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James E. Reilly (July 29, 1948 – October 12, 2008) was an American soap opera writer. Known for his work as the head writer of NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' and creator/head writer of ''Passions'', Reilly won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing as co-head writer for ''Guiding Light'' in 1993.〔 Reilly died suddenly in October 2008 while recovering from cardiac surgery.〔 ==Career== Reilly created the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Passions'' in 1999, and served as the series' head writer until its cancellation in 2008.〔 He was previously the co-head writer of ''Guiding Light'' from 1990 to 1992 and ''Days of our Lives'' from 1992 to 1997.〔 Reilly also worked as a staff writer for other daytime dramas prior to that, including ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''General Hospital''.〔 Though ''Passions'' was historically top-rated in key demographics, the series was plagued since its inception by low overall Nielsen ratings〔〔 〕 and the final episode aired on August 7, 2008.〔(''Passions'' recap (8/7/08) - SoapOperaDigest.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Passions:'' After 10 Years, the Supernatural Soap Ends, part one )〕 During his run on ''Passions'', Reilly returned to ''Days of our Lives'' as head writer from August 2003 until Spring 2006, and was succeeded by former ''As the World Turns'' head writer Hogan Sheffer. Reilly was one of 20 writers who chose financial core status with the Writers Guild of America during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike; after the strike, the WGA wrote a letter releasing the names of these individuals, inviting accusations of blacklisting.〔〔 〕 James E. Reilly had a triple major: in psychology, social anthropology and biology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James E. Reilly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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