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D.C. Fontana, the pioneering TV writer who significantly shaped the “Star Trek” universe, in particular the character of Spock and his home planet, Vulcan, has died at 80. Fontana died Monday night after a brief illness, the American Film Institute, where Fontana was a senior lecturer, said in a statement. CBS Studios and the “Star Trek” production company confirmed the announcement. No further details were made public. Dorothy Catherine Fontana — she used her initials, “D.C.,” so producers dur…
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