List of General Hospital crew

This is a list of producers, writers and directors that have worked on the ABC Daytime drama General Hospital.

Current main crew[edit]

Executive producer: Frank Valentini
Producers: Michelle Henry (senior producer), Mary-Kelly Weir (senior producer), Jennifer Whittaker-Brogdon (producer), Nneka Garland (coordinating producer), Jeffrey Sierks (associate producer)
Directors: Larry Carpenter, Tina Keller, William Ludel, Gary Tomlin, Frank Valentini, Denise Van Cleave, Phideaux Xavier
Associate directors: Teresa Cicala, Peter Fillmore, Paul Glass, Marika Kushel, Dave MacLeod, Christine Magarian Ucar, Allison Reames Smith, Kyle Bell (stage manager), Rob Markham (stage manager), Craig McManus (stage manager), Jillian Dedote (production associate), Nate Hapke (production associate)
Head writers: Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten
Associate head writer: Anna Theresa Cascio
Breakdown writers: Ashley D. Cook, Suzanne Flynn, Lloyd Gold, Shannon Peace, Elizabeth Korte
Script writers: Charlotte Gibson, Kate Hall, Lisa Seidman, Dave Rupel, Scott Sickles
Casting director: Mark Teschner, Lisa Booth (casting associate)
Lighting directors: Bob Bessoir, Melanie Mohr, Vincent Steib

Executive producers[edit]

*General Hospital* executive producers
Duration	Name	Hired by
February 1, 2012 to present	Frank Valentini	Brian Frons
January 23, 2001 to January 31, 2012	Jill Farren Phelps	Angela Shapiro
January 27, 1992 to January 22, 2001	Wendy Riche	Mickey Dwyer Dobbin
February 13, 1991 to January 24, 1992	Gloria Monty	JoAnn Emmerich, December 1990
December 3, 1989 to February 12, 1991	Joseph Hardy
January 1987 to November 30, 1989	H. Wesley Kenney	Jackie Smith
January 2, 1978 to January 1987	Gloria Monty
1975 to December 1977	Tom Donovan
1963 to 1975	James Young
1963	Selig J. Seligman

Head writers[edit]

*General Hospital* head writers
Duration	Name	Hired by
December 18, 2023 to present	Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten
July 25, 2023 to December 15, 2023	WGA strike
October 29, 2019 to July 24, 2023	Dan O'Connor and Chris Van Etten
October 9, 2017 to October 28, 2019	Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten^[1]
October 7, 2015 to October 6, 2017	Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman^[2]
October 6, 2015	Jean Passanante^[3]
February 21, 2012 to October 5, 2015	Ron Carlivati^[4]^[3]
January 9 to February 20, 2012	Garin Wolf and Shelly Altman
July 26, 2011 to January 6, 2012	Garin Wolf
March 17, 2008 to July 25, 2011	Robert Guza Jr.
January 4 to March 14, 2008	Garin Wolf (WGA strike)
March 13, 2006 to January 3, 2008	Robert Guza Jr.
June 13, 2002 to March 10, 2006	Robert Guza Jr. and Charles Pratt Jr.	Brian Frons
April 30, 2001 to June 12, 2002	Megan McTavish
February 5 to April 27, 2001	Michele Val Jean
December 8, 1997 to February 2, 2001	Robert Guza Jr.
June 16 to December 5, 1997	Janet Iacobuzio and Christopher Whitesell
June 9 to 15, 1997	No Head Writer Credited
December 13, 1996 to June 6, 1997	Richard Culliton
August to December 12, 1996	Richard Culliton and Karen Harris
March 4 to August 1996	Robert Guza Jr. and Karen Harris
November 3, 1995 to March 1, 1996	Claire Labine and Matthew Labine
October 11, 1993 to November 2, 1995	Claire Labine
February to October 8, 1993	Bill Levinson
June 1992 to February 1993	Maralyn Thoma & Bill Levinson
March 20, 1992 to June 1992	No Head Writer Credited
February to March 19, 1992	Norma Monty
January 6 to February 1992	Norma Monty and Linda Grover
May 1991 to January 1992	Norma Monty & John Whelpley
Spring 1991	Gene Palumbo, Norma Monty & John Whelpley
May 1989 to 1991	Gene Palumbo
December 1988 to May 1989	Pat Falken Smith
April 1988 to August 1988	H. Wesley Kenney (WGA strike)
January 1987 to December 1988	Ann Marcus and Norma Monty
February 1985 to January 1987	Pat Falken Smith and Norma Monty
June 1982 to February 1985	Anne Howard Bailey	Gloria Monty
March 1982 to June 1982	John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington
November 1981 to March 1982	Thom Racina & Leah Laiman, with staff writer Robert J. Shaw receiving on-screen HW credit for Racina & Laiman.
October 1981 to November1981	Pat Falken Smith and Robert J. Shaw
1980 to September 1981	Pat Falken Smith and Margaret DePriest (1981: Gloria Monty & Thom Racina-WGA strike:)
August 6, 1979 to 1980	Pat Falken Smith
1978 to August 3, 1979	Douglas Marland & Frank Salisbury
1977 to 1978	Douglas Marland
October 1977	Irving Elman and Tex Elman
September 1977 to October 1977	Richard Holland and Suzanne Holland
1976 to September 1977	Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock
1975	Richard Holland and Suzanne Holland
April 1973 to June 1975	Bridget and Jerome Dobson
1963 to 1973	Frank and Doris Hursley
April 1 to late 1963	Theordore Ferro and Mathilde Ferro

Past writers[edit]

Lisa Lieberman - 1996
Lynda Myles - 1996
Michael Quinn - 1998-1999
Victor Miller - 2002
Sheri Anderson - 1979-1992
Patricia Falken Smith - 1979-1981
James E. Reilly - 1985-1988
Linda Schreyer - 1991-1993
Richard J. Allen - 1992-1993
Dana Coen - 1993
David Rupel - 1998-2001, 2016–2017
Stephen Demorest - 1998-1999
Christopher Dunn
Susan Goldberg
Craig Heller
Christiana Miller
Royal Miller
Dwight D. Smith
Anne Snyder
Ron Carlivati 2012–2015
James Fryman 2001-2003
Ralph Ellis 1993-1996
Mary Ryan 1996-1999
Michael J. Cinquemani 2003-2005
Michele Val Jean 1993–2012
Karen Harris 1993–1997, 2005–2011
Michael Conforti 2001–2012
Garin Wolf 1997–2012
Matthew Labine 1993-1996
Gillian Spencer 1993-2001
Patrick Mulcahey 1996-1999
Doris Silverton 1984-1993
Linda Campanelli
Jean Passanante 2012–2017
Christopher Whitesell 1997, 2015–2017

Past directors[edit]

Joseph Behar 1963,^[5] 1996-2006
Ken Herman 1965-1977
Phil Sogard 1981-1993
Alan Pultz 1981-1998
Marlena Laird 1984-1992
Jerry Evans 1991-1992
Peter Brinckerhoff 1993-2010
Carol Scott 1998-2001
Andrew Lee 2000-2003
Mary Madeiras 2001-2003, 2006
David Forsyth 2002-2006
Anthony Morina 2002-2006
Owen Renfroe 2001–2012
Scott McKinsey 1992-2020
. Shelley Curtis 1993-2001

References[edit]

^ Frank Valentini (Executive producer); Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten (Head writers) (October 9, 2017). General Hospital. Season 55. Episode 13905. ABC.
^ Frank Valentini (Executive producer); Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante (Head writers) (October 6, 2017). General Hospital. Season 55. Episode 13904. ABC.
^ ^a ^b "Head Writer Switch at GH". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
^ SOD (June 9, 2011). "UPDATE: OLTL Scribe Heads To GH!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ Ryon, Ruth (November 11, 2007). "It's a custom-built home for actress Loni Anderson". Orlando Sentinel. orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

[GH100917-1] Frank Valentini (Executive producer); Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten (Head writers) (October 9, 2017). General Hospital. Season 55. Episode 13905. ABC.

[GH100617-2] Frank Valentini (Executive producer); Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante (Head writers) (October 6, 2017). General Hospital. Season 55. Episode 13904. ABC.

[Writing_Changes-3] "Head Writer Switch at GH". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

[Ron-4] SOD (June 9, 2011). "UPDATE: OLTL Scribe Heads To GH!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[Behar_1963-5] Ryon, Ruth (November 11, 2007). "It's a custom-built home for actress Loni Anderson". Orlando Sentinel. orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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