Samuel Anthony Peeples (September 22, 1917 – August 27, 1997) was an American writer. He published several novels in the

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genre, often under the pen name Brad Ward, before moving into American series television after being given a script assignment by

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. In addition to writing Western television scripts, he created several Western series, notably ''Lancer'' (1968), Frontier Circus (1961), The Tall Man (1961), and co-created the series ''Custer'' (1967). Peeples was a literary science fiction enthusiast who also occasionally wrote science fiction for Television, starting by providing advice and reference material to friend and colleague Gene Roddenberry as the latter created what became the original '' Star Trek'' series. Peeples was one of three writers selected to write a proposed second pilot for the series, and his script, "

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" (1965), was filmed and sold the series. He contributed the first aired episode of the animated '' Star Trek'' series, " Beyond the Farthest Star" (1973). He also worked with Roddenberry on the script for the 1977 TV movie (and unsuccessful series pilot) ''

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''. Peeples wrote an unused alternative script, ''Worlds That Never Were'', for the second ''Star Trek'' motion picture. The name of one character from his draft, Doctor Savik, would eventually get reused for the character Lieutenant Saavik. Peeples wrote a number of episodes for

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's live action ''

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'' and '' Jason of Star Command'' series and wrote the script for their animated TV movie and seven first season episodes of the ''Flash Gordon'' series that resulted from it. Peeples died of cancer on August 27, 1997 at age 79, just one month short of his eightieth birthday.

Novels

* ''The Dream Ends in Fury'' (1949) (paperback title: ''Outlaw Vengeance'') * ''The Hanging Hills'' (as Brad Ward) (1952) * ''Johnny Sundance'' (as Brad Ward) (1953) * ''The Marshal Of Medicine Bend'' (as Brad Ward) (1954) * ''The Baron of Boot Hill'' (as Brad Ward) (1954) * ''The Lobo Horseman'' (1955) aka (''The Lobo Horseman: Was he the last threat to Dynamite Valley?'') * ''The Call of the Gun'' (1955) * ''The Man from Andersonville'' (1956) (as Brad Ward) * ''Terror at Tres Alamos'' (1956) * ''Doc Colt'' (1957) * ''Frontier Street'' (as Brad Ward) (1958) * ''The Man Who Died Twice'' (1976) * ''Why I Am A Gangster'' (1978)

Films

* '' Advance to the Rear'' (with

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) 1967 * ''Final Chapter: Walking Tall'' (with Howard B. Kreitzek) 1977

Television Series, as creator

* '' The Tall Man'' 1960 * ''

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'' 1967 * '' Lancer'' 1968, and wrote the pilot "High Riders"

Television scripts

* Tales of Wells Fargo ** “The Most Dangerous Man Alive” 1958 * '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' 1958 ** "The Bounty" ** "Rawhide Breed" ** "Bounty for a Bride" * ''

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'' 1958 ** "The Angry Gun * '' Bonanza'' 1959 ** "The Saddle Stiff" * ''

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'' ** "Fight at Adobe Wells" 1960 * '' Overland Trail'' 1960 * '' Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre(TV series)'' 1958 ** "Medal of Valor" 1958 ** "Daughter of the Sioux" ** "First Stage to Denver" ** "High Bridge" ** "The Most Dangerous Gentleman" ** "Vigilantes of Montana" ** "Westbound Stage" * '' Burke's Law'' 1963 * '' The Rogues'' 1964 ** "Our Men in Marawat" * ''

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'' 1965 * '' The Legend of Jesse James'' 1965 * '' Star Trek'' 1966 ** "

" * '' Bonanza'' 1972 ** " The Saddle Stiff" * '' Star Trek'' 1973 ** " Beyond the Farthest Star" * '' Jason of Star Command'' 1978 ** season 1, episodes 1 to 6

TV movies

* ''

'' (with Gene Roddenberry) 1977 * '' A Real American Hero'' 1978 * '' Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All'' 1982

References

External links

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Samuel A. Peeples
biography at

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