Leah Laiman (born August 29, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American
soap opera writer and romance novelist.Laiman got her start on daytime
television during the early 1980s at General Hospital. Laiman
succeeded former Head Writer, Pat Falken Smith, along with novelist
Thom Racina. The pair began working on the show during its heyday,
including Luke Spencer and Laura Webber's widely publicized 1981
wedding, which included notable Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor.
After three years on GH, Laiman followed Racina to Days of Our Lives
to work with Sheri Anderson where the three wrote several stories,
including Bo and Hope's wedding in England, and co-created the
characters of Steve "Patch" Johnson and John Black. In 1986, Laiman
became sole head writer and created the character of Jack Deveraux and
further developed the popular romance of Steve Johnson and Kayla
Brady.Laiman got her start on daytime television during the early
1980s at General Hospital. Laiman succeeded former Head Writer, Pat
Falken Smith, along with novelist Thom Racina. The pair began working
on the show during its heyday, including Luke Spencer and Laura
Webber's widely publicized 1981 wedding, which included notable
Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor. After three years on GH, Laiman
followed Racina to Days of Our Lives to work with Sheri Anderson where
the three wrote several stories, including Bo and Hope's wedding in
England, and co-created the characters of Steve "Patch" Johnson and
John Black. In 1986, Laiman became sole head writer and created the
character of Jack Deveraux and further developed the popular romance
of Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady.After Days of our Lives, Laiman moved
to One Life to Live, where she stayed as staff writer from 1990
through 1997 and served as head writer from 1990 to 1991[citation
needed] and then again from 1996 to 1997. In 1998, she took a job at
the ailing NBC Daytime serial Another World. The show was cancelled in
June 1999. Her next job was at As the World Turns. In 2000, Laiman was
fired from ATWT and turned to writing novels for five years. Laiman
was rehired on As the World Turns in 2005 as an associate head
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