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name: "Jack B. Sowards"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-b-sowards"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 March 1929"
died: "8 July 2007"
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updated: "2026-09-16T23:44:10.150210+00:00"
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# Jack B. Sowards

Writer. Born 18 March 1929 in Texarkana. Died 8 July 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 March 1929, Texarkana
- **Died:** 8 July 2007
- **Also known as:** Jack Sowards

## Biography

Jack B. Sowards (1929–2007) was an American screenwriter and television writer. He wrote the screenplay for the feature film *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982) and the *Star Trek: The Next Generation* episode 'Where Silence Has Lease' (1988). He created the term 'Kobayashi Maru' for the film.

Sowards studied at the University of Texas, Austin. His television credits include episodes of *The Streets of San Francisco*, *Barnaby Jones*, *Bonanza* (where he also served as story editor), *The High Chaparral* and *Daniel Boone*. He received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for an episode of *The Bold Ones: The Lawyers*.

Sowards was nominated for a Saturn Award and shared a Hugo Award nomination for his work on *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*. He later taught screenwriting at UCLA. He died in Valley Village, California, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), Screenplay, Story
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Writer
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), Writer

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