Nimoy family adds Star Trek pinball machine and Spock ears to auction benefiting COPD research
25th anniversary Star Trek: The Original Series pinball machine owned by Leonard Nimoy, on auction to benefit COPD research
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 - You might recall that on February 27th, 2015, Leonard Nimoy, the Spock of Star Trek: The Original Series and multiple films, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Now you have an opportunity to help with COPD research and perhaps come to own a piece of Star Trek history.
StarTrek.com has shared a video from Nimoy’s wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, in which she shares more information on the Nimoy family’s donation of two items from Leonard’s collection to PropStore’s Star Trek Discovery Seasons 1 & 2 Online Auction, which is underway now. Lot 1 is a 25th anniversary Star Trek: The Original Series pinball machine, which was in the Nimoy home and which Nimoy and his children played.
Lot 2 is a framed set of prosthetic ears, which Nimoy wore during filming of Star Trek: Into Darkness, the last film in which he appeared as Spock.
The auction is underway now until 1:00pm PT on September 16. The proceeds from the Leonard Nimoy lots will benefit the UCLA Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) Research Program under Dr. John Belperio, who diagnosed and treated Nimoy.
To hear more from Susan Bay Nimoy (who, by the way, played Admiral Rollman in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), including reflections on Leonard Nimoy’s photography, the meaning of the auction items in their lives, and the filming of Star Trek: Into Darkness, head over to StarTrek.com.
David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.
