Gene L. Coon

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American person screenwriter television producer television writer

Gene L. Coon was an American television writer and producer best known for his influential work on the original Star Trek series, where he helped shape much of its mythology and tone.

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Gene L. Coon canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
person ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
television writer ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
coCreated Starfleet Command structure as depicted in Star Trek ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
created Klingons ⓘ
surface form: Klingons (Star Trek species)

Organian Peace Treaty concept in Star Trek ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-01-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1973-07-08 ⓘ
employer Desilu Productions ⓘ
Paramount Television Studios ⓘ
surface form: Paramount Television
familyName Coon ⓘ
fullName Eugene Lee Coon ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
western ⓘ
givenName Eugene ⓘ
influenced Star Trek ⓘ
surface form: Star Trek franchise mythology
influencedBy Gene Roddenberry ⓘ
militaryService United States Marine Corps ⓘ
notableWork Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
occupation screenwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
television writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Beatrice, Nebraska ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California
positionHeld producer of Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
showrunner of Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantContribution developed much of the political and military framework of the Star Trek universe ⓘ
helped define the optimistic, humanistic tone of Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
usedPseudonym Lee Cronin ⓘ
workedOn Bonanza ⓘ
Dragnet (television series) ⓘ
surface form: Dragnet

Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ
Maverick ⓘ
Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ
The Virginian: Men From Shiloh ⓘ
surface form: The Virginian

The Wild Wild West ⓘ
wroteEpisode Star Trek episode "A Taste of Armageddon" ⓘ
Star Trek episode "Arena" ⓘ
Star Trek episode "Bread and Circuses" ⓘ
Star Trek episode "Metamorphosis" ⓘ
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed" ⓘ
surface form: Star Trek episode "Space Seed" (uncredited rewrite)

Star Trek episode "The Changeling" ⓘ
Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark" ⓘ
Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" ⓘ
surface form: Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (uncredited production rewrite)

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"The Changeling" → producedBy → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
subject surface form: The Changeling
No Name on the Bullet (1959 film) → screenwriter → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
Star Trek episode "Amok Time" → producer → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
subject surface form: Amok Time
Space Seed → writtenBy → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
Space Seed → producedBy → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
Amok Time → producer → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
A Man Called Gannon → screenwriter → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
Mirror, Mirror → producer → Gene L. Coon ⓘ
The Apple (TOS episode) → producer → Gene L. Coon ⓘ