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Leonard Nimoy

Spock fans have raised enough to live long, now they hope to bring in enough so they can also prosper

By adamg - 3/2/23 - 10:12 am
Proposed Leonard Nimoy memorial

Rendering via Museum of Science.

The Boston Sun reports backers of a proposed Leonard Nimoy memorial at the Museum of Science have raised more than half the $500,000 they need for a 20-foot-tall steel hand doing the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" sign. Read more.

On Leonard Nimoy's birthday, Museum of Science announced as location for Live Long and Prosper statue - just three blocks from where he grew up

By adamg - 3/26/21 - 10:17 am
Rendering of Live Long and Proper

Rendering of LLAP statue via Museum of Science.

The Museum of Science announced today - officially Leonard Nimoy Day in Boston - it's working with the family of the late actor on a 20-foot-tall, illuminated stainless-steel statue of the hand gesture he made famous in his role as Mr. Spock. Read more.

A subtle tribute to Leonard Nimoy

By adamg - 3/1/15 - 4:48 pm
Live long and prosper in the West End

Kethera noticed a small update to the sign welcoming visitors to the concrete buildings for which Nimoy's native West End was torn down.

Astronaut says farewell to space explorer from Boston

By adamg - 2/28/15 - 2:21 pm

NASA astronaut Terry Virts gives a "Live Long and Prosper" to Mr. Spock, ne Leonard Nimoy of Boston, from aboard the International Space Station.

West End man who boldly went where no man had gone before, dies, 83

By adamg - 2/27/15 - 12:33 pm

Leonard Nimoy Remembers Boston's West End Neighborhood

Leonard Nimoy, who grew up in the West End, died today.

Last year, he talked about life in the West End - and its destruction by wrecking balls - in an interview with the Yiddish Book Center.

Boston city records show that in 1948, when he was 17, Nimoy set up a child-photography business:

Leonard Nimoy on growing up in a neighborhood that no longer exists and losing his Boston accent

By adamg - 5/25/14 - 8:51 pm

Leonard Nimoy On Growing Up In The West End, Keeping Spock's Ears And Losing His Boston Accent

Margery Eagan and Jared Bowen interview Leonard Nimoy at WGBH.

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