# Edith Sommer

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American writer

Edith Sommer Born Edith Rose Sommer (1917-08-21)August 21, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died February 1, 1991(1991-02-01) (aged 73) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Occupations Screenwriter, TV writer Spouse Robert Soderberg

**Edith Rose Sommer** (August 21, 1917 - February 1, 1991) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and TV writer active from the 1940s through the 1970s. She worked with director [Jean Negulesco](/source/Jean_Negulesco) on several films, and later worked extensively on soap operas, forming a writing team with her husband, Robert Soderberg.[1][2] She and Soderberg—who may have met while working on the script for Nicholas Ray's *[Born to Be Bad](/source/Born_to_Be_Bad_(1950_film))*[3]—were nominated for several [Daytime Emmys](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award).[4]

## Selected filmography

TV

- *[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)* (1 episode; 1978)

- *[The Ghost and Mrs. Muir](/source/The_Ghost_%26_Mrs._Muir_(TV_series))* (1 episode; 1969)

- *[Burke's Law](/source/Burke's_Law_(1963_TV_series))* (3 episodes; 1963–64)

- *[Cavalcade of America](/source/Cavalcade_of_America)* (1 episode; 1955)

- *[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)* (head writer; 1969–73)

Theater

- *A Roomful of Roses* (Broadway; 1955)

Film

- *[This Property Is Condemned](/source/This_Property_Is_Condemned)* (1966)

- *[The Pleasure Seekers](/source/The_Pleasure_Seekers_(1964_film))* (1964)

- *[Jessica](/source/Jessica_(film))* (1962)

- *[The Best of Everything](/source/The_Best_of_Everything_(film))* (1959)

- *[Blue Denim](/source/Blue_Denim)* (1959)

- *[Teenage Rebel](/source/Teenage_Rebel)* (1956)

- *[Born to Be Bad](/source/Born_to_Be_Bad_(1950_film))* (1950)

- *[Perfect Strangers](/source/Perfect_Strangers_(1950_film))* (1950)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). [*The Guide to United States Popular Culture*](https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC&q=edith+sommer+soap+opera&pg=PA46). Popular Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780879728212](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780879728212).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ellett, Ryan (2017-10-25). [*Radio Drama and Comedy Writers, 1928–1962*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SME8DwAAQBAJ&q=edith+sommer+soap+opera&pg=PA180). McFarland. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781476665931](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781476665931).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ingenious Doings"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/385496140/?terms=%22edith%2Bsommer%22%2B%22robert%2Bsoderberg%22). *The Los Angeles Times*. September 22, 1950. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Daytime Division Emmy Nominations Told"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/30369079/?terms=%22edith%2Bsommer%22%2B%22daytime%2Bemmy%22). *The Valley News*. April 24, 1977. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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