Heidi Ferrer, a longtime member of the WGA who penned episodes of Dawson’s Creek, Wasteland and more, died on May 26. She took her own life following an unremitting battle with Long Haul Covid.Her husband, screenwriter, director and producer Nick Guthe, confirmed the news to Deadline.Ferrer contracted the virus in April of 2020, subsequently seeing her health deteriorate steadily.
By May of this year, she was bedridden and in constant physical pain, suffering from severe neurological tremors, as well as numerous other worsening symptoms.Born in Salina, KS on May 28, 1970, Ferrer initially set out to pursue a career in acting, when she moved to Los Angeles in the in the late ’80s, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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