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name: "Leroy Cronin"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "7 January 1924"
died: "8 July 1973"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:54:22.013282+00:00"
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# Leroy Cronin

Writer. Born 7 January 1924. Died 8 July 1973.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 7 January 1924
- **Died:** 8 July 1973

## Biography

Gene L. Coon was an American screenwriter and television producer. He worked on the original *Star Trek* series from 1966 as a writer, story editor and producer, contributing to numerous episodes and helping shape elements of the show's universe.

Coon wrote several third-season episodes under the pseudonym Lee Cronin (sometimes rendered as Leroy Cronin) while under contract elsewhere. His other credits include work on series such as *The Virginian*, *The Wild Wild West* and *Combat!*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

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