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RIP DeForest Kelley: But Dr. McCoy Lives On ...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Riptide, Jan 20, 2017.

  1. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

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    Born on January 20, 1920, DeForest Kelley was that rarest of Hollywood rarities, a true gentleman, an old-school Southern fella who hailed from Georgia. He always insisted that anyone who met him call him “De.” He treated everyone – lifelong friends and newbie Star Trek fans excited just to be in his presence – with equal grace and warmth. And more than anything in the universe, he absolutely adored his beloved Carolyn, who’d been Mrs. DeForest Kelley for nearly 55 years when Kelley passed away on June 11, 1999. She died in 2004. Oddly enough, before he landed his iconic Star Trek: The Original Series role as the cranky-but-goodhearted “country doctor,” Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Kelley had spent much of his career portraying nasty, humorless, tough-as-nails villains.

    Also, in other news, George Takei is out and loving it. Film at 11.



     
  2. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Did he make A1?
    Is he HOF?
     
  3. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    It's a sad day for America, yes. DeForest Kelley is still dead.
     
  4. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    A d_b that predates SJ.com. How meta is that?
     
  5. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

  6. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Dammit, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a corpse!
     
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    We all knew that was coming. Congrats on getting there first.
     
  8. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Shatner on the clock.
     
  9. SpockPuppet

    SpockPuppet New Member

    Yes. As I always suspected.
     
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  10. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    One of my favorite lines in Star Trek history.
     
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