Samuel A. Peeples, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel A. Peeples

American writer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: American Fork, Utah, United States

Date of Death: 27-Aug-1997

Profession: screenwriter, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Samuel Anthony Peeples (September 22, 1917 – August 27, 1997) was an American writer.
He published several novels in the Western genre, often under the pen name Brad Ward, before moving into series television after being given a script assignment by Frank Gruber.
In addition to writing Western television scripts, he became the creator of several Western TV shows.
Peeples wrote for the original Star Trek series; his episode, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966), was the second pilot.
Later, he contributed the first episode of the animated Star Trek series "Beyond the Farthest Star" (1973).
He also wrote an alternative script, Worlds That Never Were, for the second Star Trek motion picture, but it was not used; instead the producers decided to continue work on the script which would be filmed as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
However, one character from his draft, Doctor Savik, would eventually morph into the character of Lieutenant Saavik. Peeples died of cancer on September 22, 1997 at age 79.