Paul Forrester
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Paul Edward Forrester was a fictional Pulitzer prize
winning Seattle-based photographer in the Starman franchise. According to former girlfriend Elizabeth Baines, he was a brilliant photographer who had a lunatic sense of humor, but was also callous and insensitive. She also found him very attractive.
Forrester had had an appendectomy earlier in his life and had a tour of duty of Vietnam
, from which he received a scar. He also had bad teeth.
On the last day of his life, Forrester had been hired, at Liz Baines' urging, by Seattle newspaper editor Edward Tanney to photograph events in Managua, Nicaragua. Forrester, however, decided instead that he would photograph the eruption of Mt. Hawthorne in the Cascades. He hired a private helicopter
to that end. When the pilot refused to get any closer to the cloud of volcanic ash that was forced from the volcano
, Forrester simply offered him more money. As the pilot maneuvered closer to the volcano he encountered a downdraft which caused the helicopter to crash. The pilot was the lone survivor; Forrester was ejected from the helicopter and killed on impact.
Following his death, the Starman
, using DNA
from Forrester's blood, cloned him and accelerated the growth of that clone, then occupied it. The Starman, now posing as Paul Forrester, rescued the pilot just before the volcano erupted again, covering the helicopter and the body of Forrester in many feet of ash.
Paul Forrester's body was never found.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning Seattle-based photographer in the Starman franchise. According to former girlfriend Elizabeth Baines, he was a brilliant photographer who had a lunatic sense of humor, but was also callous and insensitive. She also found him very attractive.
Forrester had had an appendectomy earlier in his life and had a tour of duty of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, from which he received a scar. He also had bad teeth.
On the last day of his life, Forrester had been hired, at Liz Baines' urging, by Seattle newspaper editor Edward Tanney to photograph events in Managua, Nicaragua. Forrester, however, decided instead that he would photograph the eruption of Mt. Hawthorne in the Cascades. He hired a private helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
to that end. When the pilot refused to get any closer to the cloud of volcanic ash that was forced from the volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
, Forrester simply offered him more money. As the pilot maneuvered closer to the volcano he encountered a downdraft which caused the helicopter to crash. The pilot was the lone survivor; Forrester was ejected from the helicopter and killed on impact.
Following his death, the Starman
Starman
Starman may refer to:In comics:* Starman , one of several comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The most prominent are:...
, using DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
from Forrester's blood, cloned him and accelerated the growth of that clone, then occupied it. The Starman, now posing as Paul Forrester, rescued the pilot just before the volcano erupted again, covering the helicopter and the body of Forrester in many feet of ash.
Paul Forrester's body was never found.