Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the original Star Trek television series, and its first spin-off The Next Generation. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television.
Gene Roddenberry
Active - 1967 - Present |
Birth - Aug 19, 1921 |
Death - Oct 24, 1991 |
Genres - Science Fiction, Action-Adventure, Documentary, Thriller, Drama
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Subgenres - Disaster Film, Girls with Guns, Time-Travel Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Biographical Film
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