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'''Leslie Parrish''' (13 March 1935 - ) was born Marjorie Helen, but changed her name in the late 1950s. She worked steadily until she married Richard Bach, author of ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' in 1977, amassing about seventy-five television and movie credits (including a role in the film adaptation of Bach's novel). She and her ex-husband lived in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.
  
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|Birth name = Marjorie Hellen
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|Date of birth = {{d|18|March|1935}}
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|Place of birth = Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
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|imagecap2 = ...in a fitting session, wearing the by Theiss designed dress
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'''Leslie Parrish''' {{born|18|March|1935}} is the actress who played [[Lieutenant]] [[Carolyn Palamas]] in the ''Original Series'' episode {{e|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}. Parrish was born as '''Marjorie Hellen''', but changed her name in the late 1950s. She filmed her scenes between Thursday {{d|1|June|1967}} and Thursday {{d|8|June|1967}} at [[Desilu Stage 9]] and [[Desilu Stage 10|Stage 10]].
   
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According to author [[Stephen Whitfield]], Parrish, when she had to adorn the by [[William Ware Theiss]] designed titillating dress gifted to her by [[Apollo]], was herself completely comfortable and had no qualms about wearing and moving in it, though it were "the crew and set visitors who had all the qualms". (''[[The Making of Star Trek]]'', p. 361)
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The dress as worn by Parrish has gained somewhat of a legendary status in ''Star Trek''-lore as being the prime example of Theiss' own "Theiss Theory of Titillation", and has been the eye-catcher in the 1992 [[Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit]]. [http://www.startrekpropauthority.com/2008/05/star-trek-props-on-display-at-national.html] When it was one year later sold as Lot 918 in the 1993 ''[[Star Trek auctions#The William Ware Theiss Estate Auction|The William Ware Theiss Estate Auction]]'', it brought in over ten times the high estimate of US$700 - $900, amply demonstrating its stature in lore.
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Parrish herself has expressed immense pride in her performance in later life, "''Whenever I watch it, I go right back to the whole thing again and cry my way through it. I relive it. My impression of it is that it's one piece of work that I'm very proud of. Of all the work I did, this is outstanding, because it is rooted in something which I believe so deeply.''" (''[[These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two]]'', p. 115)
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Parrish played the wholesome civil libertarian Jocelyn Jordan in the [[1962]] political psycho-drama ''The Manchurian Candidate'', which also had work for her future fellow TOS guest actors [[Reggie Nalder]], [[Whit Bissell]] and [[James Gregory]]. She starred alongside [[Robert Easton]] in Bill Rebane's 1975 B-movie ''The Giant Spider Invasion''.
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On television, she guest starred on ''Batman'' twice, first in 1966 alongside [[Charles Picerni]] and directed by [[Robert Butler]], then in 1967, with [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]. She also appeared in two episodes of ''The Wild Wild West'', once with [[Michael Dunn]], [[Bill Catching]], [[Troy Melton]] and [[Hal Needham]], and once alongside [[William Windom]] and [[Bob Herron]], directed by [[Robert Sparr]]. Additionally, she also guest-starred in the series ''Follow the Sun'' with series star [[Gary Lockwood]].
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She married {{w|Richard Bach}}, author of ''Jonathan Livingston Seagull'' in 1977. She has amassed about seventy-five television and movie credits (including a role in the film adaptation of Bach's novel). She and her (now ex-)husband lived in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.
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*{{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}} as [[Carolyn Palamas]]
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*[http://www.leslieparrish.net The International Leslie Parrish Website - The Official Site]
 
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Leslie Parrish (born 18 March 1935; age 89) is the actress who played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas in the Original Series episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?". Parrish was born as Marjorie Hellen, but changed her name in the late 1950s. She filmed her scenes between Thursday 1 June 1967 and Thursday 8 June 1967 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.

According to author Stephen Whitfield, Parrish, when she had to adorn the by William Ware Theiss designed titillating dress gifted to her by Apollo, was herself completely comfortable and had no qualms about wearing and moving in it, though it were "the crew and set visitors who had all the qualms". (The Making of Star Trek, p. 361)

The dress as worn by Parrish has gained somewhat of a legendary status in Star Trek-lore as being the prime example of Theiss' own "Theiss Theory of Titillation", and has been the eye-catcher in the 1992 Star Trek Smithsonian Exhibit. [1] When it was one year later sold as Lot 918 in the 1993 The William Ware Theiss Estate Auction, it brought in over ten times the high estimate of US$700 - $900, amply demonstrating its stature in lore.

Parrish herself has expressed immense pride in her performance in later life, "Whenever I watch it, I go right back to the whole thing again and cry my way through it. I relive it. My impression of it is that it's one piece of work that I'm very proud of. Of all the work I did, this is outstanding, because it is rooted in something which I believe so deeply." (These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two, p. 115)

Career

Parrish played the wholesome civil libertarian Jocelyn Jordan in the 1962 political psycho-drama The Manchurian Candidate, which also had work for her future fellow TOS guest actors Reggie Nalder, Whit Bissell and James Gregory. She starred alongside Robert Easton in Bill Rebane's 1975 B-movie The Giant Spider Invasion.

On television, she guest starred on Batman twice, first in 1966 alongside Charles Picerni and directed by Robert Butler, then in 1967, with Elisha Cook, Jr.. She also appeared in two episodes of The Wild Wild West, once with Michael Dunn, Bill Catching, Troy Melton and Hal Needham, and once alongside William Windom and Bob Herron, directed by Robert Sparr. Additionally, she also guest-starred in the series Follow the Sun with series star Gary Lockwood.

She married Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull in 1977. She has amassed about seventy-five television and movie credits (including a role in the film adaptation of Bach's novel). She and her (now ex-)husband lived in the San Juan Islands of Washington State.

Appearances

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