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Nebraska Authors

Gene Lee Coon

AKA: Eugene Lee Coon

Born 1924-06-07 Beatrice, NE (USA)

Died 1973-07-08
Los Angeles, CA (USA)

Buried

Cremated. Ashes scattered at sea off Santa Monica, CA coast

Geen Coon was an American screenwriter, television producer and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original Star Trek series.

Places Lived

Beatrice, NE
Omaha, NE
Glendale, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Author Of

  • Fiction
  • Play/Screenplay

Keywords

Television Scripts; Movie Scripts; Star Trek

Education

Omaha Technical High School, Omaha, NE
Undergraduate Studies, 1946-1947, Glendale City College, Glendale, CA
Undergraduate Studies, University of Iowa

Occupation

Wrote and directed news for various radio and television stations and newspapers
Radio newscaster
Freelance Writer
Pharmacy Owner
Self-employed Screenwriter
Producer

Places Worked

Self-employed Television Scriptwriter
Star Trek: The Original Series
Universal Studios
UniTel Associates, Founder

Honors

National Headliner's Award, 1951

Associations

Writers Guild of America West
Authors League of America Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Bibliography

Meanwhile Back at the Front. 1961.
The Short End of the Stick. 1963.
Devil in the Dark. 1978.
Metamorphosis. 1978.

Numerous T.V. scripts and about a dozen motion picture scripts, including:
Man in the Shadow.
No Name on the Bullet.
The Killers.

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