Scotty From Star Trek was a Total Baddass[views:4072][posts:5]____________________________________ [Jul 21,2005 8:22am - Mule_Stall ""] The powerfully built Doohan, a veteran of D-Day in Normandy, spoke frankly in 1998 about his employer and his TV commander. "I started out in the series at basic minimum_ plus 10 percent for my agent. That was added a little bit in the second year. When we finally got to our third year, Paramount told us we'd get second-year pay! That's how much they loved us." He accused Shatner of hogging the camera, adding: "I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill. He's so insecure that all he can think about is himself." James Montgomery Doohan was born March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia, youngest of four children of William Doohan, a pharmacist, veterinarian and dentist, and his wife Sarah. As he wrote in his autobiography, "Beam Me Up, Scotty," his father was a drunk who made life miserable for his wife and children. At 19, James escaped the turmoil at home by joining the Canadian army, becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. "The sea was rough," he recalled. "We were more afraid of drowning than the Germans." The Canadians crossed a minefield laid for tanks; the soldiers weren't heavy enough to detonate the bombs. At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking six hits: one that took off his middle right finger (he managed to hide the missing finger on screen), four in his leg and one in the chest. Fortunately the chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case. Guy also sired a child at AGE 80. More here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050720/ap_on_en_tv/obit_doohan |
| _____________________________________________ [Jul 21,2005 9:31am - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] Here here, he will be missed. |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 21,2005 10:37am - dreadkill ""] sucks that he couldn't flip the bird with his right hand |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 8,2009 9:47am - boblovesmusic ""] agreed |
| __________________________________ [Oct 8,2009 9:53am - dreadkill ""] everyone associated with star trek hates shatner. |
| ______________________________ [Oct 8,2009 9:55am - aril ""] "We were more afraid of drowning than the Germans." hahahaha what an insult |