# Nice interview with the last surviving castmember of Star Trek's first pilot, The Cage

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**Created:** [September 2, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812 "2016-09-02T20:23:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812/1 "2016-09-02T20:23:03Z")

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> **[Catching Up Laurel Goodwin, Yeoman Colt from "The Cage"](https://www.startrek.com/article/catching-up-laurel-goodwin-yeoman-colt-from-the-cage)**
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> Catching Up Laurel Goodwin, Yeoman Colt from "The Cage"

> **[J.M. Colt](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/J.M._Colt)**
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> Yeoman J.M. Colt was a female Starfleet enlisted crewman who lived during the mid-23rd century. She served in the operations division aboard the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. In 2254, she served as the captain's personal yeoman,...

Hadn’t thought about her in years - glad she’s still around for the ST 50th!

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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812/2 "2016-09-02T22:48:19Z")

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Ah yes, Yeoman Colt who had unusually strong female drives!😉

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**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812/3 "2016-09-02T22:56:01Z")

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Thanks \*\* Elendil’s Heir\*\* ! Very interesting.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812/4 "2016-09-02T23:01:08Z")

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I realize it’s been over fifty years but still shocking to find there’s only one living cast member.

I was just reading about the movie _Catch-22_ (1970) a couple of hours ago and I noted that the majority of that cast is still alive.