To Boldly Go Where No Canadian Has Gone Before
Star Trek
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The original Star Trek owes much to Canada.
Two of its stars – William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and James Doohan (Scotty) were Canadian.
William Shatner was born on March 22, 1931, in Montreal, Quebec.
James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Doohan was most famous for his missing finger and Scotty’s accent. Doohan was wounded in the leg and hand leading his men into battle on D-Day, and eventually lost a finger.
The Scottyish Accent
In the 1980s, Doohan’s unique rendition of a Scottish accent led to the formation of the Scottyish Society at St Andrews University in Scotland. Members offered renditions of the poetry of Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, in a “Scottyish” accent.
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