Eric A. Stillwell

Eric A. Stillwell (b. 1962, Okinawa, Japan) is a producer and writer who has worked on a number of television series, made-for-television movies, and motion pictures, including numerous "Star Trek" series and motion pictures.

Stillwell graduated from the University of Oregon in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science.

Production

Stillwell began work in the field in 1986 as a production assistant on "Promise", a Hallmark television movie starring James Garner and James Woods that received 5 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globes, a Peabody Award, a Christopher Award and the Humanitas Prize.cite web | title=Awards for Promise (1998) (TV) | work=The Internet Movie Database | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091795/awards | accessdate=2006-06-09] .

In 1987, Stillwell moved to Los Angeles, where he served as production assistant and script coordinator for '. He would serve as a production associate on ' and as script coordinator on "" in 1998.

Stillwell went on to serve from 1999 to 2005 as Vice President of Operations for Piller², the production company created by "Trek" scriptwriter and producer Michael Piller. He also served as associate producer on USA's "Dead Zone" television series, as well as ABC Family's "Wildfire" series.

Writing

Stillwell co-wrote the ' episode "Yesterday's Enterprise," a fan favorite, in 1990, and briefly took a turn before the camera as a Klingon extra in 1991's '.

He co-wrote the 1995 ' episode "Prime Factors" with [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/David_R._George_III David R. George III] in 1999, and collaborated with George and Armin Shimerman on the story upon which the 1999 ' novel " [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/The_34th_Rule The 34th Rule] " was based.

Trek Fandom

Prior to the commencement of his career, from 1981 to 1984, Stillwell served as president of . During Stillwell's administration, he presided over structural reorganizations within the group, restored good relations with the Star Trek Welcommittee, and increased the group's visibility by publicizing with "Starlog", Susan Sackett (Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's personal assistant), and notable fandom figure Bjo Trimble [cite web | title=A Brief History of Starfleet | SFI Office of the Fleet Historian | url=http://www.fleethistorian.info/history/brief.htm | accessdate=2006-06-09] , leading its figures to swell toward 3,000 fans. Today, the "Guinness Book of World Records" recognizes Starfleet as the world's largest science fiction fan club.

Stillwell has participated in several " [http://home.aol.com/cruisetrek/ Cruise Trek] " cruises and was an active participant on the Trekweb.com discussion boards in 2003 and 2004.

Current Activities

Stillwell, along with his wife Debra, currently live in Eugene, Oregon. In 2006, he was the head writer and associate producer on "Nanna's Cottage" and "Monster Sunday School", two children's television series produced by Polara Productions. Stillwell is currently employed by the University of Oregon in their Public & Government Affairs department.

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External links

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* [http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/09/03/printable/ol.startrek.0903.u7H891U1.phtml?section=oregonlife "Eugene Register Guard" article about Eric A. Stillwell]
* [http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=print&pid=5 "Screenwriters Utopia" interview with Eric A. Stillwell]
* [http://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/trektalk/stillwel.htm "Trekking Through Life" interview with Eric A. Stillwell]
* [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.01/trek.script.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set= "Wired Magazine" interview with Eric A. Stillwell]
* [http://www.trekbrasilis.net/entrevistas/entrevista7.htm "Trek Brasilis" interview with Eric A. Stillwell]