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STAR TREK AUTOGRAPHS

The 1950s and 60s were decades when Americans were fascinated with all things involving space travel. With the advent of sending men into orbit this increased the interest. In 1966 Gene Roddenberry created the television Sci-Fi adventure Star Trek. It was not an overnight success by any means. Syndication actually put it on the map since it attracted younger non-prime time viewers. Early Star Trek "conventions" were underway almost from the beginning with dedicated fans (mostly younger) showing their support. After the series was cancelled a cartoon series Star Trek: The Animated Series was created with all the major cast except for Walter Koenig providing voices. The lack of Koenig was apparently apparently a cost saving measure. Star Trek became my favorite Sci-Fi show surpassing my previous favorite of Lost in Space. The series expanded to several movies with many of the original stars in the same roles.

Many Star Trek collectors concentrate on the seven or eight major actors/actresses that had recurring roles on the show. For my own collection I tend to expand that (as I tend to do with all my collections) to include some somewhat minor characters and also favorite guest stars. The ones included below are my idea of a good collection.

Unlike most on AML I tend to dislike multi-signed pieces this is due in part to the fact that I do not frame ans display. I prefer the notebook method. That is simply a matter of personal preference many friends have great framed "walls" of autographs. My list for "major" autographs are the first seven the remainder I like to have since they had identifiable roles on the show. The number after the name is the number of episodes according to imdb.

William Shatner (79) Capt. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy (80) Lcdr. Spock
DeForrest Kelley (76) Lcdr. Dr. McCoy
James Doohan (66) Lcdr. Scott (One is credit only)
Nichelle Nichols (70) Lt. Uhura
George Takei (52) Lt. Sulu
Walter Koenig (36) Lt. Chekov
Majal Barrett (36) Nurse Chapel/computer voice
Grace Lee Whitney (8) Yoeman Janice Rand
John Winston (11) Lt. Kyle
Eddie Paskey (60) Lt. Leslie/others
David L. Ross (9) Lt. Galloway/others
Sean Morgan (7) Lt. O'Neill/others
Paul Baxley (10) Security/others

As for guests I merely add ones that were personal favorites of mine. Spock's parents played by Mark Lenard and Jane Wyatt are examples. John Fiedler, Elisha Cook, Jr.,William Schallert, Lee Bergere, William Campbell, Bruce Hyde, Stanley Adams, Roger Carmel, Ian Wolfe, Ken Lynch, Byron Morrow, James Gregory and many others are on my list.

As a collector I am more interested in the signature than the photograph it is on. While I like to have them on Star Trek items is not a necessity for me.

Tags: DeForrest, Doohan, George, James, Kelley, Koenig, Leonard, Nichelle, Nichols, Nimoy, More…

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on March 11, 2017 at 3:33pm

Those are Steve's, my Trek shots are locked up downstairs. I do know that the last decade or so of Ricardo's life he suffered daily with really bad arthritis in his hands, so the secretary thought is a really good possibility.

I did have these already scanned.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 11, 2017 at 3:57pm

Thanks for posting those Pete! Thanks to Steve Z. also!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 11, 2017 at 3:56pm

Sorry mean thank you, Steve!

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on March 11, 2017 at 4:23pm

Fan of Trek and Star Wars. I have to say "Enterprise" was my favorite of the bunch. That T'pol was sooo sexy!

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on March 11, 2017 at 5:55pm

I can agree on T'pol.....but if Voyager & Enterprise could get stuck in a transporter accident, I wouldn't shed a tear.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on March 11, 2017 at 6:41pm

I personally love DS9 the most of all of them, but do not have a problem with any of the shows in general. I also agree I never got the idea of arguing one fandom over another and love both Trek, Wars, LotR, Harry Potter...Etc.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 12, 2017 at 6:01pm

A couple of Shatner/Nimoy dual signed...

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 13, 2017 at 5:24am

DAVID L. ROSS (1939- ) was in nine episodes of the original series playing Lt. Galoway in four and Lt. Johnson in one. He is not named in the others. He appeared as a reporter in Rocky II (1979).

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 13, 2017 at 8:41am

FAVORITE GUEST STARS OR CHARACTERS who are not main cast members. There have been so many that it is difficult to make a list. Stanley Adams and Roger C. Carmel are two examples of humorous characters that added greatly to the show. Some gave dramatic performances such as Elisha Cook, Jr., John Fiedler, Ken Lynch, James Gregory and Lee Bergere.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 13, 2017 at 8:45am

LEE BERGERE (1924-2007) played Kirk's hero Abraham Lincoln in "The Saving Curtin" (1969).

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Permalink Reply by Rich on March 13, 2017 at 8:52am

Diana Muldar guest starred as two different doctors in two episodes of the the original series. Years later, The Next Generation producers cast her as Dr. Pulaski (filling in for Dr. Crusher) for all of season 2 of TNG. They apparently had no idea she'd been in the original series.