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Gene Roddenberry Legacy

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“Space...the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise, its five-year mission
....to explore strange new worlds ...to seek out new life and new civilizations ...to boldly go where no man has gone before.” — Gene Roddenberry (August 10, 1966) this would be the beginning a very long tradition in Science Fiction Movies as well as Television shows. Written by a man who could see where we could be in the future if you just let your imitation wonder. Gene Roddenberry would become one of the most renowned writers and producers known to science fiction. Even after his death in 1991 his legacy would live on through writings that would later be found by his wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry. Gene Roddenberry was an incredible visionary.

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On September 4, 1986 Gene Roddenberry’s fans presented him with the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, This would be the first ever Star honored to a writer/producer. The Next Generation syndicated series in its first year would win the 1987 Peabody Award for the Best of the Best and was also honored with many of the prestigious Emmy awards throughout its seven-year run. In February 1990 the March of Dimes honored Gene with the Jack Benny Memorial Award of Lifetime Achievement (Roddenberry, 1992). On Thursday Oct 24th 1991 Gene Roddenberry passed away. Sadly, Gene died within 48 hours of screening Star Trek VI. The Undiscovered Country. The last Film that revolved around his original characters. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel from Star Trek and Lwaxana Troi in Star Trek the Next Generation). His son Gene Roddenberry Jr. his two grown daughters from a previous marriage, as well as two grandchildren (Roddenberry,

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