TravelGuides – Heidi Ferrer, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Wasteland’ Writer, Dies at 50
Heidi Ferrer, a tv and movie author recognized for her work on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wasteland,” died on May 26, her husband Nick Guthe confirmed to Variety. She was 50.
Ferrer died by suicide after an ongoing battle with lengthy-haul COVID-19. She first contracted the virus in April 2020 and noticed her well being worsen. By May 2021, she was bedridden attributable to fixed bodily ache and suffered from extreme neurological tremors, along with different signs.
Born in Salinas, Kans., Ferrer made her approach to Los Angeles by the late ’80s to pursue an appearing profession at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A couple of years later, she pursued screenwriting and bought her first spec, “The C Word,” to producer Arnold Kopelson, setting her down on a path that will result in her 24 years as a member of the WGA.
In 1999, Ferrer served as a author for a number of episodes of the hit teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” and “Wasteland,” on which she labored with producers Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. Over her profession, she bought screenplays and pitches and did re-writes for main studios. Her 2008 film, “Princess,” for ABC Family did properly for the community and performed for a few years.
That identical yr, Ferrer pivoted her writing expertise to the online the place she began her weblog, GirlToMom.com, to doc her then-toddler son’s battle with progressive childish scoliosis. As her on-line following grew, so did the incorporation of writing into the weblog. In 2014, she was invited to talk at the WeblogHer Conference.
For her passionate advocacy, the (*50*) Scoliosis Project honored Ferrer in 2010 with the National Hero Award. In her reminiscence, the group has named the annual Parent Initiative Award after her.
Ferrer is survived by her mom, Nancy Gilmore; sisters Laura Frerer-Schmidt and Sierra Summerville; her husband Nick Guthe, a screenwriter, director and producer; and her 13-yr-outdated son, Bexon.
If you or anybody is having ideas of suicide, please name the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/assets.
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TravelGuides – Heidi Ferrer, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Wasteland’ Writer, Dies at 50