Gene Roddenberry

Eugène Wesley "Gènes" Roddenberry, Sr (Août 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991) ce qui American television scénariste, producteur and futuriste, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up à Los Angeles, en Californie, where his father worked as a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat mission in the United States Army Air Forces during World war II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. He later followed in his father's footsteps, joining the Los Angeles Police Department to provide for his family, but began focusing on à l'écriture de scripts for television. - As-a-freelance writer, Roddenberry ecriture de scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun, Will Travel and other series, before creating and producing his own television program, The Lieutenant. En 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, and it premiered en 1966, running for three seasons before cancellation. Syndication of Star Trek led to increasing popularity, and Roddenberry continued to create, produce, and consult on Star Trek film and the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation until his death. Roddenberry received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he was été intronisé into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences de' Hall of Fame. Years after his death, Roddenberry ce one of the first humans to have his ashes "buried" en outer space. The fictional Star Trek universe Roddenberry has created fractionné over four decades, producing six television series, 715 episodes and eleven film, with a douzième film currently in development and scheduled for a 2012 release.