Badges. Communicators. Cuffs that shoot lasers. You may not know jewelry artist Maggie Schpak's name, but you've seen her work on 'Star Trek' and many other series and movies. She told wgbhnews some stories from her nearly 50 years as maker to the stars.
Toiling with molten metals and polishing fake gemstones for close to 50 years has made costume and jewelry designer Maggie Schpak a part of the fabric of American culture.
But if a Hollywood director needs anything from a princess tiara to a Vulcan head bracelet, they know they can turn to Schpak for help.She began her career in costume 48 years ago, but Schpak has been in Hollywood her entire life. Her father, Millard Mitchell, was a mainstay of Old Hollywood and shared the screen with the likes of Gregory Peck, Jean Arthur and Jimmy Stewart. He even picked up a Golden Globe award for his role in the 1952 film “My Six Convicts.
Sept. 22 at The Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville to a gathering of Artisan Asylum supporters and Trekkies, the fans who rabidly follow the “Star Trek” franchise. It was the first time Schpak spoke publicly about her work for"Star Trek," and she was worried that her lack of trivia-type knowledge of the greater"Star Trek" universe may be a disappointment for some fans.
The Somerville audience got a chance to hear Schpak's anecdotes from working on the set. For example, she said she's asked all the time about working with Ricardo Montalbán, the star of the iconic film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”
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