Donald G Ingalls was an American screenwriter and television producer.
10 Facts About Don Ingalls
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Don Ingalls was a lifelong friend of Gene Roddenberry, having served in the Los Angeles Police Department with him.
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Don Ingalls was born in Humboldt, Nebraska on July 29,1918.
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Don Ingalls was stationed in Europe, flying Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses.
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The duo shared a desire to become writers, with Don Ingalls being the first between them to resign from the LAPD to pursue this objective.
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Roddenberry and Don Ingalls drifted apart following the latter's resignation, but reunited early on in their writing careers.
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Don Ingalls went on to write two scripts for Star Trek, his first being "The Alternative Factor".
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Don Ingalls wrote a handful of television movies such as the 1979 Captain America film.
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Don Ingalls has a single theatrical film credit, Airport 1975.
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Don Ingalls died in 2014 after a long illness at his home in Olympia, Washington.