Gerald Gurian
Gerald Gurian is an industrial engineer from Las Vegas [1] and the author of the To Boldly Go - Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage series of rare, behind-the-scenes photography books that document the filming of the original Star Trek television series (NBC, 1966 - 1969) which starred William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. The Season One 218 page volume was released in March, 2016 and presented over 300 restored NBC publicity shots; studio "trims" and "outtakes" from the filming of the episodes; as well as candid still photos/negatives taken on the Original Series sets [2] and the Season Two 232 page volume, released in September, 2016, presented an additional 400 rare image restorations in a similar full color format, that arranged the photographs into separate chapters dedicated to individual episodes of the series, presented in chronological production order, with numerous accompanying text descriptions on the filming of the related scenes.[3] Published by Minkatek Press, the source of the imagery seen in these volumes was the author's own extensive rare Star Trek photograph collection that was amassed over a 40+ year period, and which includes the entire Desilu film cell reference collection of Original Series Art Director and Production Designer Matt Jefferies.[4] Gurian is also the publisher of the Star Trek fansite startrekpropauthority.com, which currently features over 600+ articles documenting various filming props, screen worn costumes, starship miniatures and production artifacts from across the entire Star Trek feature film and television franchise - but with a special emphasis on The Original Series of the '60s.
In September, 2016, Gurian appeared in the Smithsonian Channel documentary Building Star Trek, which was released in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the franchise.[5] His insights on Star Trek have been reported by international media, such as The Telegraph in the UK [6] and USA Today,[7] and, in his role as a Star Trek historian and archivist, Gurian is quoted extensively throughout the Season Three volume of author Marc Cushman's These Are The Voyages - TOS Saturn-award winning trilogy on the making of the first Star Trek television series. Academy Award and multiple Emmy Award winning production artist Doug Drexler, who wrote the foreword to the Season Two volume in the To Boldly Go book series, referred to Gurian as "the Library of Congress for on stage Star Trek" (pg. x).[8]
Career[edit]
Gerald Gurian was born in Toronto, Canada and attended the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 1985.[9] Over the course of a 25 year career that specialized in the area of manufacturing systems design, Gurian served as a Senior Simulation Engineer with General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, USA.[10] In 2007, he received a Boss Kettering Award by GM, which is the company's highest internal recognition for technical innovation.[11] The following year, in 2008, Gurian established the Star Trek fan site startrekpropauthority.com; which he continues to serve as author/publisher and which documents the Art and Production history of the entire Star Trek franchise - but favors The Original Series.[12] The website is one of a small number that has been included in the official list of Star Trek Fan Sites at startrek.com.[13] In 2002, Gurian wrote a section of the book Trekkers: True Stories By Fans For Fans, published by ECW Press and edited by Nikki Stafford.,[14] and in July, 2012, a William Shatner worn Captain Kirk velour tunic from Star Trek: The Original Series, which Gurian helped to authenticate, was sold for just under $100,000 in the Profiles In History Hollywood Auction 49 held at Los Angeles, CA.[15] Gerald Gurian also contributed rare Star Trek photos to the book Star Trek: The Original Series: 365, published by Abrams Books in 2010 and authored by Paula M. Block.[16][17] Prior to authoring his own 'To Boldly Go: Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage' series in 2016, Gurian served as an Archivist and Photo Editor with Jacobs/Brown Press, where he contributed several hundred behind-the-scenes Original Series photos in B&W format from his own collection to the Saturn-award winning [18] These Are The Voyages: TOS trilogy by Marc Cushman, which was released between 2013 and 2015.[19][20]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Oscars: the award for the most valuable prop goes to..."
- ↑ Liptak, Andrew. "To Boldly Go Provides a Rare Look Behind the Scenes of Star Trek". Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Trendacosta, Katharine. "A Fascinating Look at Life Behind the Scenes of Star Trek's Second Season". Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "Special Report by Gerald Gurian: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Rare Images of Marc Cushman's "These Are The Voyages: TOS - Season One" and Beyond". www.startrekpropauthority.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ Grogan, Mick (2016-09-04), Building Star Trek, retrieved 2016-10-03
- ↑ "Oscars: the award for the most valuable prop goes to..." Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Far-fetched gizmos of 'Star Trek' are today's tech toys". Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ "Gerald Gurian's "To Boldly Go: Season Two"! (Book Foreword) by Doug Drexler". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
- ↑ Gurian, Gerald; Cushman, Marc (2016-03-10). To Boldly Go: Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage - Season One. Las Vegas: Minkatek Press. ISBN 9780692643853. Search this book on
- ↑ ""To Boldly Go" by Gerald Gurian". CreateSpace. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ Abuelsamid, Sam. "GM mild hybrid system wins two "Boss" Kettering awards". Autoblog. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Greetings - An Inaugural Post". www.startrekpropauthority.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Star Trek Fan Sites". www.startrek.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Trekkers: True Stories By Fans For Fans". www.startrekpropauthority.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Star Trek Series William Shatner "Cpt. Kirk" tunic Lot 909 - Live Auctioneers". new.liveauctioneers.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ Hart, Hugh. "Star Trek 365 Book Sets Phasers on Stunning". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Guest Bloggers: Paula Block and Terry Erdmann". StarTrek.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Saturn Awards Special Award Honors". www.saturnawards.org. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Gerald Gurian". Memory Alpha. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Book Review: 'These Are the Voyages - The True History of Star Trek: The Original Series, Season Three' by Marc Cushman". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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