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Interesting recollection by William Shatner, handwritten and signed by him on his personal stationery. Shatner reflects on the glamour of smoking during the late 1960s and Leonard Nimoy's addiction to it; Nimoy would die of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which he attributed to his smoking addiction. Shatner writes, ''We were all gathered in a company limosine [sic]. I don't remember who else was there but I remember Leonard, and maybe three other actors and myself - As usual in these times everybody was smoking - that's what you did - the movies of the time had smoking as so romantic - you'd have two cigaretts [sic] in your mouth and light one for her and one for yourself and then with great meaning pass one of these cigs to her and look meaningfully into her eyes. So all the actors in the car were talking animatedly and smoking furiously. At the top of the list was Leonard. Then somebody said they were going to give up smoking cause it interfered with their breathing - Another actor said with great emphasis he was giving up smoking because he hated being addicted. He wasn't going to be dictated to - I said I was giving it up because my kids turned their heads when I went to kiss them - Leonard sat silently by and had stopped talking, his head turned toward the window - silently puffing. / William Shatner''. Single page measures 7.25'' x 10.25''. Near fine condition. Also with an LOA by William Shatner, hand-corrected by him.
William Shatner Reflects on the Sexiness of 1960s Smoking & How It Killed Leonard Nimoy -- ''...Leonard sat silently by and had stopped talking...silently puffing...''
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