Overview
- DePriest died of natural causes on September 29 at her Greenwich Village home, her daughter Sara Kimbell confirmed.
- Across roughly three decades, she served as head writer on General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, All My Children, Another World, One Life to Live, and Sunset Beach.
- She co-created the CBS daytime drama Where the Heart Is in 1969 with mentor Lou Scofield after early acting roles on The Edge of Night and The Doctors.
- During her Days of Our Lives tenure, she helped reimagine Salem, introduced the Brady family, originated the Salem Strangler storyline, and contributed to the 1985 Bo & Hope wedding.
- Her honors included five Daytime Emmy nominations for writing across four series, a 1998 WGA nomination for Another World, and a 1965 Obie Award for Best Actress.