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- A chain smoker of cigarillos for most of his life, the man whom fellow writer/producer Glen A. Larson referred to as "the spirit and soul of Star Trek ", died in July 1973 of lung and throat cancer at the age of 49, just one week after being diagnosed.
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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.
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- July 8, 1973 (aged 49), Los Angeles, California
- Eugene Lee Coon, January 7, 1924, Beatrice, Nebraska
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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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.
Date of death: 8 July 1973. Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA. Awards for Trek: 1 Emmy Award nomination. Roles: Producer; Writer. " To me, in many ways, Gene L. Coon was the heart and soul of Star Trek. – David Gerrold ( Gene Roddenberry: The Myth and the Man Behind Star Trek, 1994)
Nov 8, 2017 · Coon died in 1973, at the age of 49, from lung cancer. “He died before Star Trek blossomed on syndication,” notes celebrated Star Trek author, and 20-year columnist for Star Trek Magazine, Larry...
Written by the series' former showrunner, Gene L. Coon (under the pseudonym of Lee Cronin), and directed by Vincent McEveety, it was first broadcast on October 25, 1968. In the episode, having been found trespassing into Melkotian space, Captain Kirk and members of his crew are sent to die in a surreal re-enactment of the Gunfight at the O.K ...
Written by Gene L. Coon (based on a 1944 short story of the same name by Fredric Brown) and directed by Joseph Pevney, the episode was first broadcast on January 19, 1967. In the episode, while pursuing a Gorn vessel for an apparently unprovoked attack on a Federation outpost, Captain Kirk is forced by powerful entities to battle the opposing ...
