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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Communication alumna, soap opera trailblazer Agnes Nixon dies at age 93

October 2, 2016

Northwestern alumna Agnes Nixon, best known for creating the hit daytime television shows “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” died Wednesday. Beginning her career as a radio scriptwriter,...

Student playwrights debut original work at festival

May 19, 2013

This weekend's Agnes Nixon Playwriting Festival was the culmination of an intensive, quarter-long endeavor for three Northwestern students. “It’s a fast and furious process,” Communication Prof....

Northwestern students tackle writing ‘All My Children’ script

April 29, 2013

As an added bonus for winning a prestigious playwriting award, three Northwestern students this week will start writing an episode of the soap opera "All My Children." “What’s most exciting for...

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