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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (/ ˈ m eɪ dʒ əl / MAY-jəl; born Majel Leigh Hudec; [2] February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as various characters in the Star Trek franchise: Nurse Christine Chapel (in the original Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and two films of the franchise), Number One (also in the original ...
Gene Roddenberry appearing in an advertisement for Mutual of New York in 1961. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series. [1]
Gene Roddenberry was born on August 19, 1921, in his parents' rented home in El Paso, Texas, ... He also left money to his children and his first wife, Eileen.
Earth: Final Conflict is a science fiction television series based on ideas developed by Gene Roddenberry. The series was produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who possessed notes kept by Roddenberry that would provide the conceptual basis for the series. It ran for five seasons between October 6, 1997, and May 20 ...
Growing up, Rod Roddenberry wasn’t a huge fan of “Star Trek.” Although the series was created by his father Gene Roddenberry, and starred his mother Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel ...
Majel Barrett (pictured in 2007) originally met Gene Roddenberry while he was developing pilots for Screen Gems. Prior to working on Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry had been developing a variety of television pilots for Screen Gems. One actress he auditioned was Majel Leigh Hudec, later to use the name Majel Barrett. [1]
Shatner was a seasoned actor long before he found the role that would define the rest of his career — Capt. Jame T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise on Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek.”
While their names were never featured in any of the iconic opening credits sequences, even passing appearances are enough to be considered an important figure in Gene Roddenberry’s universe.