Gene Roddenberry Letter: William Shatner’s Wigs Are Vanishing From Star Trek Sets (1968)

Pan American airways pilot, third officer E W Roddenberry, better known as Gene Roddenberry, creator of the Star Trek television series and franchise, circa 1947. (Photo by Keystone/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Pan American airways pilot, third officer E W Roddenberry, better known as Gene Roddenberry, creator of the Star Trek television series and franchise, circa 1947. (Photo by Keystone/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

 

In 1968, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry received a letter from Robert Justman, the show’s producer. The subject was the disappearance of star actor William Shatner’s wigs.

 

gene shattner wig letter

 

Anyone know what happened to them?

 

william shatner wigs

 

Via: Vaviper, UCLA

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