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Fontana saw a position on a Marine Corps-based series called The Lieutenant and applied; Fontana began working as a secretary for producer Del Reisman. Around this time, she adopted the gender-blind pen name D.C. Fontana for her writing, to prevent her pitches being prejudged on the basis of her gender, as she was one of the few female writers at NBC at the time.
- J. Michael Bingham, Michael Richards
- Fairleigh Dickinson University
- 1960–2006
- March 25, 1939, Sussex, New Jersey, U.S.
D.C. Fontana was a science fiction writer and producer who worked on Star Trek and other TV shows. She was born in 1939, died in 2019, and wrote under various pseudonyms and names.
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- Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Dec 3, 2019 · D.C. Fontana, who helped craft the lore of the 1960s television series “Star Trek” and developed one of its signature characters, Spock, as the show’s first female writer, died on Tuesday at ...
Dec 4, 2019 · D.C. Fontana, the pioneering TV writer who significantly shaped the "Star Trek" universe, in particular the character of Spock and his home planet, Vulcan, has died at 80. Fontana died Monday ...
- Writer/Editor
Dec 5, 2019 · Fontana died Tuesday, said family friend Fran Evans. She was 80. Dorothy Catherine Fontana, who used the initials D.C. after struggling to find work in a male-dominated industry, had befriended ...
Dec 5, 2019 · D.C. Fontana, a pioneering screenwriter famous for her work with Star Trek, died this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jarrah Hodge, co-host of the podcast "Women at Warp" about Fontana's legacy.
Dec 5, 2019 · D.C. Fontana(Image credit: StarTrek.com) " Star Trek " writer/producer Dorothy Catherine "D.C." Fontana has died at the age of 80 following a brief illness, according to StarTrek.com. Fontana is ...
