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name: "Paul Schneider"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-schneider-178275"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "4 August 1923"
died: "13 October 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:54:12.542544+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Paul Schneider

Writer. Born 4 August 1923 in Passaic, New Jersey, USA. Died 13 October 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 4 August 1923, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 13 October 2008

## Biography

Paul Schneider (4 August 1923 – 13 October 2008) was an American television screenwriter. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, he wrote for series from the 1950s to the 1980s. He is credited with two episodes of the original *Star Trek* series: "Balance of Terror" (1966) and "The Squire of Gothos" (1967). He also wrote the episode "The Terratin Incident" for *Star Trek: The Animated Series* (1973).

Schneider wrote for many other programmes, including *How to Marry a Millionaire* (1957–58), *Bonanza* (1965–67), *Ironside* (1969), *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969–74), *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974–76) and *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1981). He often collaborated with his wife, Margaret Schneider. His film credits include the story for *1001 Arabian Nights* (1959) and the screenplay for *Lapin 360* (1972).

*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)

## Also known for

- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Writer
- *Star Trek* (1973), Writer
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), Writer
- *Ironside* (1967), Writer
- *The Big Valley* (1965), Writer

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