Quick Facts
Biography
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
He was born at 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.
Dark Shadows
Hall and his writing partner, Gordon Russell, were best known for their work on Dark Shadows and One Life to Live.
One Life to Live
After Dark Shadows wrapped, the two then took over One Life to Live for Agnes Nixon who began to focus more on her other soap All My Children.
Death
Hall died on September 26, 2014 at the age of 93.
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Awards
NOMINATIONS
- (1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983; Best Writing; One Life to Live)
- (1990; Best Writing; Santa Barbara)
Writers Guild of America Award
WINS
- (1986 season; One Life to Live)
- (1991 season; Santa Barbara)
NOMINATIONS
- (1979 season; One Life to Live)
Head writing tenure
| Preceded by Gordon Russell | Head Writer of One Life to Live (with Gordon Russell: November 1978 — March 1980) (with Peggy O'Shea: March 1980 — May 1982) (with Henry Slesar: July 1982 — January 1983) November 1978 — January 1983 | Succeeded by Henry Slesar |
| Preceded by John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington | Head Writer of One Life to Live (with Peggy O'Shea) December 1983 — June 1984 | Succeeded by Peggy O'Shea |