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The Oklahoma native, a five-time Daytime Emmy nominee, also acted in ‘The Crucible’ off-Broadway and on ‘The Edge of Night’ before tending to the weddings of Luke & Laura and Bo & Hope.
Margaret DePriest, five-time Daytime Emmy Award nominee who wrote on numerous soaps including General Hospital, Days Of Our Lives and more, has died.
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Ex-Days of Our Lives and General Hospital Scribe Margaret DePriest Dead at 94
Born in 1931, DePriest got a full drama scholarship to the University of Oklahoma; she briefly hosted some kids' shows before venturing out east to NYC in the 1950s and acting and managing an off-Broadway production of The Crucible.
Margaret DePriest, an actress-turned-soap-opera writer who earned five Daytime Emmy nominations over a storied career spanning decades, has died.
Margaret DePriest died "peacefully" in her New York City home on Sept. 29, according to a local obituary. She was 94. Her daughter, Sara Kimbell, also confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter. DePriest was both an actress and writer who "helped define daytime's golden age," per the obituary.
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