{{short description|American science-fiction writer}} {{Infobox writer |birth_name = Thomas Eugene DeWeese | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|1|31}}<ref>"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMD7-L5Q : accessed 12 Feb 2013), T E Deweese, 19 March 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).</ref> | birth_place = [[Rochester, Indiana]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|19|1934|1|31}} | death_place = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S. | occupation = Writer | pseudonym = Jean DeWeese, Thomas Stratton, Victoria Thomas | period = | genre = |portaldisp= }} '''Thomas Eugene DeWeese''' (January 31, 1934 – March 19, 2012) was an American writer of [[science fiction]], best known for his ''[[Star Trek]]'' novels. He also wrote Gothic, mystery, and young adult fiction, totalling more than 40 books in his career.<ref name="locus">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2012/04/gene-deweese-1934-2012/|title=Gene DeWeese (1934–2012)|publisher=[[Locus Publications]]|date=6 April 2012}}</ref> He published as '''Gene DeWeese''' and '''Jean DeWeese'''; his pseudonyms as a collaborator included '''Thomas Stratton''' and '''Victoria Thomas'''.<ref name="usm">{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum/public_html/html/research/findaids/DG0267f.html|title=Gene DeWeese Papers|publisher=[[The University of Southern Mississippi]]|accessdate=3 May 2013}}</ref>
== Background and fandom == DeWeese was born January 31, 1934, in [[Rochester, Indiana]].<ref>[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/deweese_gene Authors : DeWeese, Gene : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia] Retrieved 2014-11-06.</ref> He began writing science fiction stories in grade school, beginning with a Mickey Mouse story he wrote.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> In high school, he wrote articles and science-fiction columns for his local newspaper.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> DeWeese became an active member of [[science fiction fandom]], and his stories were published in [[science fiction fanzines]] such as ''[[Yandro]]'', ''Fan-Fare'', and ''The Chigger Patch of Fandom''.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> He earned an associate degree in [[electronics]] from [[Valparaiso Technical Institute]] in 1953. He worked for [[General Motors]]' [[Delco Electronics]] Division as an electronics technician in [[Kokomo, Indiana]], from 1954 to 1959, and as a technical writer (including for the [[Apollo Program]]) in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], from 1959 to 1974 (when he became a full-time [[freelance]] writer).
== Professional writing == DeWeese's first professionally published fiction was a ''[[Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' book written with [[Robert Coulson]] using the pseudonym '''Thomas Stratton''', which used DeWeese's first name and Coulson's middle name.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> This first novel was ''The Invisibility Affair'' and was followed up in the series by ''The Mind-Twisters Affair'' (both 1967) Coulson was a fellow science fiction fan, and the two had previously used the Stratton name for fiction published in fanzines.<ref>[http://crimespreemag.com/author-gene-deweese-passes/ Jordan, Jon (as "Jon the Crimespree Guy"). "Author Gene DeWeese Passes" ''Crimespree'' March 21, 2012]</ref> He wrote nine Gothic novels as Jean DeWeese, and co-wrote a romance novel with Connie Kugi under the pseudonym Victoria Thomas.<ref>[http://locusmag.com/2012/04/gene-deweese-1934-2012/ "Gene DeWeese (1934-2012)" April 6, 2012]</ref> DeWeese wrote over forty books, including science fiction, mystery, horror, and romance, and nonfiction books on computers and doll making.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> He has written novels in the ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Lost in Space]]'', and [[Dinotopia]] series.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> His best-known [[young adult novel]] is ''[[The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf]]'', which was made into a [[television movie]] of the same name.<ref name="wizardsbio">{{cite web|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=GeneDeWeese|title=Gene DeWeese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224010742/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=GeneDeWeese|archivedate=February 24, 2009}}</ref> He has also written for [[Ravenloft]] (''[[King of the Dead (novel)|King of the Dead]]'' and ''Lord of the Necropolis'') and the ''[[Amazing Stories]]'' series.
== Papers and personal life == His papers from 1967 to 2002 are held at the library of the [[University of Southern Mississippi]].<ref name="usm"/>
He and Beverly lived in Milwaukee from 1959 to his death at home in 2012 from [[dementia with Lewy bodies|Lewy body dementia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/03/22/obituary-gene-deweese/ |title=Silver, Steven H. "Obituary: Gene DeWeese" ''SFSite.com'' March 22, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2012 |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325211739/http://www.sfsite.com/news/2012/03/22/obituary-gene-deweese/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== ''Star Trek'' novels == *''[[Chain of Attack]]'' (1987) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' *''[[The Peacekeepers]]'' (September 1988) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' *''[[The Final Nexus]]'' (December 1988) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' *''Renegade'' (1991) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' *''Probe'' (1992) - Credited by [[Margaret Wander Bonanno]] for being the actual writer of most of the book<ref name=Probe>Bonanno, Margaret Wander. [http://www.margaretwanderbonanno.com/files/Probed_-_shorter_version.doc "Probed,"] Bonanno's official website. {{dead|date=June 2022}} Archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222624/http://www.margaretwanderbonanno.com/files/Probed_-_shorter_version.doc the Wayback Machine]. Retrieved June 15, 2022.</ref> *''Into the Nebula'' (1995) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' *''Engines of Destiny'' (2005) - Based on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', though the main character is [[Montgomery Scott]]
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== External links == *[http://www.mysteryone.com/interview.php?ID=648 2003 interview with DeWeese] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304170128/http://mysteryone.com/interview.php?id=648 |date=2016-03-04 }} *{{isfdb name|id=Gene_DeWeese|name=Gene DeWeese}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net:80/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=4786|title=Gene DeWeese :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050225005501/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=4786|url-status=dead|archivedate=2005-02-25}}
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