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She was also responsible for three episodes of the original Star Trek series, writing "The Gamesters of Triskelion" and "The Paradise Syndrome" (both 1968), and provided the final teleplay for "The Cloud Minders" (1969).
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Margaret Armen (9 September 1921 – 10 November 2003; age 82) was an episodic television writer worked on three episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series and two episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series. For the aborted Star Trek: Phase II, she wrote "The Savage Syndrome" (with Alfred Harris).
Armen was producer Fred Freiberger's potential choice to succeed Arthur Singer as Star Trek: The Original Series's story editor, however, as the show was cancelled after the third season, she never got the job.
Armen began her career writing for TV westerns, including The Rifleman and The Big Valley. She later worked on such shows as Marcus Welby, M.D., Barnaby Jones, and Wonder Woman.
She also wrote The Mod Squad episode "A Time of Hyacinths" (1970) in which Warren Stevens had a guest appearance alongside series regular Tige Andrews.
Margaret Armen passed away due to heart failure in her home in Woodland Hills, California on 10 November 2003 at the age of 82.
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Margaret Armen was born on 9 September 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was a writer, known for Star Trek (1966), The Bionic Woman (1976) and The Wide World of Mystery (1973). She died on 10 November 2003 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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"The Paradise Syndrome" is the third episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Margaret Armen and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast October 4, 1968.
Feb 28, 2019 · The shooting script for “The Cloud Minders” is attributed to Margaret Armen, Oliver Crawford and David Gerrold. However, the original story for the episode came from Gerrold, based on his 40-page story, “Castles in the Sky.”
"The Cloud Minders" is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Margaret Armen (based on a story by David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford) and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast on February 28, 1969.
Nov 20, 2003 · Margaret Armen, 82, one of the first successful female television writers, who wrote episodes of "The Rifleman" and "The Big Valley," died Nov. 10 of heart failure at her home in Woodland Hills.
