Background
His father was the late screen writer Edwin Justus Mayer, and his daughter is director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
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Paul Mayer
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Foreign the German cardinal (1911-2010), see Paul Augustin Mayer. Executive Producer on Ryan"s Hope (1975-1981) Company-Head Writer on Where the Heart Is (1971-1973), Love of Life (1973-1975), Ryan"s Hope (1975-1982, 1983, 1988-1989), Search for Tomorrow (1985) Writer on Where the Heart is (1970–1971) Adaptation on Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976) According to an interview with co-creator Claire Labine, after the show"s cancellation in 1989, Paul went back to school at the age of 56. He earned a Master of Social Work degree and then studied at a psychoanalytic institute, launching a successful career as a psychoanalyst.
Mayer died on July 10, 2009 of a brain tumor.
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Mayer was nominated for ten Daytime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, for his work on Ryan"s Hope. He was nominated annually except for 1982, from 1977 to 1984, and won eight times in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, and 1984. His first win was shared with Claire Labine and Mary Ryan Munisteri, while his first nomination was shared with Labine and Robert Costello.
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