D.C. Fontana one of the first female script writers for the Star Trek tv series is dead at 80. https://www.hollywoodreporter....riter-was-80-1259207

Live Long And Prosper. Another great one gone way too soon.

James

She was amazing. And now I know what the D.C. stood for.

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” Rest In Peace D.C.

She went by "D. C." so that people wouldn't realize she was a woman (they had REAL sexism back then). She was responsible for some of the greatest TV of all time.

I'll be darned...I recall seeing D.C. Fontana credited in some of the Star Trek episodes and also recall seeing the name mentioned when, as a kid, I read several of the original series Star Trek books...and never knew the writer was a woman.

I also never knew she had such a prolific writing career, not just in the Star Trek universe, but all the other shows she apparently wrote for.

R.I.P. D.C. Thanks for the stories and stimulating the imagination of a young boy all those years ago.

- The Way to Eden (1969)
- That Which Survives (1969)
- The Enterprise Incident (1968)
- The Ultimate Computer (1968)
- By Any Other Name (1968)
- Friday's Child (1967)
- Journey to Babel (1967)
- Catspaw (1967)
- This Side of Paradise (1967)
- Tomorrow Is Yesterday (1967)
- Charlie X (1966)

I saw this earlier in the week. I watch TOS every night when i get home on H&i network. A great writer and she will be missed. Her contributions to Trek and SciFi in general are insurmountable.

Thanks for sharing,