Maurice Hurley (August 16, 1939 – February 24, 2015[1]) was an American screenwriter and producer known best for his work on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
[3] In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Hurley was the series' first head writer and show runner.
Hurley was responsible for firing Gates McFadden, who played the role of Dr. Beverly Crusher, at the end of the show's first season.
[4] Executive producer Rick Berman recalled that Hurley "had a real bone to pick" with McFadden and did not like her acting.
Hurley's story treatment involved a plot in which James T. Kirk is somehow propelled into the future, where he manifests on the holodeck and works with Jean-Luc Picard to help solve a dilemma involving an interdimensional species, but Berman ultimately chose a script treatment proposed by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga.