Thursday, December 18, 2008

Majel Barrett Roddenberry, R. I. P.

Sci-fi icon Majel Barrett Roddenberry dies at 76 - Yahoo! News: "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the widow of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry and a member of the show's cast, has died. She was 76.

Barrett Roddenberry died of leukemia on Thursday at her home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air, her family said in a statement.

Her relationship with Gene Roddenberry, who died in 1991 after the two had been married for 22 years, earned Barrett Roddenberry the nickname 'The First Lady of Star Trek.'"

Hat tip to Mary Ann Melton.

2 comments:

Cap'n Bob said...

She also played Lumpy Rutherford's mother on Leave It to Beaver (as did one or two other actresses).

I also heard today that Slingin' Sammy Baugh passed away. There seem to be a lot of people dying this month.

JD Rhoades said...

I'll remember her best as the voice of the Enterprise.