RIP Dorothy 'DC' Fontana

[trynda1701]

Unfortunately, it has been announced that DC Fontana, story editor for the first two seasons of TOS plus the Animated Series, has passed away.

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Her Star Trek credits were only one part of her long resume (she also wrote a TNG and a DS9 episode as well), but she was credited with quite a few Trek creations, writing "Journey to Babel", a seminal TOS episode, letting us see Sarek and Amanda, Spocks' parents, for the first time.

Very sad news. Condolences to her family and friends.

[starcruiser]

DC Fontana is arguably more responsible for the success of Star Trek than just about anyone else. She helped build the whole structure of history behind several key characters in her stories.

She was also a key to breaking the glass ceiling in TV/Film writing - a field completely dominated by men (hence "DC" Fontana, instead of "Dorothy Catherine").

[cowboy40]

Dec 3, 2019 17:26:21 GMT -7 starcruiser said:

DC Fontana is arguably more responsible for the success of Star Trek than just about anyone else. She helped build the whole structure of history behind several key characters in her stories.

She was also a key to breaking the glass ceiling in TV/Film writing - a field completely dominated by men (hence "DC" Fontana, instead of "Dorothy Catherine").

A very true statement

[brickwall]

May she rest in eternal peace. Among Trek fans of all generations, she will be missed.

[tosfan1956]

May she rest in eternal peace. Talent like that does not come along every day. She will be missed.

[Deleted]

Dec 3, 2019 19:15:53 GMT -7 brickwall said:

May she rest in eternal peace. Among Trek fans of all generations, she will be missed.

Well said, brickwall.

She wrote a LOT of TV. Even Logan's Run, Buck Rodgers, He-Man(!), Kung Fu, Six Million Dollar Man, Land of the Lost, and Babylon 5 (and The Waltons... but I totally forgive her).

[kaisernathan1701]

without her we wouldnt have Trek as we knew it from the start

May she rest in peace