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name: "Katharyn Powers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/katharyn-powers"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "23 July 1943"
died: "10 December 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T23:34:58.581256+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Katharyn Powers

Writer. Born 23 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 10 December 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 23 July 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 10 December 2024
- **Active:** 1987–1993
- **Also known as:** Kathryn Michalian, Katharyn Michaelian Powers
- **Works often with:** Alexander Courage, Alexander Singer, Chip Chalmers, Cliff Bole, Corey Allen, David Carson

## Biography

Katharyn Powers was a television writer, producer and story editor. She wrote episodes for series including *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), *Stargate SG-1* (1997), *Wonder Woman* (1975), *Airwolf* (1984), *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979) and *Kung Fu* (1972). She served as story editor on *Falcon Crest*, *Fantasy Island* and *The Fitzpatricks*, and as executive story consultant on the first season of *Stargate SG-1*.

Born Lorna Theresa Patton in Los Angeles, California, Powers graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1960 and studied theatre at Santa Monica College. She began her career writing for 1970s series and continued working into the early 2000s. She also contributed to several television movies and worked as associate producer on *The Naked Monster* (2005).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), Writer
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), Writer
- *Airwolf* (1984), Writer
- *The Dukes of Hazzard* (1979), Writer
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Story, Teleplay, Writer

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