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I've given her all I've got, Captain...Happy Birthday to the late James Doohan
8 things you didn't know about James Doohan
https://metv.com/lists/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-james-doohan
1. He stormed the beach at Normandy on D-Day.
The Vancouver native was a lieutenant in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. His first taste of combat came on D-Day on Juno Beach. Doohan took out two snipers and took six bullets — four in the leg, one in the chest and one through his middle finger. In a story out of a Spielberg movie, the round to his upper body was stopped by a cigarette case given to him by his brother.
3. He and William Shatner almost crossed paths as hosts on the Canadian 'Howdy Doody.'
The CBC created its own version of the popular 1950s children's show. Instead of Buffalo Bob, our northern neighbors had Timber Tom. The role of Tom was first offered to Doohan, who wanted too much money. According to The Big Book of Canadian Trivia, the actor who was cast missed some of the early episodes and was replaced by a host named Ranger Bill — Bill Shatner, that is.
5. He tried about eight different accents when auditioning for Star Trek.
No, Scotty was not actually Scottish. Though Doohan did come up with the character's roots. At a 1989 Trekkies convention, Doohan told the tale of his audition, in which he performed "seven or eight different accents" while reading a page of the script. The actor was quite gifted at accents. Roddenberry asked him which accent he preferred. "Well, if he's going to be an engineer, he really should be Scottish, because Scotsmen to my knowledge are very famous engineers," the actor replied.
7. He came up with the Klingon and Vulcan languages.
In another massively significant contribution to the Trek universe, Doohan vocalized the languages of Klingon and Vulcan for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He came up with the basic sounds and some words. Later, linguist Marc Okrand would build an entire Klingon language around Doohan's growls and guttural intonations.
https://metv.com/lists/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-james-doohan
1. He stormed the beach at Normandy on D-Day.
The Vancouver native was a lieutenant in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. His first taste of combat came on D-Day on Juno Beach. Doohan took out two snipers and took six bullets — four in the leg, one in the chest and one through his middle finger. In a story out of a Spielberg movie, the round to his upper body was stopped by a cigarette case given to him by his brother.
3. He and William Shatner almost crossed paths as hosts on the Canadian 'Howdy Doody.'
The CBC created its own version of the popular 1950s children's show. Instead of Buffalo Bob, our northern neighbors had Timber Tom. The role of Tom was first offered to Doohan, who wanted too much money. According to The Big Book of Canadian Trivia, the actor who was cast missed some of the early episodes and was replaced by a host named Ranger Bill — Bill Shatner, that is.
5. He tried about eight different accents when auditioning for Star Trek.
No, Scotty was not actually Scottish. Though Doohan did come up with the character's roots. At a 1989 Trekkies convention, Doohan told the tale of his audition, in which he performed "seven or eight different accents" while reading a page of the script. The actor was quite gifted at accents. Roddenberry asked him which accent he preferred. "Well, if he's going to be an engineer, he really should be Scottish, because Scotsmen to my knowledge are very famous engineers," the actor replied.
7. He came up with the Klingon and Vulcan languages.
In another massively significant contribution to the Trek universe, Doohan vocalized the languages of Klingon and Vulcan for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He came up with the basic sounds and some words. Later, linguist Marc Okrand would build an entire Klingon language around Doohan's growls and guttural intonations.
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