Scott Hamner

{{short description|American television writer|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Scott Hamner''' (born May 11, 1956<ref>{{ cite journal |title=A Journey That Continues to Enoble |url=http://www.earlhamner.com/about.html |author=George Brosi |issue=Spring, 2007 |journal=Appalachian Heritage |accessdate=8 October 2020}}</ref>), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into ''The Waltons''.

==Positions held== *''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (Actor, television movie: 1971) *''Berrenger's'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985) *''Boone'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983–84) *''Dynasty'' (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985–86) *''Falcon Crest'' (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982–86) *''Knots Landing'' (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982–91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991) *''The Waltons'' (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981) *''Second Chances'' (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993–94) *''As the World Turns'' (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995) *''Port Charles'' (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997–2000) *''The Young and the Restless'' (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006–12)

==Awards and nominations== Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six times (''As the World Turns'': 1996, ''The Young and the Restless'': 2007–08 and 2010–12) for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Drama Series Writing Team, winning the Emmy in 2011.

Hamner and his writing colleagues were also nominated five times (''The Young and the Restless'': 2007–08, 2010 and 2012–13) for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Daytime Serials, winning the award in 2008, 2010 and 2013.<ref name=soap>{{cite web|title='Y&R' Wins 2013 Writers Guild Award|date=18 February 2013 |url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/scott-hamner|publisher=soapoperanetwork.com|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [http://www.cbs.com/daytime/yr CBS Daytime: Y&R] * [http://www.knotslanding.net/interviews/scotthamner.html Hamner 2006 Interview]

{{s-start}} {{succession box| before=Lynn Marie Latham| title=Head Writer of ''Port Charles''| after=Karen Harris Jonathon Estrin | years=May 7, 1999 – February 3, 2000 }} {{succession box| before= Lynn Marie Latham Kay Alden John F. Smith| title=Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with Lynn Marie Latham: 10/26/06-12/22/07) (with Kay Alden: 10/26/06-12/22/06) (with John F. Smith: 10/26/06-11/10/06)| after= Josh Griffith Maria Arena Bell| years=October 26, 2006 - December 22, 2007 }} {{succession box| before= Josh Griffith Maria Arena Bell| title=Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with Maria Arena Bell) (with Josh Griffith: 04/15/08-04/21/08)| after= Maria Arena Bell| years=April 15 - May 8, 2008 }} {{succession box| before= Maria Arena Bell Hogan Sheffer| title=Co-Head Writer of The Young and the Restless (with Hogan Sheffer) (with Maria Arena Bell:8/11/08-10/22/12) (with Josh Griffith: 10/22/12-11/2/12)| after= Josh Griffith Hogan Sheffer| years=August 11, 2008 - November 2, 2012 }} {{s-end}}

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