Tracy Tormé

Tracy Tormé (April 12, 1959 – January 4, 2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was an American screenwriter and television producer, known for his work on the science fiction series Sliders and Star Trek: The Next Generation,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name = Barnes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was educated at the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University, where he studied film.<ref name = Barnes/>

Career

Tormé began his career in the 1970s, as a writer on SCTV.<ref name = Barnes/> From 1982 to 1983, he was a writer for Saturday Night Live.<ref name = Barnes/> 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.<ref name = Barnes/>

In 1991 with Barry Oringer, Tormé wrote the screenplay for the miniseries Intruders which ran on CBS in May 1992.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Intruders was based on the book of the same name by Budd Hopkins.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

With Robert K. Weiss he co-created the television series Sliders, which ran 1995–2000.<ref name = Barnes/> Other series he wrote for included Odyssey 5 and Carnivàle.<ref name = Barnes/>

Tormé wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film Fire in the Sky based on Travis Walton's book The Walton Experience.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was credited as a co-producer on the 2007 film I Am Legend, and wrote an early treatment for the project.<ref name = Barnes/>

Accolades

Tormé was nominated for the 1993 Saturn Award for Best Writing for his screenplay on the film Fire in the Sky.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life and death

Tormé had siblings Steve, Melissa, Daisy, and James Tormé, and step-siblings Carrie Tormé and Kurt Goldsmith.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was married twice.<ref name = Barnes/>

Tormé died of complications from diabetes in Escondido, California, on January 4, 2024, at the age of 64.<ref name = Barnes/>

Bibliography

• Linaweaver, Brad; Sliders: The Classic Episodes. 1998. TV Books. New York. Template:ISBN. Pages 274–75.

External links

• [{{fullurl:MemoryAlpha:Template:Trim}} Tracy Tormé] at Memory Alpha
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• Transcript of speech by Tormé