Star trek creator : the authorized biography of Gene Roddenberry / David Alexander ; with an introduction by Majel Barrett Roddenberry and a foreword by Ray Bradbury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, David, 1943-

Contributor:

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roddenberry, Gene.

Star trek (Television program).

Television producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Television producers and directors.

United States.

Local Subjects:

Star trek (Television program).

Roddenberry, Gene.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 599 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Roc, ©1994.

Summary:

This volume is an authorized biography of American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991). He is best known for creating the original Star Trek television series and thus the Star Trek science fiction franchise. The author, drawing largely from Roddenberry's papers as well as the papers of and interviews with those close to him, he reveals Roddenberry's real-life inspiration for Mr. Spock, how his background influenced the show, and his relationships with the colorful cast of the TV show. He also traces Roddenberry's career in the Army Air Corps in WW II, as a Pan Am pilot and member of the Los Angeles Police Department, the author shows Roddenberry as a brave and adventurous man who proved to be hardworking and tenacious as well.

Contents:

Introduction / Majel Barrett Roddenberry

Foreword / Ray Bradbury

Author's preface and acknowledgments

Star Trek creator: the authorized biography of Gene Roddenberry

Appendix I: a Gene Roddenberry filmography

Appendix II: Terrance Sweeney's "God and Roddenberry."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

ISBN:

0451454189

9780451454188

9780451545183

0451545184

OCLC:

30363591