Academy Award-winning pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures (1904–1998). Among his many credits are King Kong, Citizen Kane, and Star Trek. Linwood Dunn’s original 34 pages of revision to the classic Star Trek Season One two-part episode titled “The Menagerie,” 8.5 x 11, bound with a single staple to top left corner. Handwritten note in the top right corner of the first page reads: “grey cover copy #10, replaced by revisions dated 10/10/66.” Revisions include dialog changes, camera angles, and set blocking. Characters’ dialog in these pages include Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, and also mentions Captain Pike. In fine condition, with some light handling wear and last page detached. The Menagerie was an important episode in the show’s production. The intricate special effects were delaying the delivery of the weekly episodes to NBC for airing, sometimes arriving only 72 hours before broadcast. Incorporating the unused pilot The Cage, Roddenberry and his staff were able to create a two-part episode which needed just one week of production, allowing the studio to catch up. Despite being a two-part episode, The Menagerie is actually one of the program’s shorter scripts. RR Auction COA.
