Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015)
Author of I Am Spock
About the Author
Leonard Nimoy was born Boston, Massachusetts on March 26, 1931. As a child, he acted in local productions. After taking a summer course at Boston College in 1949, he traveled to Hollywood. In 1951, he landed small parts in two movies, Queen for a Day and Rhubarb. His first starring movie role came show more in 1952 with Kid Monk Baroni. He was teaching Method acting at his own studio when he was cast as Mr. Spock in the original Star Trek television series in the mid-1960s. He continued to play the role in several Star Trek movies. He directed and helped write Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He was the executive producer and a writer of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He also directed Three Men and a Baby. He made records, singing pop songs as well as original songs about Star Trek, and gave spoken-word performances. His first album was called Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space. He also provided voice overs for movies, television series, and computer games including the Ancient Mysteries series on the History Channel, Transformers: The Movie, The Pagemaster, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and the computer game Civilization IV. During his lifetime, he wrote two autobiographies entitled I Am Not Spock and I Am Spock and a collection of poetry entitled A Lifetime of Love: Poems on the Passages of Life. He also published books of his photography including Shekhina and The Full Body Project. He died from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on February 27, 2015 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Leonard Nimoy
We Are All Children Searching for Love: A Collection of Poems and Photographs (1977) 36 copies, 1 review
Three Men and a Baby [and] Three Men and a Little Lady (Double Feature Video) (2011) — Director — 29 copies
Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 8, Episode 16: The Menagerie, Parts I and II (1999) 12 copies, 1 review
The birthday of the world music and traditions of the high holy days. Part I. Rosh Hashanah 5 copies
The Power of Matthew Star: All Episodes Plus the Pilot — Director — 3 copies
Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy 3 copies
the touch of leonard nimoy LP 2 copies
Highly Illogical 2 copies
The Naked Time; Balance of Terror — Actor — 1 copy
The Way I Feel 1 copy
Star Trek 3:La Ricerca Spock 1 copy
Holy Matrimony 1 copy
Lights: A Hannukah Video 1 copy
Spectre of The Gun 1 copy
Taste of Eternity, A Musical Shabbat, Part II Saturday Morning Service — Narrator — 1 copy
Mind Meld 1 copy
Star Trek [Blu-ray] 1 copy
Baffled 1 copy
Remembering Leonard Nimoy 1 copy
Associated Works
The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay that Became the Classic Star Trek Episode (1977) — Afterword, some editions — 542 copies, 16 reviews
War of the Worlds The Invasion From Mars (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection) (1994) — Narrator, some editions — 35 copies, 5 reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization IV — Narrator — 12 copies
Ark of the Covenant (Ancient Mysteries) [1994 TV episode] (Ancient Mysteries) (1994) — Director — 9 copies, 1 review
The Enigma of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Ancient Mysteries) [1994 TV episode] — Narrator — 5 copies
Star Wars Vs Star Trek : The Rivalry Continues [2000 film] — some editions — 5 copies
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword — Narrator — 3 copies
Sacred Places (Ancient Mysteries) [1996 TV episode] (Ancient Mysteries) (2006) — Narrator — 3 copies
Catlow [1971 film] — Actor — 3 copies
Mystical Monuments of Ancient Greece (Ancient Mysteries) [1996 TV episode] (2006) — Narrator — 2 copies
Witchcraft in America (Ancient Mysteries) [1996 TV episode] (Ancient Mysteries) (1993) — Narrator — 2 copies
Ancient Prophets (Ancient Mysteries) [1994 TV episode] — Narrator — 2 copies
Ancient Rome and Its Mysterious Cities (Ancient Mysteries) [1997 TV episode] (2006) — Narrator — 2 copies
Miraculous Canals of Venice (Ancient Mysteries) [TV episode] — Narrator — 2 copies
Jewish stories from the Old World to the New — Narrator — 1 copy
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords — Narrator — 1 copy
The Black Death (Ancient Mysteries) [1994 TV episode] — Narrator — 1 copy
The Odyssey of Troy (Ancient Mysteries) [TV episode] — Narrator — 1 copy
Rambam: The Story of Maimonides — Actor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Nimoy, Leonard
- Legal name
- Nimoy, Leonard Simon
- Birthdate
- 1931-03-26
- Date of death
- 2015-02-27
- Burial location
- Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause of death
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Places of residence
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Education
- Antioch College (MA|1977)
- Occupations
- actor
film director
poet
musician
photographer - Organizations
- Star Trek
United States Army
Members
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 68
- Also by
- 74
- Members
- 2,985
- Popularity
- #8,549
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 53
- ISBNs
- 103
- Languages
- 5
- Favorited
- 2