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Michael went to school in New York before taking a creative writing course. The professor for this course told everyone, "There are enough bad writers out there. There needn't be anymore". Michael recalls that the professor would rip up his writing and he would be so broken-hearted. This professor eventually chased him into journalism, where Michael won two Emmys for his work as a news producer. Michael went back to New York for a few years before seeing a "Chorus Line" show and deciding to pursue his writing career. He originally came back to Los Angeles as a censor for CBS in the late seventies. He eventually started writing spec scripts for such TV series as Simon & Simon (1981) and Cagney & Lacey (1981) before landing a role as a producer on Simon & Simon (1981). He worked his way through the producer ranks and jumped from series to series before being called in by long-time friend, Maurice Hurley, who was, at the time, writing and producing episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Michael wrote a few episodes for season three (1989-90) before becoming a full-fledged Executive Producer. In 1992, Piller and Rick Berman (who was also Executive Producer) decided to create a new series based in the "Star Trek Universe". Thus, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) was created. Piller oversaw the writing, casting, budget, etc. for two season before Paramount called him in again to create a new series after Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) ended in 1994. Star Trek: Voyager (1995), created by Jeri Taylor, Pillar and Rick Berman, was born into the television universe, as the flagship for the new United Paramount Network (UPN), running until 2001. Piller left Star Trek: Voyager (1995) in 1996, after nine years of working in the Star Trek franchise. He created the ill-fated, but critically-acclaimed, western for UPN called Legend (1995), starring Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie. Also in 1996, Piller successfully sold his first feature film script entitled, "Oversight" (1998). It has yet to be produced. In 1997, he co-wrote Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), with Rick Berman, which was released in 1998. His most successful post-Trek outing was developing the Stephen King property, "The Dead Zone", along with his son Shawn Piller, for television. Piller died from cancer on November 2, 2005.- Music Department
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Composer, conductor, band leader, arranger, pianist, jazz expert and accompanist to Judy Garland on tour, Skitch Henderson was educated at Juilliard and the University of Califonia and was a student of Malcolm Frost, Roger Aubert, Albert Coates, Fritz Reiner, and Arnold Schönberg. He was a pianist in dance bands, and then theater orchestras, and in films and radio on the West Coast. He served in the US Air Force during World War II, then became Bing Crosby's music director on radio. Between 1947 and 1949, he toured with his own dance band, and from 1961 was the musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and a guest conductor for a number of symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic. He was also music director for the New York opera "Street Scene" and made many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1958, his instrumental compositions include "Skitch's Blues," "Minuet on the Rocks," "Skitch in Time," "Come Thursday," and "Curacao."- Max Vaughan was born on 30 January 1927 in Nevada, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Barney & Friends (1992). He died on 1 November 2005 in McKinney, Texas, USA.
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- Actor
Petre Salcudeanu was born on 8 September 1930 in Gligoresti, Romania. He was a writer and actor, known for Vifornita (1973), Cu mâinile curate (1972) and Bunicul si doi delincventi minori (1976). He died on 1 November 2005 in Bucuresti, Romania.- Sound Department
Nel Speyer was born on 7 July 1959 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Nel is known for Bassie & Adriaan (1978). Nel died on 1 November 2005 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.- Desmond Piers was born on 12 June 1913 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 1 November 2005 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- James Whittle was born on 25 October 1936 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for An Enemy of the People (1990). He died on 1 November 2005 in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA.
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Composer, author, writer, producer and director, the son of Archie Gottler, educated at Connock School and a piano student of Walter Freed. During World War II he served with the Signal Corps Photographic Center, and worked as a scenarist on seventy training films for the War Department. He was also a scenarist and a songwriter for films, and also wrote, directed and produced television short subjects. Joining ASCAP in 1941, his chief musical collaborator was his father, and his popular-song compositions included "How's About It?", "He Took Her for a Sleigh Ride", "Yes, There Ain't No Moonlight, So What", "Bye Bye Mr. Dream Man", and "The Girl on the Isle of Man".