Fred Freiberger
American film and television writer and television producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fred Freiberger (February 19, 1915 – March 2, 2003)[1] was an American film and television writer and television producer, whose career spanned four decades and work on films such as The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and TV series including Ben Casey (1963–64), The Wild Wild West (1965), Star Trek (1968–69) and Space: 1999 (1976–77).
Fred Freiberger | |
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Born | (1915-02-19)February 19, 1915 |
Died | March 2, 2003(2003-03-02) (aged 88) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Television writer and producer Screenwriter |
Years active | 1946–89 |
Television | Ben Casey (season 3) The Wild Wild West(season 1) Star Trek (season 3) (1968–69) Space: 1999 (season 2) (1976–77) The Six Million Dollar Man (1977–78) |
Spouse | Shirley Freiberger[1] |
Children | 2[1] |
Freiberger was the producer of the third and final season of science-fiction series Star Trek, between 1968 and 1969. His screenwriting credits include 13 films made between 1946 and 1958. He appeared as himself in the short documentary Funny Old Guys,[2] which aired as part of the HBO series Still Kicking, Still Laughing in 2003, a few months after his death in March.
Freiberger died on March 2, 2003, at his Bel-Air home, according to his son, Ben. No cause of death was given.[3]