Coon, Gene L.

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Name (Latin)
Coon, Gene L.
Other forms of name
Cronin, Lee
Date of birth
1924-01-07
Date of death
1973-07-08
Field of activity
Television authorship
Television--Production and direction
Occupation
Authors
Television writers
Television producers and directors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 32196989
Wikidata: Q721288
Library of congress: n 96017633
CMA10: 000081493
Sources of Information
  • Star trek. The city on the edge of forever [MP] 1967:credits (produced by Gene L. Coon)
  • LC data base, 2/7/96(hdg.: Coon, Gene L.)
  • IMDb, June 30, 2006(Gene J. Coon; b. Jan. 7, 1924; d. July 8, 1973, Los Angeles, Calif.; sometimes credited as Gene Coon, Lee Cronin; writer, producer)
Wikipedia description:

Eugene Lee Coon (January 7, 1924 – July 8, 1973) was an American screenwriter, television producer, and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original Star Trek as a screenwriter, story editor, and showrunner from the middle of the series' first season to the middle of the second. Along with series creator Gene Roddenberry, Coon is given credit for the show's idealistic tone and for creating several key story and world-building elements that would become important parts of the ongoing franchise.

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