth and final season, NBC Studios, 2016, retrieved June 14, 2023
  3. ^ "CBS Daytime". CBS.com. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Abbott, Chris (2005). Ten Minutes to the Pitch: Your Last-minute Guide and Checklist for Selling Your Story. Tallfellow Press. ISBN 978-1-931290-56-2.

External links edit

  • Chris Abbott at IMDb  
  • LMU[permanent dead link]
  • 2006 Daytime Emmys Nominees (archived 2007)
  • Dr. Quinn Main Crew
  • Star Trek: Voyager Main Crew (archived 2008)
  • Gaze 1998 (archived 2008)
  • Crafty Screenwriting
  • Magnum P.I. Writers