Stephen Katz (4 July 1946 – 18 October 2005)[1] was an American teacher and screenwriter. Katz wrote several television episodes and three feature-length films during his career. Following a move to Plano, Texas in 1993, Katz taught a communications class at Plano East Senior High School until his death in 2005. He died of prostate cancer and was survived by his wife and two children.[citation needed]