Hannah Louise Shearer
Hannah Louise Shearer | |
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Born | August 25, 1945 |
Occupation(s) | Television writer and producer |
Hannah Louise Shearer (born August 25, 1945), also known as Hannah Shearer or Hannah L. Shearer, is a writer who was credited with writing five episodes whilst on the staff of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She was also a writer and producer for Emergency! and Knight Rider.
Career
One of her first roles in television was as a production assistant on NBC's Sierra in 1974. She went on to become a writer and producer for Emergency!, which had crossed over with Sierra. She was also the writer for the pilot episode of Quail Lake which was intended to replace Emergency! but never went past a pilot entitled "Pine Canyon is Burning".[1] Shearer was a producer for Knight Rider during the first season in 1982. She left mid-season and was replaced with Joel Rogosin.[2] She also wrote the first-season episode "Not a Drop to Drink", and during the filming she became friends with guest actress Sondra Currie.[3] Shearer later wrote Nashville Beat, for The Nashville Network in 1989.[4] She came up with the idea for the story alongside actor Kent McCord, and developed it into the final script.[5]
Star Trek
The first episode that Shearer wrote for The Next Generation was "
Because of the impending
References
Footnotes
- ^ Yokley, Sutherland (2008): p. 283
- ^ Huth; Levine (2004): p. 16
- ^ Huth; Levine (2004): p. 32
- ^ Ruth, Daniel (October 20, 1989). "'Nashville Beat' a nice change". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ Heldenfels, R.D. (October 20, 1989). "Nashville Cable Flick Reunites 'Adam-12' Duo". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ a b DeCandido, Keith (June 30, 2011). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "When the Bough Breaks"". Tor.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ Gross; Altman (1993): p. 164
- ^ Nemecek (2003): p. 50
- ^ Gross; Altman (1993): p. 165
- ^ Nemecek (2003): p. 54
- ^ Lorrah (1989): p. 7
- ^ Nemecek (2003): p. 57
- ^ Gross; Altman (1993): p. 168
- ^ Gross; Altman (1993): p. 170
- ^ DeCandido, Keith (October 3, 2011). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "Pen Pals"". Tor.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ DeCandido, Keith (December 1, 2011). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "The Price"". Tor.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ DeCandido, Keith (May 14, 2013). "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Rewatch: "Q-Less"". Tor.com. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
Bibliography
- Lorrah, Jean (1989). Survivors. New York: ISBN 978-0671674380.
- Gross, Edward; Altman, Mark A. (1993). Captain's Logs: The Complete Trek Voyages. London: Boxtree. ISBN 978-1-85283-899-7.
- Nemecek, Larry (2003). Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (3rd ed.). New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.
- Huth, Joe; Levine, Richie L. (2004). Knight Rider Legacy: The Unofficial Guide to the Knight Rider Universe. New York: IUniverse Start. ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.
- Yokley, Richard C.; Sutherland, Rozanne (2008). Emergency! Behind the Scenes. Sudbury, Mass: ISBN 978-0763748968.