{"product_id":"from-sawdust-to-stardust-isbn-9780743457620","title":"From Sawdust to Stardust","description":"\u003cb\u003eA moving biography of the beloved \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e icon DeForest Kelley, known for his portrayal of Leonard \"Bones\" McCoy, who brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sawdust trail, a preacher's kid steeped in his father's literal faith and judgment. But De's natural artistic gifts called him to a different way, and a visit to California at seventeen showed a bright new world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Theater and radio defined his early career, but it was a World War II training film he made while serving in the Army Air Corps that led to his first Paramount Studios contract.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After years of struggle, his lean, weathered look became well known in notable westerns and television programs such as \u003ci\u003eYou Are There\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBonanza.\u003c\/i\u003e But his work on several pilots for writer-producer Gene Roddenberry changed his destiny and the course of cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This thoroughly researched actor's life is about hard work and luck, loyalty and love. It is a journey that takes us all from sawdust to stardust.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683029364965,"sku":"NP9780743457620","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_fa286cad-203b-4472-8343-6ce37cf1216b.jpg?v=1775169058","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/from-sawdust-to-stardust-isbn-9780743457620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}