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From the Montreal Gazette, July 16

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‘FOR THE LOVE’ OF HIS FATHER
For Adam Nimoy, making Spock doc was ‘nice way to share the mourning’

Adam Nimoy has been a busy man since his father died. For most people, the passing of a parent might put life on hold for a while; but for the son of Spock, it simply increased the pressure to complete a project begun just a couple of months before Leonard Nimoy’s death Feb. 27, 2015, at the age of 83.

FANTASIA. Adam Nimoy on the set of the original Star Trek TV series with his father, Leonard Nimoy. Adam Nimoy will be in attendance at a Saturday screening of his documentary, For the Love of Spock, as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival.

For the Love of Spock is a revealing documentary about the elder Nimoy and the character he made famous. Just in time for Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, director Adam Nimoy stops at the Fantasia International Film Festival on Saturday to present his insider’s take on one of the most affectionately revered characters of 20th-century pop culture.

“I’ve been travelling all over the country,” Nimoy said, on the phone from his L.A. home, Thursday morning. “Soon I’ll be going all over the world to screen the film at festivals like Fantasia; at conventions in Las Vegas, where there’s a Star Trek weekend for the 50th anniversary of the (TV) series. I’ll be going to New York City; to (Spain’s) Sitges Film Festival in October; to a convention in Birmingham, in the U.K.

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Tribute to Leonard Nimoy

Keith Braithwaite

 

SpockLeonard Nimoy passed away on February 27 at age 83, succumbing to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an aliment the cause of which he firmly believed was his unfortunate smoking habit, despite his having given it up 30 years ago. He is survived by his wife, two children, numerous grandchildren, and an older brother. News of his death occasioned accolades from his Star Trek co-stars, NASA astronauts, U.S. president Barack Obama, and Trekkers the world over.

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