General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the day and on SOAPnet each weeknight. It is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, having been taped at The Prospect Studios (formerly ABC Television Center West) and the Sunset-Gower Studios, as well as the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. General Hospital also holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 10 wins.
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General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the day and on SOAPnet each weeknight. It is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, having been taped at The Prospect Studios (formerly ABC Television Center West) and the Sunset-Gower Studios, as well as the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. General Hospital also holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 10 wins.
Set in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York, General Hospital debuted on April 1, 1963, the same day that rival network NBC launched its own medical daytime drama, The Doctors. General Hospital originally aired for a half-hour, until the network expanded it to 45 minutes in 1976, and then to a full hour in 1978. The serial was created by soap writers Frank and Doris Hursley, a husband-and-wife team.
Show history
Main: History of General Hospital
Launched in 1963, the show initially focused on the lives of the staff at Port Charles General Hospital. Storylines ultimately branched out to cover the relationships of various Port Charles families. The 1981 wedding of Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis, was the most watched event in daytime serial history.
Main crew members
- Producers: Jill Farren Phelps (Executive Producer), Mary O'Leary, Mercer Barrows , Michelle Henry, Deborah Genovese
- Directors: Matthew Diamond, Joseph Behar ,Danielle Faraldo, Craig McManus, William Ludel, Phideaux Xavier, Scott McKinsey, Owen Renfroe, Penny Pengra, Christine Magarian, Ron Cates , Peter Fillmore, Ronald C. Cates, Dave MacLeod
- Head Writer: Robert Guza, Jr.
- Associate Head Writer/Script Editor: Elizabeth Korte
- Story Consultant: Brian Frons
- Breakdown Writers: Jim Reitzel, Michael Conforti, Heidi Ploen, Sasha Cartullo, Nathan Fissel, David Goldschmid, Meg Bennett
- Script Writers: Susan Wald (playwright), Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Tracey Thomson, Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte
- Casting Directors: Mark Teschner, Gwen Hillier
- Former Notable Crew Members: John William Corrington , Lewis Arlt 1, Lynda Myles 2, Alan Pultz , Judith Pinsker 3, Joseph Behar 4, Stephanie Braxton 5, Norma Monty , Frank South 6, Ralph Ellis 7, Shelley Curtis 8, Hope Harmel Smith
