Victor Gialanella


Victor Gialanella is an American television soap opera writer. Besides his work in daytime, he wrote the Broadway play Frankenstein in 1981, and served as a story editor for Wavelength in 1997. Gialanella, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America, East, left and maintained financial core status during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.

Positions held

Days of Our Lives
  • Breakdown Writer
  • Script Editor/Writer
  • Co-Head Writer
  • Script Writer
General Hospital
  • Script Writer
Guiding Light
One Life to Live

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award
  • Nomination, 1997-1999, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
  • Win, 1986, Best Writing, Guiding Light
Writers Guild of America Award
  • Nomination, 2001, Best Writing, Days of our Lives
  • Win, 1999, Best Writing, ''Days of our Lives''