Scott Hamner
American television writer
Scott Hamner (born May 11, 1956), is an American television writer. He is the son of Earl Hamner Jr., who turned his autobiography into The Waltons.
01Positions held
- The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (Actor, television movie: 1971)
- Berrenger's (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985)
- Boone (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983-84)
- Dynasty (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985-86)
- Falcon Crest (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982-86)
- Knots Landing (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982-91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991)
- The Waltons (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981)
- Second Chances (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993-94)
- As the World Turns (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995)
- Port Charles (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997-2000)
- The Young and the Restless (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006-12)
02Awards and nominations
Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six times (As the World Turns: 1996, The Young and the Restless: 2007-08 and 2010-12) for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Drama Series Writing Team, winning the Emmy in 2011.
Hamner and his writing colleagues were also nominated five times (The Young and the Restless: 2007-08, 2010 and 2012-13) for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Daytime Serials, winning the award in 2008, 2010 and 2013.
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