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Fred Freiberger (February 19, 1915 – March 2, 2003) [1] was an American film and television writer and television producer, whose career spanned four decades and work on films such as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and TV series including Ben Casey (1963–64), The Wild Wild West (1965), Star Trek (1968–69) and Space: 1999 (1976–77).
Fred Freiberger (1915-2003) was a prolific writer and producer of science-fiction and western TV series, such as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The Wild Wild West, Star Trek and Space: 1999. He also created new characters and wrote the first interracial kiss on U.S. television.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Bel-Air, California, USA
Fred Freiberger ( 19 February 1915 – 2 March 2003; age 88), also credited as Charles Woodgrove, was the producer of the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series (1968-69). He was offered the producer's job for the first season but instead opted to take a vacation he had already planned.
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February 19, 1915 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. March 2, 2003 · Bel-Air, California, USA (natural causes) Mini Bio. Fred Freiberger was born and raised in New York's Bronx. For a while, he worked in advertising. During World War II he joined the 8th Air Force as a navigator, was shot down and spent 22 months as a POW in Germany.
- February 19, 1915
- March 2, 2003
March 7, 2003 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Fred Freiberger, a veteran film and television writer who also produced the motion picture cult classic “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” has died. He...
Mar 2, 2003 · Fred Freiberger (February 19, 1915 – March 2, 2003) was an American film and television writer and television producer, whose career spanned four decades and work on such films as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and TV series including Ben Casey (1963–64), The Wild Wild West (1965), Star Trek (1968 – 69) and Space: 1999 (1976 – 77).
Fred Freiberger. BEL AIRE, CA--Fred Freiberger, a veteran film and television writer and producer, died March 2nd at his home here, at the age of 88. A familiar name in the credits of the original "Star Trek" series, MSTies know him as the screenwriter for the movie in episode 517- BEGINNING OF THE END and producer of the TV series "Space: 1999 ...
