Leonard Nimoy dies

[Bowden]

Leonard Nimoy, word famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek', dies
From Associated Press
February 27, 2015 12:29 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) Leonard Nimoy, world famous to "Star Trek" fans through a beloved cult TV series and a half-dozen films as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.
Nimoy's son, Adam, says the actor died Friday morning in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
Although Nimoy followed his 1966-69 "Star Trek" run with a notable career as both an actor and director, in the public's mind he would always be Spock.
His half-human, half-Vulcan character was the calm counterpoint to William Shatner's often-emotional Captain Kirk on one of television and film's most revered cult series.

 

[jagstd]

Lived Long and Prospered! RIP Spock!

 

[ExtraZeus]

Damn, what a bummer. Maybe some day they'll find him on the Genesis planet...

 

[Gregzs]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Gregzs]

http://io9.com/canadas-spocking-fiv...utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Doodle-driven Canadians have been cleverly defacing their five dollar bills for years, turning the portrait of former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier into the pop-culture figures he eerily resembles: Spock (seen here) and Harry Potter's Severus Snape.

Though the bills that so wonderfully lend themselves to this practice are on their way out of circulation as Canada introduces new plastic currency (and a new Laurier portrait), the practice of "Spocking Fives" has gained special poignancy in the wake of Leonard Nimoy's passing. So if you can get your hands on an old-school five-dollar bill, Canadians, it'll be your chance to craft your own tribute to Vulcan's most beloved export.