Eugene Shoemaker was born on April 28, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Eugene Merle Shoemaker. He is known for his work on Asteroids: Deadly Impact (1997), Cosmic Travelers: Comets and Asteroids (1997) and Deep Impact (1998). He was married to Carolyn Shoemaker. He died on July 18, 1997 in Northern Territory, Australia.