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Smith : DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best: 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. it isnrsquo;t an expose with stories about off stage fights or bits of dirty laundry involving the cast and crew of the Star ...By Jim ArrowoodFirst of all, what DeForest Kelley: Up Close and Personal is not; it isnrsquo;t an expose with stories about off stage fights or bits of dirty laundry involving the cast and crew of the Star Trek television series or feature films. If that is what you are looking for, itrsquo;s probably best if you just skip the rest of this review and move along.What this book is about is how a young woman met her idol and, without pushing the issue, became friends with Mr. Kelley and his wife, Carolyn; a friendship that lasted for over 30 years.When Kristine was fifteen years old, she was introduced to Star Trek by her dad, who insisted on absolute silence in the house when the show was on. Here is where she first discovered and was most drawn to Dr. McCoy and the man that portrayed him, DeForest Kelley. Not long after, she learned that Mr. Kelley would be appearing at the Wenatchee (state of Washington) Apple Blossom Festival and made plans to go and meet the man that was rapidly becoming her idol. Upon arriving in Wenatchee, Kris and her friend who was along for moral support, shamelessly waited near the limousine that would carry Mr. Kelley and Carolyn through the parade for the festival. When the honored couple appeared and mounted the car, and after some screwing up of her courage and some encouragement from her friend, Kris finally approached and asked for an autograph. From that beginning, what follows is an amazing account, strictly from the authorrsquo;s point of view, of what it was to be friends with Deforest and Carolyn Kelley.There are numerous stories of encounters at conventions with some hilarious antics perpetrated against numerous people, including Mr. Kelley. There are accounts of meetings and even phone calls that happened over the years. While many celebrities seem to be up so high that they are unreachable, Kristinersquo;s account of their friendship brings the star that is DeForest Kelley down to Earth in such a way that as I read on, I felt as though I also was getting to know him as well. And what a treasure the man was.What I learned about Mr. Kelley and Carolyn is that while he was a huge star and a fine actor, he was also a wonderful human being that cared about people and that he appreciated all of the love and admiration he received from fans. He reciprocated the feelings for him in the warmest possible ways as the masses of his admirers descended upon him at numerous opportunities. All the while, as far as he was concerned, acting was how he made his living, and to the people he touched, he remained just a regular guy.I give my highest recommendations for reading DeForest Kelley: Up Close and Personal no matter what the reason; whether you are a Trekkie looking to learn more about a key cast member, or just someone looking to read a good book. Mostly what you will learn is about what true friendship means.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Vicarious Trip Down Memory LaneBy CustomerThis book is a "must-read" for both the fan of the original Star Trek and the end-of-life caregiver. For those of us with fond memories of our passion for the actors of the original Trek, this book allows us to vicariously "live our dream" through Kris's friendship with De and Carolyn Kelley. DeForest Kelley played Dr McCoy on the original series. For fans who were lucky enough to attend some of those first Star Trek Conventions, again, this book will have appeal, as it brings to mind the camaraderie and the fun of those years. But this book also shows the love and care one woman was able to give to a pair of aging people with no children of their own. She truly not only played the role, but lived the reality, of being their "surrogate daughter." One cannot help but feel that the Kelleys were truly fortunate to have such a firm and fast friend. One feels that they were the kind of couple that inspired love and devotion in many of their friends. Although at times the author may perhaps reveal too much in her book, it is surely done out of a sense of love, not exploitation.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. An excellent new edition really helps fans appreciate DeForest Kelley as ...By Nicholas Jose TenutoAn excellent new edition really helps fans appreciate DeForest Kelley as a person. The memories shared demonstrate that he was a great role model for compassionate and kind behavior. The pictures are also a great treat. I learned a great deal about everything from Star Trek to his hobbies. A wonderful start to the 50th anniversary year of Star Trek! If not for a question I couldnrsquo;t answer back in 2000, this book probably would never have been written. When DeForest Kelleyrsquo;s biographer Terry Lee Rioux asked me, ldquo;How did you go from being a fanmdash;on the outermost reaches of fandommdash;to being at Mr. Kelleyrsquo;s bedside when he died?rdquo; I was struck speechless. Finally, I responded, ldquo;I have no idea. Thatrsquo;s something only De could answer. I canrsquo;t speak for him.rdquo;Terry persisted: ldquo;You know the answer. You just have to connect the dotshellip;rdquo;The question pestered me. My 30-plus year association with DeForest Kelley had all just seemed so miraculous to me. Thatrsquo;s because I still hadnrsquo;t come to grips with the reality that De and Carolyn Kelley werenrsquo;t just being kind to one of their most ardent fans. I had become a friend.Terryrsquo;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 wouldnrsquo;t thinkmdash;as crazy about the Kelley's as I wasmdash;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 ldquo;the real McCoyrdquo; up close and personal as I was blessed to experience. About the AuthorAuthor Kristine M. Smith has been a fan of DeForest Kelley for more than five decades. She has also meandered among his fans at numerous conventions and at individual and collective ceremonies honoring him and Star Trek. She writes: ldquo;I have witnessed first-hand the enormous love and the respect people have for De. And I continue to see how people have remained enchanted with him, even following his passing in 1999. Millions of people were immediately and acutely affected by his unanticipated death. Tens of thousands of them expressed outright anguish; feelings akin to losing onersquo;s best friend or a family member. A single, cursory visit to just one of numerous DeForest Kelley websites (national and international) proves the veracity of this declaration. ldquo;Categorically and undeniably, De becamemdash;and will endure asmdash;one of the most-loved and best- remembered personalities in the world. His Dr. McCoy is at the heart of Star Trekrsquo;s mythology, and Trek is a tenacious mythology which will last, in all likelihood, until the day humans forget how to aspire to a higher standard for themselves and their progeny. ldquo;De was my friend, but he was also my heromdash;one of very few heroes whose durability was sorely tested, yet found to be utterly reliable. I wrote this book to show how deeply De influenced my life and to remind you, his fans and friends, how seamlessly and comfortably he fitted into yours. ldquo;I undertook this endeavor for the millions of fans who never had the pleasure of meeting De lsquo;up close and personal.rsquo; My sincerest goal for this book is that it will validate every intuition you ever had about DeForest Kelley being one of Hollywoodrsquo;s lsquo;good guys.rsquo;rdquo; Krisrsquo;s freelance writing career was launched by DeForest Kelley in 1969. It was Kelley and his wife Carolyn who encouraged Kris to try Hollywood on for size, which she did from 1989 to 2003. Kris served as Mr. Kelleyrsquo;s personal assistant and caregiver during the final months of his life and presented heartfelt sentiments about her mentor at Paramount Studios' memorial service for him in 1999.