Editing Matt Jefferies (section)

{{short description|American artist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Matt Jefferies
| image         = Matt Jefferies.jpg
| caption       = Jefferies in circa 2002
| birth_name    = Walter Matthew Jefferies
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1921|8|12}}
| birth_place   = [[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2003|7|21|1921|8|12}}
| death_place   = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation    = Artist, set designer, writer, flight test engineer
| years_active  =
| spouse        = Mary Ann
| known_for     =
| website       = {{URL|www.mattjefferies.com}}
}}

'''Walter Matthew Jefferies'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2003 |title=Walter M. Jefferies |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/walter-m-jefferies-36863.html |website=[[independent.co.uk]]}}</ref> (August 12, 1921 – July 21, 2003)<ref name="StarTrek.com">{{cite web |url= http://www.startrek.com/database_article/jefferies |title= Jefferies, Walter "Matt" |work= StarTrek.com |accessdate = November 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Variety.com">{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/walter-matt-jefferies-1117889885/ |title= Walter 'Matt' Jefferies (obituary) |website= Variety.com |date= July 23, 2013}}</ref> was an American aviation and mechanical artist, set designer, and writer. He is best known for his work on the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[television series]], where he designed many of the sets and props, including the original [[Starship]] ''[[Starship Enterprise|Enterprise]]'', and the bridge and sick bay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Joshua M. |date=2023-08-31 |title=Matt Jefferies' Final USS Enterprise Design Was Lost When Phase II Fell Apart |url=https://www.cbr.com/matt-jefferies-final-uss-enterprise-design-was-lost-when-phase-ii-fell-apart/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=Matt Jefferies' Original Starship Enterprise |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/matt-jefferies-original-starship-enterprise |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=www.startrek.com |language=en}}</ref>