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ICONIC MODEL MAKER HAS DIED AT AGE 76

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 Greg Jein  
Greg Jein (born October 31, 1945 in Los Angeles, died
May 22, 2022)

The Star Trek family lost one of their own last month as prominent
model maker, and designer Gregory Jein passed away. His family
announced his death via
The Hollywood Reporter this week.

The talented artist died on May 22 of cardiac arrest. His passing
followed a long battle with diabetes. Jein is survived by his
cousins Eleanor, Cheryl, Jerry, Vivian, Laura, and Janice, along
with their families. 
 
Jein lent his legendary model making talents to at Least 8‘Star
Trek’ Films & Shows.

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YOU’VE SEEN THIS ACTRESS MANY TIMES

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Susan Oliver (born Charlotte Gercke in New York City)
(February 13, 1932 – May 10, 1990)

Oliver began drama studies at Swarthmore College,
followed by professional training at the
Neighborhood
Playhouse School of the Theatre
in New York City.

After working in summer stock and regional theater,
and in unbilled bits in daytime and primetime television
shows and commercials, she made her first major TV
appearance in a supporting role in the July 31, 1955,
episode of the live drama series Goodyear TV Playhouse,
and quickly progressed to leading parts in other shows
from Star Trek to Twilight Zone.

By the late 1970s with acting opportunities coming less
frequently, Oliver turned to directing.

Susan Oliver passed away from cancer in Woodland
Hills,
Los Angeles, California. She was only 58.

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Oliver as Vina transformed into an Orion slave girl in the Star Trek episodes "The Cage" and "The Menagerie".

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In 1967, piloting her own Aero Commander 200, (above) Oliver
became the fourth woman to fly a single-engine aircraft solo 
across the Atlantic Ocean and the second to do it from New 
York City.



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LOOKING BACK WITH THE PDX RETRO BLOG

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Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (often simply referred to as
Laugh-In) is a sketch comedy TV program that ran for
140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973,
on the
NBC television network, hosted by comedians
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

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The Andy Griffith Show

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AWARD WINNING ACTRESS IS 59 TODAY

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Helen Elizabeth Hunt 

Actress and director.Helen is the recipient of numerous
accolades
, including an Academy Award, four Primetime
Emmy Awards
, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Hunt rose to fame portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom
Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), which earned her three

Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television
Series – Musical or Comedy
and four Primetime Emmy
Awards for Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Comedy Series
.

Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring
as Carol Connelly in the
romantic comedy As Good as It
Gets
(1997), while her portrayal of
Cheryl Cohen-Greene in
The Sessions (2012), gained her a nomination for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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