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Roddenberry (Gene) Star Trek television series collection
PASC.0062
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Gene Roddenberry Star trek television series collection
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0062
Physical Description:
18.0 Linear Feet
(36 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1966-1969
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Gene Roddenberry papers (Collection PASC 62). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942336793606533
"Star Trek" debuted in 1966 and ran to 79 episodes; it started with low ratings, but the support of its audience and science
fiction writers prevented its cancellation; the show was launched by Gene Roddenberry with a format similar to that of Wagon
train, a weekly television program about pioneers traveling westward; over time Roddenberry and "Star Trek" acquired a following
of loyal fans, known as "Trekkies"; "Star Trek" reruns in the late 1970s prompted the continued popularity of the series;
Paramount pictures produced several "Star Trek" movies starring the original television series cast; Roddenberry created and
became executive producer for another television series called "Star Trek : The Next Generation," which was set seventy-eight
years after the final "Star Trek" episode.
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was born in El Paso, TX, Aug. 19, 1921; AA, Los Angeles City College, 1941; attended Univ. of CA,
LA, Univ. of Miami, and Columbia Univ.; second lieutenant, US Army Air Forces, 1941-45; Pan American Airways, pilot, 1945-49;
LA Police Dept., LA, CA 1949-53; started his career as television and motion picture creator, producer, and writer in 1953;
president of Norway Production, Inc, (1962-); member of various professional organizations including the Writers Guild of
America, West and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences; in addition to his television credits, he was involved with
several "Star Trek" motion pictures; published "Star Trek : The Motion Picture" (1979), The making of "Star Trek : The Motion
Picture" (1980), and "Star Trek : The First Twenty-Five Years" (1991); the recipient of numerous awards; died in LA, CA, Oct.
24, 1991.
Collection consists of material related to the television program, Star trek. Includes story outlines, treatments and various
drafts of scripts, shooting schedules, cast lists, title sheets, photographic lists, budget reports, and memoranda.
Arranged in the following series:
- Produced episodes
- Correspondence/general files
- Unproduced materials
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television producers and directors -- Archives.
Television writers -- Archives.
Roddenberry, Gene--Archives.