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Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions.
When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle finger which was removed ahead of first knuckle, then became a flying observer for the rest of the war. His daring aerial maneuvers flying in an observation plane got him known as the craziest pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Once the war ended, he found himself on many other adventures although none of them would come anywhere close to what he experienced before.
He would become a popular voice actor who participated in thousands of CBC programs spread across both radio and television.
Later on, during the mid-1960's, he would develop into the Star Trek great we now know as Montgomery Scott, "Scotty".
In 1946 he won a 2 year scholarship to the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City and from there went to teach for three years.
In 1953 he returned to Canada and lived in Toronto for 8 years acting on radio, television and some films before moving to Hollywood where he also appeared in a number of popular television series such as the Canadian version of The Howdy Doody Show, Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans, R.C.M.P., Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Hazel, The Gallant Men, Bonanza, The Richard Boone Show, The Outer Limits, Ben Casey, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Fugitive, Laredo, Bewitched, The Virginian, The Man from Uncle, The F.B.I., Peyton Place, Daniel Boone, Marcus Welby M.D., Fantasy Island, Magnum P.I., Danger Bay and The Bold and The Beautiful, while in between he made a return to the stage for various plays.
James Doohan departed the scene at the age of 85 on 20 July 2005.
Many current-day engineers credit Scotty with being their childhood inspiration and in honour of his memory a portion of Doohan's ashes were sprinkled in space by the rocket SpaceLoft XL.- Born Ralph Bowman, the future film and TV star moved to California with his family when he was five; he attended Hollywood High and the University of Southern California. He first set his sights on a job behind the camera, taking a cinematography course at USC, but then couldn't even land an entry-level position. He later drifted into acting, on stage at the Ben Bard Playhouse and in serials at Universal and Republic. He then entered a radio contest, "Jesse Lasky's Gateway to Hollywood", where aspiring actors competed for a studio contract. The top prize, an RKO contract made out in the name of "John Archer", was won by Bowman after 13 weeks of competition (edging out Hugh Beaumont for the prize and the "Archer" name). The actor quips, "I went from being a Bowman to an Archer!" He has four children, two by wife number one Marjorie Lord (one of whom is Anne Archer) and two by his second wife Ann Leddy (whom he married in 1956).
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Kay Bell was born on 14 October 1914 in Chehalis, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), The New Adventures of China Smith (1954) and Harbor Command (1957). He died on 27 October 1994 in Redmond, Washington, USA.- Ray Oyler was born on 4 August 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was married to Joanne. He died on 26 January 1981 in Redmond, Washington, USA.
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Marcy Tigner was born on 21 August 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Little Marcy: Learning to Do God's Work (1988), Teenage Diary (1960) and The Saddest Boy in the World (2006). She was married to Malcolm "Everett" Tigner. She died on 17 May 2012 in Redmond, Oregon, USA.- Mary Ellen Moylan was born on 24 August 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was married to Robert Stanley Bailes. She died on 28 April 2020 in Redmond, Washington, USA.
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Eva Wolas was born on 5 November 1915 in Russia. She was a producer and writer, known for The Washington Affair (1977), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Intimacy (1966). She was married to David Heilweil. She died on 29 July 2003 in Redmond, Washington, USA.- Jami Sherer was born on 1 December 1963. She died on 30 September 1990 in Redmond, Washington, USA.