Search our Archives!  November 2, 2006  Q & A With Leonard Nimoy
The Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater at the Griffith
Observatory. Photo ©Griffith Observatory    The 75-year-old
actor-director, who helmed two of the "Star Trek" films, has
left filmmaking and fictional space travel behind to focus on
philanthropy and photography. Last Friday, he was busy preparing
for his latest exhibition, "The Photography of Leonard Nimoy,"
at the Archer Gallery in Brentwood. But he set aside time to
talk with The Journal about the observatory, where he hopes
visitors will learn more about what "Trek" dubbed the "final
frontier."  Jewish Journal: How did you get involved with the
Griffith project?  Leonard Nimoy: About five years ago, my wife,
Susan, got up one morning and read a piece in the Los Angeles
Times about how the observatory was shutting down for
renovations, and that they needed funds. We immediately
contacted the key people and learned about their plans and hopes
and dreams. One thing we discovered was that