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Meyer Dolinsky (October 13, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois – February 29, 1984 in Los Angeles, California), aka Mike Dolinsky (sometimes credited as "Michael Adams" or "Mike Adams"), was an American screenwriter. Before transitioning to the screen, he wrote radio scripts.
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Meyer Dolinsky (13 October 1923 – 29 February 1984; age 60) wrote the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Plato's Stepchildren". He also wrote the teleplay for the unproduced episode "The Joy Machine", based on a story by Theodore Sturgeon.
Among his other television credits are three episodes of the original Outer Limits: "The Architects of Fear" (directed by Byron Haskin and featuring Janos Prohaska), "O.B.I.T." (directed by Gerd Oswald and featuring Jeff Corey, Harry Townes, and Jason Wingreen), and "ZZZZZ" (featuring Marsha Hunt, Booth Colman and the voice of Robert C. Johnson).
Dolinsky was invited by Gene Roddenberry to pitch stories to Star Trek as early as the Spring of 1966, when he was invited for a screening on the series' second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" along with other potential writers. (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season One, p. 147)
He also wrote non-Trek work under the name "Mike Dolinsky".
Meyer Dolinsky (October 13, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois – February 29, 1984 in Los Angeles, California ), aka Mike Dolinsky (sometimes credited as "Michael Adams" or "Mike Adams"), was an American screenwriter. Before transitioning to the screen, he wrote radio scripts.
Meyer Dolinsky. Writer: Star Trek. Meyer Dolinsky was born on 13 October 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Star Trek (1966), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Invaders (1967). He died on 29 February 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- October 13, 1923
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Written by Meyer Dolinsky and directed by David Alexander, it was first broadcast on November 22, 1968. In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise encounter an ageless and sadistic race of humanoids with the power of telekinesis.
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Mini Bio. Meyer Dolinsky was born on October 13, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Star Trek (1966), The Outer Limits (1963) and The Invaders (1967). He died on February 29, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. Working name used by US screenwriter and author Meyer Dolinsky (1923-1984) for his sf novel, Mind One ( 1972 ), in which two psychiatrists discover that a Drug meant to treat psychosis actually engenders Telepathy, and find themselves relating warmly to each other (they are of opposite sexes); as ...
