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Gene L. Coon (1924–1973)

Writer | Producer

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Created the Prime Directive against interference with younger civilizations, a central tenet of The United Federation of Planets' code of ethics in "Star Trek" (1966). See more trivia »

Born:

Gene Lee Coon
in Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 49) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Death and the Favored Few (1974) (written by / as Gene Coon)
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1973 Hawkins (TV series)
– Die Die, Darling (1973) (writer)
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
– Chains (1973) (story / teleplay)
 
1973 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
– Soldier of Fortune (1973) (writer)
– So Long, Charlie (1973) (writer)
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
– Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave? (1972) (writer)
 
1971 Nichols (TV series)
– Ketcham Power (1971) (as Gene Coon)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
– The Feathered Serpent (1971) (writer)
 
1965-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
– The Regimental Line (1971) (writer)
– The Showdown (1965) (writer)
 
1970-1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
– Suffer, Little Children (1971) (writer)
– Is There Anyone Left in Santa Paula? (1970) (writer)
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
– White Horse, Steel Horse (1970) (story / teleplay)
 
1970 Paris 7000 (TV series)
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
– The 3:13 Arrives at Noon (1969) (as Lee Cronin)
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– Good-bye Harry (1969) (written by)
 
1968-1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
– A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969) (teleplay)
– A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 1 (1969) (uncredited)
– The Galloping Skin Game (1968) (story / teleplay)
– A Sour Note (1968) (story / teleplay)
– Turnabout (1968) (story / teleplay)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967-1969 Star Trek (TV series)
– Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969) (story / as Lee Cronin)
– Wink of an Eye (1968) (story / as Lee Cronin)
– Spectre of the Gun (1968) (written by / as Lee Cronin)
– Spock's Brain (1968) (written by / as Lee Cronin)
– Bread and Circuses (1968) (written by)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1968 Journey to Shiloh (screenplay / as Gene Coon)
 
1965-1967 Laredo (TV series)
– The Other Cheek (1967) (writer)
– A Double Shot of Nepenthe (1966) (writer)
– It's the End of the Road, Stanley (1966) (writer)
– That's Noway, Thataway (1966) (written by)
– The Calico Kid (1966) (teleplay)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 First to Fight (written by)
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Freebooters (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Combat! (TV series)
– Hills Are for Heroes: Part 2 (1966) (written by)
– Hills Are for Heroes: Part 1 (1966) (written by)
– The Ringer (1966) (story / teleplay)
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– Flight to Harbin (1966) (story / teleplay)
 
1965 My Favorite Martian (TV series)
– Hate Me a Little (1965) (written by)
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) (story)
 
1964 The Killers (screenplay)
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
– Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) (teleplay)
– Stormy Is a Lady (1964) (teleplay)
– Destry Had a Little Lamb (1964) (written by)
 
1963 The Raiders (written by)
 
1958-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Robert Harrison Clarke Story (1963) (writer)
– The Molly Kincaid Story (1963) (writer)
– The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) (written by)
– The Hollister John Garrison Story (1963) (written by)
– The John Turnbull Story (1962) (written by)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
– The Hat of Sergeant Martin (1963) (writer)
 
1962 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– Who Do the Voodoo (1962) (writer)
– An Ensign for McHale (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of the Dogfaces (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
– Sergeant Kolchak Fades Away (1962) (teleplay)
 
1961 Ichabod and Me (TV series)
– The Purple Cow (1961)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– The Idol (1961) (teleplay)
 
1959-1961 Bonanza (TV series)
– The Thunderhead Swindle (1961) (writer)
– The Ape (1960) (written by)
– The Paiute War (1959) (writer)
– Death on Sun Mountain (1959) (writer)
 
1961 Acapulco (TV series)
– Death Is a Smiling Man (1961) (writer)
– The Gentleman from Brazil (1961) (writer)
 
1960 Dan Raven (TV series)
– Man on the Ledge (1960) (writer)
– The Trade (1960) (writer)
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
– The Semi-Private Eye (1960) (written by)
 
1959-1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
– The Gladiators (1960) (writer)
– The Parolee (1960) (teleplay)
– The Last Laugh (1960) (writer)
– The Brain Picker (1960) (writer)
– The Sour Milk Fund (1960) (writer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
– Land (1960) (writer)
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
– About Roger Mowbray (1959) (story)
 
1959 Lock Up (TV series)
– Stakeout (1959) (writer)
 
1959 The Four Just Men (TV series)
– The Battle of the Bridge (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Appetite (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– The Fifth Man (1959) (written by)
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet (screenplay)
 
1959 Maverick (TV series)
– The Saga of Waco Williams (1959) (teleplay / as Gene Coon)
 
1958 Zorro (TV series)
– Rendezvous at Sundown (1958) (teleplay)
– Zorro Rides Alone (1958) (written by)
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
– I, the People (1958) (teleplay)
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
– The Ferris Wheel (1958) (teleplay)
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Guys Like O'Malley (1958) (writer)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
– The Flight (1957) (teleplay)
 
1957/I Man in the Shadow (written by)
 
1957 The Girl in the Kremlin
 
1956 Medic (TV series)
– The Good Samaritan (1956) (teleplay)
– Don't Count the Stars (1956) (teleplay)
 
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1968-1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series) (producer - 31 episodes)
– Mad in Japan (1969) (producer)
– The Great Chess Gambit (1969) (producer)
– 38-23-36 (1969) (producer)
– The Family (1969) (producer)
– Rock-Bye, Bye, Baby (1969) (producer)
See all 31 episodes »
 
1966-1968 Star Trek (TV series) (producer - 33 episodes)
– Bread and Circuses (1968) (producer)
– A Private Little War (1968) (producer)
– The Trouble with Tribbles (1967) (producer)
– Wolf in the Fold (1967) (producer)
– The Deadly Years (1967) (producer)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– The Night of the Murderous Spring (1966) (producer)
– The Night of the Burning Diamond (1966) (producer)
– The Night of the Freebooters (1966) (producer)
– The Night of the Druid's Blood (1966) (producer)
– The Night of the Two-Legged Buffalo (1966) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Showdown (1965) (producer)
 
1964 Destry (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Red Brady's Kid (1964) (producer)
– Blood Brother-in-Law (1964) (producer)
– Ride to Rio Verde (1964) (producer)
– Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) (producer)
– Big Deal at Little River (1964) (producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1998 Free Enterprise (acknowledgement: the forgotten Gene)
 

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Other Works:

In 1973, he wrote the teleplay for an unsold television pilot for ABC called "Operation Hang-Ten." The plot involved a young, athletic police officer who worked undercover at venues where criminals victimize adventurous, athletic youths. See more »

Alternate Names:

Gene Coon | Lee Cronin
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Trivia:

Created the Prime Directive against interference with younger civilizations, a central tenet of The United Federation of Planets' code of ethics in "Star Trek" (1966). See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn