Leonard Nimoy Passes at 83

[Illiterati]

Very upsetting news this morning.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/leonard-nimoy-dead-star-trek-spock-dies-at-83-1201443212/

 

[Rac80]

RIP Leonard Nimoy. I didn't realize he had directed 3 men and a baby - one of my fave movies of the 80's. His passing is sad but not surprising given his COPD, cigarettes can still kill you long after you quit smoking. (recently had a childhood friend die of COPD at 51- nasty way to die! ) he obviously lived a long and full life. He definitely "lived long & prospered". and left the entertainment world with some memorable moments. He will be missed.

 

[shavedape]

You beat my posting of this by 1 minute. Should have known not to try and beat you to the punch.

And yes, it's sad news. More so because Nimoy was still playing the role of Spock up until very recently.

(*Not good at merging stuff so I'll simply repost it here and delete the other thread.)

Leonard Nimoy, ‘Star Trek’s’ Spock, Dies at 83Leonard Nimoy lived up to his longtime catchphrase: Live long and prosper. Having achieved success in many arenas during his lifetime, the actor, director, writer and photographer has died at age 83. His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, reportedly confirmed his death to the New York Times, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

 

[Gate_Boarder]

After a very long, long, long, career Leonard Nimoy passes on to the otherside. Sad in a way, but on another level I will remember all the shows he appeared on before becoming Mr. Spock.

Leonard Nimoy @TheRealNimoy · Feb 22
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
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He appeared to be in reasonable shape while portraying "Belly" on the "Fringe" TV show. Living long and prospering well is something we should all try to do. I will go along with that, but if you have ever had bouts of breathing problems - dying from COPD would not be my ideal way to go.

Poet, photographer, writer, director ,and actor. Not a bad dossier of life. I remember him coming to Vancouver in the early Seventies to participate in our Variety Club Telethon singing up a storm. Good times, and a good life all around.

 

[Overmind One]

Bluce and I just talked about this. Man, I am so bummed. I loved Leonard Nimoy as all of you know. I met him in person twice at conventions, and I used to imitate his Spock character when I was a young teen. Everything about Star Trek for me was whatever Leonard's character was doing. He died of COPD, and I have to admit, when I met Nimoy both times he was smoking like a smokestack . He was smoking near some flammable liquids at the convention I went to in 1976 and the guards told him to move away from the area and he just said "F**k You" (grinning), and continued to smoke. This man was the epitome of cool. The Star Trek Movie came out in 1979. Also, I think people should have heard this man laugh out loud. His laugh told you a lot about who he was inside.

I will never forget Leonard Nimoy. Rest in Peace.

 

[Tripler]

My mother died of COPD so I know exactly what his wife and family went through as I watched my mother suffocate slowly . It is a very difficult death .
Thank you Mr Nimoy for entertaining us while you were on this earth with your wonderful characters on screen and tele .
May your spirit sore the heavens and spread your smile across the galaxy’s and beyond ... You will be remembered and missed till the end of time .

 

[Overmind One]

Put this laugh together with the man behind Spock, and you see him. His characters on screen were always serious. From Twilight Zone to gangster-ish stuff, he never laughed on screen. When I first saw and heard him laugh it was ...jarring. He was NOT Spock, and because Spock was so different than Nimoy (for me), it just made me realize what actors do on screen.


Im still bummed.

 

[Tripler]

Thanks for that OM1 .

I too am still sad but we all age and soon we too will be at the galaxy's threshold to wander as many have done before us over time and we shall become one with everything . The universe will become our playground . Our spirits will leave but other will remember us as we do Leonard Nimoy .

I am not religious in any way . Just thinking that is what happens when we pass on . Our essence is in this shell called human .

 

[Atlantis]

Very sad to hearing his passing - Here's something that was posted on futurama facebook


and this one

 

[SciphonicStranger]

I saw this on the news tonight, astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this image from space in tribute to Leonard. Massachusetts is in view (Nimoy's home state).

LLAP

 

[Bluce Ree]

As soon as I got the news early yesterday I gave OM1 a call. When someone this famous who's had such a wide-reaching impact on us passes, it's always a bit surreal.

 

[Gate_Boarder]

The problem with being an older TV addict you tend to remember situations, and not the individual roles that the actors portrayed.

MeTV rebroadcast "The case of the shoplifter's shoe" even though it was already shown several weeks back

This comes at the end so beware if you intend to do some rewatching of Nimoy's past performances. A highly emotional Peter Chennery doing his devilishly best to escape the California gas chamber.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy9qVmnA_I4​

The role that probably pushed him farther up the food chain then any others, came before his "Man From U.N.CL.E." episode with William Shattner. You may never of heard about this performance, but I remember this show with extreme fondness. I think twenty years later I was watching this show in re-runs and up he popped. No wonder this was a favourite from that long lost era.

No ranting in this performance - just a cool straight forward performance from someone wearing a suit.

I thought this show went back to 1960 so I spent half an hour looking through Sal Mineo's and Nimoy's filmography. After googling Mineo and Nimoy together this show popped up in less than twenty seconds. Go figure! If you have time watch the very first minutes and Nimoy will magically appear. There is 'no spying' in this one, as Nimoy saves that for his "u.n.c.l.e" performance.

In living colour: "The world I want( circa 1964)."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ0CFAV800U .. from Suspense Theatre.​

Several weeks back after the death of Rod Taylor I did mention that all the major stars from "The Twilight Zone" era were mostly now dead. O-o-o-o-ps. Sorry about that, I totally forgot about Bill Mumy, William Shatner, and of course Leonard Nimoy. I hope I didn't jinx anybody.

 

[Tripler]

http://twistedsifter.com/2015/03/canadians-pay-tribute-to-nimoy-by-drawing-spock-on-bills/

 

[Gate_Boarder]

http://twistedsifter.com/2015/03/canadians-pay-tribute-to-nimoy-by-drawing-spock-on-bills/

With all the specialty coins that The Mint does for the Canadian government and foreign countries they should try a short run of the fivers with the likeness of Spock and especially Doohan on them. I wonder if they would be snapped-up and never be circulated, thus they wouldn't have to worry about the increased money supply.