D. C. Fontana
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dorothy Catherine Fontana, J. Michael Bingham, Michael Richards, D.C. Fontana
American screenwriter (1939–2019)
Film & TV
Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Dorothy Catherine Fontana was a pioneering sci fi writer having written for the original Star Trek series and its subsequent spin offs. D.C. Fontana was the first female writer for Star Trek.
Known for
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek — Self (archive footage)2021
- 50 Years of Star Trek — Self2016
- For the Love of Spock — Self2016
- Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen — Self2016
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault — Self2016
- Chaos on the Bridge — Self2014
- 40 Years of Star Trek — Self2006
- How William Shatner Changed the World — Self2005
- Sci-Fi Visionaries2004
- Kiss 'N' Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Catherine
- Family name
- Fontana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sussex County
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- Genre
- science fiction
- Image
- DCFontanaJan2016.jpg
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- name in native language
- Dorothy Fontana
- date of birth
- 1939-03-25
- date of death
- 2019-12-02
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- D. C. Fontana
- Commons category
- D. C. Fontana
- P8979
- SSC Napoli
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