Will McKinleyFeb 25, 2023

#GabrielleUpton (1922-2022) — Screenwriter, best known for #Gidget (1959).

She also wrote for anthology TV shows like #AlfredHitchcock, Westerns like #TheVirginian and was head writer on the soap operas #TheGuidingLight, #TheSecretStorm and #LoveOfLife.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gabrielle-upton-dead-gidget-1235333558/ #SoapOpera #Soaps #ClassicSoaps #ClassicTV

Gabrielle Upton Dead: 'Gidget' Screenwriter Was 101

She also worked on several network soap operas as well as primetime series like 'The Loretta Young Show,' 'Ben Casey' and 'The Virginian.'

The Hollywood Reporter