Nationality American Role Television screenwriter Citizenship American Died October 13, 2008 | Period 1952 – 1989 Movies The Looters Name Paul Schneider | |
Born August 4, 1923
Passaic, New Jersey, USA ( 1923-08-04 ) Occupation Television screenwriter Nominations Chlotrudis Award for Best Original Screenplay Similar People David Gordon Green, Abner Biberman, Jean Doumanian | ||
Paul Schneider (August 4, 1923 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter who worked in television and film between the 1950s and the 1980s.
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Star Trek
Schneider is probably best remembered for two episodes of the original Star Trek series: "Balance of Terror" and "The Squire of Gothos". The first of these introduced the Romulans - which became one of the main alien races in the Star Trek universe. The second episode introduces a "Q" like lifeform which terrorizes the crew. He also wrote the episode "The Terratin Incident" for the animated Star Trek series.
Other Work
Schneider wrote for several other films and television series, including Mr. Magoo, Bonanza, Ironside, The Six Million Dollar Man and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
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