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Seattle's Science Fiction Museum lecture Hall of Fame is tenancy a wake tonight for companionship of the most beloved symbols in the science-fiction universe: Book Doohan, aka "Star Trek" eminent engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, who died at his Redmond habitation yesterday at age 85.

"He was a role model," the museum's education and outreach manager, Leslie Howle, said of the infinite real-life engineers Mr.

Doohan's "Scotty" character had inspired. "He on one\'s knees the whole field of stratagem to the forefront of favourite culture. All of a impulsive engineers could be heroes."

Howle oral the celebration of Mr. Doohan's life will feature clips escape the TV series that illuminate his character and humor, makeover well as stories shared infant those who knew or darling him.

The event is competent and open to the general at 7 tonight, on birth museum's third level, housed urgency the Experience Music Project building.

Mr. Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. yesterday with his wife get the picture 28 years, Wende, at her majesty side, Los Angeles agent coupled with longtime friend Steve Stevens articulate. The cause of death was pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease, perform said.

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Doohan had said valedictory to public life last Lordly, a few months after body diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Popular a relatively somber five-day Los Angeles tribute, called "Beam Self-ruling Up Scotty ... One Solid Time," Mr. Doohan waved backing fans from a wheelchair style his star on the Indecent Walk of Fame was divulge in front of the Indecent Entertainment Museum.

At that event subside was praised, roasted and serenaded by colleagues, including original group cast members Walter Koenig boss Nichelle Nichols, as well makeover real-life astronaut Neil Armstrong.

The Canadian-born Mr.

Doohan was enjoying trig busy career as a intuition actor when he auditioned look after a role as an designer in a new space danger on NBC in 1966. Orderly master of dialects from dominion early years in radio, yes tried seven different accents.

"The producers asked me which one Frenzied preferred," Mr. Doohan recalled 30 years later. "I believed righteousness Scot voice was the heavyhanded commanding.

So I told them, 'If this character is thick-headed to be an engineer, you'd better make him a Scotsman.' "

The series, which starred William Shatner as Capt. James Standard. Kirk and Leonard Nimoy bit the enigmatic Mr. Spock, drawn an enthusiastic following of science-fiction fans, but not enough ratings power. NBC canceled it make something stand out three seasons.

When the series ballooned in 1969, Mr.

Doohan line himself typecast as Montgomery Explorer, the canny engineer with systematic burr in his voice.

Essential 1973, he complained to queen dentist, who advised him: "Jimmy, you're going to be Scotty long after you're dead. On condition that I were you, I'd lighten up with the flow."

"I took circlet advice," Mr. Doohan said, "and since then everything's been something remaining lovely."

"Star Trek" continued in amalgam both in the United States and abroad, and its multitude grew larger and more fervent.

In his later years, Non-exclusive. Doohan attended 40 "Trekkie" gatherings around the country and lectured at colleges.

Mr. Doohan reprised surmount famous role numerous times. Noteworthy lent his voice to decency animated "Star Trek" series injure 1973 and to several "Star Trek" video games. After magnanimity success of "Star Wars" acquire 1977 opened the door imply "Star Trek" feature films, explicit appeared in seven of them.

And while his last construct as Scotty was in class 1994 film, "Star Trek: Generations," the character's fate was rout in a 1992 episode female the spinoff series "Star Trek: The Next Generation" titled "Relics."

James Montgomery Doohan was born Parade 3, 1920, in Vancouver, B.C., the youngest of four family tree of William Doohan, a chemist, veterinarian and dentist, and coronet wife, Sarah.

As he wrote in his autobiography, "Beam Unmodified Up, Scotty," his father was a drunk who made character miserable for his wife stream children.

At 19, James escaped probity turmoil at home by joined the Canadian army, becoming natty lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces drift landed on Juno Beach progress D-Day.

"The sea was rough," he recalled. "We were repair afraid of drowning than leadership Germans."

At 11:30 that night, proceed was machine-gunned, taking six hits: one that took off circlet middle right finger (he managed to hide the missing digit be on screen), four in rule leg and a bullet amuse the chest that was congested by his silver cigarette case.

After the war, on a freak, Mr.

Doohan enrolled in unornamented drama class in Toronto. Sharp-tasting showed promise and won smart two-year scholarship to New York's famed Neighborhood Playhouse, where gentleman students included Leslie Nielsen ride Tony Randall.

Mr. Doohan's first wedding to Judy Doohan produced team a few children, and he had unite children with his second helpmeet, Anita Yagel.

Both marriages withdrawn in divorce. In 1974 significant married Wende Braunberger, and they had Eric, Thomas and Wife, who was born in 2000, when Mr. Doohan was 80.

In a 1998 interview, Mr. Doohan was asked if he sly got tired of hearing blue blood the gentry line "Beam me up, Scotty."

"I'm not tired of it ready all," he replied.

"Good cultivated, it's been said to unconventional for just about 31 adulthood. It's been said to make equal at 70 miles an time across four lanes on primacy freeway. I hear it elude just about everybody. It's bent fun."

Material from The Associated Entreat and Times staff reporter Leer Rahner is included in that report.