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Jack B. Sowards

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  • Born
    March 18, 1929 · Texarkana, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    July 8, 2007 · Valley Village, California, USA (complications from ALS)

Biography

  • Jack B. Sowards was born on March 18, 1929 in Texarkana, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969). He died on July 8, 2007 in Valley Village, California, USA.

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  • Taught screen writing classes at Santa Monica College and U.C.L.A. where he met Whitney Scott Bain who became his star pupil and good friend.
  • Children: Catharine Amanda Sowards, C. Ray Stahl, Constance Roxana Sowards, Jacqueline Ann Sowards. Grandchildren: Savannah Honey Dittman, Shane Alexis Sowards-Casas.
  • Diagnosed with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

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