TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: SHATNER HAPPENS 
Clue: Bill's 200b autobiography begins, "Call me... Captain James T. Kirk, or Sergeant T.J. Hooker, or" this guy this guy

SOLUTION: denny crane

PROBLEM: Category: PHILOSOPHY 
Clue: This ancient philosopher wrote about a theory of forms in his "Republic"

SOLUTION: plato

PROBLEM: Category: JAZZ 
Clue: For 36 years this black "Hello, Dolly!" star has been married to jazz drummer Louis Bellson

SOLUTION:
pearl bailey