Tribble Herder
Lieutenant Commander
I'd heard they weren't in the UCLA files anymore. Did someone feel guilty and return them?
Gorshin--Emmy nom?
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They appear to be there, judging from the Finding Aid: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf038n99s7/
The Roddenberry papers, which certainly are there, probably have the information in them as well.
The Roddenberry papers, which certainly are there, probably have the information in them as well.
Angela Dorian was the name she used as a Playboy Playmate and in Rosemary's Baby.
More notable? Only to Star Trek fans. Nichelle made a difference to individuals who followed the series. Bill Cosby made a difference to the industry in general. His three consecutive Emmy wins (when only one would have been historical enough) broke down more racial barriers than Star Trek ever dreamed.
I Spy, when it was created, set out to promote racial equality, from before a single frame was shot. Conversely, The Cage didn't have one solitary black cast member (only the non-speaking Asian in the transporter room represented non-Caucasians). I Spy said "equality was possible and correct RIGHT NOW." Star Trek said "black women will have equality...in the future." Luckily, characters like Commodore Stone and Richard Daystrom showed blacks in positions of power and esteem. In fact, I think that was an even more powerful message.
Funny, I Spy and Mission Impossible didn't need to resort to couching it in fantasy Sci-Fi to press home the point.
I have comprehensive exams in two weeks, and have to finish an article after that, but I'll take a look sometime in May and find out if she's listed.
I'm pretty certain you won't find Vetri/Dorian's name there, but I'm curious to find out what name is listed there. And I'm sure the guy who runs that "Assignment: Earth" fan page I linked above, the one who started the Vetri rumor in the first place, would want to be informed if you find the real performer's name, since he says on his page that he hopes to learn more and includes a mailing link. So hopefully with your help we can get this cleared up.
Tribble Herder
Lieutenant Commander
Maybe Joe D'Agosta (the casting director) still has some paperwork from those days...
If anyone is interested, I'll be doing some research at UCLA this afternoon to answer the question about Vetria/Dorian, as well as focus on my own thing. I'll have boxes 6, 7, 18, 27, and 32 if anyone else wants me to look something up while I'm there.
Here's the finding aid: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5z09n9vr/
Here's the finding aid: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5z09n9vr/
Come to think of it, it's never been verified who wrote the songs in "The Way to Eden." So if you could find some credits for that, both music and lyrics (which might be by separate people), that'd be awesome.
Tribble Herder
Lieutenant Commander
I think this is what we're interested in, regarding "Assignment: Earth"...
Box 32 , Folder 23 Production Materials: Credits Breakdown (3), Stock Footage Breakdowns (25), Dubbing Schedule (1), Cast List (2), Daily Production Reports (6), Call Sheet (6), Vault Transporter Sequences (3), Automated Dialogue Dubbing Cue Sheets (6). Total Items:52
Box 32 , Folder 23 Production Materials: Credits Breakdown (3), Stock Footage Breakdowns (25), Dubbing Schedule (1), Cast List (2), Daily Production Reports (6), Call Sheet (6), Vault Transporter Sequences (3), Automated Dialogue Dubbing Cue Sheets (6). Total Items:52
The call sheets might well be more useful here, because they list who has to be called to the set for each day of shooting. So they might include extras who don't get listed as part of the credited cast.
Tribble Herder
Lieutenant Commander
Oh, to be in LA>...
Unfortunately, the UCLA files aren't much help on the Vetri/Dorian question. On a budget dated December 5, 1967, the following supporting roles are listed:
The Daily Production Reports from the episode are also of little help. The actress who plays Isis in her human form is probably one of the performers listed as "atmosphere and stand-ins," but these, alas, are not identified by name and, for the most part, are not even identified by role.
There ARE dozens of memos related to the episode in the collection, however, some of which relate to casting. Perhaps one of these will indicate who the performer in question is. I have little doubt that it is not Vetri, however. I rather doubt she would be appearing in an "atmosphere" part at this stage of her career.
Now, this isn't the budget for the final draft of the script (reflected by the temporary name change of Anthony Seven, among other things), but it doesn't list any character resembling Isis in human form as she appears in the final episode.
The Daily Production Reports from the episode are also of little help. The actress who plays Isis in her human form is probably one of the performers listed as "atmosphere and stand-ins," but these, alas, are not identified by name and, for the most part, are not even identified by role.
There ARE dozens of memos related to the episode in the collection, however, some of which relate to casting. Perhaps one of these will indicate who the performer in question is. I have little doubt that it is not Vetri, however. I rather doubt she would be appearing in an "atmosphere" part at this stage of her career.
In the summer of 1985, I traveled to LA to try out for Jeopardy!, which was then at the end of its first Trebek year - didn't get on because they were overtly looking for female contestants - and also to research George Duning's music for "The Empath" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"; I had written to him in 1980 and he wrote back, saying all files related to his Trek work were at the USC library - and indeed they were, including a great deal of ancillary material such as call sheets, spring 1968 memo exchanges about script problems (some of which were early enough to involve Roddenberry), etc., in addition to the music cue sheets. Because I hardly ever get to California, I have no idea whether USC still hosts this collection, nor whether it includes material related to non-Duning episodes, but it might be worth a look to whoever is not finding what they want at UCLA. Has anyone here seen the USC material, if it's still there?
Tribble Herder
Lieutenant Commander
This is the first I've heard about USC having any files...
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