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Matt Jefferies

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Matt Jefferies Famous memorial Veteran

Original Name
Walter Matthews Jefferies, Jr
Birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
21 Jul 2003 (aged 81)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Urn placed within Yeocomico Episcopal Church in his parents' lot
Memorial ID
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Motion Picture Art Director. He worked on the films "Weekend of Terror" (1970), "Escape" (1971), "The Loneliest Runner" (1976), and "Killing Stone" (1978). He also worked on the television shows "Love, American Style" (1969 to 1974), "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983), and "Dallas" (1986 to 1987). In 1966 he was asked by "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry to create a model of a ship for the series. He designed the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, and stayed with the show as an art director until it went off the air in 1969. The Jefferies Tubes that are part of the Star Trek franchise were named for him.
Motion Picture Art Director. He worked on the films "Weekend of Terror" (1970), "Escape" (1971), "The Loneliest Runner" (1976), and "Killing Stone" (1978). He also worked on the television shows "Love, American Style" (1969 to 1974), "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983), and "Dallas" (1986 to 1987). In 1966 he was asked by "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry to create a model of a ship for the series. He designed the USS Enterprise NCC-1701, and stayed with the show as an art director until it went off the air in 1969. The Jefferies Tubes that are part of the Star Trek franchise were named for him.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jul 23, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7704956/matt-jefferies: accessed ), memorial page for Matt Jefferies (12 Aug 1921–21 Jul 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7704956, citing Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard, Kinsale, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA; Cremated; Maintained by Find a Grave.