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Jeri Taylor Dies: Emmy-Nominated ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Writer-Producer Was 86
Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Voyager,' has died
Afterward, Taylor co-created Voyager alongside Next Generation co-EPs Rick Berman and Michael Pillar, serving as showrunner from 1995 through 1998 and later creative consultant for its final three seasons. Prior to her contributions to the galaxy, Taylor wrote and produced episodes of popular network procedurals like Quincy, Magnum, P.I., Jake and the Fatman and In the Heat of the Night. She received her master’s degree from CSUN and began her foray into Hollywood through an acting workshop in Los Angeles, where she directed local stage productions before transitioning to screenwriting before the ’80s.
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