William Shatner

William Shatner (born in Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1931) is an actor, writer and musical performer. Shatner is most famous for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has written three books chronicling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of the Star Trek franchise.

Family and other ventures

William Shatner has been married four times:

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• To Gloria Rand in 1956; they divorced in 1969.
• To Marcy Lafferty in 1973; they divorced in 1994.
• To Nerine Kidd on November 15, 1997; died August 9, 1999; accidentally drowned in the couple's pool.
• To Elizabeth Martin on February 13, 2001.

Shatner has three daughters, Leslie, Lisabeth and Melanie, and a son, Daniel. Melanie is the proprietor of Dari, an upscale women's clothing boutique. She currently lives in Southern California.

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In his spare time, Shatner enjoys breeding and showing American Saddlebreds and Quarter Horses. Shatner has a 360-acre (1.5 km²) horse farm in Kentucky named Bellreve, where he raises the winning horses.

Related Topics:
Showing - American Saddlebred - Quarter Horse - Acre - Horse - Kentucky

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Shatner is also the CEO of the Toronto, Ontario-based C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures company, which provided the special effects for the 1996 film Fly Away Home.

Related Topics:
CEO - Toronto, Ontario - Special effects - 1996 - Fly Away Home

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