Leonard Nimoy holds his first camera, No. 1 Autographic Kodak Jr., at home in Bel Air in September 2002. He got it at age 12. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy supported the renovation of the Griffith Observatory. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy holds his first camera, a Kodak acquired at age 12. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy at home in Bel-Air in 2002. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy, DeForrest Kelly and William Shatner at the microphone for taping of their voices for new animated series for a Saturday morning show, on April 24, 1973. (Mary Frampton / Los Angeles Times)
Alan Sues as Professor Moriarty and Leonard Nimoy as Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes” on March 25, 1976. (Kathleen Ballard / Los Angeles Times)
Actor Leonard Nimoy gives a Vulcan greeting while rehearsing at a TV studio on Sept. 10, 1984. (Cassy Cohen / Los Angeles Times)
Actor and director Leonard Nimoy at work editing “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,” in 1986. (Iris Schneider / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy in his Bel Air home in 2002, inside his studio holding his first camera, a No.1 Autographic Kodak Jr. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy with wife Susan Bay Nimoy at Griffith Observatory in 2006. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy greets fans at Comic Con in San Diego on July 26, 2007. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy in 2009 after deciding to return to the role of Spock for “Star Trek,” the J.J. Abrams revival of the venerable franchise. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Leonard Nimoy signs autographs as he arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “Star Trek Into Darkness” at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 14, 2013. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Leonard Nimoy and wife Susan Bay arrive at the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “Star Trek Into Darkness” at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 14, 2013. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)
Leonard Nimoy, right, joins “Star Trek” castmates Walter Koenig, from left, George Takei and Nichelle Nichols at the 2014 L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival premiere of the documentary “To Be Takei” on May 1, 2014. (Mark Sullivan / WireImage)
