“He was a man who was able to reach out ... Born in El Paso in 1921, Gene Roddenberry moved to Los Angeles to become a police officer. He married and had two children. Then World War II happened.

Gene Roddenberry added one clever way to show the Star Trek crew's competency that has continued for several decades.

The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry, the creator of ... were doing the William Shatner pilot ['Where No Man Has Gone Before']. So, 'Police Story' went out for reactions, and as a result ...

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in “Star Trek,” shakes hands with Gene Roddenberry in Los Angeles in January 1985. — AP photo That man turned his life around, got married and had two children.