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From the Archive: Claire Labine Interview (2009)

In November 2009, We Love Soaps TV released an in-depth interview Emmy winning Ryan's Hope creator Claire Labine. Read thi…

Roger Newcomb • September 15, 2025

In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2016 (Updated)

As 2016 comes to a close, we want to pay special tribute to those who passed away this year from the world of soap operas, includ…

Roger Newcomb • December 28, 2016

Ilene Kristen: Claire Labine "Best Writer That I've Ever Worked With"

Roger Newcomb and Ilene Kristen For two new episodes of entertainment web series Serial Scoop Now , I covered the red carpet fo…

Roger Newcomb • December 19, 2016

FLASHBACK: Claire Labine Honored at Soap Opera Digest Awards (1995)

In 1995, Claire Labine was given the Soap Opera Digest "Editor's Choice" Award at the magazine's annual awards …

Roger Newcomb • November 14, 2016

ABC Releases Statement on Passing of Claire Labine

Claire Labine returned to Ryan's Hope in 1983, only to be fired later that year by ABC. Beloved soap opera writer Claire …

Roger Newcomb • November 14, 2016

FLASHBACK: Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets (Part 1)

Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets The Soap Box Vol. V No. 9 September 1979 by Linda Susman Like parents raising their of…

We Love Soaps • November 12, 2016

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Claire Labine Answered YOUR Questions

Claire Labine EDITOR'S NOTE: Reposted from February 2010. The Divine Ms. Claire Labine took extra time last December to …

Damon L. Jacobs • November 12, 2016

Claire Labine Has Passed Away at Age 82

Claire Labine Beloved nine-time Emmy winner writer Claire Labine passed away earlier this week. She was 82. A cause of death …

Roger Newcomb • November 11, 2016

FLASHBACK: Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets (Part 3 of 3)

Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets The Soap Box Vol. V No. 9 September 1979 by Linda Susman (continued from Part  2 ) …

We Love Soaps • August 04, 2015

FLASHBACK: Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets (Part 2)

Revealed! Serial Writers' Secrets The Soap Box Vol. V No. 9 September 1979 by Linda Susman (continued from Part 1 ) La…

We Love Soaps • August 03, 2015

Remembering Michael Zaslow as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Sweeps the Nation

Michael Zaslow Photo Credit: Jessica Burstein/NBC/NBCU Unless you've been living under a rock, you've undoubtedly seen…

Unknown • August 22, 2014

Claire Labine To Be Honored, Kate Mulgrew Presenting At 64th WGA Awards

The 64th Writers Guild of America Awards will take place on Sunday, February 19 hosted by Rachel Dratch. The WGA East has also s…

We Love Soaps • February 02, 2012

Interview Archive: Claire Labine Answered YOUR Questions

Back in December, 2009, Claire Labine took the time to answer many of the questions and comments submitted by We Love Soaps reade…

Damon L. Jacobs • April 09, 2010

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Six

In Parts One and Two of our follow up interview with writer Claire Labine, the Emmy winner answered your questions about her wr…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 28, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Five

In Parts One and Two of our follow up interview with writer Claire Labine, the Emmy winner answered your questions about her wr…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 26, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Four

In Parts One and Two , Claire Labine answered your questions about her career as a writer and insights into the daytime genre.  In…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 23, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Three

In Parts One and Two of the We Love Soaps follow up interview with Claire Labine, the Emmy winning writer answered our reader…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 22, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part Two

In Part One of our follow up interview, the Divine Ms. Labine answered YOUR questions pertaining to her influences, the writers…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 21, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions, Part One

We Love Soaps readers that posted questions for the Divine Claire Labine to answer.  We did not have time to respond to all of …

Damon L. Jacobs • December 19, 2009

Claire Labine Answers YOUR Questions

Following my interview series with Claire Labine, many inquiring minds still had many questions. Fortunately, Ms. Labine has ge…

Damon L. Jacobs • December 10, 2009