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| − | '''Gene Roddenberry''', (1921 - 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer and is best known as the creator of [[Star Trek]]. During [[World War II]] Roddenberry served in the | + | '''Gene Roddenberry''', (1921 - 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer and is best known as the creator of [[Star Trek]]. During [[World War II]] Roddenberry served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was a recipient of the [[Distinguished Flying Cross]] for his actions flying over [[Guadalcanal]]. |
He was the chief writer for several TV series before launching Star Trek in 1966. | He was the chief writer for several TV series before launching Star Trek in 1966. | ||
Revision as of 19:07, November 13, 2008
Gene Roddenberry, (1921 - 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer and is best known as the creator of Star Trek. During World War II Roddenberry served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions flying over Guadalcanal.
He was the chief writer for several TV series before launching Star Trek in 1966.
Roddenberry thought of himself as a humanist. [1] Christian apologist JP Holding said of Roddenberry, "The funny thing is that a humanist like Gene Roddenberry could conceive of beings like the Organians without blinking an eye, but also could reject the supernatural as impossible." [2]
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