Sam Hall (writer)

Allison Samuel Hall (March 11, 1921 – September 26, 2014), known as Sam Hall, was a screenwriter known for his work in daytime soap operas, particularly "Dark Shadows" (from 1967 to 1971) and "One Life to Live" (from 1978 to 1984).
Personal life.
Hall was born in Carrollton, Ohio in 1921 to Samuel and Beatrice Hall. He was married to actress Grayson Hall, an Academy Award nominee who appeared on both shows, as Dr. Julia Hoffman on "Dark Shadows", and as Euphemia Ralston on "One Life to Live".
Hall later in his life took an active part in the production of a play he wrote, performed at the Rhinebeck Theatre's barn in the early 2000s. The play, about a group of American soldiers, not all as morally upright as we might wish, serving in France during WWII, was called "War Games", and it starred David Anderson, an excellent actor who headed up Walking the Dog, a theatre group in Hudson, New York. Wally Carbone directed. David Forman was the producer. Hall gave a wonderful cast party at his home in Rhinebeck, and his living room side table that night revealed that he was reading Alan Bennett's "Untold Stories."
"Dark Shadows".
The first serial for which Hall wrote was "The Brighter Day". After his wife was hired to appear on "Dark Shadows", he was invited to become one of the writers. Hall and his writing partner, Gordon Russell, were best known for their work on "Dark Shadows" and "One Life to Live". (Their son, Matthew Hall, was a later writer for the NBC revival of "Dark Shadows".)
"One Life to Live".
After "Dark Shadows" wrapped, Hall and Russell then took over "One Life to Live" for Agnes Nixon who began to focus more on her other soap "All My Children". Hall later wrote for the shows "Another World" and then, again, for "One Life to Live" with different collaborators (including Peggy O'Shea and Henry Slesar.)
Death.
Hall died on September 26, 2014 in Rhinebeck, New York at the age of 93.
Awards and nominations.
Daytime Emmy Awards
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Writers Guild of America Award
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