Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories
A Memoir, Star Trek, Autobiography book. As I soon learned, this was the dream to which Gene had alluded so often in the past. Interestingly,...
For nearly thirty years Nichelle Nichols has been part of the Star Trek mythos. As Lieutenant Uhura, communications officer of the Starship Enterprise, she was the first African-American woman to have a major continuing role on television. Her candid and insightful autobiography takes readers on her life's voyage of personal discovery and professional triumph - beyond Uhura. Granddaughter of the rebellious son of a slave owner, Nichelle Nichols grew up in a socially progressive family. By the age of sixteen the young singer-dancer had already been praised by Josephine Baker and had worked with Duke Ellington. With tenacity and talent, she established herself as a first-rate performer in nightclubs, onstage, and eventually in film. From the beginning of her Hollywood career, some would say, she had two strikes against her: she was Black and she was a...
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- ISBN: 9781572970113 / 1572970111
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As I soon learned, this was the dream to which Gene had alluded so often in the past. Interestingly, though hed said many times before that there might be something in this for me, that day I won a part that had yet to be created. It was only after Id been brought on board, and Gene and I conceived and created her, that Uhura was born. Many times through the years Ive referred to Uhura as my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of the twenty-third century. Gene and I agreed that she would be a citizen of the United States of Africa.... Some people view Gene as a man with a wild futuristic utopian fantasy, but thats too simple. Star Trek did not promise that people would magically become inherently better, but that they would progress, always reaching for their highest potential and noblest goals, even if it took centuries of taking two steps forward and one step back. Ideally, humankind would be guided in its quest by reason and justice. The ultimate futility of armed conflict, terrorism, dictatorial rule, prejudice, disregard for the environment, and exercising power for its own sake...
This was a really interesting book. Glad I read it. I just heard that George Takei was in Detroit this week - how cool! My review is more from the memory of reading this book years ago than from any current readings. The short & sweet of this autobiography is that Nichelle writes about her life before, during, & after Star Trek. Rather than go the same route as other ST alumi, she tries her hardest to avoid badmouthing the Shatner (even though he makes... "Certainly one reason Star Trek drew so many young people, especially high school and college students, was that it addressed the problems they faced: the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights struggle, and the seemingly interminable Cold War. The fight for equal rights and protection still has a long way to go, but it's stunning to review...
