FILE - In this April 26, 2009 file photo, actor Leonard Nimoy poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Julie Nimoy and her fiance, David Knight, said they are developing a film to help those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, that claimed her father's life. In a statement given to the Associated Press on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Julie Nimoy said the documentary will detail the latest COPD therapies and treatments. In retrospect, she said, her father would have benefited from such information. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Republished April 08, 2015 - 5:01 AM
Original Publication Date April 07, 2015 - 5:35 PM
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Leonard Nimoy's daughter is planning a documentary about the disease that claimed the actor's life.
Julie Nimoy and her fiance, David Knight, said this week they are developing a film to help those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD.
In a statement, Julie Nimoy said the documentary will detail the latest COPD therapies and treatments. In retrospect, she said, her father would have benefited from such information.
Leonard Nimoy, best known as Mr. Spock in the "Star Trek" series and movies, died Feb. 27 from complications associated with COPD at age 83.
Last year, Nimoy used Twitter to announce he had pulmonary disease that he linked to a past smoking habit. In January, he tweeted a caution that read: "Don't smoke. I did. Wish I never had."
News from © The Associated Press, 2015