![]() ![]() ![]() Although Rodenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, states in the introduction that her husband wanted to be depicted ``warts and all,'' Alexander remains a friend throughout. Production memos teem with such revelatory details as actors' contracts (Nimoy originally earned a fourth of Shatner's salary), casting decisions, and of course, the secret campaigns to save Star Trek (all of which Roddenberry inaugurated). The book lets Trekkers gorge themselves on the trivia of this cultural phenomenon and overhear backstage bickering. But the author only shifts to warp speed when he discusses how Roddenberry launched the original Star Trek. Alexander succeeds in recreating Roddenberry's voice: As the official biographer chosen by Roddenberry, he provides correspondence written over the years to family, friends, and fans. The creator of Star Trek flew missions as a B-17 pilot during WW II, wrote speeches for LA's chief of police, and penned scripts for shows like Dragnet during television's Golden Age. This readable biography sketches the trajectory of a man whose life might have served as the plot for one of his television dramas. ![]()
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