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Frank Herbert (I) (1920–1986)

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The adaptations that have been made of his "Dune" novels have several connections to the "Star Trek" films. Patrick Stewart, who played "Gurney Halleck" in the Lynch film, went on to play "Captain Jean-Luc Picard". Brad Dourif, who played "Piter De Vries", guest-starred on episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation... See more trivia »

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Frank Patrick Herbert
in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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2003 Children of Dune (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (2003) (books "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune")
– Episode #1.2 (2003) (books "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune")
– Episode #1.1 (2003) (books "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune")
 
2002 Emperor: Battle for Dune (Video Game) (tribes and places from novel "Dune")
 
2000 Dune (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (2000) (novel - uncredited)
– Episode #1.2 (2000) (novel - uncredited)
– Episode #1.1 (2000) (novel - uncredited)
 
1984 Dune (novel)
 
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1984 The Making of 'Dune' (TV documentary)
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(1952) Non-fiction short stories: "Survival and the Atom" See more »

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The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. See more »

Trivia:

The adaptations that have been made of his "Dune" novels have several connections to the "Star Trek" films. Patrick Stewart, who played "Gurney Halleck" in the Lynch film, went on to play "Captain Jean-Luc Picard". Brad Dourif, who played "Piter De Vries", guest-starred on episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation... See more »

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