D. C. Fontana

1939–2019

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Dorothy Catherine Fontana (March 25, 1939 – December 2, 2019) was an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original Star Trek franchise and several Western television series. She began her career working for Samuel A. Peeples as a secretary before joining Del Reisman, a producer on The Lieutenant, whose creator was Gene Roddenberry. After The Lieutenant was cancelled, Roddenberry began work on Star Trek, and Fontana was appointed as the series' story editor. She left after the second season to pursue freelance work. She later worked with Roddenberry again on Genesis II and as story editor and associate producer on Star Trek: The Animated Series. In the 1970s and early 1980s, she worked on Logan's Run, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Roddenberry hired her to work on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but the experience soured their relationship and led to a claim with the Writers Guild of America. She also wrote an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and an episode of the fan-made series Star Trek: New Voyages. She was awarded the Morgan Cox Award in 2002 by the Writers Guild of America and twice named to the American Screenwriters Association's hall of fame.

Born

1939

Known for

Star Trek