Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry
Birthday	Friday, August 19, 1921
Birthplace	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died	Thursday, October 24, 1991
Nationality	American
Occupation	Television writer, producer and futurist
Education	Franklin High School

Roddenberry, Gene

(Eugene Wesley Roddenberry), 1921–91, American television writer and producer, b. El Paso, Tex. After being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for flying 89 missions and sorties in World War II, Roddenberry worked as a pilot and police officer. He joined the television industry as a scriptwriter, eventually becoming head writer for the series Have Gun, Will Travel. In 1966 he created Star Trek, which became a cultural icon. The show spawned several feature films and further television series.