Gordon Russell (August 15, 1929 – January 19, 1981) was an American daytime soap opera writer.
[1] A former actor, Russell wrote for several daytime soap operas, including Dark Shadows, The Doctors and A Time For Us.
He was hired by the network to write the serial General Hospital but died before he began writing that program.
He is best known for a long run as the writer of One Life to Live, which began in 1971 and lasted until his death.
[1] He frequently collaborated with writer Sam Hall, and they worked together on both Dark Shadows and One Life to Live.