Full name: Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories

Author: Nichelle Nichols Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781572970113 9780517166109 1572970111 0517166100

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 woman. In the face of racism, a brush with the mob, and an attempted rape, she fought courageously against the injustices that stood between her and her dreams. Through an early job in television - years before Star Trek - Nichols met Gene Roddenberry. Describing her pivotal role in the Star Trek universe, she takes readers where no book has gone before: into the heart and mind of this man, the series' creator, for a time her lover and afterward a friend. She also reveals the true story behind the scenes with the Star Trek family, and details the evolution of the Trekker phenomenon with humor, affection, and respect. A symbol of hope and promise for millions of viewers, Nichols continues to work toward the same goals Lieutenant Uhura and, indeed, all of Star Trek embody. Whether spearheading a national recruitment drive to bring minoritiesand women into the NASA astronaut corps, or producing space-oriented educational films and programs for young people, Nichols remains devoted to inspiring a sense of wonder and promise for humankind's real-life future among the stars. Her autobiography is a moving testament to the Similar books: To the Stars by George Takei I Am Spock by Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Memories by William Shatner I Am Not Spock by Leonard Nimoy Get a Life! by William Shatner Warped Factors by Walter Koenig Star Trek Movie Memories by William Shatner Up Till Now by William Shatner From Sawdust to Stardust by Terry Lee Rioux My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away by Rue McClanahan Where No One Has Gone Before by J. M. Dillard Inside Star Trek by Herbert F. Solow The World of Star Trek by David Gerrold So Far, So Good by Paul Eddington The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers by Phil Farrand On Writing by Stephen King When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Educated by Tara Westover