Dorothy Fontana

In on the ground floor of one of the top science fiction TV series of all time, “Star Trek,” (NBC, 1966-69), writer D.C. Fontana also made great strides where no woman had gone before – writing for network television.

Born in 1939 in Sussex, NJ, Dorothy Catherine Fontana always knew what she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. By the time she was 11 years old, she was already crafting elaborate stories for her childhood friends. As she grew older, she became an avid reader of westerns, police stories and history books. Her first des…more