Jeri Taylor Biography (1938-)

Full name, Jeri Cecile Taylor; born June 30, 1938, in Evansville, IN; daughter of William Edward and Ruah Loraze (maiden name, Brackett) Suer; married Dick Enberg (a sportscaster), September 19, 1959 (divorced, 1977); married DavidMoessinger (a television writer), October 11, 1986; children: (first marriage) Jennifer, Andrew, Alexander (an actor).

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Producer, writer
Birth Details
June 30, 1938
Evansville, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Producer
  • Series
  • (With others) Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, between 1976 and 1983
  • (With Donald A. Baer) Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
  • Coproducer, Magnum P.I., CBS, 1987-88
  • Supervising producer, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1988-89
  • Co-executive producer, Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989-90
  • Supervising producer, Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1990-92
  • Executive producer, Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known asStar Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1992-93
  • Creator and executive producer, Star Trek: Voyager (also known asVoyager), UPN, 1995-98
  • Also worked as story editor for Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC.
  • Television Work
  • Episodic
  • Executive producer, "All Good Things ..." (final episode), Star Trek:The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1992
  • Directed episodes of Jake and the Fatman, CBS; and Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC.
  • Other
  • Supervising producer, A Place to Call Home (special), CBS, 1987
  • Creator and executive producer, Star Trek: Voyager--Caretaker (pilot), UPN, 1995
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Journey's End: The Sage of Star Trek--The Next Generation, 1994
  • Inside the New Adventure--Star Trek Voyager, syndicated, 1995
  • Film Appearances
  • Herself, Trekkies, Paramount Classics, 1999
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Series
  • Staff writer, Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG; also based on story by Taylor), syndicated, 1990-94
  • Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1995-98
  • Television Episodes
  • Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, c. 1982-83
  • "Second Thunder," Blue Thunder, ABC, 1984
  • Magnum P.I., CBS, three episodes, 1987-88
  • In the Heat of the Night, NBC, between 1988 and 1989
  • Author of "The Medical Mystery," an episode of Father Dowling Mysteries (also known as Father Dowling Investigates); "Gambini the Great"and "Wave of the Future," episodes of Little House on the Prairie (also known as Little House: A New Beginning), NBC; also wrote episodes of The Incredible Hulk, CBS; Jake and the Fatman, CBS; and Salvage, ABC
  • Television Specials
  • Please Don't Hit Me, Mom (also based on story by Taylor), ABC, 1981
  • But It's Not My Fault! (also based on story by Taylor), ABC, 1983
  • Television Scripts
  • Other
  • A Place to Call Home (movie), CBS, 1987
  • Star Trek: Voyager--Caretaker (pilot), UPN, 1995
  • "Star Trek" Novels
  • Unification, Pocket Books, 1991
  • Mosaic, Pocket Books, 1996
  • Pathways, Pocket Books, 1998
  • Also author of Day of Honor.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • The novels Mosaic and Pathways have been adapted as audio books. Episodes of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, beginning 1993, were created by Taylor. Video games based on Taylor's creations include Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, released by Activision in 2000, and Star Trek: Elite Force II, released by Activisionin 2003. The short film Star Trek: The Experience--Borg Invasion 4D, released by Paramount in 2004, was also based on Taylor's creations.
OTHER SOURCES
    Periodicals
    • Cult Times, July, 1997, pp. 26-29
    • Starlog, February, 1995; October, 1996