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Title: Deforest Kelley: A Harvest of Memories: My Life and Times With a Remarkable Gentleman Actor by Kristine M. Smith ISBN: 0-7596-5308-9 Publisher: 1stBooks Library Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not Only For DeForest Kelley Fans
Comment: Having been a DeForest Kelley fan now for over 35 years and spending 14 of those years as the President of the Australian DeForest Kelley Fan Club - DeCoy - I feel some of the same camaraderie that Kristine M. Smith feels for the character of McCoy in Star Trek. Yet this book tells of her almost wonderous story in the arms of (sometimes literally)DeForest and Carolyn Kelley. Kristine's writing of A Harvest Of Mememories is such a marvellous account of a friend/fan's life that it needs to be recognised as an almost 'must read' for those of us who say we loved the man DeForest Kelley and/or the character Dr. 'Bones' McCoy.
However it also gives us a great insight into how to care for oneself when one is caring for a dying person. In order to help other people one needs to be able to look after 'the self' first. In this instance it is not only good for Kelley fans but for anyone trying to come to terms with the loss of a loved one.
Kristine's reminiscences of her time with De and Carolyn are sometimes funny and touching, just what a fan like me who only knew the couple by mail would want to know about them.
Kristine handles the whole experience with De and Carolyn with love and dignity. Thank you.
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful insight into a wonderful actor's "real" life
Comment: If you ever wanted to meet DeForest Kelley and didn't get a chance to, reading that book will bring you very close to fulfill that dream.
Kristine Smith wrote about her friendship with the Kelleys and how it developed, in an easy going, very enjoyable style. There are a lot of happy and funny memories she shares with her readers that made me laugh out loud and of course the end had me in tears.
It's no biography, so you won't find all the details of Mr. Kelley's movie/TV career in there, but it is a wonderful portrait of a very caring, loveable, funny and "down-to-earth" person in everyday-life.
Most of all, it proofs that he's just the person you always imagined and wanted him to be and the warmth and love for all his fans comes perfectly through.
Reading this book made me feel I really got to know DeForeast Kelley and not just the celebrity but the person behind "Dr. McCoy". A must read for every fan on this planet!!! (and everywhere else,too,lol)I can assure you it's worth every cent I paid!
Sandra
Rating: 5
Summary: A True Gentleman is Revealed
Comment: As a teenager I became enthralled with the phenomenon known as "Star Trek." As an adult I have devoured all the biographies written by its main stars - in all their self-serving backbiting glory. One biography was notably absent - that of DeForest Kelly AKA Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy. I was saddened upon his passing that Mr. Kelley never took pen to paper to detail his life story. However author Kristine M. Smith has happily given us an account of her 30+ year friendship with him that gives us, his fans, an account of what we already suspected - that everything his co-stars said about him was true. He was a wonderful gentleman bereft of star ego, a devoted husband, generous to his fans, supportive of his friends and an advocate for the animals, who he loved so much. Ms. Smith's book is not Mr. Kelley's life story but an account of her friendship with De and his wife and how in his final days she became his advocate and caregiver. This is a book for all of Mr. Kelley's fans who want to learn more about who he was and what he was about. Of all the tributes I have seen in the years since his passing none have been more moving or more eloquent than Ms. Smith's book. A first-time author, she captures the man behind the icon and tells a wonderful, moving story of friendship and devotion. It is obvious that Mr. Kelley was far too modest to tell his own story but at least with this book we can glean some insight into the man who inspired thousands to enter the noble profession of medicine with the portrayal of a gruff, irascible (and loveable) country doctor who was a loyal officer and devoted friend to his shipmates. It's a must read for all "Trek" fans want to learn more about De and who are tired of, "He stole my lines," and "He got in the way of my closeup," nonsense. Highest possible recommendation!
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Title: Inside Trek: My Secret Life with Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry by Susan Sackett ISBN: 1930709420 Publisher: HAWK Publishing Group Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Star Trek Crosswords Book 1 by John M. Samson, John Samson ISBN: 0743463110 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Prophecy and Change (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) by Marco Palmieri ISBN: 0743470737 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title:Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (Special Edition) ASIN: B0000UJL96 Publisher: Paramount Home Video Pub. Date: 27 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Captain's Blood (Star Trek) by William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens ISBN: 067102129X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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