Gene Roddenberry Quotes


The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities.


Citations

Fern, Yvonne. Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation. University of California Press, 1994.

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Gene Roddenberry
Gene Roddenberry
  • Born: August 19, 1921
  • Died: October 24, 1991
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Television Writer, Producer

Eugene Wesley Roddenberry was an American television screenwriter, producer and creator of Star Trek: The Original Series, and its sequel spin-off series Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television.