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Eugene Lee Coon (January 7, 1924 – July 8, 1973) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original Star Trek as a screenwriter, story editor, and showrunner from the middle of the series' first season to the middle of the second.
Gene L. Coon. Writer: Star Trek. The son of U.S. Army Sgt Merle Jack ''Pug'' Coon and decorator Erma Gay Noakes, Eugene Lee Coon was born in Beatrice Nebraska on January 7, 1924. At four years old, he sang on the radio at WOAW-AM in Omaha.
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Nov 8, 2017 · Gene Roddenberry hired Coon in August 1966 to contribute stories and help oversee Trek’s production. Coon worked full-time on Star Trek from the first-season episode “Miri” to the second...
Gene L. Coon (7 January 1924 – 8 July 1973; age 49), sometimes credited under the pseudonym "Lee Cronin", was a writer and producer for Star Trek: The Original Series.
Often referred to as 'the forgotten Gene' (a reference to Gene Roddenberry), Gene Lee Coon was one of the most important creative minds behind Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). He is credited with inventing the Klingons and had a hand in creating Khan.
Sep 5, 2016 · Coon, who died in 1973, didn't want to make Star Trek unless he had creative leeway, and he got a higher-paying job on a show called It Takes a Thief. But production documents show that Coon ...
Dec 25, 2023 · Gene L. Coon, often overlooked, was a vital contributor to the success and enduring legacy of Star Trek: The Original Series. Coon created iconic villains such as the Klingons and Khan Noonien Singh, and shaped important aspects of the Star Trek universe.
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