Bridget (née Hursley; September 1, 1938 – January 3, 2024) and Jerome Dobson were an American husband-and-wife duo of television award-winning screenwriters and artists.
Bridget Dobson was the daughter of Frank and Doris Hursley, television soap opera creators and screenwriters, best known for the series General Hospital.
Bridget Hursley attended Stanford University[1] and began writing scripts for General Hospital on February 10, 1969, and Jerome joined her soon after.
[2] The Dobsons attempted to create a richer canvas of character, including a Hispanic family and a romance between Latino Cruz Castillo and WASPy Eden Capwell.
"[4] Ironically, Santa Barbara received its very first Emmy award for Outstanding Drama Series for material written by Bailey.