A special edition of the Ever New podcast co-hosted by Kris Smith, onetime assistant and expert/author to the honoree DeForest Kelley. I’ll be on the show panel sharing memories and insights along with guests Michelle Campbell, Dan Madsen, Mike & Denise Okuda, T Rick Jones, Amy Ulen, and Thorsten Walch. Get into the chat to join in, as well! Access …
Happy birthday, De! And what could have been: your career as a model
Here it is — another Jan. 20, and you longtime Treklanders know what that means: Another homage to my guy, my original Star Trek fave, Dr. McCoy’s own DeForest Kelley, on his memorial birthday. Happy 103rd! I’ve done this ever since we started Trekland back in the Fallow Times, in 2009 — and I’ve usually shared a rarer shot of …
Hey, it’s the DeForest Kelley Centennial — De is 100, but there’s no stamp
Happy birthday, Jackson DeForest Kelley ! Treklanders of any tenure know that I call out De’s birthday every year—he’s my guy in Trek, among the icons. But lo and behold, 2020 marks De’s 100th birthday. A century! His centennial! And while there’s no postage stamp, or no historical marker anywhere — either in Hollywood, or in Georgia — there is …
Happy 99, De! Remembering when you were a doctor, not a doctor
It wouldn’t be Jan. 20 without me sharing an image of DeForest Kelley on his birthday… a tradition when I first began Trekland in 2009. So much has changed since then in both Star Trek and Trekland that I bet all our newer readers would welcome me sharing again this photo in good res—the one that’s been the longest unrepeated …
Happy birthday, De — 98 is nothing!
Happy birthday, De! As I have done ever since I started Trekland: The Blog, I don’t allow January 20 to pass without a remembrance for my first real Star Trek “favorite” every year on his birthday: Jackson DeForest Kelley, BTD in 1920. Which mean, I guess, this is my TENTH nod to DFK on his day. Wow. I’ve said and …
Happy birthday, De! Please, share your day’s spirit — this year of all years
Those of you who have been around Trekland for a year or two or maybe even longer know well that I always mark every Jan. 20 as the birthday of one beloved Jackson DeForest Kelley, aka the first and legendary Leonard McCoy, MD of that little sci-fi show a lot of people still remember, with a moment and a peek …