D. C. Fontana
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Dorothy Catherine Fontana was an American television script writer and story editor, best known for her work on the original Star Trek series.
Fontana in 2016
Fontana started working for Gene Roddenberry while covering his secretary's sick leave
"The City on the Edge of Forever" is the twenty-eighth and penultimate episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. It was written by Harlan Ellison; contri
D. C. Fontana
…script overhaul, then it has to automatically go into the Writers Guild for arbitration." She was one of four writers to re-write Harlan Ellison's "The City on the Edge of Forever", alongside Roddenberry, Gene Coon and Carabatsos who had all made changes at different times to Ellison's displeasure. Fontana's draft, submitted on…
Harlan Ellison (pictured in 1986)
When D.C. Fontana rewrote the teleplay, she added McCoy's accidental overdose in the first act.
Joan Collins (pictured in 1956), was a well-known actress before appearing in "The City on the Edge of Forever".