Gene L. Coon

Born in Beatrice, Nebraska, Coon grew up in a military family, sang on local radio as a child, and after serving stateside in the Marine Corps during World War II he studied radio communications at Glendale Junior College and later at the University of Iowa, gaining experience as a war reporter and pharmacist before turning to writing. He entered television in the mid-1950s, penning scripts for… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources