Maurice Hurley
Maurice Hurley | |
---|---|
Born | Maurice Hurley August 16, 1939 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | February 24, 2015 (aged 75) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter and producer |
Maurice Hurley (August 16, 1939 – February 24, 2015) was an American screenwriter and producer known best for his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation.[1]
Career
In the 1980s, his work for television included writing scripts for The Equalizer and Miami Vice. He also produced some episodes of The Equalizer.
He wrote the script for the film Firebird 2015 AD in 1981, and in 2002 co-wrote the film Groom Lake with William Shatner.
Hurley co-created the show Pointman with Joel Surnow & Steve Hattman; Surnow would go on to create 24 & La Femme Nikita and Hurley would work with him for a time there as a writer/producer.[2] Other TV efforts included writing and/or producing episodes of Baywatch, Baywatch Nights, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Diagnosis: Murder.[2]
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Hurley was the series' first head writer and show runner. His influence was substantial as he introduced creative elements on the series that became part of the franchise, like the
In 1993, he returned to the franchise briefly, asked by Berman to write an initial draft for the first Next Generation feature film Star Trek Generations that would transition the film series from the original Enterprise crew to the new crew. Hurley's story treatment involved a plot in which James T. Kirk is somehow propelled into the future, where he manifests on the holodeck and works with Jean-Luc Picard to help solve a dilemma involving an interdimensional species, but Berman ultimately chose a script treatment proposed by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga.[5][6]
References
- ^ Barnes, Mike (February 26, 2015). "'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Writer and Producer Maurice Hurley Dies at 75". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Lentz III, Harris (April 2015). "Obituaries". Classic Images (478): 50–56.
- ^ a b Pascale, Anthony (2009-08-26). "Rick Berman Talks 18 Years of Trek In Extensive Oral History". TrekMovie.com.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Michael. "How and Why GATES MCFADDEN Was 'Fired' From Her Role in STAR TREK". Inside Of You. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ISBN 0743457986.
- ^ Cinefantastique, Vol 26 #2, p. 16 Beeler, Michael (February 1995). "Star Trek Generations". p. 16. Retrieved 2021-09-11 – via Internet Archive.
who wrote a competing script, which may be used for subsequent movies
{{cite magazine}}
: Cite magazine requires|magazine=
(help)
External links
- Maurice Hurley at IMDb
- Maurice Hurley at Memory Alpha