James Doohan better know as Chief Engineer Motgomery "Scotty" Scott, from the classic 1966-69 Star Trek series, died July 20 at age 85. The cause was pneumonia and Alzheimer's. Upon Doohan's death, Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy (Spock) dubbed him "our miracle man. One of a kind. The real deal." Doohan had a brief stint on The Bold and the Beautiful in his golden years, and wrote a well-received 1996 memoir, Beam Me Up, Scotty! He had seven children - the last when he was 80.
(Paraphrased from the TV Guide Tribute written by Michael Logan).
I found this tribute very moving since my sister and I had only just been introduced to the orginal Star Trek TV series and have grown to like it.
Star Trek 'Facts'
1 Most of the series (that I have seen so far) consists either of Kirk being on trail for one reson or another,
2 OR a famous person calls Kirk pretending to need help so they can trap/kill him .
3 A combindation of 1 and 2.
4 The red shirts (except Scotty and a few other important people) ALWAYS die.
5 The crew, especially Kirk, need to wear longer shirts.
Links
About Mr. Doohan -> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/233369_doohan.html
More about Mr. Doohan -> http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bal-as.scotty24jul24,1,2812620.story?coll=bal-artslife-tv
Star Trek -> Lost the link. Sorry
Mood: Nostalgic
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