STANLEY, EXECUTIVE ON 'TREK,' 'MONKEES'.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Jerome H. Stanley, a longtime Hollywood executive of more than 50 years, who oversaw such famed series as ``Star Trek'' and ``The Monkees,'' died at Eisenhower Medical Center The Eisenhower Medical Center of Rancho Mirage, California, USA is the Coachella Valley's only not-for-profit hospital, one of the top one hundred hospitals in the United States in 2005 and the location of the world-famous Betty Ford Center. in Rancho Mirage on Thursday of natural causes. Stanley lived in Studio City. In addition to his wife, Anne, Stanley is survived by his two children, Lynne and David, and two grandchildren, Jennifer and Brian. In 1956, Stanley began his 25-year career at NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , eventually becoming vice president of film programs. He supervised the development and production of shows like ``Star Trek  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. ,'' ``The
Monkees'' and ``Get Smart.''
Stanley was also vice president of NBC Productions, where he was responsible for ``Bonanza,'' ``The High Chaparral
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