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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. He produced the first season of the series from " Miri " to " Operation -- Annihilate! " and the second season from " Catspaw " to " A Private Little War ", earning him a 1967 ...
Coon contributed to four scripts for the third season under the pseudonym of Lee Cronin, as he was by then under contract to Universal Studios. Post–Star Trek. Following his period with Star Trek, Coon produced the Universal Studios series It Takes a Thief, starring Robert Wagner, during which he mentored Glen A. Larson.
YearShow#Role19565 episodesWriter19571 episodeWriter19571 episodeWriter1957-582 episodesWriter- 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
"Wink of an Eye" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Arthur Heinemann, based on a story by Gene L. Coon (under the pen name Lee Cronin), and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast on November 29, 1968.
- November 29, 1968
- Jud Taylor
"Spectre of the Gun" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. 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.
- October 25, 1968
- Vincent McEveety
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- Lee Cronin, (Gene L. Coon)
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...
Sep 5, 2016 · Coon also contributed some scripts to Season 3, under the pen name Lee Cronin. "He really was an outstanding writer," Fontana says. "He did some of our major stories, and that will live...
