Leonard «Mr. Spock» Nimoy ist gestorben

Der am 26. März 1931 in Mattapan, Boston, geborene US-amerikanische Schauspieler, Regisseur, Filmproduzent und Fotograf Leonard Nimoy (Bild) ist am 27. Februar 2015 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, gestorben. Internationale Bekanntheit erhielt er als Mr. Spock in der Fernsehserie «Star Trek» und den anschliessenden Film- und Fernsehproduktionen, in denen er insgesamt 47 Jahre lang, von 1969 bis 2013, als Spock auftrat.

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Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut «Star Trek», died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 

What was it about outer space and Nimoy? In a 1986 interview, he was asked to explain the ageless appeal of Star Trek.

«I think there’s something to seeing these very professional people helping each other to solve a problem and in the idea that mankind is humane and will do the right thing eventually to each other and to others,» Nimoy said. «And we all like the idea that there are great mysteries still to be explored.»

Mike Barnes, Bryn Elise Sandberg

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonard-nimoy-spock-star-trek-720036

«Live long and prosper» was the Vulcan salutation which he made famous as Spock, and which he and fans carried into real life. Tributes to the actor, director, photographer, writer, poet, musician and teacher agreed he had indeed done so.

«I loved him like a brother,» William Shatner, who starred alongside him as Captain Kirk, wrote on Facebook. «We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love.»

George Takei, who played Sulu, said the world had lost a great man. «And I lost a great friend. We return you now to the stars, Leonard. You taught us to ‘Live Long And Prosper,‘ and you indeed did, friend. I shall miss you in so many, many ways.»

Even the US president took a moment on Friday to appreciate Nimoy’s most famous character. «Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy,» Barack Obama said. «I loved Spock,»

Rory Carroll

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/feb/27/leonard-nimoy-mr-spock-star-trek-dies-ages-83

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