What was Gene Roddenberry's day job before he became a full-time TV scriptwriter and later, creator of "Star Trek"?

Brainy Blonde

He had many, the following is a chronological list: 1942 Commissioned a Secend Lieutenant bomber pilot, also investigated plane crashes during the war. After the war he became a commercial co-pilot for Pan Am. In 1947 after surviving a crash in the Syrian Desert, he quit, moved to California and decided to become a writer. While waiting for his writing career to take off, he held the following jobs. Salesman for 3-D cameras, joined the LAPD and was assigned to the LAPD newspaper. He was press release and speech writier for Police Chief Bill Parker and a lecturer at LA State College. While he was working for the LAPD he became a self-taught script writer. His first sale of a script was for the TV show 'Mr. Distict Attorney', he then became technical adviser for the same show. In 1954 he quit the LAPD to beome a full time free-lance writer, eventually a creator and writer for new TV pilots, under contract with Screen Gems. In 1963 he first got the idea for Star Trek. The rest as we say, is history! I found this information at www.roddenberry.com Jun 27 01, 4:17 PM

robmeister

Gene Roddenberry's occupations prior to screenwriting were numerous. Notably, he was a bomber pilot in World War II, and a pilot for Pan American Airways. After leaving PanAm, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department. He was a motorcycle cop who moonlighted by writing scripts for shows like "Have Gun, Will Travel". Apr 30 04, 2:34 PM