John D.F. Black attended Carnegie Melon University and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a writer and producer, known for Star Trek (1966), Mission: Impossible (1966), Hawaii Five-0 (1968), Charlie's Angels (1976) & Murder She Wrote (1987). He co-wrote the well know Star Trek original series opening monologue that begins: "Space...the final frontier." John was married to Mary Leah "Mibs" Keefe from Peoria, IL, with whom he had three sons: Shawn Dennis Black, Geoffrey Washburn Black & Christopher John Black. He died on November 29, 2018.