As a writer, Fontana is credited with many episodes focusing on Vulcan culture and helped blaze a trail for female writers in sci-fi television. She is the mind behind The Original Series and The Animated Series episodes like “Yesteryear” and “Journey to Babel,” which introduced Spock’s father Sarek and mother Amanda. She co-wrote the Hugo Award nominated The Next Generation episode “Encounter at Farpoint” with Gene Rodenberry, and she continued to write for TNG and Deep Space Nine.

Dorothy Catherine (D. C.) Fontana ist tot. Fontana war vor allem als Drehbuchautorin für die Fernsehserie „Raumschiff Enterprise“ bekannt und war die erste Autorin im Team der Serie. Sie wurde 80 Jahre alt, wie die offizielle „Star Trek“-Website gestern Abend berichtete.