Nichelle Nichols, Legendary "Star Trek" Actress, Dies

[bobby]

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/nichelle-nichols-legendary-star-trek-actress-dies/

[Dustparticle]

56 minutes ago, bobby said:

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/nichelle-nichols-legendary-star-trek-actress-dies/

Bill Russell died too. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34323568/boston-celtics-great-bill-russell-11-nba-champion-dies-88

[daydream]

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“One of the promoters came up and said someone wanted to meet me. He said he’s my greatest fan,” Nichols said. “I thought it was some Trekker, some kid. I turned in my seat and there was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a big smile on his face. He said, ‘I am a Trekker, I am your biggest fan.’”

King encouraged Nichols to remain with the series.

 

Thanks Br. Bobby for the info. Much appreciated. I was 10 when Star Trek first debuted.

[Qapla]

I remember the first episode of ST when it first aired ... it was an instant hit with those kids I went to school with

 

Who knows - in the NS, she may get the chance to visit some other worlds  

 

 

[bobby]

her Filmography 

 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0629667/  

[New World Explorer]

8 hours ago, Qapla said:

I remember the first episode of ST when it first aired ... it was an instant hit with those kids I went to school with

 

Who knows - in the NS, she may get the chance to visit some other worlds  

 

 

But first she needs to be "beamed up" by means of resurrection. 

Real transporter of life! 

[Exter]

13 hours ago, bobby said:

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/nichelle-nichols-legendary-star-trek-actress-dies/

She was one of my favored actress!  

[Dustparticle]

Being black and having those roles in the 50’s an 60’s, she was one of the pioneers of her time.