DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories

DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best

If not for a question I couldnâ‚¬t answer back in 2000, this book probably would never have been written. When DeForest Kelleyâ‚¬s biographer Terry Lee Rioux asked me, â‚¬Å“How did you go from being a fanâ‚¬"on the outermost reaches of fandomâ‚¬"to being at Mr. Kelleyâ‚¬s bedside when he died?â‚¬Â I was struck speechless. Finally, I responded, â‚¬Å“I have no idea. Thatâ‚¬s something only De could answer. I canâ‚¬t speak for him.â‚¬Â Terry persisted: â‚¬Å“You know the answer. You just have to connect the dotsâ‚¬Â¦â‚¬Â The question pestered me. My 30-plus year association with DeForest Kelley had all just seemed so miraculous to me. Thatâ‚¬s because I still hadnâ‚¬t come to grips with the reality that De and Carolyn Kelley werenâ‚¬t just being kind to one of their most ardent fans. I had become a friend. Terryâ‚¬s question led me to re-visit the scores of journals and four behemoth three-ring binders that I had filled with the conversations I had painstakingly recorded after each visit and call. You wouldnâ‚¬t thinkâ‚¬"as crazy about the Kelleys as I wasâ‚¬"that I would have forgotten a single moment. But I had. This is how I discovered, for the very first time, the path that our friendship took. My hope is that my precious journey will bring you as close to meeting â‚¬Å“the real McCoyâ‚¬Â up close and personal as I was blessed to experience.
Country USA
Brand Kristine M Smith
Manufacturer Kristine M Smith
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2010814103
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780692607206
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Kristine M Smith
Manufacturer	Kristine M Smith
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2010814103
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780692607206
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best

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