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To: DallasBiff

No money at all from residuals? She must have had the worst agent in the world, by a considerable margin.


7 posted on 04/08/2025 2:35:40 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Residuals were not a “Thing” at that time. Actors, as well as musicians got royally (royalty) screwed.


13 posted on 04/08/2025 2:40:42 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
No money at all from residuals? She must have had the worst agent in the world, by a considerable margin.

It is my understanding that nobody had heard of reruns back when they launched this thing, so few people had any ideas about residuals.

Dawn Wells had residuals written into her contract, so she made plenty of money from the reruns. I think she was the only one that did that.

25 posted on 04/08/2025 2:45:30 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
No money at all from residuals? She must have had the worst agent in the world, by a considerable margin.

That's what I was thinking too. Plus $1,500/week in the 1960s was one hell of a lot more than most people made.

39 posted on 04/08/2025 2:57:31 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

The first William Shatner memoir (of many) Star Trek Memories had a narrative of everyone assuming “You guys must be rolling in so much cash you can’t count it after Star Trek is still on TV in 50 states.” But they were broke and taking humiliating local summer stock play opportunities and hoping for bit parts on TV series as one shots. The money didn’t go to them at that phase.

Shatner was almost living in his car and feeding his Doberman meat ball subs. Much of his loss was to ex wife in a divorce that he admits “was all my fault.”

Later, he and the inner core made up a Most Favored Nation plan and got some money, followed by demands on future franchise earnings.


82 posted on 04/08/2025 4:38:22 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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