Jeri Taylor, writer and producer of several “Star Trek” shows, died Thursday, Oct. 24, at age 86. StarTrek.com bankrupt the news of his death.

Taylor was known to fans for writing the “Star Trek: Next Generation” episode “The Drumhead.” She also served as co-executive producer on seasons 4, 5, and 6 of the show and as showrunner and executive producer of the show’s final season.

Taylor also joined “Star Trek: Voyager” as showrunner and was head of the writers’ room for four seasons.

Taylor surprised fans when she appeared at the Mission Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas in 2021, as she had been retired from these types of appearances for years. She told the fans that “Voyager” co-creators Rick Berman and Michael Piller “didn’t need me” on the show.

“They knew what they were doing, they could have solved it on their own. And I suspect part of the thinking was that it would be a good thing to have a woman on the team, that I was going to have a female captain, and I’m eternally grateful that they thought that and so we started having “We meet at lunch, the only time where we all had a free hour, we ordered our lunches in Rick’s office and started discussing it,” he explained.

Taylor added that she always identified with Captain Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew. “I always thought Janeway was just me, I wrote to her,” he said. “I can’t say that I wrote it as me, but as I would like to be. I felt full of her.”

Jeri Taylor was born on June 30, 1938 in Evansville, Indiana. In addition to her work in the “Star Trek” universe, she wrote screenplays for “Little House on the Prairie” and “The Incredible Hulk” and also worked as a producer and director on “Quincy, ME” and “Jake and the Fatman.” .”