Allan Asherman (21 April 1947 – 22 September 2023; age 76) was an author and researcher of several genre-related projects. His Star Trek-related projects as writer included the reference books The Star Trek Compendium, The Star Trek Interview Book, The Making of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and the two-part comic book Who's Who in Star Trek.
Before his book publications, all of which released in the 1980s, Asherman was involved as co-editor of the 1976/79 Star Trek Giant Poster Book, one of the first professional Star Trek magazines, in cooperation with future Star Trek production staff Doug Drexler. Asherman had met Drexler through the Federation Trading Post, Drexler's New York City Sci-Fi/Star Trek specialty store which served as a central hub for "Trekkies" in the 1970s.
Career[]
Asherman had been a prolific author of dozens of magazine and newspaper articles on films and television. An authority on the classic TV series The Adventures of Superman, he worked in several capacities at DC Comics (where he met and worked with Bob Greenberger), was a film booker for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and taught homebound students in the New York City school system.
His other interests included studying music written for TV and movies; researching his favorite TV series (including The Lone Ranger, The Untouchables, Science Fiction Theatre, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger and Men into Space), and uncovering new information on his favorite films (including The Day the Earth Stood Still, Things to Come, This Island Earth', Jason and the Argonauts, the 1959 version of Ben Hur, and various sound serials). He provided the supplementary material for the Criterion Collection's special Forbidden Planet LaserDisc (and subsequent DVD), and the Topps Official Collectors' Magazine for Batman Returns. Allan lived on Long Island, NY with his wife, Arlene Lo (the proofreader at DC Comics).
- The above text was modified from the ABOUT THE AUTHOR write-up of Asherman in the Fourth Edition of The Star Trek Compendium.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
He died on September 22, 2023 after being injured in a fall. [1][2]
External link[]
- Allen Asherman at the Internet Movie Database (misspelled first name)
- Eulogy by Doug Drexler at Facebook
- Eulogy by Bob Greenberger at BobGreenberger.com