X (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist. He is best known for creating the original Star Trek television series and thus the Star Trek science fiction franchise. Born in El Paso, Texas, X grew up in Los Angeles,California where his father worked as a police officer. X flew 89 combat missions in the United States 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 to provide for his family, but began to focus on writing scripts for television.
As a freelance writer, X wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun–Will Travel and other series, before creating and producing his own television series The Lieutenant. In 1964, X created Star Trek, which premiered in 1966 and ran for three seasons before being canceled. Syndication of Star Trek led to increasing popularity, and X continued to create, produce and consult on the Star Trek films and the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation until his death. In 1985 he became the first TV writer with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[1]:110 and he was later inducted by both the Science Fiction Hall of Fame[2] and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Years after his death, X was one of the first humans to have his ashes "buried" in outer space.
The Star Trek franchise created by X has produced story material for almost five decades; resulting in six television series consisting of 726 episodes, and twelve feature films.
Additionally, the popularity of the Star Trek universe and films inspired the parody/homage/cult film Galaxy Quest in 1999, as well as many books, video games andfan films set in the various "eras" of the Star Trek universe.
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