Jerome Bixby was born on January 11, 1923 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for The Man from Earth (2007), Star Trek (1966) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He died on April 28, 1998 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode "The Emperor's New Cloak" was dedicated to him as this was the final episode of DS9's Mirror Universe saga, which followed up from The Original Series episode "Mirror, Mirror", which was written by Bixby.