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Gene Roddenberry

Roddenberry in 1976
Born Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry
August 19, 1921(1921-08-19)
El Paso, Texas
Died October 24, 1991 (aged 70)
Santa Monica, California
Occupation Television producer and writer
Spouse(s) Eileen-Anita Rexroat (1942-1969)
Majel Barrett (1969-1991)

Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry, (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking See also Pre-production Screenplay Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for Film, Television or Video games Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking He became best known as the creator of what would become the science fiction universe of Star Trek. He would also become one of the first people to be "buried" in space. Space burial is a Burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of Lipstick Roddenberry was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope Roddenberry was sometimes referred to as the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" in reference to his role in Star Trek. [1]

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Personal life

Born in El Paso, Texas, to Eugene Edward Roddenberry and Caroline Glen, Roddenberry spent his boyhood in Los Angeles, California, where his family had moved so his father could pursue a career with the Los Angeles Police Department. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Following in his father's footsteps after high school, Roddenberry took classes in police studies at Los Angeles City College, and headed that school's Police Club. Los Angeles City College, known as LACC is a public Community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles California. In that role, he was a liaison with the FBI, thanking them for sending speakers and securing copies of the FBI Code and publications for club use, and took fingerprint records of the college community for the FBI's Civil Identification Division.

Following his graduation from Los Angeles City College, Roddenberry attended Columbia University, the University of Miami, and the University of Southern California. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly

He later transferred his academic interest to aeronautical engineering and qualified for a pilot's license. Aerospace engineering is the branch of Engineering behind the design construction and science of Aircraft and Spacecraft. Pilot licences (in the United States airman certificates) are issued by national aviation authorities, and establish that the holder has been trained by a qualified Roddenberry joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941 and became an aviator. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U He flew many combat B-17 Flying Fortress missions in the Pacific Theatre with the 394th Bomb Squadron (H), 5th Bomb Group, whose members called themselves the "Bomber Barons. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope " Roddenberry was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158 signed by Franklin D

After leaving the service, he was a commercial pilot for Pan American World Airways. He received a Civil Aeronautics commendation for his efforts following a June 1947 crash in the Syrian desert, while on a flight to Istanbul from Karachi. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million

Roddenberry left Pan Am to pursue writing for television in Los Angeles. In order to provide for his growing family, he fell back on his early training and joined the Los Angeles Police Department on February 1, 1949, when he took an oath of office and was assigned LAPD badge number 6089. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [2] During his seven-year service with the LAPD, Roddenberry would rise to become a police sergeant. He resigned from the police force to concentrate on his writing career on June 7, 1956. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]

In his brief letter of resignation, Roddenberry wrote:

"I find myself unable to support my family at present on anticipated police salary levels in a manner we consider necessary. Having spent slightly more than seven years on this job, during all of which fair treatment and enjoyable working conditions were received, this decision is made with considerable and genuine regret. "[3]

Family

Roddenberry married twice and had three children, two of which were daughters, by his first wife, Eileen Rexroat, to whom he was married 27 years; these were Dawn Roddenberry and the late Darleen Roddenberry. He began having an affair in the 1960s with Majel Barrett whom he cast in various roles in Star Trek. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and He left his first wife and married Barrett in Japan in a traditional Shinto ceremony on August 6, 1969. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Together they had one child, his only son, Eugene Wesley, Jr.[4]

Beliefs

Although he had been reared as a Southern Baptist, Roddenberry did not embrace the faith of his parents, coming to blame organized religions for many wars and much suffering in human history. Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr (b February 5, 1974 in Los Angeles California) is an American Television producer Instead, he became a humanist[5]. Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal

His death and funeral

Roddenberry died on October 24, 1991, of heart failure. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Heart failure is a Cardiac condition that occurs when a problem with the structure or function of the Heart impairs its ability to supply He was 70 years of age when he died. In 1997, a lipstick-sized capsule of his ashes was sent into space to orbit Earth for approximately six years, after which it burned up in Earth's atmosphere[6]. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Television and film career

Before Star Trek, Roddenberry wrote scripts for many of the popular television series of the 1950s, such as Highway Patrol, to which he contributed his scripts, written while still a cop, under the pen name Robert Wesley because of the LAPD's inflexible policy against moonlighting, and later Have Gun, Will Travel. A highway patrol is either a Police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing Traffic safety Compliance on roads and highways Have Gun &mdash Will Travel is an American Western Television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963 His first-season episode "Helen of Abajinian" won a Writers Guild of America Award. The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in Film, Television, and Radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of

Norway Corporation

Roddenberry's frustrations with his work as a free-lance writer for Have Gun, Will Travel and the difficulty he faced in adding anything substantial to his stories led him to attempt to produce his own tv shows. Have Gun &mdash Will Travel is an American Western Television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963 His first attempt, APO 923, was not picked up by the networks. In 1963, he organized a company called Norway Corporation. Norway Corporation is the motion picture and television production company established by Gene Roddenberry in 1963 Under this banner, he produced The Lieutenant, a 1963-1964 ABC and MGM Television series about the United States Marine Corps that starred Gary Lockwood as Lieutenant William Rice. The Lieutenant is an American television series that appeared on NBC for the 1963-1964 television schedule The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Gary Lockwood (born John Gary Yusolfsky on February 21, 1937, in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley of southern California During this period, Roddenberry was also trying to get other science fiction series on the air, mostly without success. Many future cast members of Star Trek first worked with Roddenberry as regular, or guest, cast members of The Lieutenant.

But even as an independent producer, Roddenberry continued to have problems; ABC refused to broadcast, or even pay for, an installment of The Lieutenant dealing with racism in the Corps, forcing MGM Television to eat the production costs. Thoroughly disgusted, Roddenberry drew the conclusion that he could only get messages across, if he wanted to include them, by disguising them in out-of-the-ordinary situations, or as satire. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human The credits for this episode include, "Introducing Nichelle Nichols". Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. The entire episode is available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media in New York City. The Paley Center for Media, formerly The Museum of Television & Radio ( MT&R) and The Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S The City of New York

Star Trek

With this in mind, Roddenberry developed his idea for Star Trek in 1964 after looking for material to rival Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. Buck Rogers is a fictional character who first appeared in 1928 as Anthony Rogers the hero of two Novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan published in the magazine Flash Gordon is the hero of a Science fiction adventure Comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, The series was finally picked up by Desilu Studios when Gene sold the idea as a "Wagon Train to the Stars". Desilu Productions was a Los Angeles California based company jointly owned by American actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Wagon Train is a Television Western Series on NBC from 1957 - 1962 and then on ABC from 1962- The original $500,000 pilot received only minor support from NBC and its production went over budget, but the network commissioned an unprecedented second pilot. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. The series, a Norway Corporation production, premiered on September 8, 1966 and ran for three seasons. Norway Corporation is the motion picture and television production company established by Gene Roddenberry in 1963 Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Although it was canceled due to low ratings, the series gained wide popularity in syndication. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through In the third and final season of Star Trek, Roddenberry – who had offered to demote himself to the position of line producer in a final attempt to ensure the show's success if the program was given his desired timeslot – effectively resigned when these demands were not met (George Schlatter had demanded that Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In not be rescheduled from its Monday-night lead-in timeslot, and his demands were met) and accepted a staff producer position with MGM. A line producer is a key member of the production team for a Motion picture. George Schlatter (born December 31 1932 is an Emmy-winning American television producer and director best known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and founder of the Here Comes The Judge redirects here for the 1968 song see Shorty Long.

His first project with the studio, Pretty Maids All in a Row, was a sexploitation film adapted from the Francis Pollini novel by Roddenberry and directed by Roger Vadim. Pretty Maids All in a Row is an MGM American comedy film released in 1971 directed and produced by Roger Vadim with screenplay written by Gene Roddenberry Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced Low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as Roger Vadim, born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000 was a French Journalist, Author, Actor, Screenwriter With a cast including established stars (Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, Roddy McDowall) alongside Star Trek regulars (James Doohan and William Campbell, both of whom were Norway Corporation Repertory Actors), and beautiful unknowns (among them Gretchen Burrell, the wife of country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons), the film was expected to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 1971. Rock Hudson (November 17 1925 &ndash October 2 1985 was an American Film and Television Actor, recognised as a romantic leading man during Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a Golden Globe -winning American television and Film actress, perhaps Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας in Greek January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor This is about the film actor For similarly named performers see William Campbell (performer. Norway Corporation is the motion picture and television production company established by Gene Roddenberry in 1963 Gram Parsons ( November 5, 1946  – September 19, 1973) was an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist But even with the support of a Playboy Magazine pictorial featuring Burrell, the film only managed to break even at the box office. Roddenberry's relationship with MGM was strained by this, although he did continue there until 1972.

Following the cancellation of Star Trek and the relative failure of his first feature film, Roddenberry pitched, through Norway Corporation, four sci-fi TV series concepts that were all produced as pilots but were not picked up as series: The Questor Tapes, Genesis II, Planet Earth, and Strange New World. The Questor Tapes is a 1974 Television movie about an Android (portrayed by Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes who is searching Genesis II was a 1973 TV movie created and produced by Gene Roddenberry, directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, and starring Alex Cord Planet Earth was a Science fiction TV movie that was created by Gene Roddenberry and written by Juanita Bartlett (from a Strange New World was a TV pilot based on concepts envisioned by Gene Roddenberry which first aired on March 23, 1975. He also co-wrote and was executive producer on the made-for-television movie, Spectre (1977), which was designed as a backdoor pilot. Spectre is a 1977 made-for-television movie produced by Gene Roddenberry. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series.

After Trek

Unable to find work in the television and film industry, facing the possible bankruptcy of Norway Corporation, and fearful that he would be unable to support his family, Roddenberry heeded the advice of his good friend Arthur C. Clarke and began to find steady employment on the college lecture circuit, where contemporaries in a similar predicament, William Shatner and Timothy Leary, had both found success. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist He amused the fandom attendees with anecdotes from the Star Trek set, spoke of his visions of the future and showed the Star Trek Blooper Reels, a collection of outtakes from the original series. He also exhibited a black and white print of unaired first series pilot "The Cage". The screenings of the blooper reel drew criticism and ire from Leonard Nimoy, who felt that Roddenberry was exploiting his mistakes for money and eventually sued the writer-producer and Paramount for the blooper reel screenings and uncompensated use of his image in a Heineken promotional campaign. Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American Actor, Film director, Poet, Musician and Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 The matter would not be resolved until shortly before production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures.

New Star Trek projects

Beginning in 1975, the go-ahead was given by Paramount for Roddenberry to develop a sequel Star Trek television series including as many of the original cast as could be recruited, which was to be called Phase II. Star Trek Phase II was a planned television series based on the characters of Gene Roddenberry 's Star Trek. This series was to be the anchor show of a new network (the ancestor of UPN, which is now part of The CW Television Network), but plans by Paramount for this network were scrapped and the project was reworked into a Star Trek feature film. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season.

The resulting Star Trek: The Motion Picture received a lukewarm critical response, but it performed well at the box office and saved Norway Corporation. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. As a result, several motion pictures and a new television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, were created in the 1980s. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry

When it came time to produce the obligatory theatrical sequel, Roddenberry's story submission, in which a time-traveling Enterprise crew got involved in the John F. Kennedy assassination, was rejected, and he was removed from direct involvement – effectively hobbling the power of Norway Corporation – and replaced by Harve Bennett. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas Harve Bennett (born Harve Bennett Fischman on August 17, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television [7] He continued as executive consultant on the next four motion pictures: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan is the second feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series, following Star Trek III The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures, 1984) is the third feature Film based on the Star Trek Star Trek IV The Voyage Home ( Paramount Pictures, 1986) is the fourth feature Film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Star Trek V The Final Frontier ( Paramount Pictures, 1989) is the fifth feature Film based on the Star Trek Science In this position Roddenberry was allowed to view and comment upon all scripts and dailies emanating from the production, although the creative team was free to disregard Roddenberry's advice as Bennett almost always elected to do. This is a list of people who were producers directors designers and other production staff on the Star Trek television series and films

Roddenberry was deeply involved with creating and producing Star Trek: The Next Generation, although he ultimately only had full control over the show's first season. The WGA strike of 1988 prevented him from taking an active role in production of the second season, forcing him to hand control of the series to producer Maurice Hurley. The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a Strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE and the Writers Guild of America While Roddenberry was free to resume work on the third season of the show, his health was in serious decline by this point, and over the course of the season he gradually ceded control to Rick Berman and Michael Piller. For the lobbyist see Richard Berman. Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born December 25, 1945 in New York New York Michael Piller ( May 30 1948 – November 1 2005) was a television scriptwriter and producer, who was most famous for Star Trek also spawned the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. Star Trek Enterprise (simply titled Enterprise prior to season three is a Science fiction Television program created by Brannon

The last film based on the original Star Trek series, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, was dedicated to Roddenberry's memory; he reportedly viewed a version of the film a few days before his death at the age of 70. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. [7][8]

In addition to his film and TV work, Roddenberry also wrote the novelization for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which was published in 1979 and was the first of hundreds of Star Trek-based novels to be published by the Pocket Books unit of Simon & Schuster, whose parent company also owned Paramount Pictures Corporation. Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes Paperback books Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. It has been claimed by some that Alan Dean Foster was the ghostwriter of the book, but this has been debunked by Foster on his personal website and is a classic instance of the broken telephone game, as Foster did ghostwrite the novelization of George W. Lucas Jr.'s Star Wars and wrote the original treatment of the Star Trek film. Alan Dean Foster (born November 18 1946) is a prolific American writer of Science fiction and Fantasy Novels and movie A ghostwriter is a professional Writer who is paid to write books articles stories reports or other content which are officially credited to another person Chinese Whispers is a 1987 Novella by Maurice Leitch published as a Hutchinson Novella in Australia and the United George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Roddenberry talked of writing a second Trek novel based upon his original rejected 1975 script for the motion picture, but he died before he was able to do so.

Controversy concerning Roddenberry

Writers who worked for Star Trek have charged that ideas they developed were later passed off by Roddenberry as his own, or that he lied about their contributions to the show and/or their involvement with Norway Corporation at Star Trek conventions. Roddenberry was confronted by these writers, and apologized to them, but according to his critics, he would continue the behavior. [9]

Roddenberry is occasionally criticised for his treatment of movie and script royalties related to Star Trek: He alienated composer Alexander Courage by demanding 50 percent of the royalties which Courage received for the show's theme song whenever an episode of Star Trek was aired. Alexander Mair Courage Jr (December 10 1919 &ndash May 15 2008 was an American orchestrator, Arranger, and Composer of music primarily " Theme from Star Trek " (originally scored under the title "Where No Man Has Gone Before" is an instrumental musical piece written by Alexander Courage [10] Later, while cooperating with Stephen Whitfield for the latter's book The Making of Star Trek, Roddenberry demanded – and received – Whitfield's acquiescence for 50 percent of the book's royalties. As Roddenberry explained to Whitfield in 1968: "I had to get some money somewhere. I'm sure not going to get it from the profits of Star Trek. "[11]

Solow and Justman observe that Whitfield never regretted his fifty-fifty deal with Roddenberry since it gave him "the opportunity to become the first chronicler of television's most successful unsuccessful series. "[12]

In her autobiography, actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in the first Star Trek series, reported having had a love affair with Roddenberry. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Nichelle Nichols (born Grace Nichols; December 28 1932) is an American singer actress, and voice actress. Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, is a character in Star Trek The Original Series and the first six Star Trek films She felt that his strong and controversial effort to get her on the show had a lot to do with their relationship.

Roddenberry's life and work has been chronicled in several works. Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry, written by friend David Alexander, is a flattering portrayal of Roddenberry's life that was received favorably by most readers, obscuring many of the troubles Roddenberry encountered in his later years. David Alexander may refer to David Alexander (author American fiction and nonfiction writer David M Much more controversial was Inside Trek: My Secret Life with Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry, written by Susan Sackett, his close associate for 17 years. Susan Sackett, an American Author and Screenwriter, best known for her involvement in the Star Trek franchise While she displays unwavering affection, respect, and admiration for her employer and apparent lover, Sackett's account is hardly a hagiographic account. Hagiography ( is the study of Saints. A hagiography, from Greek (hağios (ἅγιος "holy" or "saint" and graphē (γραφή Recounted in brutal detail are his elongated dry spells throughout the 1970s, his addiction to cocaine, impotence, inability to finish creative projects, and mental and physical decline from roughly 1989 on. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [7]

Despite his reduced management of Star Trek and the hobbled power of Norway Corporation near the end of his life, Roddenberry was still respected enough that Paramount Pictures, owners of the various Star Trek series, agreed to his request that Star Trek: The Animated Series be stripped of its official recognition as canon by the studio. Norway Corporation is the motion picture and television production company established by Gene Roddenberry in 1963 Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Star Trek The Animated Series (also known as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry 's Star Trek) is an Emmy Award winning This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series According to the reference work The Star Trek Chronology, Roddenberry reportedly considered elements of the fifth and sixth Trek films to be apocryphal, though there is no indication that he wanted them removed from Trek canon.

Legacy

Roddenberry's star at 6683 Hollywood Blvd on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, presented in 1986.
Roddenberry's star at 6683 Hollywood Blvd on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, presented in 1986. Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

After his death in 1991 in Santa Monica, California, Roddenberry's estate allowed for the creation of two long-running television series based upon some of his previously unfilmed story ideas and concepts. Earth: Final Conflict and Andromeda were produced under the guidance of Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. Earth Final Conflict is a Canadian Science fiction Television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced See Andromeda (disambiguation for other uses of "Andromeda" Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and A third Roddenberry storyline was adapted in 1995 as the short-lived comic book Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe (later titled Gene Roddenberry's Xander in Lost Universe). A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Other projects were developed under the Roddenberry name but never made it to production stage, such as Gene Roddenberry's Starship, which was being developed by Majel Barrett and John Semper for Mainframe Entertainment as a computer-animated series. John Semper Jr is a screenwriter producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television [13]

The asteroid 4659 Roddenberry and an Impact crater on Mars are both named in his honor. 4659 Roddenberry is an Asteroid named after Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek. In the broadest sense the term impact crater can be applied to any depression natural or manmade resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body

On October 4, 2002, the El Paso Independent School District Planetarium was renamed the Gene Roddenberry Planetarium. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene W. Roddenberry Jr. cut the ribbon at the dedication ceremony. Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr (b February 5, 1974 in Los Angeles California) is an American Television producer

Roddenberry's home at birth is at 1907 E. Yandell Street in El Paso where he and his family lived for nearly two years. Now a flower shop in a strip mall, there is a wooden plaque marking the site. A strip mall (also called a shopping plaza or mini-mall) is an open area Shopping center where the stores are arranged in a row with a Sidewalk

One of the buildings on the Paramount studio lot on Melrose Boulevard is the Gene Roddenberry building, housing production and administrative offices.

On June 16, 2007, the Science Fiction Museum in Seattle, Washington inducted Gene Roddenberry into their Science Fiction Hall of Fame, along with director Ridley Scott, artist Ed Emshwiller, and author Gene Wolfe. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Ed Emshwiller (February 16 1925-July 27 1990 was a Visual artist notable for illustrations of many Science fiction Magazine covers and for his pioneering Gene Wolfe (born May 7, 1931, New York New York) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer The presentation was made by actor Wil Wheaton and accepted on behalf of the Roddenberry Family by his son, Eugene W. Roddenberry Jr. Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American Writer and Actor. Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr (b February 5, 1974 in Los Angeles California) is an American Television producer

Notes

  1. ^ Gene Roddenberry Biography. startrek. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
  2. ^ David Alexander. (1994) "Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry," Roc, p. 104
  3. ^ a b Alexander, op. cit. , p. 141
  4. ^ David Alexander (1994). Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry. Roc. ISBN 0-451-45440-5.  
  5. ^ "Roddenberry Interview" (March/April 1991). The Humanist 51 (2).  
  6. ^ CNN - Space final frontier for Timothy Leary - Apr. 20, 1997. cnn. com. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
  7. ^ a b c Susan Sackett (2002). Inside Trek: My Secret Life With Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry. HAWK Publishing Group. ISBN 1-930709-42-0.  
  8. ^ In Star Trek Movie Memories, which William Shatner dictated and which Chris Kreski transcribed, the chapter in which Shatner told Kreski about the sixth Star Trek motion picture ended with Roddenberry viewing the version in a private screening and promptly drafting a list of changes he wanted made. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Chris Kreski ( July 31, 1962 - May 9, 2005) was an American Writer, Biographer and Screenwriter. But by the time his attorney submitted that list, Shatner informed Kreski, Roddenberry himself was dead.
  9. ^ Engel, Joel (1994). Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek. Hyperion Books. ISBN 0786860049.   Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1996) commentary by Star Trek Producer Herb Solow, science-fiction convention talks by Star Trek writer Dorothy C. For others see Herbert Solow Herbert F Solow (born 1931 worked in Hollywood as a producer director studio executive Fontana, and books and articles by Harlan Ellison. Harlan Jay Ellison (born May 27, 1934) is a prolific American Writer of Short stories, Novellas, Teleplays
  10. ^ Unthemely Behavior. Urban Legends Reference Pages (2007-08-08). Snopes (ˈsnoʊps also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a Web site that is the most widely-known resource for validating or debunking Urban legends Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
  11. ^ Herbert Solow & Robert H. Justman, Inside Star Trek: the Real Story, Pocket Books, 1996, p. Robert Harris "Bob" Justman ( July 13, 1926 – May 28, 2008) worked in Hollywood as a producer director production manager 402
  12. ^ Solow & Justman, op. cit. , p. 402
  13. ^ Mainframe Entertainment Lands Gene Roddenberry's 'Starship' for Computer Animated Television Series. BNet Research Center (1998-10-20). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Retrieved on 2007-12-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the

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