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David Gerrold (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a [[SF]] novelist and screenwriter 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 motion picture.
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'''David Gerrold''' (born Jerrold David Friedman), an [[SF]] [[novel]]ist and screenwriter, is the [[author]] of over 50 [[books]], several hundred articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes. He was [[goh]] at the 2015 [[Worldcon]], [[Sasquan]].  
  
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He is the author of over 50 books, several hundred articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes.
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He is 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 1989 [[novelette]], "The Martian Child," which won both [[Hugo]] and [[Nebula]] awards, and was adapted into a 2007 motion picture. His juvenile SF novel, ''Jumping off the Planet'', received the 2001 [[Hal Clement Young Adult Award]] for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature.
  
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His juvenile SF novel, ''Jumping off the Planet'', received the 2001 [[Hal Clement Young Adult Award]] for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature.
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Born in [[Chicago]], he grew up [[LA]], where he continues to live with his family.  He is openly gay and the adoptive single father of a son, Sean Friedman.  
  
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* 1993 -- [[Chattacon XVIII]], [[CupCon]]
 
* 1993 -- [[Chattacon XVIII]], [[CupCon]]
 
* 1994 -- [[InConJunction XIV]]
 
* 1994 -- [[InConJunction XIV]]
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* 1995 -- '''[[1990 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]]''', [[Nebula Award |Best Novelette Nebula]]
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* 1995 -- '''[[1990 Best Novelette Hugo]]''', [[Nebula Award|1989 Best Novelette Nebula]]
 
* 1996 -- [[Tropicon XV]]
 
* 1996 -- [[Tropicon XV]]
 
* 1997 -- [[Tra-La-La Con]]
 
* 1997 -- [[Tra-La-La Con]]
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* 2021 -- [[Rustycon 2021]]
 
* 2021 -- [[Rustycon 2021]]
  
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Revision as of 21:28, 9 November 2021

(January 24, 1944 —)

David Gerrold (born Jerrold David Friedman), an SF novelist and screenwriter, is the author of over 50 books, several hundred articles and columns, and over a dozen television episodes. He was goh at the 2015 Worldcon, Sasquan.

He is 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 1989 novelette, "The Martian Child," which won both Hugo and Nebula awards, and was adapted into a 2007 motion picture. His juvenile SF novel, Jumping off the Planet, received the 2001 Hal Clement Young Adult Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature.

Born in Chicago, he grew up LA, where he continues to live with his family. He is openly gay and the adoptive single father of a son, Sean Friedman.

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