Gene Roddenberry's biography
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry is 70 years old screenwriter born at El Paso. He was born on Friday 19th of August 1921. Gene is often nicknamed as Robert Wesley, The Great Bird of the Galaxy. According to year of birth 1921 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 19th of August means Gene is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.
Gene is white american. Gene is citizen of United States of America. Gene is secular humanist. His primary profession is to be screenwriter. You can know him also as television producer, film producer, aircraft pilot, science fiction writer, novelist. Gene is recently known as executive producer.
Gene Roddenberry's family
Gene Roddenberry's ex wife
Majel Barrett
Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett have been together since 1969 for 22 years. She is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Tuesday 23rd of February 1932 in Cleveland. Gene´s ex wife died on Thursday 18th of December 2008 in Bel Air. Majel Barrett was 87 years old, when this happened.
He has 1 son.
Gene Roddenberry's son: Rod Roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry's son's name is Rod Roddenberry. He is known as television producer. Gene´s son was born on Tuesday 5th of February 1974 in Los Angeles.
Gene Roddenberry's schools
We found 5 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Los Angeles City College, University of Southern California, Columbia University, University of Miami, Franklin High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended Columbia University, the University of Miami and the University of Southern California but did not graduate.
Gene Roddenberry's career
His main focus is to be screenwriter and screenwriting. Gene is famous thanks to creator of Star Trek.
Is Gene Roddenberry gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Gene Roddenberry die
He died on on Thursday 24th of October 1991 when he was 70 years old at Santa Monica. Gene Roddenberrys death was caused by heart failure. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Gene Roddenberry's Awards
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6683 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 4, 1985.
What Gene Roddenberry has done for a first time
- His series Star Trek (1966) was one of the first series to have African-American and Asian actors in leading roles.
- The Star Trek (1966) episode "Plato's Stepchildren" (#3.10) featured the first interracial kiss on television, between James T. Kirk and Uhura. They were forced under mind-control, but it is still regarded as a milestone.
Gene Roddenberry's quotes
- A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
- I have felt many times trapped by Star Trek. It cost me dearly. It won't anymore, because I've come to grips with what it is and where it fits in my life.
- Normal television limits what you can do. With science fiction, you can exercise your imagination more. I fell in love with it.
- I wish I had more control, more like Edgar Rice Burroughs had, but I'm a realist, too. I work in television. I don't know that I would want to spend the rest of my life controlling my characters.
- We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing, all-powerful God, who creates faulty humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.
- The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.
- These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission... to boldly go where no man has gone before.
- [on his first meeting with Leonard Nimoy] If I ever do a science-fiction show, I'm going to put pointed ears on him and use him.
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Gene Roddenberry's height, weight, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Gene Roddenberry looks. We will focus on Gene´s height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. Gene is tall as 6' 1" (185 cm). He weights 220lbs (100 kg). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted blue. Gene´s hair is shade of salt and pepper.