Laurel Goodwin, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’ actress, dead at 79
nypost.comstar’s sister Maureen Scott confirmed her passing in an obituary but didn’t disclose the cause of death. Born Aug. 11, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, Goodwin made her big-screen debut in the 1962 musical comedy “Girls!
Girls! Girls!” opposite Elvis Presley. In fact, it was during a steamy dance scene with the then-starlet that the King of Rock and Roll infamously popped an erection on camera.The actress was also the last surviving member of the original pilot for Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek” entitled “The Cage,” in which she portrayed Yeoman J.M.
Colt opposite Jeffrey Hunter’s Captain Pike and Leonard Nimoy’s Captain Spock.“I said, ‘Oh, no. “Star Trek” is it’ ” Goodwin recalled in a 2016 interview for StarTrek.com. “I’ve got to do ‘Star Trek.’ It’s great, it’s gonna be wonderful.”Alas, the maiden episode, finished in 1965, was ultimately scrapped after negotiations with Hunter fell through.
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