Gerald R. Fleck (November 4, 1947 – September 14, 2003) was an American assistant director best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise across eleven years.
Fleck died of a heart attack at his home on September 14, 2003.[1] He was working on pre-production for the Enterprise episode "North Star". Once news broke, production was shut down on Enterprise on September 15 out of respect.[3] The episode "Extinction", which aired 10 days after his death, was dedicated to his memory.[4]Scott Bakula said "It was a terrible, sad day for everyone involved with Star Trek. Jerry was, in many ways, the heart and soul of the entire team, and he will be always remembered, and greatly missed." Jerry is survived by his daughter, Emily Fleck, of Ojai, California; his stepson, Simon Stotler, of Portland, Oregon; his wife, Katy Fleck; his sister JoAnne Michels of Boise Idaho, and his brother, Michael Fleck, of Waiheke Island, New Zealand. [5]
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^ abcde. Los Angeles Times. September 18, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^"Catching Up With Director James L. Conway, Part 2". Star Trek.com. February 17, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^. Star Trek.com. September 24, 2003. Archived from the original on October 9, 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^. Star Trek.com. September 15, 2003. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^. StarTrek.com. October 1, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003.
jerry, fleck, gerald, fleck, november, 1947, september, 2003, american, assistant, director, best, known, work, star, trek, franchise, across, eleven, years, born, 1947, november, 1947chicago, illinois, diedseptember, 2003, 2003, aged, saugus, santa, clarita, . Gerald R Fleck November 4 1947 September 14 2003 was an American assistant director best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise across eleven years Jerry FleckBorn 1947 11 04 November 4 1947Chicago Illinois U S DiedSeptember 14 2003 2003 09 14 aged 55 Saugus Santa Clarita California U S OccupationAssistant director Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editFleck was born in Chicago Illinois to Ed and Joan Fleck The family moved to Santa Barbara California in 1955 During his school years Jerry became student government president and within the Boy Scouts of America he became an Eagle Scout He performed in school productions and later joined the Santa Barbara Youth Theater While at Santa Barbara City College he won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City Jerry graduated from California State Long Beach with a BA in Theater Arts and production He was in the same graduating class as Steven Spielberg 1 Career editAfter graduation Fleck appeared in several theatrical productions while doing dinner theater where he performed across America He joined the production team of Sunn Classic Pictures working on series such as The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams 1 On that show he worked with James L Conway with whom he would later work on the pilot of Star Trek Enterprise Broken Bow 2 As an assistant director he worked on other production companies television series such as Hardcastle and McCormick The A Team and Hunter and on feature films including Tim Burton s Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice 1 He joined Star Trek The Next Generation as first assistant director marking the start of eleven and a half years with the franchise He continued his work with the series Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise and the Jonathan Frakes directed films Star Trek First Contact and Star Trek Insurrection 1 Death editFleck died of a heart attack at his home on September 14 2003 1 He was working on pre production for the Enterprise episode North Star Once news broke production was shut down on Enterprise on September 15 out of respect 3 The episode Extinction which aired 10 days after his death was dedicated to his memory 4 Scott Bakula said It was a terrible sad day for everyone involved with Star Trek Jerry was in many ways the heart and soul of the entire team and he will be always remembered and greatly missed Jerry is survived by his daughter Emily Fleck of Ojai California his stepson Simon Stotler of Portland Oregon his wife Katy Fleck his sister JoAnne Michels of Boise Idaho and his brother Michael Fleck of Waiheke Island New Zealand 5 References edit a b c d e Obituary Gerald R Fleck Los Angeles Times September 18 2003 Archived from the original on February 19 2012 Retrieved June 15 2013 Catching Up With Director James L Conway Part 2 Star Trek com February 17 2012 Retrieved June 15 2013 Production Report McNeill in the Zone for Twilight Star Trek com September 24 2003 Archived from the original on October 9 2003 Retrieved June 15 2013 Production Halted to Mourn 1st A D Jerry Fleck UPDATE Star Trek com September 15 2003 Archived from the original on December 6 2003 Retrieved June 15 2013 Transcript Scott Bakula Capt Jonathan Archer ENT StarTrek com October 1 2003 Archived from the original on October 4 2003 External links editJerry Fleck at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jerry Fleck amp oldid 1175278063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
