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Lädt ... From Sawdust to Stardust: The Biography of DeForest Kelley, Star Trek's Dr. McCoy (Original 2005; 2005. Auflage)von Terry Lee Rioux (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Terry Lee Rioux’s From Sawdust to Stardust: The Biography of DeForest Kelley, Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy tells the story of DeForest Kelley in beautiful detail, covering the actor’s early years under the Paramount studio system through his work in Westerns on both TV and film and finally his rise to international stardom through Star Trek. Rioux describes Kelley’s essential gentleness and humility, revealing how he built a quiet network of personal friendships and rose above the pettiness in Hollywood through his love of a quiet life. Rioux concludes of Kelley and Gene Roddenberry, “Gene’s message was clear: You are better than you think you are. DeForest’s message was also clear: You are more beloved than you think you are. Gene lived and fought so that when the future arrives, there will be humans in it. DeForest lived and endured so that when the future arrives, it will be humane” (pg. 330). Rioux thoroughly researched her subject, drawing upon personal archives from the Kelleys and their friends, interviews, as well as previously-published or recorded interviews. From Sawdust to Stardust is a beautiful contribution to the collection of Star Trek biographies. ( ) Although I really enjoyed learning more about DeForest Kelley, this book was actually kind of hard to get through. The author has an obvious, and almost overwhelming, "love" for Kelley that really comes through in his writing. The book is really more about Kelley (well, the Kelleys really) than it is about events that happen in Kelley's life. It's about what kind of person he was. He must have been incredibly wonderful because every page of this book presents another person or another story that proves it. It's not a bad book but a little too worshipful for my taste. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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In the forty-year history of Star Trek®, none of the television show's actors are more beloved than DeForest Kelley. His portrayal of Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the southern physician aboard the Starship Enterprise(tm), brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series. Jackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sawdust trail, a preacher's kid steeped in his father's literal faith and judgment. But De's natural artistic gifts called him to a different way, and a visit to California at seventeen showed a bright new world. Theater and radio defined his early career -- but it was a World War II training film he made while serving in the Army Air Corps that led to his first Paramount Studios contract. After years of struggle, his lean, weathered look became well known in notable westerns and television programs such as You Are There and Bonanza. But his work on several pilots for writer-producer Gene Roddenberry changed his destiny and the course of cultural history. This thoroughly researched actor's life is about hard work and luck, loyalty and love. It is a journey that takes us all...from sawdust to stardust. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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