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"Father of the Ferengi" Herbert J. Wright, a writer and producer who was involved in the earliest stages of Star Trek: The Next Generation, died on Wednesday, August 24th. He is survived by his wife, a daughter from a previous marriage and three grandchildren.
A TNG producer during the series' first season, Wright wrote "The Last Outpost", which introduced the Ferengi, as well as follow-up episode "The Battle." He also worked on the first Klingon episode of second-generation Trek, "Heart of Glory", reported StarTrek.com. Though he left to produced Paramount's War of the Worlds, he returned to Star Trek during TNG's fifth season and co-wrote "Power Play."
Wright knew Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from 1973
A TNG producer during the series' first season, Wright wrote "The Last Outpost", which introduced the Ferengi, as well as follow-up episode "The Battle." He also worked on the first Klingon episode of second-generation Trek, "Heart of Glory", reported StarTrek.com. Though he left to produced Paramount's War of the Worlds, he returned to Star Trek during TNG's fifth season and co-wrote "Power Play."
Wright knew Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from 1973
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