Gordon Rayfield is an American television writer.
In 1995, he wrote one episode on season 12 of CBS Schoolbreak Special titled "Stand Up", for which he won a Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Children's Special" in 1996. That year he was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the "Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special". Since 1996, Rayfield has been nominated for five more Daytime Emmys.
In 2011, The Writers' Guild of America awarded him a Writer's Guild Award for outstanding achievement in Daytime Drama television writing for his work on As the World Turns. He was awarded with fellow writers: Susan Dansby, Janet Iacobuzio, Leah Laiman, Leslie Nipkow, Penelope Koechl, Jean Passanante, Lucky Gold, David Kreizman, David A. Levinson, David Smilow, as well as CBS itself.
Career
All My Children Head writer: (Solo: December 2002 – February 21, 2003); (with Anna Theresa Cascio: February 24, 2003 – June 30, 2003) Associate Head Writer: June 2002 – December 2002 Another World Associate Head Writer: 1998–1999 As the World Turns Script writer: August 14, 2008 – May 31, 2010 Days of Our Lives Associate Head Writer: December 7, 2006 – January 24, 2008 Law & Order Script Writer One Life to Live Associate Head Writer 1996–1997; May 25, 2010 – September 1, 2010 Script Writer: December 16, 2003 – February 2, 2004 CBS Schoolbreak Special Guest writer 1995 (Season 12, episode 6 "Stand Up")
Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations: (2003 & 2004; Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team All My Children and Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special Our America) Writers Guild of America Award Win: (1996; Children's Script; CBS Schoolbreak Special, "Stand Up") Win: (2004; Best Daytime Serial; All My Children) Win: (2011; Best Daytime Serial; As the World Turns)
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