Tracy Tormé (April 12, 1959 – January 4, 2024) was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work on the science fiction series '' Sliders'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and the film '' Fire in the Sky''.

Early life

Tracy Tormé was born on April 12, 1959, in Los Angeles, to Arlene Miles and singer Mel Tormé. He was educated at the

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and Loyola Marymount University, where he studied film.

Career

Tormé began his career in the 1970s, as a writer on '' SCTV''. From 1982 to 1983, he was a writer for ''

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''. Later in the decade, he was a story editor and writer on the first two seasons of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', but left over creative differences. In 1991 with Barry Oringer, Tormé wrote the screenplay for the

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'' Intruders'' which ran on CBS in May 1992. ''Intruders'' was based on the book of the same name by Budd Hopkins. With Robert K. Weiss he co-created the television series ''Sliders'', which ran 1995–2000. Other series he wrote for included '' Odyssey 5'' and '' Carnivàle''. Tormé wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film ''Fire in the Sky'' based on Travis Walton's book '' The Walton Experience''. He was credited as a co-producer on the 2007 film '' I Am Legend'', and wrote an early treatment for the project.

Accolades

Tormé was nominated for the 1993 Saturn Award for Best Writing for his screenplay on the film ''Fire in the Sky''.

Personal life and death

Tormé had siblings Steve, Melissa, Daisy, and James Tormé, and step-siblings Carrie Tormé and Kurt Goldsmith. He was married twice. Tormé died of complications from diabetes in

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, on January 4, 2024, at the age of 64.

References

Bibliography

* Linaweaver, Brad; ''Sliders: The Classic Episodes''. 1998. TV Books. New York. . Pages 274–75.

External links

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Transcript of speech by Tormé
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