Post by Roland on Jul 21, 2005 16:06:08 GMT 11
This may be thre wrong place for this thread, so apologies in advance:
Scotty's Trek ends
From correspondents in Los Angeles
July 21, 2005
From: Reuters
Scotty ... James Doohan / AP ACTOR James Doohan, best known as Scotty, the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer on television's original Star Trek series, died yesterday at his home in Redmond, Washington, his manager said. He was 85.
Doohan, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease last summer, died of complications from that degenerative illness and pneumonia, Steve Stevens told Reuters.
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Doohan was a prolific voice actor on Canadian radio before making his move into television in the 1950s.
But he will be remembered for playing Lt. Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, the can-do chief engineer aboard the starship USS Enterprise on the original Star Trek series, which ran from 1966-69 on NBC. He reprised the role for several big-screen Star Trek features.
One of his character's chief functions on the show was to operate the transporter used to "beam" crew members to and from the Enterprise - often in response to an order that entered the pop culture as the catchphrase "Beam me up Scotty."
Doohan's last public appearance was in October, when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan will be sent into space following his cremation, his friend and agent Steven Stevens said.
Doohan's family plans to hold a private service after which the 85-year-old actor's ashes are to be taken into space in accordance with Doohan's wishes.
The company that will carry out the operation is called Space Services Inc, according to the agent.
- with Agence-France Presse
Scotty's Trek ends
From correspondents in Los Angeles
July 21, 2005
From: Reuters
Scotty ... James Doohan / AP ACTOR James Doohan, best known as Scotty, the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer on television's original Star Trek series, died yesterday at his home in Redmond, Washington, his manager said. He was 85.
Doohan, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease last summer, died of complications from that degenerative illness and pneumonia, Steve Stevens told Reuters.
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Doohan was a prolific voice actor on Canadian radio before making his move into television in the 1950s.
But he will be remembered for playing Lt. Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, the can-do chief engineer aboard the starship USS Enterprise on the original Star Trek series, which ran from 1966-69 on NBC. He reprised the role for several big-screen Star Trek features.
One of his character's chief functions on the show was to operate the transporter used to "beam" crew members to and from the Enterprise - often in response to an order that entered the pop culture as the catchphrase "Beam me up Scotty."
Doohan's last public appearance was in October, when he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan will be sent into space following his cremation, his friend and agent Steven Stevens said.
Doohan's family plans to hold a private service after which the 85-year-old actor's ashes are to be taken into space in accordance with Doohan's wishes.
The company that will carry out the operation is called Space Services Inc, according to the agent.
- with Agence-France Presse
