Harold Livingston (September 4, 1924 – April 28, 2022) was an American novelist and screenwriter who was best known as the credited screenwriter for ''
Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). Others, including
Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts.
Career ''Star Wars''
Foster was the ghos ...
and
Gene Roddenberry
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer, and creator of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', its sequel spin-off series ''Star Trek: The Animated Series,'' and ''Sta ...
, also contributed to the development of the story and script.
Before his career as a writer, Livingston was a radio operator for aircraft navigational purposes and wrote a book about his adventures titled ''No Trophy, No Sword''. He was one of the founding members of the
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
, and was instrumental in ensuring Israel's victory during the
1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...
.
Livingston died in
Westlake Village, California
Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County on its western border with Ventura County. The City of Westlake Village incorporated in 1981 becoming the 82nd municipality of Los Angeles County.Baker, Pam (2002). ''Thousand Oaks Westlake Vill ...
, on April 28, 2022, at the age of 97.
Credits
Filmography
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Blue Light
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Science and technology
* Portion of the visible spectrum related to the blue color
** Blue laser
** Blue LED
* Cherenkov radiation, the physical phenomenon responsible for the characteristic blue glow in nucl ...
'' episode "The Friendly Enemy" (television, 1966)
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*''The Feather and Father Gang
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'' episode "Two-Star Killer" (television, 1976)[Stefaniepowersonlone.com The Feather and Father Gang](_blank)
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*''The Feather and Father Gang'' episode "For the Love of Sheila" (television, 1977)
*'' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979)
*'' A Wing and a Prayer'' (2015) ppearing as himself in this documentary
Novels
*''The Coasts of the Earth'' (1954)
*''The Detroiters'' (1958)
*''The Climacticon'' (1960)
*''Ride a Tiger: A Novel'' (1987)
*''Touch The Sky'' (1991)
*''To Die in Babylon'' (1993)
*''No Trophy, No Sword'' (1994)
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1924 births
2022 deaths
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American screenwriters
American expatriates in Israel
American male novelists
American male screenwriters
American male television writers
American television writers
People from Haverhill, Massachusetts
Novelists from Massachusetts
Screenwriters from Massachusetts