Star Trek Composer Alexander Courage Dead At 88 May 28, 2008
by Jeff Bond source

Alexander Courage, who wrote the original Star Trek title theme as well as the scores for numerous television shows and movies, died May 15 in Pacific Palisades, California at the age of 88. The Emmy winning and Oscar-nominated composer had over 90 film and television credits and at least one other TV theme (Judd for the Defense), but he was best known for the exotic, bongo-driven siren song he wrote for the original Star Trek TV series.

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`Star Trek' director Joseph Pevney dies at 96 source


PALM DESERT, Calif. --
Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original "Star Trek" television series, has died. He was 96.

Pevney died May 18 at his home in Palm Desert, said his wife, Margo.

Pevney directed 14 episodes of the 1960s series, including "The City on the Edge of Forever," in which Capt. Kirk and Spock travel back in time to the Depression, and "The Trouble With Tribbles," in which the starship Enterprise is infested with cute, furry creatures.

Man First harvey Korman, now this. I am sad in the pants.

If I remeber right wasnt Joan Collins in The City on the Edge of Forever?



I liked the DS9 episode when they went back to the Trouble with Tribbles.

More icons of my generation gone. Your making me feel OLD Bella!

Let's hold hands and hum the theme song together, sigh.

Dada, da da da da, dada, da da da da .........


(Yes, Joan Collins was in that episode that made everyone cry long before Spock died.)

Sad...soon the only people left will be from the *ahem -'next generation'

Don't feel old.

I'm devastated, and it will be a couple more days before I can even vote

Before long they'll all be gone unfortunately. But at least we get to look forward to the New Star Trek Movie and the new actors.


--Mandalore--