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TOS Writer Oliver Crawford Dies at Age 91

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By GustavoLeao / 07:58, 30 September 2008 / People

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According to Variety, TV and film writer Oliver Crawford, who went on to write for series including Star Trek The Original Series after being blacklisted in the 1950s, died Sept. 24 in Los Angeles. He was 91.


Crawford was Emmy nommed for shows including Climax! and Lineup and received a Writers Guild nomination for Outer Limits.

He wrote the first season episode "The Galileo Seven" and wrote the teleplay for the third season episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" (from a story by Lee Cronin) and co-wrote (with David Gerrold) the third season episode "The Cloud Minders".

More info can be found at Variety.



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So long Oliver! | Report this post to moderator
By: OV-101 (Odo's file, contact) @ 15:59:16 on Oct 03, 2008

He wrote some great episodes. When I think about the whole Blacklisting era, it just pisses me off. I am glad that he was still able to be successful despite it.

God speed Ollie!

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By: Sam Cogley (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:18:45 on Sep 30, 2008

91 is a long and fruitful life. He wrote some classic Trek episodes, and for that I think we can all be thankful.

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