Ruth was a female Human civilian who lived during the mid-23rd century.
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A robot copy of Ruth as she appeared in 2252
In 2252, while attending Starfleet Academy, Cadet James T. Kirk became romantically involved with Ruth.
In 2267, the USS Enterprise discovered the Shore Leave Planet, an artificial world where complex machinery could bring fantasies to life. After he picked up a flower, Kirk, now a captain, thought of his long-lost love. Reading his thoughts, the planet computer created a robot that was a duplicate of Ruth. (TOS: "Shore Leave")
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Lines spoken by Ruth that were ultimately cut from the final draft of the script clarified what had happened between the two, stating, "You thought you'd lost me, didn't you – after graduation, after your first star cruise...?"
Ruth appears in The Autobiography of James T. Kirk. According to the short story Empty, her surname is Cartwright.
External links[]
- Ruth at StarTrek.com
- Ruth Cartwright at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works