James Goldstone (1931-1999) was an Emmy winning director of both television and theatrical films during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.
Goldstone was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he brought to TV pilots such as Star Trek, Ironside, and The Senator. His later career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span" pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth, Calamity Jane, and the Kent State shootings for which he won the Emmy.
He was a visiting professor in the film division of Columbia University in New York, New York, USA. He was president of the Vermont Film Commission.
Many times, he offered to sell copies of his shooting script and all of his notes for the "Star Trek" (1966) episode he directed, "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Many eager fans took him up on the offer.
