Herbert Wright

Herbert Wright

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayNov 9, 1947
Death2005-08-24
BiographyHerbert J. Wright (November 9, 1946 – August 24, 2005) was a science fiction author and television director and producer. He was born in Keokuk, Iowa. His most notable works were Star Trek: The Next Generation and War of the Worlds. He directed a few episodes of the latter series and wrote and directed the season finale "The Angel of Death," which guest-starred his second wife Elaine Giftos. Among Star Trek fans he is known as the "Father of the Ferengi".

Wright graduated from Yale with honors in 1969. After which he moved to Hollywood and working in the filmmaking industry. He also studied in Japan as an AFS/American Field Service exchange student, during which he met with director Akira Kurosawa, and began his lifelong study of martial arts.

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