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Dec 3, 2019 · D.C. Fontana was capable of writing characters of any gender and making their relationships feel real. Even if the wobbly sets of the '60s Trek pushed the show's credibility to the limit, it was offset by Fontana's ability to project warm and intelligent human relationships into the cold vacuum of space. Kirk and Spock's epic friendship (which ...
In a wide-ranging interview, legendary writer Dorothy "D.C." Fontana talked at length about her work on The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: The Animated Series. In this special excerpt, Fontana talks about writing the classic The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel." Stay tuned to StarTrek.com for more details! And be ...
Mar 25, 2017 · 35 Years and Counting. Fontana has been married to Dennis Skotak since 1981. Skotak (with his brother Robert) is an Oscar-winning visual effects artist whose credits include Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, X-Men 2, Aliens, The Pagemaster (with Patrick Stewart) and Starship Troopers 3: Marauders (which starred Jolene Blalock). At the End of ...
Born in Sussex, New Jersey, screen and television writer D.C. Fontana knew she wanted to be a writer at age 11, when she began writing horror stories featuring her and her friends as characters. She got her start working as a secretary for famed American writer Samuel A. Peebles. Initially hired to be his secretary, Fontana sold him her first ...
Dec 3, 2019 · D.C. Fontana, 1939-2019. StarTrek.com honors the late Star Trek writer who blazed a new path for women in genre. StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report the passing of Dorothy Catherine “D.C.” Fontana, the legendary writer who brought many of Star Trek ’s greatest episodes to life. Fontana passed away peacefully at age 80 on the evening ...
Dec 3, 2019 · Writer and story editor Dorothy Catherine "D.C." Fontana died at the age of 80 on Monday after a brief illness. Fontana made key contributions to the Star Trek universe through her work on the ...
Dec 3, 2019 · Dorothy Fontana, the first female Star Trek writer and a stalwart presence in television science fiction for four decades, died on Monday. She was 80. The screen credit “D.C. Fontana” became a ...
