George Bellak is an American television writer who has written episodes of Thriller (1960), The Defenders (1961-64) and Cannon

Cannon (TV series)

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976.The primary protagonist was the title character, Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad....

 (1970-75). He was a winner of Writers Guild of America Award

Writers Guild of America Award

The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

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He was recruited in August 1973 to work on the TV series Space: 1999

Space: 1999

Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that ran for two seasons and originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and...

 (1975). He wrote the pilot episode Breakaway and was story consultant during early development even preparing a Writer's Guide in September, before leaving the show in October just before filming began.

External links

• George Bellak on The Catacombs - A comprehensive guide to Space:1999