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Dec 25, 2023 · Yet, Star Trek: The Original Series was seen as a "failure" because of its cost. In fact, series creator Gene Roddenberry almost blew his preproduction budget on starship research. Instead of just designing a "cool" ship, he wanted the USS Enterprise (nee Yorktown) to feel as real as possible.
Dec 5, 2023 · At the time of his death, Celebrity Net Worth says that "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry was worth about $500 million. Much of this was non-liquid, however, wrapped up in "Star Trek" as an intellectual property — his liquid assets were about $67.8 million in 2023 money.
Jul 21, 2016 · Certainly, creator Gene Roddenberry made his estimated $500 million fortune off of his creation and its many spin-offs. Rick Berman, who was the executive producer of several later series,...
Sep 9, 2024 · Walk of Fame-wise, Roddenberry was beaten to the punch by Star Trek stars William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, who received their stars in May 1983 and January 1985, respectively.
Sep 21, 2021 · Bob Justman, the supervising producer of Star Trek: TOS said Gene Roddenberry was happy to get William Shatner because he was highly thought of in the industry. So it’s no surprise that his paycheck was $10,000 per episode or equivalent to $84,434.26 today.
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Oct 24, 2016 · Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, passed away 25 years ago today, October 24, 1991, at the age of 70. He, of course, left behind his family, millions of fans across the galaxy and his beloved "Wagon Train to the Stars."
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Roddenberry at a Star Trek convention in 1976. Faced with a mortgage and a $2,000-per-month alimony obligation as a result of his 1969 divorce, he retained a booking agent (with the assistance of his friend Arthur C. Clarke) and began to support himself largely by scheduling appearances at colleges and science fiction conventions.
