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Pat Falken Smith (January 21, 1926 – May 19, 2001) was a television writer, best known for her being head writer of several soap operas, including General Hospital and Days of Our Lives.

Where the Heart Is

Days of Our Lives

General Hospital

Guiding Light

Ryan's Hope

Smith served as head writer for Days of our Lives from 1975-77, where she earned a salary of $285,000 a year, considered very high for that time, which included $35,000 just for "thinking creatively."

She won the "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series" Daytime Emmy Award for Days of our Lives in 1976 and 1977. She returned to Days of our Lives in 1981 where she introduced the Brady and DiMera families, as well as Abe Craver, who is the longest running African American character in daytime.

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