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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.
- American
- July 8, 1973 (aged 49), Los Angeles, California
- Eugene Lee Coon, January 7, 1924, Beatrice, Nebraska
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 (1966). He is credited with inventing the Klingons and had a hand in creating Khan.
- January 1, 1
- Beatrice, Nebraska, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Nov 8, 2017 · Coon worked full-time on Star Trek from the first-season episode “Miri” to the second season’s “A Private Little War,” and would go on to contribute periodically to Trek’s third season ...
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.
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 29, 2017 · Roddenberry was balanced, and sometimes thwarted, by producer Gene L. Coon, who joined Star Trek on August 8, 1966—exactly one month before the show premiered, and at a time when Roddenberry was...
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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