When Leonard Nimoy announced in 1949 that he wanted to be an actor, and was leaving Boston for Hollywood, his Russian-Jewish parents were stunned. “My grandfather said that he should take up the accordion,” says Adam Nimoy, Leonard’s son and the director of the new documentary “For the Love… Read more »
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Leonard Nimoy, actor who played Spock on ‘Star Trek,’ dead at 83
(JTA) — Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his role as Spock on “Star Trek,” died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was end-stage chronic pulmonary disease, the New York Times reported. He was 83. Nimoy’s Spock has proved to be one… Read more »