D.C. Fontana

C." Fontana rightfully earned her place as one of the most revered contributors to the longest-running science fiction franchise of all time. Getting her start as a secretary for several television screenwriters, Fontana had the good fortune to take a job with producer Gene Roddenberry in the mid-1960s. It was in this position that she was given an early glimpse at a story concept that would become "Star Trek" (NBC, 1966-69), while it was her …