What a cool guy. MUCH more than Star Trek... check out this link. Here is just the intro at the link. It's a good read.
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More than once, Gene commented that he didn't want people to think of him as going to bed in Star Trek admiral's pajamas. He was far more than the creator of Star Trek, but that is how he has been accepted by the public and so with a quick look at his early life (a far more detailed examination will be found in my biography) we jump right to the creation of his most famous "child."
Gene was a giant in a business often dominated by pygmies; a game player who pushed the envelope where and when he could, often just to see how far he could go and how much he could get away with. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. Gene had his detractors, but in a business that is largely ego-driven and populated by talented people who are often more highly rewarded than their talent would warrant, Gene had surprisingly few enemies - less than you could count on two hands - an accomplishment in itself for a career that spanned 35 years.
Above all, Gene was a man who lived by his own rules, who played the game and found both survival and success in the Hollywood jungle. Being around him was never a dull experience. I am proud to have been his friend and proud to have been chosen by him to tell his story.
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