Herbert F. Solow, Desilu Exec Behind 'Star Trek' and 'Mission: Impossible,' Dies at 89

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Herbert F. Solow was a TV executive with Desilu Studios and MGM who helped develop classic shows including “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Mannix.”Solow began his career in entertainment working in the mail room at the William Morris Agency, rising through the ranks until he made it to the executive suite when he was hired as vice president of production by Desilu Studios in 1964.

,” Tinker later said.Along with “Star Trek,” Solow also oversaw production on two other television classics — “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix.” The success of the three shows led Paramount to hire him as VP of Television Production after the studio bought Desilu and merged it into their TV division.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorHerbert F. “Herb” Solow, who as an executive at Desilu Productions took Gene Roddenberry’s original pitch for Star Trek and also held exec posts at several showbiz companies, has died.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHerbert F. Solow, a longtime television executive who pitched the original “Star Trek” series to NBC while he was at Desilu Studios, along with “Mission Impossible” and “Mannix,” died on Thursday, his wife, Dr.

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