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- Birth nameHerbert Franklin Solow
- Herbert F. Solow is a Producer, Writer, Director, Executive and Studio Head. Former MGM Vice-president and Head of Worldwide Motion Pictures and Television Production; Vice-president of Paramount Pictures Television; Vice-president and Head of Desilu Studios; Vice-president of Hanna-Barbara; Executive/Director of Daytime Programs for both NBC and CBS; Head of Programming and Production for the NBC Film Division; William Morris Agency theatrical agent representing film producers, directors, writers.
He has worked with and been responsible for films of such directors as David Lean, Robert Altman, Herb Ross, Blake Edwards, Paul Mazursky, Roger Vadim, Michelangelo Antonioni, Burt Kennedy, James Goldstone, Richard Longcraine and many others.
Herb is the sole authority on the original Star Trek, Mission:Impossible, Mannix, Medical Center, Courtship of Eddie's Father, Then Came Bronson and Man From Atlantis television series as well as the author of Inside Star Trek: the Real Story (Simon & Schuster, 1996,) considered the best, most definitive and interesting of the hordes of Star Trek books as well as The Star Trek Sketchbook, (Simon & Schuster, 1997.)
He is a member of the Writers' Guild of America, the Directors' Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has served for many years on various Academy Award Nominating Committees, (Foreign Film, Documentary Feature and Special Effects). His career covers all aspects of and at the heart of the film and entertainment business, both television and motion pictures. His acumen, talent and success extends to all areas of the entertainment business in the United States and Europe: production, distribution, network, marketing, business affairs, promotion, directing and writing.
He and his wife, author Dr. Harrison Solow, live and work in California and the Pacific Northwest.
- IMDb mini biography by: Dr. Harrison Solow
- SpouseDr. Yvonne Fern Harrison(1996 - November 19, 2020) (his death)
- Co-owns the rights to Man from Atlantis (1977) with Warner Brothers. According to Solow, there has been some interest in a remake of the TV show, but Warners has held off because they also own Aquaman, and want to develop something with that character, instead.
- While he was an executive at Desilu Studios (later to become part of Paramount Pictures), he was approached by a soft-spoken Texan who was nervously holding a crumpled piece of paper. The man was Gene Roddenberry. The paper held the outline of a story that would become Star Trek (1966).
- He had to convince Gene Roddenberry to alter Star Trek (1966)'s Mr. Spock's original look, which included a demonic-looking red face and tail. The now-iconic pointed ears were retained.
- In the Errand of Fury book series about Star Trek, Admiral Herbert Solow is named so to honor the producer.
- He and his wife are living in Wales. He lectures part-time at a university.
- [on working with Frank Sinatra on Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)] Frank always turned up on time and knew exactly what he had to do; he didn't interfere and just got on with it.
- Leonard Nimoy is devoid of any ego and remains a close personal friend.
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