I heard the sad news yesterday about actress Teri Garr's passing after a long battle with multiple sclerosis — she was a few weeks shy of her 80 birthday.
Over the decades the actress and dancer would joke that she would receive more questions about her appearance on Star Trek ("Assignment: Earth") than any other of her career highlights.
However, Garr credited her quite-substantial guest role on that stellar series for really launching her career. The day after the original broadcast of "Assignment" she visited a popular LA jean store; a producer saw her, approached and said: "You were great in Star Trek last night." (Ms Garr's agent's telephone started ringing off the hook.)
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Postscript: I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen Young Frankenstein (1975).
Trivia: "Assignment: Earth" earned over 23 million viewers when it first aired on NBC. A lot of people would witness Teri Garr's big break.
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