Dorothy Fontana has passed away, the family confirmed in a press release. She died December 3, 2019 at the age of 80, after a brief illness.
Concerned individuals have taken to Twitter, pay tribue to Ms. Fontana.
RIP Dorothy Fontana, who contributed so much to Star Trek. She contributed directly to TOS, TAS, TNG and DS9 but her influence surely goes deeper and further than that. Thankyou, D.C.
— Jeremy Griffiths? (@ElvisBadgerchap) December 3, 2019
RIP to Dorothy Fontana, one of the most important writers of the 20th century. https://t.co/4xu4Mm6v6z
— Kindly Wizard (@KindlyWizard) December 3, 2019
How very sad. Dorothy Fontana was an absolute legend in #StarTrek and is absolutely part of the fabric that sees @StarTrek still successful today.#RIPDCFontana
— Lee Dargue ? #MentalHealth #DrugsReform (@leedargue) December 3, 2019
How very sad. Dorothy Fontana was an absolute legend in #StarTrek and is absolutely part of the fabric that sees @StarTrek still successful today.#RIPDCFontana
— Lee Dargue ? #MentalHealth #DrugsReform (@leedargue) December 3, 2019
RIP Dorothy Fontana; Star Trek’s first female writer (and a truly great one at that).
She boldly went where no woman had gone before. https://t.co/2gcavzvQeW
— Adrian Powers (@adrianjpowers) December 3, 2019