Rex M. Best

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Rex M. Best is an American soap opera writer. He was a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won eight Emmys for Best Writing (three for Y&R and five for B&B) and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his daytime writing career, he taught students with autism in the Greensboro school system. [1]

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Positions held

The Bold and the Beautiful

The Young and the Restless

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

Writers Guild of America Award

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References

  1. Seward, Carla Kucinski (October 29, 2009). "Dream Job: Writing for a Soap Opera". Go Triad. Greensboro, NC. Retrieved October 31, 2009.