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David Gerrold

デイヴィッド・ジェロルド

Deividdo Jerorudo

Aliases: Jerrold David Friedman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-01-24 (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Los Angeles

Career

Occupations
Writer, Author, Screenwriter
Active Years
1966-2024
Affiliations
Hollywood Science Fiction Museum
Influenced By
Robert A. Heinlein
Nominations
When HARLIE Was One (Hugo and Nebula nominations)

Education

Ulysses S. Grant High School
Degree: 高校卒業
Year of Graduation: 1962
Country: United States
最初の卒業クラスで卒業
Los Angeles Valley College
Country: United States
San Fernando Valley State College
Country: United States
Now California State University, Northridge

Awards

Nebula Award
1994
Work: The Martian Child
Category: 中編小説部門
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Result: 受賞
Hugo Award
1995
Work: The Martian Child
Category: 中編小説部門
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: 受賞
Hal Clement Award
2002
Work: Jumping Off the Planet
Category: YA SF文学
Result: 受賞
Robert A. Heinlein Award
2022
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Trouble with Tribbles

1967 Science fiction TV script

Popular Star Trek: The Original Series episode where tribbles overrun the Enterprise in a comedic fashion.

alienshumorexploration
Adaptations
  • [Television] Star Trek (1967)

The Martian Child

1994 Science fiction novelette

Semi-autobiographical story of adopting a child who believes he is a Martian.

adoptionidentityfamily
Adaptations
  • [Film] Martian Child (2007)

When HARLIE Was One

1972 Science fiction novel

Story of an AI's relationship with its creators, one of the first to feature a computer virus.

artificial intelligencecomputer virus

The Man Who Folded Himself

1973 Science fiction novel

A man inherits a time-travel belt.

time travelparadoxes

Bibliography

  • See Wikipedia for complete bibliography

Adaptations

  • Martian Child (2007 film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Imaginative SF descriptionsHumorous narrativeDetailed scientific speculation
Recurring Motifs
alien ecologyartificial intelligencetime travelfamily and adoption

Legacy

Known for writing Star Trek's 'The Trouble with Tribbles', winner of Hugo and Nebula Awards, influential in science fiction.

In Popular Culture

  • Tribbles iconic in Star Trek franchise

Quotes

  • Since I first wrote that damn script for Gene And the electrical picture machine Tribbles have chased their creator From here to Decatur. Nobody knows of the tribbles I've seen.
    Source: Self-authored (1973)

Trivia

  • Born to a Jewish family
  • Openly gay
  • Adopted a son from foster care in the 1980s