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David Gerrold is a Scriptwriter and Executive Producer American born on 24 january 1944 at Chicago (USA)

David Gerrold

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Birth name Jerrold David Friedman
Nationality USA
Birth 24 january 1944 (80 years) at Chicago (USA)

David Gerrold (born January 24, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American science fiction screenwriter and novelist known for his script for the popular original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles", for creating the Sleestak race on the TV series Land of the Lost, and for his novelette The Martian Child, which won both Hugo and Nebula awards, and was adapted into a 2007 film starring John Cusack.

Biography

David Gerrold a d'abord été quelque temps acteur et réalisateur avant de se lancer sur la scène de la science-fiction.
Il travailla quelque temps en collaboration avec Larry Niven, écrivit des scénarios pour Star Trek et composa plusieurs anthologies.

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Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack
(1 films)
John Cusack
John Cusack
(1 films)
David Kaye
David Kaye
(1 films)
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Filmography of David Gerrold (1 films)

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Scriptwriter

Martian Child, 1h46
Directed by Menno Meyjes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about writers, Films about children, Films about families
Actors John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Oliver Platt, Joan Cusack
Rating66% 3.349713.349713.349713.349713.34971
David Gordon (John Cusack), a popular science fiction author, was widowed when his wife Mary died as they were trying to adopt a child. Two years later, David is finally matched with a young boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman). Socially awkward, Dennis believes he is from Mars and only goes outdoors when under the cover of a large box to block out the sun's harmful rays. Although initially hesitant to adopt a boy by himself, David recognizes a part of him in Dennis and slowly coaxes him out of the box and into his home.

Producer

Martian Child, 1h46
Directed by Menno Meyjes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about writers, Films about children, Films about families
Actors John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Oliver Platt, Joan Cusack
Roles Executive Producer
Rating66% 3.349713.349713.349713.349713.34971
David Gordon (John Cusack), a popular science fiction author, was widowed when his wife Mary died as they were trying to adopt a child. Two years later, David is finally matched with a young boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman). Socially awkward, Dennis believes he is from Mars and only goes outdoors when under the cover of a large box to block out the sun's harmful rays. Although initially hesitant to adopt a boy by himself, David recognizes a part of him in Dennis and slowly coaxes him out of the box and into his home.